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Finally, Royal Challengers Bengaluru bagged their 3rd win in the IPL 2024. They bagged this win in the last night’s match against Gujrat Titans. Well, this win has not changed the ranking of RCB yet. RCB is still holding the 10th position in the point table with 6 points and an NRR (Net Run Rate) of -0.415. RCB has played 10 matches, has lost 7 & won only 3. On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are holding the 7th position in the point table with 8 points and an NRR of +1.113. GT has played 10 matches, has won 4 & lost 6 till now. Let’s focus on the match to get a clear picture of the win of RCB. Read the blog & stay connected with Cricfeverr.com to get all the sports news, cricket news & IPL news on time.
What is the overview of the match?
It was the 45th match of the IPL 2024. It was scheduled between Gujarat Titans & Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The venue of the match was the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and the match started at 3:30 PM.
What is the toss result?
RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl first vs GT.
Who won the match?
RCB won the match by 9 wickets and 24 balls remaining. GT scored 200/3 in 20 overs, while RCB scored 206/1 in 16 overs only.
What are the match highlights?
The start of the day was great for RCB. RCB won the toss and decided to do the fielding first against Gujarat. For opening the match, Gujarat Titans kept their trust in the trusted openers Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha. however, Saha didn’t last long on the pitch. Sai Sudarshan stole the limelight as he scored 84* in 49 balls for GT. apart from Sai, David Miller also played well & remained unbeaten at 26 runs. This combined effort helped GT to post a target of 200/3 on the card.
On the other hand, RCB really played very well last night. If we talk about the bowlers, Swapnil Singh took the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha at 5, Glen Maxwell took the wicket of Shubman Gill for 16 off 19 balls only. Mohammad Siraj took the wicket of Shahrukh Khan. however, Shahrukh Khan scored 58 for GT.
RCB went to the pitch with a target of chasing 201 runs and RCB scored 206/1 in 16 overs. Jack scored 29 runs in the 16th over and also got his century. In a total of 41 balls, Jack scored 100 runs and he also remained unbeaten in the match. Apart from Jack, Virat also remained unbeaten in the match. Virat scored 70* off in 44 balls while Faf du Plessis scored only 24 runs. Sai Kishore took the wicket of Faf.
Player of the match:
Will Jacks bagged the Player of the Match title for his superb 100* in just 41 balls
Records of the match:
Virat scored 70* off in 44 balls and with this, he touched the mark of 500 runs in this IPL 2024. Virat is the 1st batter of this season to touch this mark.
Post-match: who said what?
The firm of RCB was poor from the beginning of the tournament and there was a lot of criticism over that. After this match, Virat slammed the doubters. Kohli slammed his doubters and questioned their position to make statements ‘from the box’. Kohli pointed out how after playing for 15 years, he knows his job – to ensure his team wins – with most of it stemming from muscle memory.
However, this statement didn’t go well with the fans. They are not happy with Virat’s attitude. However, former Indian players Mohammad Kaif and Navjot Sidhu backed Virat.
“All I hear about these days is strike-rate. People are after Kohli. Boss, between overs 7 and 15, it’s obvious to slow down. The economy-rate of a spinner is lower than a fast bowler. Why? Because they bowl the middle overs,” Kaif said.
“People think Kohli is God. He is a human, so will play like a human too. Rather than nitpick, why don’t we look at the fact that the guy has 80 centuries. That’s his strength and weakness, he has none. And if you look carefully, today he played off the backfoot and lofted the spinners. Tell me how many can do that? Hitting a left-arm spinner against the spin… how many can do that? So Kohli has a presence, he cherishes his wicket too. What else is he supposed to do?” mentioned Sidhu.
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