New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) needed a moment of brilliance from Dewald Brevis on the field to break the opening stand between Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell in their clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday, May 03. Brevis pulled off a stunning catch to get rid of Bethell, who was looking in dangerous touch.
After being asked to bat first, Kohli and Bethell combined to get RCB off to a flying start, going after the CSK bowlers from the word go. Bethell made his intentions clear with a hat-trick of fours against Khaleel Ahmed in the first over before Kohli slammed back-to-back sixes against the left-arm pacer in his next over.
The RCB openers dominated the proceedings in the Powerplay to help their team post 71 runs on the board in the first six overs. Bethell then went on to complete his fifty off 30 balls. He reached the milestone with a boundary against Ravindra Jadeja in the 9th over before getting dismissed in the next over.
On the penultimate delivery of the 10th over, Bethell went after a short of length delivery from CSK pacer Matheesha Pathirana, but ended up getting a top edge after failing to time it properly. The ball went up in the air and seemed to be landing in a no-man’s zone. However, Brevis charged in and pulled off a brilliant diving catch to send Bethell packing on 55 off 33 balls.
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Virat Kohli smashes 62 off 33 balls
Continuing his prolific run in the ongoing IPL 2025, Kohli smashed a brilliant knock of 62 runs off 33 balls against Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kohli looked in magnificent touch and played with intent as he took the CSK bowlers to the cleaners in the Powerplay. Kohli made his intentions clear early with consecutive sixes against Khaleel before going after others.
Kohli’s 62 off 33 balls was laced with five sixes and as many fours. It was Kohli’s seventh fifty of the season as he moved to the top of the list of the highest run-getters in IPL 2025 with 505 runs in 11 matches at an average of over 63 and a strike rate of 143.46.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Dewald Brevis pulled off a stunning catch to dismiss Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Dewald Brevis in the clash between the two sides in IPL 2025 on Saturday. IPL Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
