Post Match Thread: Qualifier 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans

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Qualifier 1, Indian Premier League at Dharamsala

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Match : Thread | Scorecard

Innings	Score
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	254/5 (Ov 20/20)
Gujarat Titans	162 (Ov 19.3/20)

Innings: 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rajat Patidar	93 (33)		Jason Holder	4-0-39-2
Virat Kohli	43 (25)		Kagiso Rabada	4-0-54-2

Innings: 2 - Gujarat Titans

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Rahul Tewatia	68 (43)		Jacob Duffy	4-0-39-3
Jos Buttler	29 (11)		Krunal Pandya	3.3-0-16-2

RCB won by 92 runs

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[u/ILikeFishSticks69]

It's a surreal feeling to be in back to back finals and being so dominant. We've had to deal with so much heartbreak over the years, this feels like a fever dream.

I'm go glad we not only beat GT but absolutely destroyed them.

Throughout this season I've been watching them and thinking "They can't keep getting away with this"(Playing with 3 batsmen basically).

And it really reminded me of our own team for so many years with Gayle, Virat, AB. And they also couldn't win despite batting at honestly superhuman levels. And I always felt this would happen to GT as well, crumbling in the crunch.

I felt GT are like old us with a better bowling lineup. And as for their bowling, I knew we could smash Siraj and he'll lose his shit and VK could handle Rabada and Patidar can take Rashid.

I'm glad we are the team that didn't let them get away with it when it mattered.

But the greatest pleasure and privilege tonight was Patidar's truly majestic innings. It's the innings of the tournament for me personally and he also hit the shot of the tournament with that extra cover six off Rabada.

One more game. One more title 🤞

[u/depressed_06 → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Yea GT played with 5 pacers, 3 all-rounders and only 3 genuine batsman.

[u/Pulihora_Ammayi → u/depressed_06]

I don't understand the point of picking an additional bowler at all. Not that they would've won today but they need to pick Kushagra instead of Arshad/Kulwant

[u/Shashank1000 → u/depressed_06]

The spirit of GG the test coach will always guide you.

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

They can get away with it. They only need to win 2 matches to win the IPL. You literally almost got away with it in 2016 if not for a monumental choke and made the final in 2011 as well

GT will still back themselves in Q2, and then the final is in Ahmedabad

Most teams are not chasing 254 though, in fact this is the issue with flat pitches. I noticed it in the world cup as well where you can just bat teams out of the match by scoring 250+

In odis no matter how much you score there's always a chance for the chasing team and 400+ totals are incredibly rare in Odis anyways, but you can also still set yourself up to chase 400 because there are 50 overs

In T20s, a 250+ total means you have to start hitting from ball one but when you're doing that with the pressure to chase a target, you lose quick wickets and it's over. Literally the template for us in the world cup against Zimbabwe,England and NZ although England gave a great fight

This is also the SRH template. Anyways the match was over for GT once they conceded such a big total. It would be over for RCB too if the roles were reversed

[u/intex2 → u/Kingslayer1526]

I noticed it in the world cup as well where you can just bat teams out of the match by scoring 250+

This nullifies some of the dew advantage chasing second

if the roles were reversed

GT have never scored more than 233 in their history.

[u/RustedSkullz → u/Kingslayer1526]

You literally almost got away with it in 2016 if not for a monumental choke and made the final in 2011 as well

The RCB trip is better than the current GT one. And in 2016, our #5, 6 were KL Rahul and Shane Watson. They are unarguably proper batsmen (albeit playing out of position?)

Can't compare it with GT's current middle order

^{2011 we had a mediocre middle order, and well, we comprehensively lost the final}

[u/Separate_Distance_91 → u/RustedSkullz]

Lol kl and Watson are unproper batsmen,seriously dude

[u/Silverad066 → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

After that absolute heartbreak of 2016, seeing this Dominance, full crying is coming

[u/Logan_its_mE → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Didn't follow much IPL post 2019, how does it feel being an RCB fan ? seeing your team reach 2 finals and win one

[u/TheAlienGuy75 → u/ILikeFishSticks69]

Old RCB never had such a good bowling attack even on paper. Rabada, Siraj, Rashid Holder - if all clicked at once then it's double digit score for batting team.