Rajasthan Royals suffered the wrath of Royal Challengers and Bangalore and a seven-wicket defeat in Wednesday's IPL 2021 clash in Dubai. Meanwhile, social media reacted again on the same.
It was yet another commendable performance by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as it quickly overcame the challenge from former champion Rajasthan Royals (RR). RCB drubbed RR by seven wickets in Match 43 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday.
The win kept RCB in contention for the playoffs, as it consolidated its third spot, while RR was dented, considering its chances. Meanwhile, social media reacted in its own usual way, as we look at some of the best reactions.
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Chris Morris: Price vs performance
Chris Morris. Chris Morris
Price value performance pic.twitter.com/iG5v37QyyF
Glenn Maxwell and Srikar Bharat nail it
Maxi
Glenn Maxwell & KS Bharat appreciation tweet. pic.twitter.com/edsIrjkJcv
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Brothers in arms
Glenn Maxwell with the bat and Chris Morris with the ball today : pic.twitter.com/oZVKK43mwT
— chaat (@chaatmasaala)Unreal Liam Livingstone
Liam Livingstone for . pic.twitter.com/okBqASMQ4r
— Dr. Cric Point (@drcricpoint)Catch all IPL 2021 updates here
Riyan Parag contribution
The Riyan Parag. pic.twitter.com/SI0d4WIqJI
— Biswadeep Bandyopadhyay (@bswadp15)Maxwell: The saviour
Maxiii you beauty. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OoeZHo7smi
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari)ALSO READ: IPL 2021, RR vs RCB- The Maxwell-Bharat show helps Bangalore trump by 7 wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal to the rescue
YUZI Chahal you beauty! pic.twitter.com/mfaIZ4sOdF
— ComeOn Cricket 🏏🇮🇳 (@ComeOnCricket)Underserving Morris
RR Fans to Chris Morris pic.twitter.com/Re8GCtPfIb
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Where are the trollers?
RCB fans looking for trollers pic.twitter.com/fuEzKw2adI
— 🇮🇳Smol (@ambiivert0)Virat Kohli = Puma
The Brand 😎 pic.twitter.com/P52CVRCXbd
— SPIDEY™ (@Bleed_RCB)Match summary
Winning the toss, RCB skipper Virat Kohli elected to bat, as RR was restricted to 149/9 despite a promising start, thanks to pacer Harshal Patel's three-for. In reply, RCB chased it down with ease, winning by seven wickets, thanks to Srikar Bharat and Glenn Maxwell's unstoppable batting.
Brief scores: RR 149/9 (Lewis- 58, Jaiswal- 31; Harshal- 3/34) lost to RCB 153/3 in 17.1 overs (Bharat- 44, Maxwell- 50; Rahman- 2/20) by seven wickets.