IPL 2018: 3 bowlers who dismissed both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers this season in the same match

The Indian Premier League was a rollercoaster ride with ups and downs for all the teams. In the end, it was CSK who won the tournament. Royal Challengers Bangalore started as one of the favorites to win the tournament but unfortunately, the additions of, Chris Woakes, Brendon Mccullum and Quinton de Kock didn’t yield any results.

Yet again, it was a two-man show for RCB with Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers. While Umesh Yadav performed brilliantly with the ball, he didn’t get much support from rest of the bowling department.

Speaking of Virat and ABD, any bowler would love to dismiss one of them in any given match, let alone both of them together. In this article, we look at the bowlers who dismissed both Kohli and de Villiers in the same match this season. As analysts have called it out before, Kohli and ABD have been susceptible to leg spinners in the past as well. Interestingly, all the bowlers on this list are spinners.

Let's take a look at the players who dismissed both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers this season in the same match:

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Shreyas Gopal

Shreyas Gopal

The Karnataka leg-spinner was very good for the Rajasthan Royals as he picked up 11 wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of 7.61. He had a bowling strike rate of 16.9.

The leggie got both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers out in the 11th match of the season. He dismissed India's skipper in the 11th over while he dismissed the former Protea in the 13th over. Those 2 wickets came at a crucial time and the breakthroughs killed the match for RCB.

In the end, RR won the match courtesy Sanju Samson's 92* and Shreyas' 2/22 in 4 overs. Interestingly, Shreyas Gopal dismissed AB in the 53rd match but couldn't dismiss Kohli as he was dismissed before Gopal was called upon to bowl.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan

The Afghanistan spinner was brilliant for SRH. He picked up 21 wickets in 7 matches at an economy rate of 6.73. He also bowled the most number of dot balls in the tournament, 167. He was the leader of the bowling attack for SRH and he played a key role in their qualification to the final. He was their trump card and Kane Williamson used him at all stages of the match and banked on the youngster to turn the game in their favor.

He got both of them out in the 51st match of the season. He was brought onto bowl in 5 over of the match and he delivered by picking up King Kohli's wicket. He was brought onto to bowl the 15th over of the innings. Rashid picked up AB's wicket in that over. Rashid Khan ended the match with figures of 3/29 but his efforts were in vain as SRH lost the match.

He dismissed AB in the 39th match of the tournament and could have dismissed Kohli as well but he couldn't, thanks to a dropped catch.

Nitish Rana

The southpaw was known for his abilities with the bat than with the ball. But with this season, that has changed. He picked up 4 wickets in the tournament and in the 37 balls that he bowled. He was brought onto bowl in the 15th over during the 3rd match of the tournament. It was a huge gamble taken by Dinesh Karthik as he has hardly bowled in the IPL.

The gamble paid off as he scalped both Kohli and ABD off consecutive balls. His double strike was the turning point in the match. In end, KKR won the match due to a 20-ball 50 from Sunil Narine. The part off-spinner was very effective with the ball throughout the tournament.