<div>Virat Kohli battled immense physical pain to script yet another magnificent century to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to an imposing 211 for 3 against bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab in a rain-truncated IPL clash here today.<br /><br />Kohli (113 off 50 balls) notched up his fourth century in the ongoing IPL season and also became the only batsman to score more than 800 runs in a single edition. His tally stands at 865 runs from 13 matches.<br /><br />Kohli, who had sustained multiple stitches due to his split webbing on left hand during the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, gestured at it once he reached the three-figure landmark in the 14th over.<br /><br />The RCB skipper blasted 12 fours and eight sixes as he piled 96 runs in 20 scoring strokes, while his opening partner Chris Gayle smashed a scintillating 32-ball 73 with the help of four boundaries and eight sixes.<br /><br />The duo butchered the Kings XI Punjab bowlers with a whirlwind 147-run opening stand to lay the foundation for a huge score.<br /><br />Earlier, with heavy rain delaying the start, the match was reduced to a 15-over affair and Kings XI Punjab skipper Murali Vijay won the toss and elected to bowl.<br /><br />Kohli continued his rampaging form and with Gayle firing early on, the duo amassed 53 runs without loss in the Powerplay overs.<br /><br />The RCB skipper reached his fifty in 28 balls and alongwith Gayle brought up the team hundred in 8.5 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.<br /><br />Gayle reached his 50 off 26 balls in the ninth over with the help of a flat six off Axar Patel over deep midwicket. However, he was dismissed in the 11th over when he was caught by David Miller at long-off.<br /><br />Four balls later, AB de villiers (0) was sent back to the pavillion by Kyle Abbott when the South African was trying to make room to play a shot only to end up dragging it back onto the stumps.<br /><br />In the 14th over, Kohli blasted Sharma for a six and a four before another attempt to sent him out of the park ended with a mishit, which was safely caught by Miller at long-off. <br /></div>
<div>Virat Kohli battled immense physical pain to script yet another magnificent century to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to an imposing 211 for 3 against bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab in a rain-truncated IPL clash here today.<br /><br />Kohli (113 off 50 balls) notched up his fourth century in the ongoing IPL season and also became the only batsman to score more than 800 runs in a single edition. His tally stands at 865 runs from 13 matches.<br /><br />Kohli, who had sustained multiple stitches due to his split webbing on left hand during the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, gestured at it once he reached the three-figure landmark in the 14th over.<br /><br />The RCB skipper blasted 12 fours and eight sixes as he piled 96 runs in 20 scoring strokes, while his opening partner Chris Gayle smashed a scintillating 32-ball 73 with the help of four boundaries and eight sixes.<br /><br />The duo butchered the Kings XI Punjab bowlers with a whirlwind 147-run opening stand to lay the foundation for a huge score.<br /><br />Earlier, with heavy rain delaying the start, the match was reduced to a 15-over affair and Kings XI Punjab skipper Murali Vijay won the toss and elected to bowl.<br /><br />Kohli continued his rampaging form and with Gayle firing early on, the duo amassed 53 runs without loss in the Powerplay overs.<br /><br />The RCB skipper reached his fifty in 28 balls and alongwith Gayle brought up the team hundred in 8.5 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.<br /><br />Gayle reached his 50 off 26 balls in the ninth over with the help of a flat six off Axar Patel over deep midwicket. However, he was dismissed in the 11th over when he was caught by David Miller at long-off.<br /><br />Four balls later, AB de villiers (0) was sent back to the pavillion by Kyle Abbott when the South African was trying to make room to play a shot only to end up dragging it back onto the stumps.<br /><br />In the 14th over, Kohli blasted Sharma for a six and a four before another attempt to sent him out of the park ended with a mishit, which was safely caught by Miller at long-off. <br /></div>