Twitter Reactions: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli power RCB to mammoth 248

The duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers was the highlight of the show when Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Gujarat Lions at Bengaluru. Coming to bat after the early dismissal of Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers took very little time to settle at the crease.

Taking special liking to the Gujarat Lions bowler, he bludgeoned the pacers and the spinners alike. He took just 25 balls to reach his half century and took the role of the aggressor. Virat Kohli happily played the second fiddle to the South African who was on absolute carnage mode. In walked Praveen Kumar to bowl the 16^th over and AB smacked him for 23 runs in the over and in the process reached his 3^rd IPL century and 2^nd for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Such brutal was AB’s attack that a 103m six by him went out of the stadium. It was the last ball of the 16^th over when he reached his century in just 43 balls. This was the 5^th fastest century in the IPL history. AB and Kohli put on 200 run stand for the 2^nd wicket in just 90 balls. Nobody had given Kohli a chance to hit a century too, but it turned out be one perfect evening for the RCB batting. Kohli hammered 30 runs including 4 sixes in the penultimate over by Shivil Kaushik to reach 95. It was the final over when Kohli hammered two maximums to bring his century, his third of this season!

Two of the game’s best players played the unstoppable brute force cricket. Kohli was dismissed in the last over on 109 off 55 balls with 5 fours and 8 sixes. AB de Villiers, on the other hand, clobbered 129 off just 52 balls with 10 fours and 12 sixes! The partnership was 229 runs in just 98 balls, the highest ever in T20s! The last 6 overs saw 126 runs coming off them.

Here are some of the best tweets from the match:

Many congratulations @ABdeVilliers17and @imVkohli truly class first time missed a game but saw a great game of #IPL2016 play well boys?

— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) May 14, 2016

Just seen the @RCBTweets scorecard ? @ABdeVilliers17 @imVkohli just #differentgravy highlights for me again #licks #indabush ??

— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) May 14, 2016

Amazing to see how the best change this beautiful game we play #IPL2016 Loved Virat's comment about anchoring the innings

— Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) May 14, 2016

200 partnership…in a T20 game??!!!!!!! @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets #vivoipl pic.twitter.com/uiNtWfIthI

— Isa Guha (@isaguha) May 14, 2016

AB is a joke!!!!!! ????

— Sam Billings (@sambillings) May 14, 2016

Not sure why I've only just turned on the TV for the @RCBTweets vs @TheGujaratLions match. What have I missed! #idiot

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) May 14, 2016

"My secret is very very simple. My wife came here to watch me today," – ABD #RCBvGL #IPL

— PawanKalyan (@kapilvarala) May 14, 2016

Absolutely killer batting by both champions @ABdeVilliers17 @imVkohli ?? salute pic.twitter.com/I7rDJaAgfs

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 14, 2016

I can't get the @IPL … but it sounds like carnage at #Bangalore with @ABdeVilliers17 being AB & @imVkohli being typical Virat!

— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) May 14, 2016

What a knock Virat. He is at a different level at the moment. What a player #Virat #IPL

— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) May 14, 2016

This is phenomenal!! The best batting you'll ever see by the two best batsman in the world!! #RCBvGL #special #IPL2016

— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) May 14, 2016

After:
Karan-Arjun
Ram-Lakhan
Ramesh-Suresh
Now its time for:
Kohli-DeVilliers#RCBvGL #UnitedByGoodTimes @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/0Z31o7X1Cs

— ABHISHEK (@kabhishek744) May 14, 2016

@sidmallya @RCBTweets @IPL RCB were dressed in green today, Hulk effect maybe? #RCBvGL

— Karan Nathani (@nathanikaran137) May 14, 2016

I'm absolutely speechless after this innings. Haven't seen anything like this! #RCBvGL #IPL2016

— Pramod Ananth (@pramz) May 14, 2016

2016 – The year of Virat Kohli #RCBvGL

— Kaamdev (@ROFL_Desi) May 14, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/731458970641031169

these 2 are inhuman..Insane stuff dat..just WOW..! @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 #RCBvGL pic.twitter.com/0UqDCfApqG

— Aditya Marrivada (@aditya731995) May 14, 2016

Did u guys notice any single in last 4 overs #RCBvGL..

— Rahul Rawat (@rahulrwt68) May 14, 2016

RCB last five Overs:
15th: 14 runs
16th: 23 runs
17th: 14 runs
18th: 30 runs
19th: 30 runs
20th: 15 runs
126 runs in 36 Balls!#RCBvGL

— Nikhil Joshi (@nikhuj) May 14, 2016

I am speechless, just a flawless innings by two masters of cricket. What could be better than this ???#RCBvGL

— Keerthi. (@im_Keerthi111) May 14, 2016

Virat Kohli's Daily Schedule:
Wake Up
Eat
Hit-Century
Sleep
Repeat.#RCBvGL

— DRJ KR ?? (@Kr_DRJ) May 14, 2016

If you guys think game is over, only couple who can outplay ABD & VK is in GL Mccullam and Smith. #RCBvGL. Game is on till they are batting

— CA Khilesh (@CA_Khilesh) May 14, 2016

Unbelievable batting by the best players in the world. Just need these two to bat whole day. Nothing short of entertainment #RCBvGL #VIVOIPL

— Abhinav Sudeep (@AbhinavSudeep27) May 14, 2016

I suspect RCB are 12 runs short that they could've scored off those last 2 balls. It will come back to haunt them. #RCBvGL

— रघु ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@rabish308) May 14, 2016

140 characters is not nearly enough to describe the genius batting we've just witnessed…These guys are not human..#ABD #Kohli #RCBvGL

— Kushagra Bajaj (@kush_bajaj) May 14, 2016

They are the real superheroes..@ABdeVilliers17 Batman and @imVkohli The superman ..they murder gl's bowling power #rcbvgl #RcbGoGreen

— Shaunak_viratian (@shaunakamin099) May 14, 2016

@IPL #RCBvGL Thats true terrorism….I'm filing a complaint against @imVkohli n @ABdeVilliers17 for murdering the bowling of opposition…!!

— Rahul Golhar (@rahulgolhar) May 14, 2016

It's like watching @Cristiano and @Lionel_Messi playing togather in one team. CARNAGE!!! @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets #RCBvGL

— Tanveer Ahmed (@reevnaT_demhA) May 14, 2016

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