May 18, 2023
Kohli narrowly missed out on a hundred during an encounter against the erstwhile DD in Delhi during the 2013 edition. He hammered 99 runs off 58 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes at a SR of 170.69.
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The RCB skipper deserved a hundred, but was run out off the last ball attempting a run that would have got him to his first three-figure mark in the IPL. RCB made 183/4 and won the match by 4 runs.
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The next on this list is dashing opener, Prithvi Shaw. Shaw got out on 99 while his team (DC) was chasing a target of 186 vs KKR.
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Shaw scored 99 off just 55 balls at a SR of 180 with 12 fours and 3 maximums. Delhi Capitals won this match in a thrilling super over against the Knight Riders.
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Ishan Kishan playing for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai was dismissed off the 2nd last ball of the game when he was on 99, and Mumbai Indians needed five runs to win the game.
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The game eventually went into a super over, where RCB won the thriller. Ishan scored 99 off 58 deliveries with a couple of boundaries and 9 maximums at a strike rate of 170.69.
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This was the second instance in the 2020 IPL when a batter got out on 99. The 'Universe Boss', who was hitting the RR bowlers out of the park in Abu Dhabi, fell 1 run short of a century.
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Gayle ran out of time and was dismissed on 99. He was so furious that he threw his bat away. He was later congratulated by RR bowler Jofra Archer.
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CSK’s opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad joined this club last season.
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In a match against SRH, CSK batted first, and Gaikwad smashed the SRH bowlers all over the park, before Natarajan dismissed him on 99. CSK scored 202/2 and also won the match by 13 runs.
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