I am in good form, it's about getting a start and converting it into a big one. It's all working out for me in the business end of the tournament. You need to keep playing shots in T20 cricket. The new ball was holding a bit, it got easier to bat on. It was difficult for their spinners to bowl. He (Shankar) was trying to hit too hard, I told him to hold his shape. Once he found the momentum, he can hit long. I know my game, I keep building on it. It's going to be an exciting one, playing against Chennai in Chennai. We have a great bowling attack and hopefully we'll make it to the final for the second time.
The calmness which the boys had was terrific. We wanted to keep the momentum going. We have ticked a lot of boxes. (On Gill) He knows when he plays those cricketing shots, it's a different Shubman Gill. He doesn't give any chance and that gives confidence to the other batter as well. We would have taken 197 at the start, but we didn't bowl well. Special innings from Kohli, but we went too early for the death overs. I can't ask anything better from the boys. Last year, everything went well for us. We were expecting people to challenge us. The boys showed tremendous character.
We have been playing good cricket overall and this chase was really needed for us. Going into the playoffs, chasing close to 200 was really satisfying. I should have finished it. I was set and hitting the ball towards the end, overall it was a wonderful feeling to win the game. It wasn't that easy with the new ball when they bowled the back of a length balls into the pitch, that's the reason why we could not get the ball in the gaps. The way Shubman played was outstanding and he has shown everyone how to bat on different wickets. No reason. I have been practising in the nets and bowling, but with the current rule we have 6 bowlers, only will bowl if it's really needed but I'm practicing in the nets to be ready if that one over is required. We are trying to get closer to the target, not trying to overdo things. Take the game as close as we can, once we get closer to the total and with the firepower we have we can chase any score. Rashid Khan gave us a great example against Mumbai, even though we lost wickets we lost by 20-odd runs. We have been playing good cricket overall, we have been bowling really well, a couple of bowlers leading the charts and Shubman leading the run-scorers and the others chipping in. It's about taking it game by game and it's important to enjoy as we don't get to play in the playoffs every season. To go out there and face CSK in Chennai is going to be really special. It's a wonderful feeling.
Very disappointed. We played a really strong team tonight, an amazing hundred from Shubman. It was really wet in the second innings. It was wet in the first innings as well, but there wasn't a lot of grip in the second innings and also we had to change the ball quite a few times during the second innings. Virat played an unbelievable knock to give us a chance and thought that was a good score, but shubman played incredibly well to take the game away from us. From a batting perspective, the top 4 contributed really well. We missed a few runs from the middle order consistently throughout the season, especially in the back end of the innings, and also in the middle overs perhaps didn't get as many wickets as we would have liked. He (Kohli) played really good cricket throughout the season and as a partnership probably not a single game where we had anything under 40 as an opening combination. We need to improve well on finishing games especially in the back end. Last year DK had a purple patch and was finishing games left, right and centre, but this season it wasn't to be. And if you see the teams that succeed they have some good hitters at five at six probably six and seven.
Gill show!
Gill ton eliminates RCB!
20th over | Ball 1 | Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill | SIX! | 100 for SHUBMAN GILL | GUJARAT TITANS WIN BY 6 WICKETS | RCB ELIMINATED!
20th over | Ball 1 | Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill | WIDE | 6 needed off 6 balls
20th over | Ball 1 | Wayne Parnell to Shubman Gill | NO BALL! | 7 needed off 6 balls
8 needed off 6 balls | Shubman Gill on 98!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Gill in 90s!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Miller falls | 27 needed off 14 balls
34 needed off 18 balls
43 needed off 24 balls
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - A three-ball duck for Shanaka!
After 15 overs | Gujarat Titans 148/2 | Run rate - 9.87
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - 50 and OUT!
64 needed off 36 balls
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - 100 partnership off just 60 balls!
Top knock!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - 50 for Shubman Gill off just 29 balls
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - 100 up for GT in 10.5 overs!
At halfway mark | Royal Challengers Bangalore 90/1 | Run rate - 9
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Gill on the move!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Gill fires one don town!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Required rate now touching 11 for Titans
End of Powerplay | Gujarat Titans 51/1 | Run rate - 8.5
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Shankar gets going!
Jumping to perfection!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - RCB pacers keep it tight
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Siraj draws first blood!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Gill up and running!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Parnell partners up with Siraj
The chase is on!
GT need 198 to deny RCB a play-off spot!
Run machine Kohli!
Innings break at Chinnaswamy!
Most 100s in IPL!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - 100 for Virat Kohli!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - A cracker from Kohli!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Rashid done for the evening with the ball
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Kohli domination continues
After 15 overs | Royal Challengers Bangalore 136/5 | Run rate - 9.06
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Karthik gone first ball
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Shami ends Bracewell cameo
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Another big over for RCB
Phenomenal!
RCB vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023 - Fifty for Virat Kohli off just 35 balls
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