[Watch] IPL 2025: Virat Kohli dispatches Jasprit Bumrah for elegant maximum

IPL 2025: Virat Kohli dispatches Jasprit Bumrah for elegant maximum (Photo Source: Star Sports)

A classic shot over the deep midwicket fence saw Jasprit Bumrah getting clobbered for a maximum on the second delivery of his spell during Match 20 of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, April 7. It was the first delivery which Kohli faced of Bumrah in the current game.

A marginally short delivery on the middle-and-off channel was wristfully heaved over the boundary by RCB's ace batter. This particular shot was Kohli's first maximum of his eventual 67-run knock which came off just 42 deliveries.

Strong wrists! 💪🏻
Perfect placement! 👊🏻
Real statement! 💥#ViratKohli smashes #JaspritBumrah for a MAXIMUM at the mid-wicket fence! ❤

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Bumrah's first over of yielded 10 runs. At the end of the powerplay, RCB were quite well-placed at 73/1. Devdutt Padikkal was eventually dismissed for 37 (22) on the final delivery of the ninth over. Vignesh Puthur got a breakthrough in his first over.

Hardik Pandya's third over of the game resulted in a couple of wickets. Kohli was dismissed after a mis-directed swipe found Naman Dhir at deep square leg. The next batter to depart was Liam Livingstone. The English batting all-rounder was dismissed for a second-ball duck.

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For the unversed, the ongoing game is Bumrah's first since the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after sustaining a stress injury in the back during that game. The magnitude of his injury was such that he missed out on India's recent Champions Trophy 2025 campaign which was won by the Men in Blue.