IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans Highlights: Virat Kohli finds form as RCB steamroll Gujarat to stay in play-off race | Cricket News

MUMBAI: A activated Virat kohli back to form with a good half century like Royal Challengers Bangalore survived the IPL playoff race with a thrilling eight-goal win over the top of the table Gujarat Titans on Thursday.
This is after the captain Hardik Pandya scored 47 balls. The gritty 62 didn’t come out to raise the GT to 168 for the competitive year after picking hit the ball.
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Kohli (73 of 54) and captain Fa du Plessis (44 of 38) shared their opening 115 wins earlier Glenn Maxwell (40 not out 18) dribbled to ensure the team went home in 18.4 passes.
Thanks to this win, RCB has risen to 4th place in the table with 16 points but will have to wait for the Delhi Capitals-Mumbai Indians match on Saturday to know its fate. A loss to Delhi would guarantee RCB a play-off spot.
As the chants of ‘Kohli Kohli’ suggest, the whole of Wankhede and perhaps the country would like to see the former India captain back among the runs and with a bit of luck his way he has back to playing the shots for which he was famous.

When Kohi chose Mohammed Shami for the two disparate boundaries on the top of the melon and the cover in the third part, it looked like this would be his night. His next four are a succession of happenings with Hardik, who bowls with the new ball.
Next ball, Kohli is at his best bouncy as he whips Hardik towards the square foot with Rashid Khan miss a tough opportunity in the deep.
One sign of his growing confidence was a direct air drive down from Rashid. Kohli was quick against Rashid as well as the tempo controllers. The Indian superstar raised the bar for the second of his season with a full tackle from Rashid in the deep center.

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With Kohli in the song, Du Plessis played his part perfectly and kept swinging the attack next to an odd boundary.
After the captain was fired, Maxwell joined Kohli and continued bullets from ball one. The Australian’s arrival included a knockback against Hardik.
After collecting his second six from Rashid, Kohli tried one too many times and tripped in round 17 but the job went well and it was really there.

Before that, Hardik raised the GT to total competition. Going into the game on a low streak, he warmed to the playoffs with a well-crafted fifty-point score even though he wasn’t at his best.
RCB capped GT at 72 for three of their 10 passes, largely due to their dazzling form on the pitch despite Wriddhiman Saha (31 off 22) threatening to stay in the middle.
Saha had another quick start with some clean shots but his opening teammate Shubman Gill died cheaply. The right-hander poked a good length ball and Maxwell, standing on the first slide, made a beautiful one-handed catch diving to his right.
Matthew Wade, who hasn’t been in the most explosive form in the IPL, landed on a controversial call that also drew sympathy from Kohli. Wade made sure he didn’t appreciate a shot that swept past Maxwell and didn’t waste time reviewing the decision on the pitch.
However, despite an obvious deviation in the ball’s trajectory before it entered the pad, UltraEdge failed to detect it and the TV referee followed the orders of the on-court referee. Wade had no choice but to reluctantly return to the dugout.
Saha, who hit four and six, had Hardik for his teammate in the middle but after a mix with his captain the keeper didn’t have time to wince as Du Plessis unleashed a stunning direct hit. from the middle of the field.
Hardik, who was relegated to 14th, was counted alongside David Miller (34 of 25), who continued his impressive streak in the league.
Miller hit three sixs before Wanindu Hasaranga knocked him out with a sharp return.
Rashid (19 not out of 6 games) joined Hardik in the death match and has done what he has done throughout the season. The spinner hit a few late sixs to push the total 160 over.