RCB team has now reached the playoffs after winning by 27 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL tournament match held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a do or die match, Chennai team won the toss and chose bowling. At one time the threat of rain was looming over the match. At the same time, RCB team, who came to bat first, scored 218 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs with the help of Virat Kohli’s 47 runs, Faf du Plessis’s 54 runs, Rajat Patidar’s 41 runs and Cameron Green’s unbeaten 38 runs.

While chasing the target of 219 runs, Chennai Super Kings suffered a huge blow by losing two wickets when the team’s total became 19 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored 61 runs in just 37 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes, while on the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja scored 44 runs in just 22 balls with the help of three sixes and three fours.

However, due to the brilliant bowling attack of the RCB team, the Chennai team ultimately had to face defeat by a margin of 27 runs. In this match, Chennai had to score 201 runs to enter the playoffs, but it could only score 191 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.

Faf du Plessis praised the team

RCB captain Faf du Plessis expressed happiness over his team’s remarkable performance in the ongoing IPL. Speaking on the ongoing season, Du Plessis mentioned how proud he was of everyone for making the impossible happen, describing the evening and the group of players as fantastic.

It is noteworthy that RCB’s season was initially looking disappointing after winning only one match out of its first eight matches. However, the team then won six consecutive games to finish the league stage with 14 points.

Let’s see what Faf du Plessis posted on RCB reaching the playoffs