Published 16:04 IST, September 25th 2020
Virat Kohli berated by netizens for dropped catches that allowed KL Rahul to score ton
Virat Kohli continued his run of poor performances at the Dream11 IPL 2020, dropping 2 catches against Punjab at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Bangalore captain Virat Kohli h a poor outing in Dream11 IPL 2020 Match 6 against Punjab on Thursday as his team was thrashed by 97 runs. thing went Virat Kohli's way as he dropped a couple of regulation catches of Punjab skipper KL Rahul, who was on his way to a ton. Virat Kohli's misery was furr compounded when he got out for just one after facing five balls.
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Virat Kohli dropped catches vs Punjab: Bangalore skipper trolled on Twitter for poor performance
Virat Kohli dropped catches vs Punjab includes his first spill, which came on final delivery of 17th over which was bowled by Dale Steyn. South African speedster bowled a low full-toss which KL Rahul whipped towards midwicket. Virat Kohli quickly moved towards right and used reverse cup technique to catch ball, however, ball slumped from his hands as KL Rahul got a lifeline.
second of Virat Kohli dropped catches vs Punjab came on last ball of 18th over bowled by Navdeep Saini. KL Rahul tried to hit slower ball bowled by Saini over long-off but miscued it. Virat Kohli, who came in running, once again me a mess of it as he gave away ar lifeline to Punjab captain. KL Rahul me full use of opportunity as he n took Bangalore bowlers to cleaners. KL Rahul collected 42 runs in just 9 balls to propel his side to a gigantic total of 206/3.
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Twitter was abuzz after Virat Kohli dropped catches vs Punjab. A lot of reactions poured in from cricketing fraternity. Fans took to micro-blogging site and heavily trolled Bangalore captain for his miserable performances. Let's take a look at a few reactions.
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To make matters worse, Virat Kohli was also fined on Thursday for breach of code of conduct after his team maintained a slow over-rate against Punjab at Dubai International Cricket Stium. Virat Kohli-led Bangalore side crumbled to a 97-run defeat at hands of Punjab, with skipper t having a good day on field. fine for maintaining slow over-rate comes as an ditional blow to Virat Kohli as he was levied a ₹12 lakh fine from his match fee.
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Meanwhile, KL Rahul scored 132 runs off just 69 balls at a blistering strike-rate of 191.3. KL Rahul Dream11 IPL 2020 century was laced with 14 boundaries and seven maximums. In doing so, KL Rahul registered highest score by an Indian in league's history by surpassing Delhi batsman Rishabh Pant, who h scored 128* against Hyderab in 2018.
Courtesy of KL Rahul Dream11 IPL 2020 century, Punjab are w sitting at top of Dream11 IPL 2020 points table because of ir superior net run rate. KL Rahul Dream11 IPL 2020 century was a perfect example of how a T20 innings should be built. KL Rahul scored his first 30 runs in 23 balls, next 30 in 19 balls and following 30 runs in 18 balls. Karnataka l scored final 42 runs of his innings in just 9 deliveries.
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Dream11 IPL 2020 points table
KL Rahul Dream11 IPL 2020 century also me him break several records. Rahul became player with highest individual score as captain of an IPL team as he went past Hyderab skipper David Warner (126 in 2017). He also became third player after Virender Sehwag and David Warner to score an IPL ton, both as captain and n-captain.
Enroute to century, KL Rahul also became quickest to reach 2000-run mark (60 innings) in IPL, surpassing great Sachin Tendulkar, who took 63 innings to achieve feat. According to Punjab Dream11 IPL 2020 team schedule, KL Rahul's men will face Rajasthan in Match 9 of Dream11 IPL 2020 on Sunday, September 27.
Punjab Dream11 IPL 2020 team schedule
SOURCE: IPLT20.COM
16:04 IST, September 25th 2020