Royal Challengers Bengaluru Beat Gujarat Titans To Keep Alive In IPL

BENGALURU, India: Royal Challengers Bengaluru saved alive their slim playoff hopes within the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in a low-scoring thriller on Saturday.

Bengaluru pacers got here to the social gathering as Gujarat was put into bat and bowled out for 147 runs in 19.3 overs.

Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis then led the best way with 64 off 23 balls, because the hosts completed with 152-6 in solely 13.4 overs. Virat Kohli scored 42 runs in 27 balls and shared a gap partnership of 92 with du Plessis in 5.5 overs.

Bengaluru moved off the underside of the desk with its fourth win in 11 video games, and is now seventh with eight factors forward of Punjab Kings on web run-rate. It’s mathematically nonetheless in rivalry to advance.

Gujarat misplaced its third consecutive recreation and dropped to ninth within the 10-team desk. It additionally has eight factors and doubtlessly can nonetheless make the playoffs.

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