Mi vs RCB: Virat Kohli-Devadatta Padikkal made a maharikord for Bengaluru, this happened for the first time in 17 years. Mi vs RCB: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli- Devdutt Padikkal Script History: Virat Kohli, who won the Royal Challengers Bangalore by scoring an unbeaten half -century in the opening match of IPL 2025, was not good for the next few matches. But Virat Kohli played such an innings on the batting pitch in Wankhede against Mumbai Indians, then he became immortal in the pages of history. First Virat Kohli completed his 13 thousand runs in T20 cricket, then after that, along with Devdutt Padikkal, he made a record that Royal Challengers Bangalore had never made before.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s poor start after losing the toss
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss in this match and decided to bat first. After this, Bangalore came out of batting. The team got the first blow in the form of Phil Salt on a score of 4. But after this, the storm of Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli was seen.
Both took full advantage of the powerplay and rained fours and sixes around the grounds. Both added 73 runs in the first powerplay. This is the best score made by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians in Powerplay. Earlier, Bengaluru scored 68 runs in Powerplay against Mumbai in Chennai in 2011.
Parkal-Kohli’s storm
Padikal and Kohli’s batting was that except for the first two overs, Bangalore scored 10 or more runs in the remaining four overs. Deepak, who came to throw the last over of the powerplay, scored 20 runs in the over of Deepak Chahar on the strength of two sixes and a four.
Kohli and Padikkal shared a 91 -run partnership for the second wicket. During this time, Dikkal scored 37 runs in 22 balls, while Kohli scored 52 runs in 30 balls. Padikal became a victim of Vignesh Puthur.
Kohli’s half -century
Virat Kohli scored a half -century in just 29 balls in this match. Kohli became the victim of Hardik Pandya in the 15th over. Kohli scored 67 runs off 42 balls with 8 fours and two sixes. Kohli was seen in a good touch, but he was out after playing a big shot. Kohli scored runs at a strike rate of 159.52 during his innings.
If you talk about the performance of Virat Kohli on the grounds of Wankhede, then he has scored 838 runs in T20 cricket at an average of 55.86 and a strike rate of 149.64. Kohli has scored 8 fifties on this ground. While his highest score is an unbeaten 92 runs. Let me tell you, Kohli has played a total of 22 matches in Wankhede. Before being dismissed, Kohli shared a 48 -run partnership with Rajat Patidar.