In IPL Cricket, Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the final beating Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in the Qualifier one match at Dharamshala last night. Chasing a mammoth target of 255 runs, Gujarat Titans were all out for 162 with three balls to spare. Rahul Tewatia was the top scorer with 68 runs. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Jacob Duffy took 3 wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar and Krunal Pandya took two wickets each.
Earlier, put into bat first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a massive 254 runs losing five wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Rajat Patidar played a captain’s knock scoring unbeaten 93 runs off just 33 balls. Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya added 43 runs each. For Gujarat Titans, Kagiso Rabada and Jason Holder took two wickets each. Rajat Patidar was named the Player of the Match.
The eliminator will be played today between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in New Chandigarh, Mohali at 7:30 PM. The winner will take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 on Friday for a place in the final, which will be played on 31 of this month at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
