Virat Kohli mauls SRH with sixth IPL hundred, attracts stage with Chris Gayle

Another day, one different Virat Kohli doc. The former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain on Thursday obtained stage with Chris Gayle throughout the tally for a lot of IPL an entire bunch, scoring his sixth in an eight-wicket battering of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The RCB opener would ship his century in trend with a loft over deep mid wicket for a six, inducing a loud roar from the gang on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium sooner than Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed him off the very subsequent provide with a quick one. In an innings that lasted for 63 deliveries, Kohli managed to strike 12 fours and fours maximums.

It was a major hundred throughout the IPL for Kohli after 4 years. His first had can be found 2016, a season whereby the then RCB skipper had managed to realize over 900 runs along with 4 tons. Overall, it was a seventh T20 hundred for Kohli, who had scored one in direction of Afghanistan by the Asia Cup closing yr.

An spectacular CENTURY by Virat Kohli 🔥🔥

Take a bow, King Kohli!

His SIXTH century throughout the IPL.#TATAIPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/gd39A6tp5d

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2023

Coming in to open alongside Faf du Plessis (71), Kohli was on the offensive from the phrase go. The duo stitched collectively a 172-run stand for the first wicket off 107 deliveries.

Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen had moreover registered his first triple decide score throughout the IPL, amassing 104 off 51 deliveries to propel Hyderabad to 186/5 of their quota of 20 overs.