Lucknow: On Wednesday, RCB had to face defeat by 4 wickets in the eliminator match played against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After RCB's defeat in this match, former Indian great batsman Ambati Rayudu has mocked Bangalore. Let us tell you that in the eliminator match, RCB's batting did not perform as expected and this was the reason why they had to face defeat. After losing the toss and batting first, the team captained by Faf du Plessis scored 172 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs in this match.
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Rajasthan chased the target of 173 runs in 19 overs at the loss of 6 wickets and with this RCB was out of the tournament. Rajasthan will play its next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the second qualifier on 24 May in Chennai. After Bangalore's defeat, Rayudu made fun of them and the former cricketer said that the Bangalore players celebrated aggressively against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), due to which they had to face defeat. Rayudu gave this controversial statement during a conversation on Star Sports after the match ended.
He said, “RCB should understand that you cannot win the IPL trophy by celebrating aggressively. You cannot achieve success by defeating Chennai Super Kings. To win the trophy, you have to become a team and perform well in the playoffs. RCB has to trust Indian players and Indian coaches. This is the Indian Premier League and you cannot ignore Indian players in it. If you look at CSK, KKR and MI, they have trusted the Indian players and understood them well. This is the reason why they are so successful in this tournament today.”
Let us tell you that Du Plessis and company had a very bad start in this tournament and won only 1 match out of the first 8 matches. However, after this they made an incredible comeback and won 6 matches in a row and ensured their place in the playoffs. However, they had to face defeat in the eliminator and were eliminated from the tournament.
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