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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT). GT chased down the target of 198 runs with 5 balls left and won the match by 6 wickets. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis would be utterly disappointed as the side couldn’t get wickets in the middle overs phase. Faf du Plessis would rue the fact that he couldn’t convert his start as he was dismissed on 28 runs in 19 balls.
GT’s star batter Shubman Gill looked in complete control of the run chase. The right-handed batter paced his innings smartly and was seen using the crease smartly and playing a lot of innovative shots. Shubman Gill smashed a match-winning ton and scored 104 runs in 52 balls.
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There was complete camaraderie between Vijay Shankar & Shubman Gill as the duo was involved in a mammoth partnership of 123 runs in 71 balls. Vijay Shankar played a flamboyant knock of 53 runs in 35 balls and struck 7 fours and 2 sixes.
The middle-order batters fell like a pack of cards which was quite rare to see, but that didn’t stop Shubman Gill from playing his natural aggressive brand of cricket. Shubman Gill got to his consecutive ton in IPL 2023 in the 20th over by smashing a six on the bowling of Wayne Parnell.
RCB’s pacers had a forgettable outing as all the variations proved to be ineffective. Harshal Patel was the pick of the bowlers who gave away 29 runs in his 4-over spell and took 1 wicket. RCB’s bowlers weren’t that disciplined in their line & length.
Virat Kohli earlier in the match had struck a spectacular knock of 101 runs in 61 balls. Virat Kohli now has smashed 7 IPL tons which is the highest in the history of the tournament. GT’s left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers who took 2 wickets and gave away 39 runs in his 4-over spell.
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RCB fans would be shell-shocked after losing this contest. RCB end their journey in IPL 2023 in 6th position on the points table with 14 points and an NRR of +0.13. GT on the other side are at the top of the points table with 20 points from 14 matches and an NRR of +0.80.
After the end of the match, Faf du Plessis was having an interaction with the commentary panel. Faf du Plessis praised GT and Shubman Gill for his ton and stated that there was dew in the second innings. Faf pointed out that Shubman Gill played incredibly well.
“Very disappointed. We played a really strong team tonight, an amazing hundred from Shubman. It was really wet in the second innings. It was wet in the first innings as well, but there wasn’t a lot of grip in the second innings and also we had to change the ball quite a few times during the second innings,” said Faf du Plessis.
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“Virat played an unbelievable knock to give us a chance and thought that was a good score, but Shubman played incredibly well to take the game away from us. From a batting perspective, the top 4 contributed really well,” he added.
Faf du Plessis emphasized the fact that the side missed runs from the middle order which hurt the team a lot. Faf heaped praise on Virat Kohli for his brilliant performance in IPL 2023 and said that the side which have good hitters at five, six, or seven are succeeding in the tournament.
“We missed a few runs from the middle order consistently throughout the season, especially in the back end of the innings, and also in the middle overs perhaps didn’t get as many wickets as we would have liked,” said Faf du Plessis.
“He (Kohli) played really good cricket throughout the season and as a partnership probably not a single game where we had anything under 40 as an opening combination. We need to improve well on finishing games especially in the back end,” he stated.
“Last year DK had a purple patch and was finishing games left, right and centre, but this season it wasn’t to be. And if you see the teams that succeed they have some good hitters at five at six probably six and seven,” he added.
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