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In the second qualifier of IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batted first after losing the toss, but Virat Kohli’s wicket fell in the second over itself.
After his innings of 73 runs against Gujarat Titans, it seemed that Virat Kohli is finally returning to form, but all these hopes have been lost. In the do or die match against Gujarat, Kohli played a match-winning innings, but after that in two consecutive matches, the same condition has happened to Virat Kohli, which has happened in this entire IPL 2022. On Friday 27 May, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RR vs RCB) were competing in the final, in which a big innings was expected from Virat Kohli, but he could not last more than two overs. He was once again made his victim by the famous Krishna.
In this second qualifier being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Bangalore team came out to bat after losing the toss. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis went to the opening and in the very first over, Kohli played a shot that gave a glimpse of his aggressive intentions. Kohli used the steps off the last ball of left-arm pacer Trent Boult and played a flick shot to hit a six at deep square leg. This proved to be the only shot of his innings.
Same old weakness of Kohli
In the second over, Rajasthan’s right-arm Indian fast bowler Pranbhav Krishna came to bowl. On the third ball of the over, Kohli came on strike and famously hit the ball coming inside with speed in two consecutive deliveries. Then on the fifth ball, the famous forced Kohli to make the mistake that Virat Kohli has been committing for the last one-and-a-half years. Famous’s fifth ball was just a little outside off-stump, but it had plenty of bounce and Kohli wanted to play it lightly towards thirdman, but failed and a simple catch was passed in the hand of the wicketkeeper.
Kohli fell victim for the third time
This was the second time this season that the famous made Kohli his victim. In the previous collision of both the teams, Kohli was caught trying to pull the short ball. In total, both have faced each other in 7 innings and famous has made Kohli his victim for the third time. The famous Krishna also changed his team this season, but it did not change his style. Earlier in the last season, Pranam had dismissed Kohli while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.
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