Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Faf du Plessis beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were on the verge of a Playoff spot when they chased 186 down with eight wickets remaining. Kohli scored his sixth IPL hundred, while du Plessis’ captain scored a half century (71 from 47).
Kohli and du Plessis formed an opening partnership of 172 runs. Heinrich Klaasen had earlier scored a century on 51 balls (104), which helped his team reach a respectable total of 186/5. But Klaasen was not supported by the bowlers or the opposition as SRH lost.
It was still a record-breaking day as many records were broken and created. Virat Kohli is now the player who has the most centuries (6) ever in IPL. Klaasen becomes the fourth batter for SRH to score a century.
Check out the four records created or broken in SRH vs RCB match.
1. First time in IPL, two batters from different teams scored centuries
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has never seen two batsmen score centuries in a single game. Heinrich Klaasen (104) scored a century for his respective team and Virat Kohli (100). Their names are now in the history books.
2. Virat Kohli is the first Indian to score a century in T20.
Virat Kohli has now scored the most centuries by an Indian in T20 cricket. Kohli, with 7 centuries (6 IPL and 1 T20I), beat KL Rahul (six centuries in T20 cricket) and Rohit Sharma (six centuries).
3. The most number of centuries in a single IPL season
In the 16th edition of Indian Premier League, there have been so many high scoring games. The reason is that batters scored centuries. Eight different batters have scored centuries in IPL 2023, which is the highest number of any IPL season.
4. The most runs scored by an opening pair of IPL players
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and RCB have formed a formidable pair in IPL 2023. They have scored a lot in this IPL 2023 edition and are the most successful opening couple in IPL history. Kohli and Faf now have 872 runs between them, thanks to three hundred partnerships and four half century stands. This is the highest number of runs that two openers in IPL have ever put together.
