New Delhi. An exciting battle has been witnessed in the opening matches of the Indian Premier League 2024. On the festival of colors Holi, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings came to play. In this match, everyone’s eyes were on star players Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and chose to bowl first. During this match, Virat Kohli made a record which till now was in the name of Suresh Raina.
Holi was celebrated all over India on Monday, March 25, and on the festival of colors, fans got a chance to watch their favorite players play in the Indian Premier League. Punjab Kings team came to bat first after losing the toss. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest score of 45 runs and the team scored 176 runs for 6 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Coming at the end, Shashank Singh took the team to this score by playing an innings of 21 runs in 8 balls.
Virat Kohli’s record
Virat Kohli, who came to play against Punjab Kings on Holi, made this match memorable. With the catch of team opener Jonny Bairstow, he registered his name in the record book. Virat Kohli became the Indian who took the most catches in T20 for India. Earlier, Suresh Raina’s name was at the top in the list. Rohit Sharma is at third place while Manish Pandey is at fourth place.
record of most catches
Virat Kohli has a record of taking 174 catches in T20 for India. Suresh Raina had taken 172 catches for India in this format. There is a record of taking 167 catches in the name of Rohit Sharma. Manish Pandey has taken a total of 146 catches in T20 so far. Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians has taken 136 catches so far.
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Tags: IPL 2024, Suresh raina, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 25, 2024, 21:50 IST