On Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced off in the Eliminator of IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Put in to bat first, RCB got off to a quick start but lost both their openers before the tenth over. A middle-overs recovery was constructed by Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar, but they regularly lost wickets before eventually socirng 172/8 in their 20 overs.
In reply, RR chased down the score with an over to spare. Despite some nervy moments towards the end, they were largely in control of the game as contributions from Yashasvi Jaiswal (45), Riyan Parag (36) and Shimron Hetmyer (26) took them over the line.
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The result means that RR move on to play SRH in Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday, whereas RCB's season is over. It now marks a 17th consecutive season in which RCB will not lift the IPL trophy, a period of time that remains true for India star Virat Kohli.
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Kohli, who has played for RCB since the team's inception in 2008, is one of India's (and the world's) greatest ever batters, but despite his numerous records with the willow both in international cricket and the IPL, his trophy cabinet in this competition is empty.
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