Day 22 of IPL 2020 saw matches 24 and 25 take place. And it turned out to be the day of captains. MS Dhoni of CSK was the only one who failed. KKR's Dinesh Karthik, KXIP's KL Rahul and RCB's Virat Kohli led by example.?
Karthik was batting like a man possessed. His unbeaten 58 came in 29 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. It helped KKR post 164/6, which proved to be just enough vs KXIP.?
KXIP may be playing badly, but Rahul's form as a batsman has been amazing. His 58-ball 74 contained 6 fours. In fact, while he was there, KXIP had the match won. Eventually, they fell 3 runs short of their target.?
Kohli has a sense of occasion and what better time to fire than against RCB's old nemesis CSK led by his mentor Dhoni. Kohli's 90 not out came in 52 balls and 4 fours and 4 sixes to help RCB post 169/4. It was more than enough as CSK were restricted to 132/8.?
The skippers ruled the roost on the day with 3 out of 4 firing. For 2 of them, it was a matchwinning effort and the tournament is now getting more interesting. ?