Bengaluru | Royal Challengers were defeated by Gujarat Titans by 6 wickets In the 70th and last league match of IPL 2023 and got out of the title battle. With the defeat of the Royal Challengers, Mumbai Indians reached the play-offs. Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and invited Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat first. Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 197 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in allotted 20 overs with Virat Kohli scoring his second consecutive century. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 101 runs in 61 balls with the help of 13 fours and 1 six, other batsmen were unable to play big innings; Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets for 39 runs.
Gujarat Titans achieved the score of 197 runs in 19.1 overs. Shubman Gill played an unbeaten match winning inning of 104 runs in 52 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes while playing a century in the second consecutive match, Vijay Shankar played an important role in the win, played good innings of 53 runs. Mohammad Siraj took 2 wickets by giving 32 runs. Shubman Gill was given man of the match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 5/197, overs 20, Virat Kohli 101 not out, Faf Du Plessis 28, Noor Ahmed 2/39
Gujarat Titans: 4/198 in 19.1 overs, Shubman Gill 104 not out, Vijay Shankar 53, Mohammed Siraj 2/32