Ahmedabad: One of the best batsmen in world cricket. And one of the most feared fast bowlers in the world. The two facing each other at twenty-two yards meant that a battle was expected.

Virat Kohli and Kagiso Rabada. One of the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Pranabhumi in the IPL. The other is one of the best faces of Gujarat Titans bowling attack.

However, Kohli hit the South African pacer five consecutive fours in one over! Set a precedent. The events of the second over of the RCB innings on Thursday. Rabada’s first ball was short. Kohli hits a boundary over mid-wicket. Four more boundaries in the next four balls. Kohli touches Chris Gayle, Shane Watson’s record. Pune Warriors India’s Ishwar Pandey hit five boundaries in an over in an RCB jersey in 2013. Watson hit five consecutive fours against Rising Pune Supergiant’s Thisara Perera in the 2016 IPL. Kohli became the third batsman in the history of RCB to hit an opponent’s bowler for five consecutive boundaries.

Kohli scored 28 runs off the first 10 balls. Which is jointly the fastest in his T20 career. before the last IPLKohli also scored 28 runs off 10 balls against Chennai Super Kings.

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But Rabaday has the last laugh. Kohli took the catch at mid-wicket while coming forward to hit the ball. South African pacer cheers when Rashid Khan catches. Kohli returned with 28 runs off 13 balls. With this, Rabada took Kohli’s wicket five times in T20 cricket.

But even after Kohli’s storm in the beginning, the last time champions could not score big runs. Kohli has a chance to reach the top of the points table if he can beat Gujarat Titans on this day. However, batting first, RCB were all out for 155 runs in 19.2 overs. Kohli Devdutta Parikkal (40 off 24 balls) got a run.

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