Another day in the Indian Premier League, another sensational innings by AB de Villiers to help Royal Challengers Bangalore recover from a tough situation.
The South African hit an unbeaten 42-ball 75 to power RCB to 171/5 against Delhi Capitals in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Tuesday during which he became the second overseas player to score 5,000 runs in the tournament.
In response, Delhi Capitals ended with 170 for four in 20 overs as RCB won a thriller by one run.
“Hats off to him, he keeps doing it again and again. I have to mention it again even he though doesn’t like it, he has not played for five months,” Kohli said about de Villiers in the post-match presentation.
Top runscorers in IPL history
| PLAYER | Mat | Inns | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 198 | 190 | 6041 |
| Suresh Raina | 198 | 193 | 5472 |
| Shikhar Dhawan* | 182 | 181 | 5461 |
| Rohit Sharma | 205 | 200 | 5431 |
| David Warner | 147 | 147 | 5390 |
| AB de Villiers | 175 | 161 | 5053 |
| Chris Gayle | 138 | … |