“Even he is not happy” – Twitter reacts after Virat Kohli scores 50 off 40 balls against PBKS in IPL 2023

Virat Kohli who returned as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain since IPL 2021 literally made his presence count at the crease during the 27th game against Punjab Kings at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first. Virat Kohli is leading the team because Faf du Plessis would not take the field due to a bruised rib. Faf du Plessis came out to bat for RCB as an impact player and scored a sterling fifty off 31 balls.

Notably, this is also his 29th half-century in the Indian Premier League. Moreover, this is also his fourth IPL fifty in six innings of IPL 2023, which is quite a magnificent achievement. Interestingly, Faf du Plessis is also the first player to score 300 runs in this season’s IPL.

Virat Kohli scores a slow half-century against Punjab Kings

Virat Kohli wasn’t really impressed with the way he approached the game against Punjab Kings in the ongoing fixture in Mohali. The right-handed batsman brought up his fifty off 40 deliveries, which is indeed shocking considering a player of his calibre.

The 34-year-old stalwart struggled to score runs at a rapid pace but ensured building a fruitful partnership with Faf du Plessis. The opening pair added 137 runs before Virat Kohli departed for 59 off 47 balls (5 fours and a six) as he fell prey to Harpreet Brar’s delivery.

At the time of writing this piece, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 154/3 in 18 overs. Faf du Plessis top-scored with RCB for 84 off 56 balls with the help of five boundaries and five hits over the fence.

Punjab Kings’ playing XI: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing XI: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj

Even he is not happy 😔

— Mr. President (@ViratGOATli) April 20, 2023

Please please don’t quote strike rate. Good batting by Virat. Last look at the final score

— Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (@LaxmanSivarama1) April 20, 2023

Slowest fifty of this season

— Chandan (@chandan3100) April 20, 2023

Such a bad innings, We would have criticized KL Rahul for the same type of Innings

— WTF Cricket (@CricketWtf) April 20, 2023

Imagine getting laughed at for scoring a 50 in T20 cricket 😭😂🤣

— Aslam Shoukath➐ (@AslamShoukath) April 20, 2023

needs to work on six hitting ability against spin

— Ujjwal (@iujjwal_x) April 20, 2023

Slowdown when he approaches milestones… Old habits die hard!
But this is T20!🤭#PBKSvRCB

— 🅱️eing 🅾️ptimistic🎩🐦 (@MaruthiChikka) April 20, 2023

This is the worst inngs of this ipl for him

— I_am_hritik (@Iamhritik6) April 20, 2023

Kohli is not happy with his knock

— Thanos (@Thansome89) April 20, 2023