Virat Kohli’s 51-run knock came off 43 deliveries at a strike rate of 118.60. There was a drastic difference in his strike rate in powerplay and after
Royal Challengers Bengaluru star Virat Kohli is caught in the eye of the storm yet again over his strike rate against SRH. The ex-RCB skipper brought up his half-century in a typical Kohli-esque fashion, taking his own time. Fans took to social media platform X to express their displeasure against Kohli’s slow-paced knock and low strike rate.
Virat Kohli’s 51-run knock came off 43 deliveries at a strike rate of 118.60. There was a drastic difference in Kohli’s strike rate in the powerplay and after, indicating how the RCB star slowed his innings down. Earlier, the ex-skipper faced flak for brining up his century off 67 deliveries.
Virat Kohli’s strike rate draws fans’ ire once again
Virat Kohli after Powerplay – 19 (25)
[0,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,0 ]25 Balls – 0 Boundaries 😭
Once a statpadder always a statpadder. pic.twitter.com/a2WNxe1ovc
— Jyran (@Jyran45) April 25, 2024
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Virat Kohli’s strike rate in numbers
A closer look at the numbers paints a clearer picture of Kohli’s contrasting strike rates:
- Powerplay (Overs 1-6): 32 runs off 22 balls (Strike Rate: 145.45)
- Post-Powerplay (Overs 7-15): 19 runs off 25 balls (Strike Rate: 76.00)
The data reveals a significant drop of nearly 70 runs in strike rate between the two phases. This was not a one-off for the IPL legend. Instead, this has been a pattern for Kohli in IPL 2024, whose strike rate dips down from 155.4 in the powerplay overs to 123.3 in the middle-overs (7-15).
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