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Star batter Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 62*(45) runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased the target of 174 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to register their fourth win in IPL 2025. However, in the middle of the innings, Kohli left his fans worried after he went near RR skipper Sanju Samson and asked him to check his heartbeat.
In a viral video, Virat Kohli can be seen going near Sanju Samson with a hand on his chest. After that, Samson removed one of his wicket-keeping gloves and placed his hand on the chest of RCB batter. In the video, Kohli also looked a bit tired in the hot conditions of the Jaipur weather.
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Phil Salt - Virat Kohli guide RCB to 9-wicket win over RR
Talking about the match, RCB continued their winning-streak in away matches this season as they defeated RR by nine wickets in Jaipur. Batting first, RR posted a total of 174 runs for the loss of four wickets in their 20 overs. Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal top scored with his 75 runs off 47 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes. Apart from that, Riyan Parag also contributed with 30(22) runs while Dhruv Jurel gave finishing touches with 35*(23) runs, hitting two fours and two sixes. For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya scalped a wicket each.
Chasing the winning target, RCB got a flying start as Phil Salt and Virat Kohli added 92 runs for the first wicket in just 8.2 overs. Salt got out after scoring a fiery 65 runs off 33 balls, hitting five fours and six sixes. After that, Devdutt Padikkal joined Kohli at the crease as the duo put up an unbeaten partnership of 83 runs as RCB chased the winning target in 17.3 overs losing just one wicket. Kohli scored 62*(45) runs, hitting four fours and two sixes while Padikkal remained unbeaten on 40*(28) runs with five fours and a six.
