IPL 2018, MI vs RCB: 5 talking points from the match

#3 Kohli being RCB’s silver lining

Kohli scored a brilliant 92

The Royal Challengers Bangalore fell short by a good 47 runs against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede tonight. The margin of defeat has had a significant impact on RCB as they have fallen to 7th in the table with only Delhi Daredevils below them.

However, their lone positive from an otherwise negative outing was their skipper Virat Kohli. Kohli played a magnificent knock of 92 from just 62 deliveries tonight. He single-handedly carried the RCB batting on his shoulders and took them to a respectable total.

The only flaw in Kohli’s innings was that he could not come up with the hard-hitting a little earlier in the innings. Kohli is currently the orange cap holder with 201 runs to his name, 23 runs above second-placed Sanju Samson. With the Royal Challengers in a pickle at the moment, they will need their skipper to produce many similar knocks in a winning cause in the forthcoming games.