On Saturday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down a target of 148 against Gujarat Titans in just 13.4 overs in Bengaluru. While the number of overs remaining might make you believe that RCB had it easy, that was not the case. RCB lost six wickets and without rearguard action from Dinesh Karthik and Swapnil Singh, things would have been tricky for RCB. The chase started for RCB when they crossed paths in the Powerplay.
Just when it looked like RCB would sail towards the target, they started losing wickets. From 92/0 in 5.4 overs, RCB were reduced to 111/6 in 10.4 overs. Faf du Plessis (64) and Virat Kohli (42) were the only good performers, while stars like Will Jacks (1), Rajat Patidar (2), Glenn Maxwell (1), Cameron Green (1) fell like a pack of cards.
It prompted former Indian cricket team wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel to call Glenn Maxwell overrated. “Glenn Maxwell….HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED player in the history of ipl…#IPL2024….” he wrote on X.
Glenn Maxwell…HE IS THE MOST OVERRATED PLAYER IN IPL HISTORY…#IPL2024 ….
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 4, 2024
He was brutally harassed and even shamed for that comment.
I'm 5”3…does that matter? https://t.co/H5GOY3BcEy
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 4, 2024
this happened once too..trophy was bigger than me.. https://t.co/RZ3j07zsYx
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 4, 2024
looking to 2024!! https://t.co/B92aMJ4iV1
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) May 4, 2024
Talking about the match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru pressed the self-destruct button at mid-on but a blazing fifty from captain Faf du Plessis had enough torque to take them to a four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in their IPL match on Saturday.
Du Plesiss (64, 23b, 10×4, 3×6) and Kohli (42, 27b, 2×4, 4×6), who added 92 runs in just 35 balls for the opening wicket, were in prime touch as Royal Challengers got past a weak target of 148. , braving some nervous moments, most of them their own creation.
The win also lifted RCB to seventh place on the table with eight points from eleven matches, and kept their mathematical chances of making the play-offs alive.
With PTI inputs
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