In the past, Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir clashed on the field (PC: PTI)
New Delhi. Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and then Lucknow Super Giants have reached the playoffs of IPL 2023. Lucknow reached the playoffs in third place and once again the atmosphere heated up. The demand for the match between Lucknow and Royal Challengers Bangalore increased. Actually, the reason behind this is the fierce competition between the two. The last time both the teams met face-to-face, Gautam Gambhir and Naveen-ul-Haq clashed with Virat Kohli on the field.
There was a lot of ruckus on the field. For this reason, a separate match started between the two teams as well, but the hopes of the fans who are eagerly waiting to see the clash between the two teams in the Eliminator can be dashed. Bangalore may be out of IPL. In fact, Royal Challengers Bangalore adorned with Virat Kohli will play a do or die match against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Gujarat has already reached the playoffs.
close combat
A win or a loss over RCB will not make any difference to Gujarat’s number one spot, but for Bangalore it is a one or two fight. Only a win over Gujarat will take Bangalore to the playoffs. Bangalore will play Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat at home, but despite this, danger is looming over Kohli and Bangalore. Kohli and Bangalore are in danger from Gujarat, but even bigger danger is from the weather. It rained heavily in Bangalore last evening.
rain at toss
There are dark clouds in the sky even on Sunday in Bangalore. The match will be played at 7.30 pm. According to Accuweather, there is a forecast of 51 per cent rain at 5 pm and 65 per cent rain at 7 pm i.e. at the time of toss. Rain can trouble RCB till 9 pm. In fact, to enter the playoffs, Bangalore needs a victory over Gujarat at any cost. With a win over Gujarat, she will reach the top 4 with 16 points. Although his concern can be reduced by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
threat to bangalore
If Hyderabad defeats Mumbai in the first match of the day, then Bangalore’s team can reach the playoffs on the basis of better run rate despite the match being washed out. On the other hand, if Mumbai defeats Hyderabad, it will get 16 points and Bangalore will get only 1 point if the match is washed out in the evening. That is, Bangalore will have only 15 points and with this Mumbai will reach the playoffs by leaving Bangalore. In such a situation, the challenge of Mumbai will again be in front of Lucknow in the Eliminator.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com
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