This happened for the first time in IPL history: Virat Kohli played a century in the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. In the 65th match of IPL 2023, Virat Kohli completed his century in 62 balls, which included a total of 12 fours and three sixes. This was the sixth century of King Kohli’s IPL career and the first century of this season.
Stormy century of Heinrich Klaasen :-
In the match, Heinrich Klaasen played a century for Hyderabad and contributed significantly to the team’s score of 186 runs. Apart from Heinrich, no Hyderabad player could play a big innings in the match.
At the same time, chasing 187 runs, RCB achieved the target in 19.2 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. By winning this match, RCB team’s Virat Kohli made many records in his name. Players from two different teams created history after 4 years by scoring centuries in the match.
In IPL 2023, players from two different teams hit centuries in one match :-
In fact, after the year 2019 in IPL history, in the year 2023, a great record was seen in the match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 4 years, the players of both the teams contributed significantly to the team by scoring centuries. Virat Kohli scored a century in this match and scored more than 500 runs in the season. He is currently at the fourth position in the Orange Cap race. He scored the sixth century of his IPL career and equaled Chris Gayle.
In the match, Heinrich Klaasen played a century for Sunrisers Hyderabad and contributed significantly to the team scoring 186 runs. Heinrich played an inning of 104 runs in 51 balls. At the same time, Virat Kohli scored 100 runs in 63 balls.
Players who scored two centuries in a match in the history of IPL :-
- Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers (RCB) Vs (GL), Bangalore, 2016
- David Warner & Jonny Bairstow (SRH) Vs (RCB), Hyderabad, 2019
- Virat Kohli (RCB) and Heinrich Klaasen (SRH), Hyderabad, 2023
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