Royal performance

Mighty Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) on Tuesday to reach the final. It was an incredible performance by RCB. RCB batters started on a very high note from the word go and went on to put up a mammoth total of 254, which became challenging for GT batters. Chasing a high total is always risky and this is what happened with GT. Despite such a great batting side GT players failed to get going. I think GT has one more chance to play to be in the final, but they have to wait. But the way RCB had kept their best for the last shows their planning and execution. Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya played one of their best innings and I hope they repeat the same performance in the final to lift the trophy.

Tufail Ahmed,
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