Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli played a brilliant knock at the Eden Gardens on Friday as he smashed his fifth century in the IPL 2019 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Kohli opened the innings along with Parthiv Patel and the former was there at the crease till the last ball when he was finally dismissed by Harry Gurney for 100 after facing 58 deliveries.
Kohli’s knock was laced with 9 fours and four maximums.
The RCB captain was supported well by Moeen Ali (66 off 28 balls) as the visitors posted a mammoth 213 for 4 in their full quota of 20 overs.
Here’s how the cricketing world reacted on Twitter:
VIRAT!!!!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉 you little biscuit @imVkohli Top knock from @MoeenaliAli as well👏Bowlers to follow through what’s been a very good 1st half
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) April 19, 2019
Virat Kohli has shown us once again why he is regarded 'The Best'
Hunger & Passion Unlimited 🔥#KKRvRCB
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) April 19, 2019
Considering the situation RCB are in the IPL this season, outstanding effort from @imVkohli. Not giving up!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 19, 2019
That was really enjoy watching that @imVkohli hundred. Quite a few interesting knocks in this years #viviipl where openers are seeing the importance of batting through the innings or going deep. Let’s see if @RCBTweets can defend this total.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 19, 2019
50 of 40 balls and another 50 in just 17 more , only King Kohli @imVkohli can do this to one of the best attacks in IPL today, magnificent display of batsmanship and an amazing Century, #RCBvsKKR #IPL2019 #KingKohli
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 19, 2019
It was coming… #ViratKohli #100
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 19, 2019
.@RCBTweets didn't look like getting 200+ but what a class performance from @imVkohli!! Moen too looked too good for @KKRiders bowlers, strange that Piyush Chawla bowled just one over?#KKRvRCB
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 19, 2019
A CENTURY for the @RCBTweets Skipper 💯
Take a bow, #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/ZdkgbYBAVg
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 19, 2019
Fantastic Ton Champ. King Kohli Reigns in Eden Gardens. What a treat for fans turning up. #KKRvRCB. #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/tXtREpimr9
— Prabhu (@Cricprabhu) April 19, 2019
Sensational 100. The acceleration from Kohli has been awesome. Moeen set up the carnage and Kohli sealed it dramatically
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 19, 2019
Most IPL centuries:
6 Gayle
5 KOHLI
4 Warner, Watson
3 ABD#KKRvRCB— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 19, 2019
WHAT. AN. INNINGS.
GOOOOOSEBUMPS!!!
OMG @imVkohli ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
100 off 57 deliveries! #playBold #KKRvRCB #VIVOIPL2019— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 19, 2019
Most centuries in Twenty20 cricket as captain:
6 – Michael Klinger
5 – VIRAT KOHLI
3 – Chirs Gayle#IPL2019 #KKRvRCB— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 19, 2019
Most 100s in #IPL as captain:
5 Virat Kohli
4 All others combined#KKRvRCB #IPL2019— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) April 19, 2019
