Tags: Indian T20 League 2023,
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, 70th Match at Bengaluru, May 21, 2023,
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Revealed on: Could 22, 2023
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Shubman Gill scored an excellent 104 not out off 52 balls as Gujarat Titans (GT) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in match quantity 70 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, Could 21. With the win, Gujarat knocked Bangalore out of IPL 2023 playoffs as Mumbai Indians (MI) completed within the high 4. Earlier than Gill, Virat Kohli (101 not out of 61) additionally scored a ton for RCB, however his knock went in useless.
Gujarat Titans gained the toss and opted to bowl first within the final match of the league stage. Kohli struck his second ton in as many innings within the course of additionally breaking Chris Gayle’s file for many IPL tons. He now has seven to his identify. Kohli and Faf du Plessis (28 off 15) added 67 for the primary wicket earlier than Noor Ahmad had the latter caught for at slip.
Glenn Maxwell was cleaned up by Rashid Khan for 11, whereas Mahipal Lomror (1) was stumped down leg off Ahmad’s bowling. Kohli, nevertheless, discovered help from Michael Bracewell (26 off 16) and Anuj Rawat (23 not out off 15) as RCB progressed in direction of the 200-run mark. They completed on 197/5 as Kohli struck 11 fours and a six.
Within the chase, Wriddhiman Saha was out for 12, caught brilliantly by Wayne Parnell off Mohammed Siraj’s bowling. Gill and Influence Sub Vijay Shankar (53 off 35) then added 123 for the second wicket. Gill struck five fours and eight sixes in his innings, whereas Shankar contributed seven fours and two sixes.
The latter perished to Vijaykumar Vyshak after racing to his fifty with a few huge hits. Dasun Shanaka (0) and David Miller (6) then perished to Harshal Patel and Siraj respectively. Nonetheless, Gill stayed until the tip and lofted Parnell for the six within the final over to raise GT to victory and ship RCB crashing out of the competitors.
Reflecting on the win, GT skipper Hardik Pandya, “The calmness which the boys had was terrific. We wished to maintain the momentum going. We’ve ticked a number of packing containers.”
On Gill, the captain stated, “He is aware of when he performs these cricketing pictures and bats like a batter, it is a totally different Shubman Gill. In the present day, the type of choices he picked and the type of locations the place he was hitting, as a bowler he would not give any probability. That makes him very particular and the opposite batter will get confidence from him as nicely.”
GT will now meet Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) in Qualifier 1 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, Could 23.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
