*RCB VS GT REVIEW*
*THE WHOLE WORLD IS READY FOR A GILL MASTERCLASS FOR YEARS TO COME:*
We are on the verge of witnessing Shubman Gill, the young talented Indian, dominate attacks. He has what it takes and is more than ready. Today he became just the fourth player in the history of IPL to muster up two back to back hundreds, and he did both of them in style. Today, GT while chasing lost Saha early. Honestly, it was also the case of the veteran struggling as he eventually fell to the magic of Siraj. But Shankar and Gill consolidated the innings and kept scoring important boundaries at will, not allowing the required run rate to go off the hook and then not be able to catch up. Both registered their half centuries in the process and RCB were left wanting for their wickets. Soon came a time where even a 9 wicket finish was on the cards when Vijaykumar, dismissing Shankar reignited hopes. One brought two as Dasun Shanaka’s promotion failed courtesy Harshal Patel. What followed this was a quiet over from Vyshak but a 15 run bashing of Siraj in the 19th along with the breakthrough of left handed David Miller, 8 were required off the final 6 but the game did not require these many balls as a flurry of wides and a Gill special six at the end to seal things, was enough to ruin the party of the Challengers. GT, with this win, keep the winning momentum with them heading into the much important Q1.
*ONE BRINGS TWO AS VIRAT KOHLI REEMBARKS CLASS:*
After the first two overs yielded just 10, it was time to up the ante and RCB did just that by collecting four boundaries off Shami in his second over. Another expensive over to follow, this time due to Dayal made sure RCB surmounted the total above 60 in the powerplay itself. A silent Rashid delivered over happened after the powerplay which brought back some momentum for GT and it resulted in a first ball wicket off the 8th over from the young Afghan leggie Noor Ahmed. Maxwell, departed for 11 in the next over, helping GT wrestle back some momentum. While Virat was firm at one end, the other Big 2 had fallen around him. Who came out to give him company was Bracewell, barely represented with the bat this season. He played a quick fire cameo, showcasing his skills as a batter as the Kiwi allrounder made 26 off 16. Dinesh, who has had a horrid run with bat, did not trouble the scorecard as he casually top edged a wide delivery off Yash Dayal to the keeper and went back scoring a duck off the very first ball. Amidst all this drama, Virat stayed composed, looking to finish on a high for RCB, to give his bowlers as much as required to defend on this batting friendly surface and the team ended with 197 runs, which were 100% about 15 short of a good score. The King roared for the second time in quick succession as he notched up his 7th IPL ton as he marched along and became just the third cricketer in this decorated tourney to achieve this remarkable feat. Unfortunately, this special night for the former RCB skipper was rued as his bowlers were abysmal and couldn’t quite defend 197, exiting the gates of Playoffs for the Men in black and red.