Virat goes teary-eyed Anushka in disbelief as RCB end 18year wait for IPL title
Virat goes teary-eyed Anushka in disbelief as RCB end 18year wait for IPL title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) had to wait for 18 long Virat years to lift the IPL Trophy.Virat Kohli was visibly emotional following his team having defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in a nail-biting finish.
Kohli has been the only player to have been with RCB in his 18-year tenure in the league. As the final ball sailed over the boundary line, Kohli fell to the ground in tears as his teammates ran and celebrated with him. It is yet another cap in the illustrious career of the all-time great. His wife and actress Anushka Sharma couldn’t believe her eyes that RCB emerged victorious.
Infection, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar had voiced that his team wanted to win the title for Kohli and they did in emphatic fashion.
The Proteas wicket-keeper batter was cheering his former team in the summit clash against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium from the sidelines and had a fist bump with Kohli.
In their chase of 191, Punjab were dealt with the blow of Nehal Wadhera on the first ball of the 17th over. Stoinis walked out to bat at 136/5, with 55 needed off 22 deliveries, and struck a six on the first ball.
Bhuvi struck back on the next delivery, as he found the outside edge of the Aussie batter pulling the game back for his side.
Notedly, RCB advanced to their first IPL final in nine years with a dominating eight-wicket win over top-ranked Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. Punjab, however, bounced back in Qualifier 2, crushing Mumbai Indians to set up a high-stakes rematch in the title clash.
Put in to bat first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 190/9 in their 20 overs
News Edit KV Raman
