- By Namrata Vijay
- Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:49 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's star opener Virat Kohli once again started the innings for the Bengaluru-based franchise during the summit clash but couldn't make a significant contribution with the bat. All eyes were on the star batter but he could score just 43 runs off 35 balls against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. In his knock, he had smashed three fours.
Punjab Kings' Azmatullah Omarzai dismissed him during the fifth ball of the 15th over in the first innings. Omarzai took the catch of his bowling.
After Kohli was dismissed, the fans took to their official X account and slammed him for scoring such a slow innings.
Here's how fans reacted on social media:
Virat Kohli Test Inning made sure PBKS is winning this pic.twitter.com/vQhvAeSFLH
— Homie (@homelander_yyy) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli 35 ball 43 runs #RCBvPBKS #IPLFinals pic.twitter.com/UUwokuNnmO
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli 35 ball 43 runs #RCBvPBKS #IPLFinals pic.twitter.com/UUwokuNnmO
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 3, 2025
I wasn't aware of your game Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/7fkqnxyIdT
— Veer (@WorshipRohit) June 3, 2025
Punjab da puttar Virat Kohli
— Megamind (@MegamindMP) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli took retirement from the wrong format.#IPLFinal #RCBvsPBKS
— bp_4 (@ot4islove_) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli 43(35)..king watched Dhoni's videos before playing finals!
— Anuj (@AnujIN21) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli doesn't deserve this cup ...
— Dr. RR Sahoo 🇮🇳 (@srrashmi1) June 3, 2025
King Virat Kohli #IPL2025 #RCBvsPBKS #viratkholi pic.twitter.com/qiyO92jg0Z
— Cricket Conclave (@CricketConclave) June 3, 2025
#RCBvPBKS Virat Kohli Playing with a strike rate of 122.86 in IPL final is totally unacceptable. Again when he is batting first in #IPL he is struggling. #IPLFinals #iplfinal2025 #PBKSvsRCB #IPLFinal
— Priyanshu Sharma (@Priyanshuu27) June 3, 2025
Virat kohli you took retirement good decision coz the way your mindset is on the surface anyone can dominate you this isn't how u should play boy I'm done w you
— fade (@82melbourne) June 3, 2025
Virat Kohli stitched a partnership of 38 for the second wicket with Mayank Agarwal a partnership of 40 runs for the third wicket with skipper Rajat Patidar and a gritty partnership of 35 runs for the fourth wicket with Liam Livingstone.
After Kohli got out, the Bengaluru-based franchise was 131/4 after 14.5 overs.
During the ongoing season, he had featured in 15 matches, where he had smashed eight fifties and had scored 657 runs. He is the Bengaluru-based franchise's highest run-getter this year. Besides him, there are two players Sai Sudharsan (759) and Suryakumar Yadav (717)- who are above him in the Orange Cap list.