Kohli’s strong innings in IPL 2022 helped Bangalore beat Gujarat by 8 wickets, keeping playoff hopes alive

In the 67th IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore faced Gujarat Titans. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets. After winning this match, RCB have kept alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs. After this win, they now have 16 points.

Chasing the score of 169 runs, Bangalore achieved this target in 18.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. In the end, Maxwell played an unbeaten innings of 40 runs in just 18 balls for Bangalore. During his innings, he hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from him, star batsman Virat Kohli has also indicated a return to form. He played an innings of 73 runs in 53 balls in this match. During his innings, he hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets for 32 runs for Gujarat.

Kohli returns to form

Chasing the score of 169, RCB got off to a great start. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli added 115 runs in 14.3 overs for the first wicket. Rashid Khan broke this partnership which would have been dangerous. He dismissed Faf for 44 runs. Faf scored 44 off 38. During this innings, he hit 5 fours. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli took the lead. Kohli was seen in his touch today and he completed his half-century. He played an innings of 73 runs in 53 balls. During his innings, he hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. He was stumped in the process of hitting a big shot on Rashid Khan.

After his dismissal, Karthik and Maxwell carried forward the team’s score. During this, Maxwell was looking too aggressive. During this, he scored 40 not out in just 18 balls. During this innings, he hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. During this, Dinesh Karthik supported him. Karthik scored 2 runs in 2 balls. Bangalore needed 11 runs off 12 balls at one time. During this, Maxwell made the team win by hitting three fours in the 19th over. After this win, RCB’s hopes of reaching the playoffs are also alive.

Hardik played a stormy innings

Due to the smoky innings of captain Hardik Pandya (62 not out) and Rashid Khan (19 not out), Gujarat Titans set a target of 169 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022 match being played at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, Gujarat scored 20 Scored 168 runs for the loss of five wickets in overs. Captain Hardik and David Miller shared 61 runs in 47 balls for the team.