5 moments from the RCB vs GL match that don’t fade away
Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina, two of India’s most prolific T20 batsmen, faced each other when the Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Gujarat Lions in Match 31 of IPL 2017. Going into the game, the hosts could not afford any more slip-ups after winning only 2 of their 8 games thus far. The fortunes of the visitors – the current wooden-spooners, weren’t great either.
At one point in the game, it seemed like RCB, batting first, would not go past more than 110 runs after the start they had. But with the help of tail-enders, they put up 134 on the board, which was an easy chase for Gujarat, who won by 7 wickets.
Aaron Finch made batting look effortless easy as he scored a quick half-century to take his team to a win. For RCB, it is almost impossible to reach the playoffs after this loss.
Here are 5 memorable moments from the match that don't fade away, quite like the Axe Signature range of body perfumes.
#1 Captain Kohli fails again
Virat Kohli failed to get going one more time as he fell for 10 runs. This was the RCB skipper’s 3rd score of below 50 in 5 innings in this edition so far.
Basil Thampi thumped Kohli. The ball was directed at the body, Kohli managed to get hold of it and pulled it off the middle of the bat, but couldn't keep in mind the man who was placed perhaps just for this shot at short fine leg.
The fielder Aaron Finch somehow gobbled up the ball after it threatened to pop out. For Thampi, who is playing his first IPL, removing the best in the business was a dream moment.