RCB vs GT: RCB’s 6-Wicket Loss Helps MI Join GT, LSG, CSK In IPL 2023 Playoffs

IPL 2023: GT beat RCB by 6 wickets on Sunday. © BCCI Shubman Gill declared his status as Virat Kohli’s beneficiary evident with a spectacular hundred as Gujarat Titans knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL with a six-wicket win, permitting Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians to slip through as the 4th group in the play-offs in Bengaluru on Sunday. After Kohli scored a 61-ball 101 in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 197 for 5, it appeared like the very best effort on the day however Gill, who will be the torchbearer of Indian batting for the next 10 years, revealed that he is much better than the very best. What Kohli succeeded, Gill did that much better as his unbeaten 104 off 52 balls saw Titans ferret out the target with elan. Like previous India captain Kohli, this was Gill’s 2nd succeeding hundred. Gill knocked 8s 6s and 5 fours. Titans hence completed the league engagements with 20 points while CSK ended 2nd with 17 points ahead of Lucknow Super Giants due to much better net run-rate. Mumbai Indians, after their eight-wicket win versus SRH, were back in the last 4 with 16 points. With 34 required off 3 overs, Gill’s short-arm half-jab, half-pull off Mohammed Siraj was the killer blow, and after that he struck him for another 6 to eliminate the contest as Kohli knocked his head in shock in the dugout. RCB had their fate in their own hands however bad execution while safeguarding a healthy overall became their undoing. Gill was exceptional in his touch-play versus pacers with that additional flash to play his shots while the regal footwork versus leg-spinner Himanshu Sharma was a lover’s pleasure. The pick-up flick behind square off Michael Bracewell’s off-break was quickly the shot of the night, which was followed by a beast hit over long-on. Gill had an able ally in Vijay Shankar (53 off 35 balls). The duo included 123 runs for the 2nd wicket as Gujarat Titans didn’t let the strength down for even one minute. The distinction in between Gill’s match-winning knock and Kohli’s effort was the assistance at the other end. While Kohli was delegated do all the heavy-lifting, Gill discovered assistance at the other end. RCB had several weak links in their bowling system and Gill extremely skillfully targeted the sluggish bowlers with leg-spinner Himanshu and off-spinner Bracewell in their 4 overs offering away 44 runs while 40 came off unskilled Vijaykumar Vyshak’s spell. Previously, Kohli was the only ranger as his sec
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