IPL 2023 RCB vs GT: Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli hit century; Titans shatter Challengers' dream
With this loss against Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets, RCB is now out of IPL playoffs and Mumbai Indians have become the 4th team to qualify.
PremiumFacing the defending champions Gujarat Titans in the last match of the league match of the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore on 21 May scored 197 runs in 20 overs after losing 5 wickets. However, they lost the match to the defending champions GT by 6 wickets.
With this loss, RCB is now out of IPL playoff and Mumbai Indians have become the 4th team to qualify.
After being asked to bat first by GT skipper Hardik Pandya at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the RCB skipper Faf du Plessis was firm to make sure the team wins by a good margin.
Looking at the IPL points table, this was must win match for RCB for them to qualify for the play-offs. In the previous match of day, Mumbai Indians defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets, inching the team forward to qualify as the fourth team.
Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have already qualified for the play-offs.
RCB Innings:
With a hope of qualifying in the play-offs, RCB openers Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis were batting with pace from the very beginning.
Though Noor Ahmad picked up the wicket of du Plessis (28) in the 8th over. Glen Maxwell (11) too departed by Rashid Khan in the 9th over. Following this, Mahipal Lomror went back to pavilion as Noor Ahmad sent him off in the 10th over.
After this, RCB sent Michael Bracewell to set a partnership with Virat, and Bracewell scored 26 runs, before being sent off by Mohammed Shami in the 14th over.
With Dinesh Kartik entered the pitch, there was a hope of a big score, by the was sent off on the very first ball by Yash Dayal.
However, Kohli remained on the pitch and kept scoring like a machine gun. He completed his second century in the Tata IPL 2023 and scored 101 runs. But the end of 20 overs, RCB scored a whopping 197 runs by losing 5 wickets.
For GT, Noor Ahmad took two wickets, while Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal and Rashid Khan picked one wicket each.
GT Innings:
Facing a target of 198 runs, GT openers Wriddhiman Saha (12) couldn't do much and was sent back in the third over by Mohd Siraj.
Following this, Shubman Gill (104) and Vijay Shankar (53) set a reliable partnership that gave the defending champions some momentum.
But Shankar's wicket was picked up by Vijaykumar Vyshak in the 15th over. Soon after this, Dasun Shanaka (0) and David Miller (6) were sent back to pavilion by Harshal Patel and Siraj in the 16th and 18th over.
However, Gill remained on the pitch till last and scored a century. He ensured the defending champions win the match and continue to be at the top. GT won the match by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining.
For RCB, Mohammed Siraj took two wickets, while Vijaykumar Vyshak and Harshal Patel picked one each.
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