‘Don’t think Kohli, de Villiers mis-hit a ball’ – Jordan

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Several T20 records broke on a sweltering Saturday afternoon as Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers stunned Gujarat Lions with an onslaught so severe that it took the pair only 96 balls to plunder 229 runs. That record partnership gave Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowlers a total of 248 to defend and they responded by dismissing Gujarat Lions for 104, completing the win by a record margin of 144 runs. Chris Jordan, who took a career-best 4 for 11, lauded the astounding batting display from de Villiers and Kohli.

“Coming into a team of this calibre, I was hoping something like that would happen, hoping I’d be able to witness something like that live,” Jordan said. “What a performance! They really showed their class today. They went through the gears. When they needed to take a single, they took a single. When it was time to go, they went. I don’t think they mis-hit a ball, which was phenomenal. They really set the game up for us bowlers to go and express ourselves and take the …

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