Since the match was between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the focus was on the two legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. From the MI vs RCB match at the Wankhede Stadium on April 12, there are several videos and pictures capturing some moments between Rohit and Virat, which went viral on social media platforms.
One of the viral videos on social media platform Instagram shows former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma joking around with RCB legend Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli scored 50 runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore 240!
Batting first, RCB posted a huge score on the scoreboard. Riding on impressive innings from Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, captain Rajat Patidar and Tim David, the defending champions posted a total of 240 runs on the scoreboard for just 4 wickets.
Virat Kohli played a very important inning for the team. The legendary batsman of Team India and Royal Challengers Bangalore registered another half-century to add to his tally of T20 runs. Kohli scored 50 off 38 balls before falling behind against MI captain Hardik Pandya.
In his 38-ball innings, the opening batsman hit five fours and a six to thrash the MI blowers. With this innings, he not only shared a 120-run partnership with Phil Salt for the opening stand but also laid a solid foundation for the team, which later helped RCB ensure a mammoth total of 240 on the board.
RCB set another record in the history of IPL
According to statistics, this was one of the highest scores recorded by RCB in the history of the Indian Premier League. Till now, 263 runs is his highest score made in an innings. In 2013, Bengaluru claimed 263 runs against Pune Warriors India (now defunct).
This season, he has achieved another huge score in an innings. Against Chennai Super Kings, the IPL 2025 winners scored 250 for 3 in Bengaluru.
Biggest score for RCB in IPL
263/5 vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013
262/7 vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024
250/3 vs CSK, Bengaluru, 2026
248/3 vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016
241/7 vs PBKS, Dharamshala, 2024
240/4 vs MI, Wankhede, 2026*
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma engaged in a funny moment during the match in Mumbai
In the viral video we can see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma involved in a funny incident. While Rohit was acting to throw the ball, Virat was trying to step back into the crease. Actually, Rohit had no intention of bowling the ball on the stumps because Virat was very close to his crease. On the other hand, Virat also knew that Rohit was not going to launch the ball.
However, Rohit Sharma had a tough time tonight. After suffering an injury he had to consider retiring from Hurts. It is suspected that it was a hamstring-related problem that forced him to leave the field.
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