Royal Challengers Bangalore have been knocked out of the IPL 11 as Rajasthan defeated them by 30 runs. It is to be noted that the instability of the middle order in the chase thrashed their dreams of making it to playoffs.
Shreyas Gopal played a vital role in clinching the wickets as he ended with figures 4/16. Though AB de Villiers scored a half-century yet again, Moeen and Mandeep failed to capitalize their starts.
This is the second consecutive time RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs. Though the bowling line-up provided good breakthroughs, the batting failed miserably towards the end of the tournament as their hopes were buried by the opponents.
AB de Villiers scored six half-centuries while Umesh Yadav bagged 20 wickets for RCB this season. Inconsistency in the middle order and their death bowling were few of the factors that affected their chances.
Rajasthan will now have to wait for the further results to decide their playoff fortunes.
Twitter went wild as Kohli and Co failed to meet the expectations of their fans.
https://twitter.com/SirJadejaaaa/status/997846650520387586?s=20
Legends just entertain😭
HAARcb! Agli saala cup namde🙊❤#RRvRCB #RCB pic.twitter.com/Xk8KD8GRaU— khanak (@khanak_08) May 19, 2018
RCB in Playoffs
Under Virat : 2 out of 7 times
Under others : 3 out of 4 Times— Merin Kumar (@merin_kumar) May 19, 2018
U can troll ABD and Kohli as much as u want but at the end of day, they are match winners and are the most consistent and feared cricketers.
It's better to stop wasting ur time and put it to good use. #RRvRCB #RCB #IPL2018— Wanderin'Soul (@akhilakhi01) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/997841589450899458
RCB fan coming out of coma after 10 years. #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/aDXTQyAizp
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 19, 2018
Pic 1 : #RCB aata
Pic 2 : #RCB fans athi #IPL pic.twitter.com/v9hjRBLkdl— …. (@ynakg2) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/chenna_prince/status/997180759533342720
https://twitter.com/LilSattu/status/997829668681105408
RCB have NEVER won chasing in IPL when Kohli, AB (and Gayle) got out before the 13th over.
It will be a history if RCB wins from here!#RRvRCB
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 19, 2018
Just a reminder: Shreyas Gopal was picked up for his base price of 20 lakhs. #RCB couldn't have cared less at the auction when any of the local boys came up.
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) May 19, 2018
RCB not qualifying for play offs
2008
2012
2013
2014
2017
2018— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) May 19, 2018
Oh, #RCB, you are changing things on the points table, but not in a manner we thought you would.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 19, 2018
Trolling RCB doesn't mean Virat hater. Pls stop this narrative
— Abhishek ✨ (@ImAbhishek7_) May 19, 2018
💔💔
RR win by 30 runs. #RRvRCB #PlayBold #RCB
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 19, 2018
RCB fans be like..#RRvRCB #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/e0ylvg5vEn
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/TrollCinemaOff/status/997844744641236992
https://twitter.com/FrDeadpool/status/997832444601651201
RCB in each IPL season:
2008 – 7th position
2009 – Runners-up
2010 – Playoffs
2011 – Runners-up
2012 – 5th position
2013 – 5th position
2014 – 7th position
2015 – Playoffs
2016 – Runners-up
2017 – 8th position
2018 – 6th/7th position— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sama_Gautham/status/997846052391833601
https://twitter.com/SirJadejaaaa/status/997831884280184833