‘Bhai itna bhi mat uchlo’ – Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis celebrates alongside teammates after win against Mumbai

In the fifth game of the Indian T20 League 2023, Mumbai bowlers were thrashed by the likes of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. Chasing 172, both players put together 148 runs for the first wicket. Du Plessis scored 73 off 43 balls including five fours and six sixes. He got out to debutant Arshad Khan. On the other hand, Kohli scored 82 not out and stayed right till the end.

After the game, the Bangalore players were seen celebrating the victory. Even though it is early in the tournament, the team hasn’t won against Mumbai much at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Before this game, they had won only three games against Mumbai at their home venue. Also, this was their first home game after 2019.The last three seasons saw teams playing at neutral venues to COVID-19.

It was a great feeling batting with Virat Kohli: Faf du Plessis

“It’s my first time playing here as a home player, especially batting with Virat Kohli,” Faf du Plessis said.

“Phenomenal win. Homecoming after so many years. Credit to their batters for getting to that score. Tilak batted well. We kept backing ourselves. Faf went first, and I joined later. I am very happy with how things went today. The new ball was a bit tricky, but we shifted the momentum by taking them down with the new ball. We nullified all their intensity. The wicket was quite a nice one. We hit good areas and kept putting pressure on the bowlers.

“The first game of the ITL, and to perform like that was great. Apart from Mumbai winning five times and Chennai four times, we have qualified the most number of times, so we do play consistent cricket. It’s just about staying focused, and just try to be the best balanced team. We need to play on this momentum. We just need to execute better,” Virat Kohli said.

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