IPL 2024, RCB vs GT highlights: Bengaluru beat GT by 4 wickets, keep playoffs hopes alive
Du Plesiss (64, 23b, 10x4, 3x6) and Kohli (42, 27b, 2x4, 4x6), who added 92 runs in just 35 balls for the opening wicket, were in prime touch as Royal Challengers moved past a frail target of 148
 "Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans")
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pressed the self-destruction button halfway but a blazing fifty by captain Faf du Plessis had enough torque in it to carry them to a four-wicket over Gujarat Titans (GT) match 52 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 in M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
Du Plesiss (64, 23b, 10x4, 3x6) and Kohli (42, 27b, 2x4, 4x6), who added 92 runs in just 35 balls for the opening wicket, were in prime touch as Royal Challengers moved past a frail target of 148, braving some nervy moments, most of it their own creation.
The win also lifted RCB to seventh place on the table with eight points from 11 matches, and kept their mathematical chances of making it to the play-offs alive.
Du Plessis and Kohli dealt in boundaries as the home side racked in 92 runs in Power Play, that contained 10 fours and seven maximums.
Both Du Plessis and Kohli were severe on all GT bowlers, as the latter began the butchering with two sixes off pacer Mohit Sharma in the first over.
Du Plessis was in no mood to play the role of a sidekick as he waded into left-arm pacer Josh Little with a sequence of 4, 6, 4, 4 in the second over that produced a total of 20 runs.
The Titans introduced IPL debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar in the hope of containing Kohli at least, but the ploy was foiled spectacularly.
The RCB talisman showed his increasing comfort against spin, clobbering Suthar for two successive sixes.
Du Plessis reserved his punitive blade for Mohit, whom he carted around for four fours in the fifth over, as the South African reached fifty in just 18 balls before falling to Little.
Check IPL 2024 points table here
Check IPL 2024 points table here
RCB entered a phase of struggle from there as they lost last match centurion Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green between the sixth and 10th overs for just 20 runs.
Little (4/45) and spinner Noor Ahmad (2/23) were the chief perpetrators as RCB slipped from 92 for 1 to 112 for five.
Ahmad soon ousted Kohli as RCB were 117 for six but Dinesh Karthik (21 not out, 12b) was cool under pressure as RCB notched their overall fourth and third win in a row of this season.
IPL 2024: RCB vs GT Playing 11
RCB Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai
GT Playing 11: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little.
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RCB's playoff qualification chances
RCB could finish at the third spot of the IPL 2024 leaderboard if the top three teams in the league stage would win just a single match, which is highly unlikely, in their remaining six matches.
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IPL 2024 points table
Royal Challengers Bengaluru jumped to the seventh spot on the IPL 2024 points table after winning the match against Gujarat Titans.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Inning's full scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Inning | ||||||
| 152-6 (13.4 ov) CRR:11.12 | ||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Virat Kohli | c W Saha b N Ahmad | 42 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 155.56 |
| Faf du Plessis (C) | c S Khan b JB Little | 64 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 278.26 |
| Will Jacks | c S Khan b N Ahmad | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rajat Patidar | c D Miller b JB Little | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c D Miller b JB Little | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Cameron Green | c S Khan b JB Little | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dinesh Karthik (WK) | Not out | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 175 |
| Swapnil Singh | Not out | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Extras | 2 (b 0, Ib 1, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 152 (6 wkts, 13.4 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | ECO |
| Mohit Sharma | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh Little | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 11.25 |
| Manav Suthar | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Rashid Khan | 1.4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB wins by 4 wickets and keeps their playoffs hopes alive
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 152-6 after 13.4 Overs
Rashid continues and Bengaluru win it as Swapnil smashes 4th ball for a SIX.
Bengaluru keeps their thinest hopes of playoffs hopes with yet another win.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Noor concedes 10 runs
Over Summary: 0 L1 0 1 4 4 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 143-6 after 13 Overs ; Swapnil Singh9(7); Dinesh Karthik18(10)
Noor comes out to bowl his final over and concedes 10 runs as Swapnil Singh two back-to-back boundaries to end the over.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Rashid leaks 16 runs in the over
Over Summary: 4 2 4 4 1 1 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 133-6 after 12 Overs ; Swapnil Singh1(3); Dinesh Karthik17(8)
Rashid Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and Karthik hits three boundaries in the over.
Rashid leaks 16 runs in the over.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Noor gets Kohli
Over Summary: 0 1 4 W 0 0 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 116-6 after 11 Overs ; Swapnil Singh0(2)Dinesh Karthik1(2)
Noor Ahmed continues and gets the wicket of Kohli after being hit for a FOUR.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Little gets Green
Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 W 1 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 112-4 after 10 Overs ; Dinesh Karthik1(1); Virat Kohli38(25)
Little continues and concedes only four runs.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Bengaluru 108-4 after 9 Overs
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 108-4 after 9 Overs ; Virat Kohli36(22)Cameron Green0(0)
Noor Ahmad continues and concedes only a four runs.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Little takes two wickets in the over
Over Summary: 1 1 Wd W 4 0 W ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 104-4 after 8 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell4(3); Virat Kohli35(16)
Little takes two wickets in the over.
Maxwell c Miller b Joshua Little 4(3) [4s-1]
Rajat Patidar c Miller b Joshua Little 2(3)
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: du Plessis gets out after hitting 23-ball 64
Over Summary: 4 0 6 4 W 0 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 92-1 after 6 Overs ; Will Jacks0(1)Virat Kohli28(12)
Joshua Little [1.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack and du Plessis hits two boundaries and a SIX before losing his wicket.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Faf du Plessis hits 18-ball fifty
Over Summary: 0 0 6 6 1 1 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 78-0 after 5 Overs ; Faf du Plessis50(18); Virat Kohli28(12)
Manav Suthar continues and Virat Kohli makes a statement here. He smashes two back-to-back sixes in the over.
Suthar leaks 14 runs in the over.
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IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Bengaluru 64-0 after 4 Overs
Over Summary: 4 1 1 4 4 4 ; Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 64-0 after 4 Overs ; Faf du Plessis 49(17); Virat Kohli 15(7)
Mohit Sharma [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack and du Plessis smashes four boundaries in the over.
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First Published: May 04 2024 | 6:14 PM IST
