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Captain KL Rahul Thursday recorded the highest score by an Indian batsman in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when he took Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable victory over Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore.
SCORECARD | Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rahul, in his second outing as a skipper, was knocked down twice by Kohli before breaking an undefeated 132 in just 69 deliveries, the first century of the 2020 season, to help Punjab achieve a whopping 206 of three and a 97 win. careers. .
India captain Kohli had a night to forget when he dropped Rahul at 83 and again at 89 one later in the match in Dubai.
Rahul also posted the highest score of a captain in the IPL, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record for becoming the fastest Indian in 2,000 IPL races, accomplishing the feat in 60 innings compared to the legendary’s 63 innings. player.
“It was good to be in the middle and to see the team in everything that we had planned before the game,” Rahul said.
“I think it’s as complete a team performance as possible, really happy.”
Kohli acknowledged that she didn’t have the “best day in the office.”
“Maybe if we restricted them to less than 180, we wouldn’t have been under pressure … from the first ball to the chase close to 210,” he said.
“So we know exactly where we went wrong and it’s time to raise our hand and say a couple of big opportunities missed.”
The game took on a grim tone after the sudden death of Australian cricket batsman and commentator Dean Jones, who had been covering the IPL from Mumbai, due to a heart attack.
Players from both teams wore black armbands to honor Jones and on a pre-game show, Australian commentator Brett Lee praised the 59-year-old as an “absolute legend.”
The long-delayed IPL, which was originally scheduled to start in March, was moved from India due to the coronavirus pandemic and is played behind closed doors.
