In a heart-wrenching match on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, May 21, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) misplaced to the Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets, lacking out on a playoffs spot by a whisker.
Despite a record-breaking efficiency by Virat Kohli, who hit his seventh IPL hundred, RCB did not safe the win they wanted to advance to their 4th successive playoffs. Mumbai Indians certified for the playoffs with 16 factors after beating SunRisers Hyderabad earlier within the day, ending with 2 extra factors than RCB.
Kohli’s 101 not out in 61 balls guided RCB to a par rating of 197 in 20 overs, however Gujarat’s Shubman Gill stole the present with a sensational hundred, ending with 104 from 52 balls. Kohli had his head buried in his cap as he watched Gill tear into the RCB bowlers, main his group to a surprising victory. Notably, it was additionally the second successive hundred for Gill in IPL 2023, emulating Kohli who additionally hit his second successive hundred on Sunday.
Gujarat Titans, recognized for his or her glorious chasing expertise, confronted a frightening goal of 198 and needed to battle the house crowd, which was in excessive spirits after witnessing Kohli’s phenomenal efficiency. The RCB chants have been ringing loud because the Bengaluru followers braved the rain to pack the stadium to the rafters.
Shubman Gill seals off the chase with a MAXIMUM @gujarat_titans end the league stage on a excessive #TATAIPL | #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/bZQJ0GmZC6
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 21, 2023
The chase didn’t get off to a rocket begin as Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed within the third over of the powerplay by Mohammed Siraj. Saha struggled to get going and managed simply 12 from 14 balls because the chants from the group grew louder. Despite the setback, Gujarat Titans remained centered and decided, in the end reaching a outstanding victory.
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