Virat Kohli revels in historic RCB win – Cricket News Update
After a dramatic win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their must win match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, the Player of the match said it was probably the best T20 game he has ever witnessed.
In a nerve-wracking encounter of the Champions LeagueT20, the IPL franchise had to chase a mammoth total of 214 put on by their opponents, courtesy a sublime innings by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Harris-c1310, making an unbeaten 108, which included 17 fours and 2 sixes.
Faced with a seemingly impossible task, Challengers' hopes of making to the semi-finals were dealt a bigger blow when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 fell after scoring 26.
However, along came Kohli, and with Dilshan, partnered in a crucial stand of an exact 100, which kept the tie in the balance. The 22-year-old showed exemplary stroke making ability, and amassed 70 in no time, striking the ball as clean as a whistle.
The player clobbered the ball to all parts of the ground, hitting 6 sixes which propelled his team into the ascendency. After the match, he talked about his defiant knock.
"We were pumped up, to want to play like me and Dilshan did, you need some sort of adrenaline," Kohli said. “I was really excited since we were hitting the sixes at the right time and probably the best T20 match of my life."
However, with him getting out and still plenty to play for, the Red Backs managed to take regular wickets, which meant that Challengers needed nine from the final three balls of the innings. Kohli recalls the anxiety, while sitting watching from the dugout
area.
"I didn't (think we could win)," he said. "I was sitting with the coach and we needed seven off two, and I told him, 'coach if we get four off this ball, and two off the last ball, just run, I think we are going to make it,' when we got a single, I just
closed my eyes, and said coach whatever happens, happens."
With a six needed from the penultimate delivery, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308 to the mid-wicket boundary, sending the Bangalore crowd into wild celebrations.
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