Shubman Gill CENTURY: IPL 2023: RCB vs GT: It does not very often that a King Kohli special century gets overshadowed in a match but that’s exactly what happened as Gujarat Titans’s Shubman Gill scored a stunning century to knock RCB out of the Playoffs race. Chasing 198, Gill displayed some scintillating shots as he kept GT going despite losing a few wickets toward the end. The opener completed his century in 52 balls with a six down the ground that also led Gujarat to victory. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
With the last league match being done and dusted, the top 4 teams who will compete in the Playoffs have been decided. While Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings have secured the top 2 spots, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have secured the 3rd and 4th spots, respectively in IPL 2023 playoffs.
Gill’s top-notch inning was laced with 5 fours and 8 sixes. The opener didn’t look in any trouble from the start and kept the temp going despite losing his opening partner Wriddhiman Saha early. Gill received brilliant support from all-rounder Vijay Shankar who scored a brisk fifty. The pair stitched a stunning 123-run partnership which kept the visitors ahead in the chase.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans’ skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss at Chinnaswamy Stadium and invited the home team to bat first. RCB’s dynamic opening duo Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis put on another fifty-plus partnership. However, Du Plessis’ wicket gave an opening to Gujarat as they picked a couple of quick wickets to put RCB on the backseat. However, Virat Kohli kept going and scored an unbeaten 101 off 61 balls to power the hosts to 197 for 5 in 20 overs. In reply, after losing Wriddhiman Saha early, Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar (53) kept scoring runs freely. However, Shankar’s wicket, followed by David Miller’s wicket, gave RCB some hope but Gill just put the game to bed in the final over with an unbeaten 104 off 52 balls.
GT vs CSK in Qualifier 1, LSG vs MI in Eliminator
With the conclusion of league matches, the attention now turns to Playoffs where three matches will decide the two finalists. While Qualifier 1 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super King on May 23, the Eliminator between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians will take place on May 24. Both games will be played in MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
While the winner of Qualifier 1 will directly reach the finals, the losing side will play the winner of Eliminator in Qualifier 2 on May 26 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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