The RCB icon, Virat Kohli, claimed the orange cap, exceeding the Suryakumar Yadav de Mi.© BCCI
The Indians of Mumbai (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) recorded convincing victories on the super giants of Lucknow (LSG) and the Capitals of Delhi (DC) on a blockbuster Sunday in the Indian Premier League (IPL). MI won his fifth consecutive match to jump in third place behind the Titans of Gujarat Titans (GT) and DC. However, the Sixth RCB victory immediately allowed them to claim first place, pushing DC in the fourth position. Mi remained third while GT also fell temporarily in the second place.
The RCB icon, Virat Kohli, who criticized his sixth half-century of the season, said that the orange cap, exceeding the Suryakumar Yadav de Mi and Sai Sudharsan de GT, who will have the chance to recover first place with his team against the Rajasthan Royals on Monday. Kohli has scored 440 points in 10 games so far.
The rhythm of the RCB Josh Hazlewood claimed the purple cap after having put two counters against DC, carrying its count at 18 cellar cooked this season.
Chasing 163 for the victory, Bengaluru slipped to 26-3 before Virat Kohli and Pandya realized 119 points to reach their target with nine balls to lose at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi.
Kohli, born in Delhi, struck 51. The left-handed Pandya broke an undefeated 73 balls after 47 bullets after his return 1-28 with his rotation of the left arm in the seventh victory of Bengaluru of this season from 10 games to reach the top of the table at 10 teams.
It was the sixth victory of Bengaluru, while they and Kohli have been looking for their first IPL title since the creation of the League in 2008.
Once settled, Pandya unleashed her power with limits and reached her fifty balls with a four off Axar.
Kohli struck his sixth half-tonne as he went beyond the Mumbai Suryakumar Yadav Indians (427) as the main drummer of this season with 443 points.
He finally fell to Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Dushmantha Chameera before Pandya and Tim David, who struck an undefeated 19 bullets, passed the team over the line.
(With AFP entries)
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