Virat Kohli and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take to the field against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday, April 17, in IPL 2023. RCB are set to have MS Dhoni’s CSK at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium interestingly beginning around 2019.
Kohli has been an indispensable piece of the RCB vs CSK contention over the years. He has helped the Bangalore-based establishment make a great deal of progress against the Super Kings. He has scored a great 979 runs in 29 innings against Dhoni and Co. at an average of near 40.
In 29 innings against the Chennai Super Kings, Kohli has recorded nine half-hundreds of years and will be quick to make it 10 on Monday. Before the RCB star emerges to the wrinkle against the MS Dhoni-drove outfit, here’s a glance at his three best thumps against the Chennai-based establishment.
#3 70* (44) – vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2011 Qualifier 1
Virat Kohli is known to be a major match player and he demonstrated it by and by back in 2011. He played a fabulous thump of 70 goes against the Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 1 match of the IPL 2011 end-of-the-season games.
CSK won the throw and chose for bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium. Ravichandran Ashwin excused the in-structure Chris Gayle in single digits, which put the remainder of the RCB players under tension.
Kohli stood up and took care of business for the team by scoring 70 runs off only 44 balls. He emerged to bat when the team’s score was 30/1 and stayed unbeaten until the end, assisting RCB with scoring 175/4 in their 20 overs.
The RCB star crushed five fours and three sixes in that match. In any case, his endeavors went to no end as Suresh Raina’s 50 years directed CSK to a six-wicket triumph.
#2 73 (49) – vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2014
Another occasion where Virat Kohli scored 50 years against the Chennai Super Kings yet wound up on the terrible side came in IPL 2014. Playing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kohli emerged to bat at number four for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and scored 73 runs off 49 conveyances.
Kohli engaged the fans in Bengaluru, whacking two fours and five sixes as RCB scored 154/6 in their 20 overs. CSK, nonetheless, dominated that match by eight wickets, riding on current Royal Challengers captain Faf du Plessis’ 50 years and MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 28-ball 49.
#3 Virat Kohli’s best Inning against CSK – 90* (52), IPL 2020
Virat Kohli’s most elevated score in IPL matches against the Chennai Super Kings is 90 not out, which he scored off 52 balls in an association stage match in 2020.
Playing at the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Kohli hit four fours and four sixes in his awesome thump. He amazingly scored 50 runs by simply running between the wickets in that game.
Kohli’s unbeaten 90 directed RCB to 169/4 out of 20 overs. In answer, the Super Kings scored 132/8 and lost the game by 37 runs. Kohli won the Player of the Match grant for his heavenly batting execution.