RCB defeated GT by 4 wickets in the IPL 2024 match in Bengaluru on Saturday.© BCCI
Skipper Faf du Plessis hit a 23-ball 64 to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a convincing four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Chasing an under-par 148, Du Plessis and Virat Kohli (42 off 27) shared 92 runs in just 35 balls to set the platform for the big win. which came in 13.4 overs. Josh Little (4/45) took four wickets for GT but the effort was not enough. Earlier, RCB dished out a disciplined bowling effort to bowl out Gujarat Titans for a modest 147.
RCB bowlers opted to bowl and took wickets at regular intervals before M Shahrukh Khan (37) and David Miller (30) shared 61 runs for the fourth wicket to stabilize GT's innings.
But once the duo left, GT innings never really gained the required momentum.
Towards the end, Rahul Tewatia (35 off 21) tried his best to raise the bar but got no support from the other end.
For RCB, Yash Dayal (2/21), Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/23) and Mohammed Siraj (2/29) took two wickets each.
The win left RCB at the bottom of the points table by jumping three places. RCB is now at 7th position, after rising from 10th position. The change meant that Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians lost one place each to move to 8th, 9th and 10th respectively. The rest of the points table remained unchanged.
Here is the updated IPL 2024 points table –
RCB's Virat Kohli claims the Orange Cap with 542 runs to his name from 11 matches at an average of 67.75 and a strike rate of 148.08. Meanwhile, MI's Jasprit Bumrah continues to retain the Purple Cap with 17 wickets to his name in 11 matches. Its economy is 6.25.
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