In the 68th match of the continued Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by eight wickets at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday to keep their playoffs hopes alive.
Chasing 169, the Challengers bought off to an incredible begin as Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli utterly taking the sport away from Gujarat with a dominating partnership.
Kohli roared again within the type, smashing his second half-century of the fifteenth season. Du Plessis and Kohli went on to add 115 runs for the opening wicket in 14.3 overs earlier than the RCB skipper was dismissed for a well-made 44 off 38 balls, together with 5 boundaries.
Kohli, in the meantime, continued the assault from one finish, reducing quick the goal and making it straightforward for his crew to chase down. The former RCB captain was all set to end the sport earlier than Rashid Khan outfoxed him within the seventeenth over. Kohli performed a match-winning knock of 73 runs from simply 54 deliveries, with the assistance of 8 fours and a few sixes.
Glen Maxwell scored a quickfire 40 not out off 18 balls as RCB finally managed to win the competition by eight wickets.
Earlier, GT captain Hardik Pandya led from the entrance, smashing his fourth half-century of the match. Hardik performed an unbeaten 62 off 47 deliveries with the assistance of seven boundaries, together with three sixes.
Apart from Hardik, David Miller (34 off 25) and Rashid (19 not out) chipped in with helpful contributions to assist Gujarat put up 168/5 of their allotted 20 overs. For the Challengers, Wanindu Hasranga bowled exceptionally effectively, conceding 25 runs in his quota of 4 overs and selecting up an vital wicket of Miller.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That’s that from Match 67 as #RCB win by 8 wickets and at the moment are 4th on the #TATAIPL Points Table.
Scorecard – https://t.co/TzcNzbrVwI #RCBvGT #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/K7uz6q15qQ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 19, 2022
We wanted a win, we bought the win. ✅
Not completed but. ??#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/aDi1oiQdSI
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 19, 2022
KING FOR A REASON, KING OF ALL SEASONS.
Really completely happy to see our champ Virat Kohli is again in his ferocious type. #RCBvGT #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/leaQ9kzwzq
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 19, 2022
Performing when it issues probably the most! Responsible knock from the massive 3’s Virat, Faf and Maxwell. Well completed guys ?? #GTvRCB #IPL2022
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) May 19, 2022
#IPL2022 #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/WaYO1eFUVd
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 19, 2022
Not our day, par ab playoffs #AavaDe ?#RCBvGT | #SeasonOfFirsts | #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/Nf8ScyCV9p
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 19, 2022
Some saying the King is again, others know he by no means actually left ?? #RCBvGT #ViratKohli?
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) May 19, 2022
It may need come late within the IPL however for this reason so many people backed #RCB early on.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2022
⚡ WHAT A KNOCK! Maxwell was in some swashbuckling temper tonight ?
? IPL • #RCBvGT #GTvRCB #GT #RCB #IPL2022 #TATAIPL #IPL #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/POmAQ95Uwq
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) May 19, 2022
Must win recreation for #RCB and Kohli stands up.pic.twitter.com/DDWP3IG3F0
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 19, 2022
Glenn Maxwell with a smashing 40* from 18, along with Faf & Kohli information RCB to an 8 wicket win with 8 balls to spare and keep alive!!#GTvRCB
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) May 19, 2022