Virat Kohli hit a four and was looking to repeat the act when Akash Singh bowled him on a score of 6 off 4 balls. The ball hit his bat first before dislodging one of the bails. Many deemed him unlucky, but he had to depart for the dugout.
Chasing a huge total of 227 runs in 20 overs, it was a big setback for Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was the 38th time the 34-year-old’s mode of dismissal was bowled, the highest in the league.
He equalled Shikhar Dhawan’s numbers, who has been bowled 38 times in the tournament so far.
Former CSK player Shane Watson is in the second spot with 35 such dismissals.
Most bowled-out dismissals in IPL
38 times – Kohli*
38 times – Dhawan
35 times – Watson
It was a rare failure for Virat in the Indian Premier League 2023. He had hit three fifties in the first four contests in the cash-rich league.