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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on Gujarat Titans in the final league game of the IPL 2023 on Sunday, May 21 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Match no. 70 is a must-win game for RCB as they hope to seal their place in the final four.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming into the contest after a victory over SRH in their previous game. Challengers, so far, have played 13 games with seven wins and six losses. With 14 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 0.180, they are positioned fourth in the table. (All standings till Match No. 67). Faf du Plessis has been the go-to man for RCB and has aggregated 702 runs in 13 games at an average of 58.50 with an impressive strike rate of 153.94. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj has picked 17 wickets. The team would look to come together with their best performance and ensure a playoff berth for themselves with a win.
On the other hand, Gujarat Titans are coming into the contest with a victory over SRH in their previous game. Titans had a good journey in IPL 2023 as they played 13 games with nine wins and four losses. With 18 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 0.835, they are at the top of the points table. Shubman Gill has been in great touch for GT and has aggregated 576 runs in 13 games at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 146.19. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have both picked 23 wickets each.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No.70 between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023:
Head-to-Head: Both RCB and GT have met each other only twice in IPL and each team has won once.
24 – Shubman Gill (2476) needs 24 runs to complete 2500 runs in the IPL.
2 – Harshal Patel (98) is two scalps away from reaching 100 wickets for RCB in the cash-rich league.
35 – Vijay Shankar (965) needs 35 runs to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in the IPL.
3 – Gill (97) is three big hits away from completing 100 maximums in T20 cricket.
2 – Hardik Pandya (148) needs two scalps to reach 150 wickets in T20s.
5 – Faf du Plessis (145) requires five sixes to complete 150 maximums in the league.
33 – Shankar (1967) requires 33 runs to get to 2000 runs in T20 matches.
3 – Shahbaz Ahmed (47) requires three wickets to get to 50 scalps in T20 matches.
4 – Michael Bracewell (46) needs two scalps to complete 50 wickets in T20 cricket.
1 – Alzarri Joseph (99) needs one wicket to get to 100 scalps in T20s.
3 – Wanindu Hasaranga (197) needs three scalps to complete 200 wickets in T20s.
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