Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Gujarat Titans 70th Match 21 May 2023

70th T20 • M.Chinnaswamy Stadium • Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

197/5 (20)

Gujarat Titans

198/4 (19.1)

GT won by 6 wickets

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Date & Time

21 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

70th T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Virender Sharma (India), Tapan Sharma(India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath(India)

Weather

Thunderstorms, High chance of rain

Toss

Gujarat Titans elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

162Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

145Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

RCB

1- 1

Venue Stats T20

Pitch Type Flat Pitch Batting Friendly

Highest Score 263/5 (RCB) vs (Pune Warriors, 2013)

Lowest Score 82/10 (RCB) vs (KKR, 2008)

Highest Chase 218/8 (RCB) vs (CSK, 2023)

Best Batting C Gayle (RCB) - 175 (66) vs (Pune Warriors, 2013)

Best Bowling S Badree (RCB) - 4/9 vs (MI, 2017)

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Gujarat Titans

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Shubman Gill

GT . BAT

576 Runs

13 Matches

Virat Kohli

RCB . BAT

538 Runs

13 Matches

Glenn Maxwell

RCB . ALL

389 Runs

13 Matches

Top Bowlers

Mohammed Shami

GT . BOWL

23 Wkts

13 Matches

Rashid Khan

GT . BOWL

23 Wkts

13 Matches

Mohammed Siraj

RCB . BOWL

17 Wkts

13 Matches

Player of the Match Shubman Gill

104(52)

Player of the Series Shubman Gill

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Info

Royal Challengers Bangalore

197/5 (20)

Batters

Virat Kohli

101

165.57

Not out

Faf du Plessis

(C)

147.37

c R Tewatia b N Ahmad

Glenn Maxwell

220.00

b R Khan

Mahipal Lomror

33.33

st W Saha b N Ahmad

Michael Bracewell

162.50

c & b M Shami

Dinesh Karthik

0.00

c W Saha b Yash Dayal

Anuj Rawat

153.33

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 9.85)

197/5

Did not Bat

Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma

Bowlers

EXT

9.75

9.75

6.00

9.75

13.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Faf du Plessis

c R Tewatia b N Ahmad

1-67

7.1

Glenn Maxwell

b R Khan

2-80

8.2

Mahipal Lomror

st W Saha b N Ahmad

3-85

9.1

Michael Bracewell

c & b M Shami

4-132

13.6

Dinesh Karthik

c W Saha b Yash Dayal

5-133

14.2

Gujarat Titans

198/4 (19.1)

Batters

Wriddhiman Saha

85.71

c W Parnell b M Siraj

Shubman Gill *

104

200.00

Not out

Vijay Shankar

151.43

c V Kohli b V Vyshak

Dasun Shanaka

0.00

c (sub SS Prabhudessai) b H Patel

David Miller

85.71

c (sub SS Prabhudessai) b M Siraj

Rahul Tewatia

80.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 5, LB: 6, NB: 1, W: 7)

TOTAL

(19.1 Ov, RR: 10.33)

198/4

Did not Bat

Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Yash Dayal

Bowlers

EXT

Mohammed Siraj

8.00

Wayne Parnell

3.1

13.26

10.00

9.33

7.25

16.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Wriddhiman Saha

c W Parnell b M Siraj

1-25

2.6

Vijay Shankar

c V Kohli b V Vyshak

2-148

14.5

Dasun Shanaka

c (sub SS Prabhudessai) b H Patel

3-150

15.3

David Miller

c (sub SS Prabhudessai) b M Siraj

4-171

17.4

Match Info

Date & Time

21 May, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

TV/Streaming

Star Sports / Jio Cinema

Match

70th T20,

Indian Premier League

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Virender Sharma (India), Tapan Sharma(India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath(India)

Weather

Thunderstorms, High chance of rain

Toss

Gujarat Titans elected to bowl

Player of the Match Shubman Gill

104(52)

Player of the Series Shubman Gill

Analysis

Commentary

So, tomorrow is a well-deserved break day before the caravan moves to Chennai for Qualifier 1 on Tuesday. Well, that's technically tomorrow since we're past midnight. That's our cue to sign off then. This has been Pratyush Rohra, alongside my partner, Shashwat Kumar. Goodnight!

Alright then. We've got our top four that will fight it off in the playoffs. Gujarat Titans will take on the Chennai Super Kings for Qualifier 1, while the Lucknow Super Giants will take on the Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator. Unfortunately for RCB, they've stumbled at the final hurdle, and their wait for the trophy continues to elude them for another year.

Shubman Gill is the Player of the Match. Here's what he has to say: I'm in good form. I know it's all about getting a start and converting into the big one. I wasn't doing that at the start of the tournament but thankfully, everything is working out for me right now. T20 is such a game, sometimes you play the big shots and they find the fielder but you have to keep doing that. [Pitch] It was holding a bit but the pitch got easier to bat on. It was difficult for the spinners with the ball getting wet. [Chat while Shankar was struggling] I thought he was looking to hit it too hard and we had a conversation about it. [Cricketing shots] I know my game and it's important for me to keep building on that. It's going to be an exciting one, playing Chennai against Chennai. If we win that, we'll make it to the finals the second time in a row.

Hardik Pandya: The calmness the boys had inside was terrific. As I said, we wanted to keep the momentum going and we ticked a lot of boxes. [Gill] Shubman knows that when he plays those kinds of shots, he's a different batter. Today, the way he was hitting it, the bowlers feel like they don't have a chance. Even the batters at the other end get confidence from that. [Bowling] We would have taken 197 at the start but we didn't bowl at our best. The bowlers know that. It was a special innings from Virat as well but I feel like we didn't bowl at our best. [Playoffs twice in two years] I can't ask anything better from the boys. Last year, everything went our way. We were expecting people to challenge us this year and the character the team has shown has been terrific.

So, the Mumbai Indians are the ones who seal the final playoff spot. The Royal Challengers Bangalore squad takes a lap of honor to thank the crowd for their support, and understandably, it's a subdued atmosphere. The wait for their title continues. Rashid, Noor and Virat are having a chat, all in good spirits. Good scenes, leaving the rivalries on the field and showing great comradery off it.

Vijay Shankar: We've been playing good cricket overall. This game was really needed for us. Going into the playoffs, chasing 200 runs and the way we chased it was hugely satisfying. Personally, I should have finished it. I was set and was hitting the ball well towards the end but overall it's a wonderful feeling to win the game. It wasn't easy with the new ball I felt. Whenever they bowled back of a length it wasn't coming onto the bat that much. That's why we weren't able to find the gap much. Shubman just showed everyone how to bat. (On not bowling) I've been practicing a lot, have been bowling in the nets and all. But with the current rule, we already have six bowlers in the team. Ready to bowl when required and I've been practicing in the net sessions. (On GT's success as a chasing side) We're trying to get closer to the target, not trying to overdo things - trying to keep up with the required run rate and take it as close as we can. Once we get closer to the target, we have the firepower to chase it. We saw what Rashid Khan did that day. (On Qualifier 1 against CSK) It's just the way we play the game. We've been playing really good cricket overall and have been playing really well. We've got two bowlers in the top wicket-takers and Shubman in the top run-getters. It's important to enjoy since we don't get to play the playoffs every season. To face CSK in Chennai will be really special. It's going to be a wonderful feeling.

Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain: (On what he is feeling) Obviously very disappointed. When you get to the last game of the campaign, you try to make sure you go through. Shubman Gill - to get a hundred, was amazing. We were off in one or two areas and against teams like GT, they capitalize. (On the score) It was really wet in the second innings but it was also wet in the first innings. There was not a lot of grip in the second innings. I thought 197 was a good score. Virat played an unbelievable knock to give us a chance. (On what could have been done better) The top four really contributed well, so some really good signs. We were a little light in the middle order - we missed a few runs consistently in the back end. We were consistent throughout the powerplay while bowling but in the middle, we did not get as many wickets as we would have wanted. (On Kohli) He has been amazing. He has played very good cricket throughout this season. It shows Virat has still got a lot left in the tank in T20 cricket. (On the areas that need improving before next season) We need to make sure that we are finishing things towards the back end. Last season, DK was wonderful. This season, it was not to be. There was a lot on his shoulders and ideally, we want someone to take that burden off him.

Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets!

Shubman Gill - 104* (52) | Noor Ahmad - 2/39
Virat Kohli - 101* (61) | Mohammed Siraj - 2/32

What a game of cricket. What a tournament. It all came down to the final league stage game with RCB and MI fighting for the final playoff spot, and it's Bangalore who fall short at the worst possible time. They needed the win to get through tonight but the defending champions stood in their way. Shubman Gill eclipsed Virat Kohli's century with a century of his own, and no one celebrated that more than the Mumbai Indians and their fans, perhaps.

Royal Challengers Bangalore fought their heart out and you can see the disappointment is evident amongst the players. This seemed like it could be their year. They had their fate in their own hands, but alas, they didn't manage to get the job done. After Kohli's century set a par total for the Titans, they got off to a sloppy start with Saha struggling to get a move on. The same was true for Vijay Shankar in the middle overs, which meant that Gill was shepherding this innings alone.

He did that with aplomb too, before Shankar finally joined the party and flicked a switch to notch up a half-century. That swung the momentum completely in Gujarat's favor but RCB fought admirably with the wickets of Shanaka and Miller, keeping their hopes alive. But ultimately, it was Gill, often referred to as Kohli's successor, who fittingly finished things off. Both batters scored consecutive centuries, but only one of them moves to the playoffs, while the other endures another heartbreak in the tournament.

Take a bow, Shubman Gill. Take. A. Bow. He gets the job done for the Gujarat Titans. Sitting in the dugout, Kohli throws his cap into the ground, evidently frustrated. His century gave his team hope, before Gill washes away RCB's hopes to end their campaign.

19.1 Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill, GT WIN! MI QUALIFY, RCB CRASH OUT! AND AMONG ALL OF THAT, GILL GETS TO HIS TON! WHAT A KNOCK THIS HAS BEEN! OH MY WORD! In the slot on off stump and that is just what Gill wants! Sits deep in his crease and mousses it a mile over long on! RCB falter just when it matters, yet again, and MI are through to another playoff!

This time RCB want to review the call. Gill did shuffle across a touch but the third umpire doesn't pick that up. Free-hit continues.

19.1 Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill, full and way outside off stump. Gill tries to dab it fine but misses. The umpire, though, thinks it is wide enough to be called a wide. But this time, RCB review, arguing that Gill walked across his stumps. No luck, however. The third umpire upholds the wide call!

That's been given as a wide but Gill thinks it was too high as well. And he might get the call you know. That was clearly well above waist height. It will be a no-ball. Gill gets a free-hit on 98*

19.1 Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill, OH DEAR! High full toss way outside off stump. Gill lets it go and the umpire calls it a wide. That was very close to being a No ball too. In fact, Gill has reviewed this! Oh my, this is clearly above the waist, and it is now a No ball! Free hit coming up!

Wayne Parnell [3.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Well, it's Harshal Patel who holds his nerve to execute the slower wide one. That gives the RCB fans some hope again. 8 needed off the final over. Are we heading for a super over? Surely not? Some miles away, MI can only wait and watch

overs

190 /4 score

1wd

runs

Rahul Tewatia *

4 (5)

Shubman Gill

98 (50)

Harshal Patel

1 /29

18.6 Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia, full and hung outside off stump. Tewatia advances and then leaves it alone, thinking he will get the wide but does not get the call!

Huge delivery coming up. Can the Iceman find the boundary to ice this chase?

18.5 Harshal Patel to Rahul Tewatia, slower delivery on a length just outside off stump. Tewatia prods it back to the bowler