India, April 30 -- Kagiso Rabada knew what the dismissal meant as he removed Virat Kohli on Thursday in Ahmedabad. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener took on the Gujarat Titans bowler in the second over of the first innings, clobbering him for 21 runs. But in the fourth over, Rabada had the last laugh, dismissing Kohli and then giving him a deadly stare as he made his way back to the pavilion.

In the first ball of the second over, Kohli pulled the South African over midwicket for a four, and then launched him over wide mid-off for another. He made it a hat-trick of boundaries in the third ball, receiving a short length delivery, outside off, Kohli carved it to the deep point ropes. In the fourth delivery, Kohli smacked him past the f...