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After Royal Challengers Bangalore's unfortunate exit from the IPL 2023, former India captain Virat Kohli shared an emotional tweet. Despite starting as one of the strong title contenders, the RCB failed to reach the business end of the celebrated tournament. RCB now have gone 16 editions without lifting the trophy.
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli's tweet
Bangalore were defeated by the defending champions Gujarat Titans in the final league game of the IPL 2023 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Kohli shared an emotional note to express gratitude to the Bangalore fans for their overwhelming support throughout the season. "A season which had its moments but unfortunately we fell short of the goal. Disappointed but we must hold our heads high. To our loyal supporters, grateful for backing us every step of the way," Kohli said in his tweet.
What happened in the RCB vs GT match?
Royal Challengers Bangalore were tasked to beat defending champions Gujarat Titans in their final league game of the season at Bengaluru. Former RCB skipper Kohli played a blistering knock to help his side reach a defendable total. He smashed a brilliant century as Bangalore posted a challenging total of 197-5 in 20 overs. However, Kohli's record-breaking knock went in vain as Shubman Gill led GT to hammer RCB by 6 wickets in the high-scoring encounter. Gill played an unbeaten knock of 104 off 52 balls to shatter RCB's playoff hopes in the IPL 2023.
RCB's heartbreaking defeat also confirmed Mumbai Indians' qualification for the playoff stage of the ongoing season. Rohit Sharma's MI side defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final league game to seal the fourth and final playoff spot this season. Run machine Kohli, who broke multiple records in the IPL 2023, scored 639 runs in 14 matches with an average of 53.2. Kohli slammed two centuries and six half-centuries in the 16th season of the cash-rich league.