RR vs RCB: "Qualified for Bengaluru airport" - Twitter reacts as Rajasthan Royals knock Royal Challengers Bengaluru out of IPL 2024

Fans on Twitter reacted after Rajasthan Royals (RR) advanced to Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 4 wickets in the Eliminator of the tournament at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (22nd May).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a decent start to their inning as skipper Faf du Plessis (17) and Virat Kohli (33) added 37 runs for the opening partnership. Cameron Green (27) walked out of bat at number three and played a decent innings. He along with Rajat Patidar (34) added 41 runs for the third wicket.

But after that Royal Challengers Bengaluru came under immense pressure as they lost wickets in quick succession and were reeling at 122 for five. Mahipal Lomror (32) in the end came up with a vital hand as Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended with a total of 172 for eight.

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For Rajasthan Royals, Avesh Khan picked three wickets whereas Ravichandran Ashwin also bagged two wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, and Trent Boult picked one wicket each.

Chasing the target, Rajasthan Royals were off to a great start as well. Tom Kohler-Cadmore (20) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (45) batted well at the top and added 46 runs for the opening stand. Sanju Samson had a start but failed to get going.

Rajasthan Royals lost wickets in the middle and were under pressure. However, Riyan Parag (36) held the fort for his team and continued his brilliant form with the bat and took his team close. Shimron Hetmyer (26) hit some lusty blows in as Rajasthan were cruising towards the win.

However, Mohammed Siraj brought his team back into the game and picked two wickets in the 18th over. But Rovman Powell (16*) held his nerves and took his team home and took them to the Qualifier 2 of the tournament against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Fans on Twitter react as Royal Challengers Bengaluru fail to win another IPL title, suffering defeat against Rajasthan Royals

As Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru to advance to Qualifier 2 of IPL 2024, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the Sanju Samson-led side for their magnificent performance and also trolled the RCB team for bottling another shot at the title. Here are some of them:

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THANK YOU RCB ❤️

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