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RCB Or Rajasthan Royals: Ambati Rayudu Picks Favourites For IPL 2024 Eliminator
Former India batter Ambati Rayudu believes that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be firm favourites in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals, scheduled on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. Faf du Plessis-led are on a six-match winning streak that guided them to a playoff spot in the league. RCB pushed defending champion Chennai Super Kings out of the playoff race after a 27-run win at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Sharing his thoughts on the Eliminator clash, Rayudu backed Bengaluru over Rajasthan as the latter are coming after a washout against Kolkata Knight Riders that dropped them to third place in the points table.
Not Just Virat Kohli: Another RCB Legend Met MS Dhoni After Handshake Fiasco
Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the IPL 2024 playoffs with a sensational win over Chennai Super Kings but the match was not without its fair share of controversies. Faf Du Plessis scored a brilliant half-century while Cameron Green provided the late fireworks as RCB posted a total above 200. In response, CSK were unable to get going and young fast bowler Yash Dayal produced an impressive spell of bowling against the likes of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja to clinch the match. However, it is the scenes after the match that led to a major fiasco involving the RCB cricketers and Dhoni.
Virat Kohli "Not Captain, Should Not Be...": CSK Great Blasts RCB Star For Putting Pressure On Umpires
The RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 game was one charged up encounter. The Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the contest in style to book the final playoff spot in IPL 2024. During the course of the match, RCB, which is now on a six-match winnign streak, was quite aggressive throughout the CSK innings. Every wicket was celebrated with extra fervour and the fielding attempts were great too.
Watch: Ambati Rayudu Says "CSK Should Give One IPL Trophy To RCB", Gets Brutal Reply
Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a massive victory over Chennai Super Kings to become the fourth team to book their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs. RCB went into the match with a win needed to guarantee their Top 4 spot and the Faf Du Plessis-led side was able to clinch the game by 27 runs. Celebrations erupted in the stadium right after the victory with the players also taking part in them to the extent that MS Dhoni left without shaking hands after waiting for some time. Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu trolled RCB's celebrations and joked that CSK should give them one of their trophies.
Watch: Virat Kohli's Gesture For Veteran India Star During Lap Of Honour Is Viral
Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered the Playoffs of IPL 2024 with a stunning 27-run victory over Chennai Super Kings. After losing seven games out of eight, RCB were on the verge of elimination. However, the Bengaluru-based franchise completely turned the tables in the second-half of the season and won six games on trot and secured a Playoffs berth. In their last league stage match, RCB scored 218/5 and needed to restrict CSK to 201, in order to qualify for the Playoffs. Later, RCB bowlers held their nerves and restricted CSK to 191/7. After the game, Team RCB joyously celebrated their victory and took a lap around their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
"Virat Kohli Has Shown...": Virender Sehwag Ends 'Strike Rate' Debate Over RCB Star
There has been a lot of chatter surrounding Virat Kohli's batting despite the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter currently sitting at the top of the run-scorers list in IPL 2024. A section of the fans and experts criticised the strike rate and pacing of his batting in crucial situations. However, Kohli slammed 47 off just 29 balls at a strike rate of 162.07 to provide a solid start to RCB as they went on to beat Chennai Super Kings to reach the IPL 2024 playoffs. Legendary India batter Virender Sehwag was all praise for Kohli's batting and said that it was perfect to see him perform and his team also win thanks to his performance.
Viral Video: CSK Fan Gets Bullied By RCB Supporters, Starts Crying
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have come under the scrutiny of experts and fans after their IPL 2024 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday. RCB's win over CSK, which secured a place in the IPL 2024 playoffs, sparked wild celebration inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The RCB players were criticised for not shaking hands with MS Dhoni, who might've played his last game in the IPL with CSK failing to qualify for the playoffs.