The last league match of the IPL 2023 season was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. In this match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Gujarat defeated RCB by 6 wickets.
Chasing RCB target of 197, Gujarat got off to a brisk start but Saha was caught out for 25. Its Gill shared a century partnership with Vijay Shankar and laid the foundation for the victory. Vijay Shankar got out after scoring 53 runs. Gill scored his second consecutive IPL century while remaining unbeaten. Gill scored 104 runs.
Earlier, batting first, RCB scored 197 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Kohli played an unbeaten 101-run innings. Du Plessis contributed 28 runs. Bracewell scored 26 and Anuj Rawat scored 23 not out. Noor Ahmed got two wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to win this match to seal their place in the playoffs. Gujarat Titans have already qualified for the playoffs. They will play against Chennai Super Kings on May 23 at Chepauk.
Playing XI of RCB vs GT
Gujarat: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, B Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami
Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf Duplesey (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat (wk), Harshal Patel, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himanshu Sharma, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Siraj.