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New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore has defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad. Virat Kohli was the hero of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s victory. Virat Kohli scored 100 runs in 63 balls. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. At the same time, after this victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore have kept alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore got a target of 187 runs to win the match. Faf du Plessis’s team won the match by scoring 187 runs for 2 wickets in 19.2 overs. Kohli’s century in this match was historic. He has equaled Chris Gayle in terms of scoring the most centuries in IPL. Both these players have scored 6-6 centuries.
In response to Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 186 runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore got off to a great start. Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis added 172 runs in 17.4 overs for the first wicket. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis made the match almost one-sided with excellent batting.
However, Virat Kohli was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar after scoring a century. At the same time, after the dismissal of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis also kept walking. Faf du Plessis played an inning of 71 runs off 47 balls.
At the same time, earlier Sunrisers Hyderabad had set a target of 187 runs in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore. After losing the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad, electing to bat first, scored 186 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Henry Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad played a brilliant century. Henry Klaasen played a stormy inning of 104 runs in 51 balls. He hit 8 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. Apart from this, Harry Brook contributed 27 runs in 19 balls.
However, apart from this, the rest of the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen disappointed. Opener Abhishek Sharma scored 11 while Rahul Tripathi scored 15 runs.
