Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have once again climbed up at the top of the points table after humiliating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 10 wickets, on April 22, in Match 16 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
RCB openers Virat Kohli (101 off 52) and Devdutt Padikkal (72 off 47) were the stars of the show. The duo ensured Bangalore chased down 178 runs with 21 balls to spare. Here is what they said on social media.
Harsha Bhogle lauded Mohammed Siraj after the latter picked up three crucial wickets against Rajasthan, in the forms of Jos Buttler, David Miller and Rahul Tewatia.
Ravi Shastri enjoyed the Padikkal-Kohli show at Wankhede. He termed the duo ‘student and the master.’
Ian Bishop, too, was in awe after watching Padikkal’s magnificent century. He further credited RCB for a complete performance against Rajasthan.
Virender Sehwag, like many ardent cricket fans across the world, had something similar to express.
The 181-run stand between Kohli and Padikkal is also the joint-second biggest 10-wicket victory in the IPL history, behind 184 of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn.