Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their fightback with one other dominant nine-wicket win in opposition to Gujarat Titans in the forty fifth match of the IPL 2024 on Sunday. The bottom-placed RCB produced a superb batting show to chase down a 201-run goal in simply 16 overs at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
English batter Will Jacks stole the eye by smashing a match-winning century in simply 41 balls. Virat Kohli contributed with 70* off 44 balls to develop into the primary cricketer to succeed in a 500-run mark in the IPL 2024. After reaching 500, Kohli equalled David Warner’s distinctive IPL record.
The RCB stalwart recorded 500 or extra runs in the IPL season for the seventh time in event historical past. David Warner beforehand held this feat with 500-plus runs in a season for seven instances.Â
Kohli has scored 500+ runs in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, and 2024 editions to proceed to dominate the main runscorer chart with 7763 runs in 239 IPL innings. Warner is unlikely to succeed in the 500-plus mark in the continuing edition having scored simply 167 runs in seven innings.
Meanwhile, the Bengaluru-based franchise efficiently chased down a 200+ record for less than the second time in their historical past and for the primary time since 2010. They additionally managed to realize a historic feat by recording a profitable 200+ chase with probably the most balls remaining in IPL historical past. This win additionally emerged as the primary one to chase a 200+ goal with 9 or extra wickets remaining in the IPL.Â
But regardless of registering a record-laden win, Faf du Plessis‘ facet stays on the backside of the IPL 2024 factors desk with simply three wins in their first ten video games. RCB’s probabilities of securing a playoff qualification stay exterior as they should win all of their remaining 4 league-stage video games and in addition rely upon different groups’ outcomes.
