IPL 2023: Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli’s RCB edge past RR in a nail-biting encounter

On Saturday (April 22) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by Virat Kohli defeated the top-seeded Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 7 runs in the Tata IPL 2023. The match took place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

RCB managed to post 189 runs on the board after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Skipper Kohli and Shahbaz Ahmed couldn’t score much and were sent back to the pavilion for a golden duck and 2 runs respectively by RR pacer Trent Boult. However, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell stood strong and provided RCB with a much-needed partnership. Following their departure, all the next batters fell quickly.

For the Royals, Boult and Sandeep Sharma picked up 2 wickets each, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal claimed one scalp apiece.

Chasing 190 for victory, RR opener Jos Buttler had to walk back to the pavilion without scoring any runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal then stabilised the situation and set a good partnership.

After 10.4 overs, the Royals were at 95/1. However, Padikkal was dismissed by David Willey soon after scoring his half-century, followed by Jaiswal who was dismissed by Harshal Patel. Skipper Sanju Samson tried to give some momentum to the run rate but was sent back by Patel.

Power hitter Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 34y, but RR could only manage to score 182 runs after losing 6 wickets and lost the match by 7 runs to RCB.

So now, RCB have won 4 out of their 7 matches played and lost 3, while RR lost their third match in 7 matches.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

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✌️wins in✌️games for Captain Kohli! 🔥

Things we love to see 🤩#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 #GoGreen #RCBvRR @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/b5q3oOK16l

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 23, 2023

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Played Bold, @rcbtweets 👏

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 23, 2023

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The happiness and celebrations of Anushka Sharma when RCB won the match. pic.twitter.com/Ia71j0ZniP

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 23, 2023

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Virat Kohli blows a flying kiss after completing the catch.

📸: Jio Cinema#IPL2023 #cricket #RCBvRR #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/zn7xDY8XOM

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 23, 2023

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Flying kiss to Anushka Sharma. Feels like good old happy cricket days and vintage Virat Kohli ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cjonK0zEE2

— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) April 23, 2023

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Virat Kohli gave flying kiss to Anushka Sharma pic.twitter.com/I5ltIvYkT1

— Kevin (@imkevin149) April 23, 2023

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Last over finishes seem to be the flavour of the season. Harshal Patel and @mdsirajofficial were excellent in the end overs. #RR just ran out of steam. Earlier, @faf1307 and @Gmaxi_32 were just superb to watch, crisp hits. 💥#RCBvRR #IPL2O23 pic.twitter.com/5iIrYPKPtq

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) April 23, 2023

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#RCB will be overjoyed by the form of Harshal Patel. And Hasaranga with those 2 key overs in the middle made a difference. Now imagine you are Suyash Prabhudesai. You can still turn games with your fielding. So many aspects, such a good match. #RCBvsRR

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 23, 2023

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One more W for the table!#RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/9rKEOre14i

— DK (@DineshKarthik) April 23, 2023

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The happiness on the face of King Kohli after a terrific win. pic.twitter.com/3M6QxcRJUU

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 23, 2023

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Maxwell-Du Plessis partnerships in IPL 2023:

115 vs LSG
126 vs CSK
0 vs PBKS
100* vs RR

First pair to share 3 century partnerships this season! #RRvRCB #RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/4hbgX69T9o

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 23, 2023

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Back to back victories for captain Kohli: https://t.co/0xW79gp9zL#IPL2023 #cricket #RCBvRR #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/mvoMkvXmVS

— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 23, 2023