IPL 2020: Kohli's 38th fifty takes RCB to 169

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Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli plays a shot against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on Saturday night. - BCCI/IPL

Dubai - The captain scores an unbeaten 90

By James Jose

Published: Sat 10 Oct 2020, 7:50 PM

Last updated: Sun 11 Oct 2020, 12:20 AM

Skipper Virat Kohli scored his second half-century of this edition of the IPL as the Royal Challengers put up a decent total against the Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on Saturday night.
The 31-year-old stood firm after the loss of openers Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal as well as AB de Villiers to come up with his 38th fifty of the IPL. The Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 169-4 in 20 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Innings Break!

A great flourish to finish with from #RCB as they post a total of 169/4 on the board.

Scorecard - https://t.co/uvoAQpsvDX #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/cRicZCYXjb
- IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 10, 2020

Kohli, who has the most runs in the IPL, carved out an unbeaten 90 from 52 deliveries that was studded with four sixes and an equal number of boundaries.
He was also involved in a 53-run partnership with Padikkal, with the youngster making 33 from 34 balls with two fours and a six.
Shivam Dube then came up with a cameo of 22 from 14 deliveries with two boundaries and a six. Kohli, who had made an unbeaten 72 and 43 against the Rajasthan Royals and the Delhi Capitals respectively, and Dube put on an unbroken stand for the fifth wicket that was worth 76 runs..

What a fine paced innings from Captain Kohli to get us to a competitive total. ???? ????

It's not going to be easy, we'll tell you that much. ??#PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/lHI80GUrzr
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 10, 2020

Pacer Shardul Thakur snapped up two wickets, those of Padikkal and de Villiers, who fell for a duck.
Kohli called right at the toss and opted to take first strike. Both sides made changes to their playing XI with South African all-rounder Chris Morris passing fit and a like-for-like replacement for Englishman Moeen Ali, while Mohammed Siraj made way for Gurkeerat Singh Mann, for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kohli playing some beautiful shots. Treat to the eyes. Dagger to the hearts. ???? #WhistlePodu #WhistleFromHome #Yellove #CSKvRCB
- Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 10, 2020

Chennai Super Kings benched Kedhar Jadhav, who has been going through a miserable time with the bat. N Jagadeesan came in place of him.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 169-4 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 90 not out, Devdutt Padikkal 33, Shivam Dube 22 not out, Shardul Thakur 2-40) vs Chennai Super Kings.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (C) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma.
james@khaleejtimes.com