GT vs RCB: Virat Kohli and Will Jacks lead Bangalore to Victory

GT vs RCB: Virat Kohli and Will Jacks lead Bangalore to Victory

IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore have kept their hopes alive in IPL 2024 by registering their second consecutive win. A sensational century by Will Jacks (100 runs, 41 balls, 5 fours, 10 sixes) helped Bengaluru score 206 runs in just 16 overs and beat Gujarat by 9 wickets. He scored his first IPL century in just 41 balls. At the same time, Virat Kohli also batted better than the previous match and played a strong innings of 70 runs. The duo stitched together a 166-run partnership and guided the team to their third win this season.

The first match of the double-header was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday and it turned out to be great for Bengaluru. Bengaluru, who had lost 7 of their first 8 matches this season, returned to winning ways by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match itself and kept their hopes alive. Now he has shown signs of returning to the rhythm with a second consecutive victory. This time their bowlers laid the foundation of victory and then the batsmen led the team to victory.

Shah Rukh Khan and Sudarshan Sail the Boat for GT

Wriddhiman Saha was dismissed in the first over itself, while Gujarat captain Shubman Gill also failed this time and could only score 18 runs. Gujarat could score only 42 runs in the powerplay. Since the beginning of the season, Bengaluru's bowlers were badly beaten in the powerplay, but this time the team performed strongly. At that time it was not thought that this team would be able to put up a big score, but Sai Sudarshan (84 not out) took the front and he got great support from Shah Rukh Khan (58), who was promoted to number four this time.

Shahrukh scored a fifty off 24 balls while Sudarshan scored a half-century off 34 balls. The duo stitched a partnership of 86 runs in about 7 overs, which pushed RCB on the backfoot. Sudarshan and David Miller then took the team to a score of 200, which seemed a good score at that time.

Will Jacks Showed the Class by Hitting Century

Kohli, who was criticised for his slow batting in the last match, especially in the face of spinners, targeted the Gujarat spinners and completed his half-century in 32 balls. He was increasing the pace of runs, while Will Jacks was struggling. He could score only 17 runs in 17 balls. Then in the 11th over, Mohit Sharma hit the first six and then he did not stop. Will Jacks completed his half-century in 31 balls, hitting 29 runs off Mohit in the 15th over. Then in the very next over, Rashid hit 6, 6, 4, 6, 6 in 4 consecutive balls to not only win the team but also completed his first IPL century in 41 balls.

Duplessis Lead the Foundation

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Bengaluru had never successfully chased down a target of more than 180 since 2016. The team had failed to do so this season as well, and thus, the doubts remained. Faf du Plessis, the captain of the team, decided to change it and started fast. Du Plessis took the team to 40 runs in 4 overs by raining sixes and then got out. At the same time, Virat Kohli's start was very slow, but by hitting 2 consecutive sixes on Sai Kishore in the sixth over, Kohli reduced the pressure and from here the Bangalore innings started.