Royal Challengers Bangalore, headed by Virat Kohli, failed to set up a mouthwatering matchup with the KL Rahul-less team at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs, meaning that the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) would have to wait until the next season to get retribution on the RCB.
On Sunday, Faf Du Plessis and the rest of his IPL 2023 team were defeated by the visiting Gujarat Titans (GT). Shubman Gill blasted a stunning century to secure a spectacular triumph against the hosts at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, sending RCB packing from the IPL in yet another humiliating fashion. “Give it? Take it? Let’s leave it. Well fought, @RCBTweets, See you next season,” LSG tweeted.
Give it? Take it? Let's leave it. 🤝
Well fought, @RCBTweets. See you next season. 🤙
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 21, 2023
Lucknow Super Giants react after Royal Challengers Bangalore crash out of the IPL 2023
With RCB’s disappointing elimination from the playoff race, record-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) stamped their tickets to the prestigious tournament’s further stages by finishing in fourth place. The official LSG franchise social media account issued a message to the Bengaluru heavyweights that reflected Kohli’s rivalry with Lucknow mentor Gautam Gambhir.
For the uninitiated, following RCB’s away win against LSG in the IPL 2023, Kohli made a sneaky dig at Gautam Gambhir and company.
Gambhir’s LSG team advanced to the playoffs, however, RCB ended up in fifth place in the IPL 2023 after losing to the league’s best team, the Gujarat Titans. As of the 70th encounter of the IPL 2023, Kohli has surpassed Chris Gayle’s century record with his stunning 101-run effort against GT. This season, the 34-year-old scored 639 runs for RCB in only 14 games. On Wednesday, April 3rd, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Eliminator between the Lucknow Super Giants and the five-time champions Mumbai Indians will take place.
