Newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis pummeled the Punjab Kings assault to submission as his 88 steered his staff to 205 for two of their IPL recreation on Sunday. While Du Plessis confirmed his six-hitting prowess, hammering seven maximums in his 57-ball knock, Virat Kohli, who had stepped down as skipper, additionally chipped in with an unbeaten 41 off 29 balls. Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik joined the half late within the innings with a fast fireplace 32 not out off simply 14 balls.
Du Plessis, who additionally struck three fours, added 118 runs for the second wicket with former RCB skipper Virat Kohli after Anuj Rawat (21) had laid the muse along with his 50 run-stand.
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The former South Africa skipper, who received a life, made optimum use of it after which upped the ante, because the carnage began from the twelfth over when he hammered a towering six off Liam Livingstone.
Du Plessis was brutal on Odean Smith, whom he hammered for a boundary and two successive sixes. He adopted it up with two sixes off Harpreet Brar (0/38).
Innings Break!@RCBTweets have breached the 200-run mark of their first recreation itself this season and posted a stable 205-2.
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Giving him good firm was Kohli, who hit a 4 and two sixes, was additionally in his components, as he performed photographs at will. He, nonetheless, performed second fiddle to Du Plessis when the South African was in full move.
Du Plessis was dismissed within the 18th over, however by then the injury had been finished.
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A fast-fire 32 from Karthik off simply 14 balls, by which he smashed three sixes and as many fours, took RCB past the 200-run mark.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
