The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had a good day at the office when they defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven runs in the first game of the doubleheader on Sunday, April 23. Batting first, RCB posted a sum of 189 thanks to half-hundreds of years by Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell. RR came close to winning in response, scoring 182 runs.
Notwithstanding, Virat Kohli didn’t have an incredible excursion with the bat as he was excused off the principal ball he confronted, which was likewise the primary conveyance of the game. Trent Boult bowled a full-length inswinger which Kohli attempted to flick. The RCB substitute commander missed and was caught plumb before the wicket. Kohli knew his destiny and didn’t actually try thinking about a survey.
Fans were reminded by the dismissal of the India captain in the ICC 2019 ODI World Cup semi-final, when Boult similarly tossed him LBW Virat Kohli had been kicked out of the Indian Premier League before for a golden duck. Here, we examine three of the seven instances in which it has occurred.
1 vs KKR, 2017
In a match among RCB and KKR played at Eden Nurseries in 2017, RCB, drove by Virat Kohli, won the throw and decided to handle first. In their allotted 20 overs, KKR scored 131 runs. Sunil Narine was the only KKR batsman to get going, scoring 34 runs in 17 balls with six boundaries and one six.
As a result, RCB got off to the worst possible start when Virat Kohli was run out for a duck on the very first ball of the innings. Kohli was completely bowled and beaten after Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled a beautiful delivery that swung away from him.
RCB had a terrible day at the office, losing the match by 82 runs after being bowled out for 49 runs, their lowest score ever in the IPL. KKR’s bowling assault, drove by Coulter-Nile, who took 3 wickets for only 21 runs, was excessively really great for RCB to deal with.
2 vs LSG, 2022
In a 2022 game between RCB and LSG, their opponents put RCB in scoring position. RCB lost Anuj Rawat in the penultimate bundle of the main over which carried Virat Kohli to the middle. Kohli had a horrible excursion as he was excused off the main conveyance.
Kohli chose to play a shot that he was unable to execute due to the bounce after Dushmantha Chameera bowled a straightforward back of a length delivery that should have been left alone. Virat Kohli stood in disbelief as Deepak Hooda made a straightforward catch at the backward point.
In the end, RCB scored 181 runs, which proved to be 18 runs more than KL Rahul’s LSG.
3 vs SRH, 2022
In a 2022 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), LSG won the toss and chose to bowl first. The RCB innings got off to a bad start when they lost captain Faf du Plessis in the second over.
In came Virat Kohli, who was excused for a brilliant duck on the absolute first ball he confronted. Marco Jansen bowled a full-length conveyance around the off-stump and Kohli attempted to drive it with hard hands, just to hand a basic catch to Aiden Markram at second slip.
As a team, RCB had a tough time as they were bowled out for just 68. When Sunrisers Hyderabad chased the score down in just eight overs, they didn’t have to work hard.