Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar help RCB end their losing streak with big win over SRH in IPL 2024
Hindustan TimesAn all-out attacking approach can be a double-edged sword. Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar celebrate their partnership during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad However, on Thursday at their home ground, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, they experienced the perils of playing the high-risk game. Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markaram and Heinrich Klaasen, batters who have put the fear of gods among the bowlers with their belligerent play, all perished early playing rash strokes in their bid to chase down RCB’s total of 206 in their trademark style. When RCB’s opening pair of Kohli and captain Faf du Plessis provided a start of 43 in three overs, they looked set for a much bigger total than 206 they got. But SRH’s wily pacer Jaydev Unadkat applied the brakes in the middle overs, from 13th to 17th to celebrate his 100th IPL game with a three-for to remember, picking up the big wickets of Kohli and Patidar.