The 13th game between Bangalore and Rajasthan was an absolute cracker of a contest. Both the teams were about superb and neither of them deserved to lose. However, Bangalore ended up on the winning side, and beat Rajasthan by four wickets. It is to be noted that this was the Sanju Samson-led side's first loss of this edition.
The pitch conditions acted as a catalyst towards the excitement. It wasn't the traditional batting paradise at the Wankhede, as the ball was gripping and turning this time around. Spinners from both sides were brilliant. During the first innings, Jos Buttler played a mature knock and read the conditions really well.
Post the dismissal of Devdutt Padikkal, the English batter and Shimron Hetmyer provided an excellent finish for their side, and ensured that Rajasthan got to 169. It was never going to be easy for Bangalore as Rajasthan's bowlers have been sensational in the Indian T20 league 2022 so far. However, a cluster of wickets from overs six to nine put them on the backfoot.
Things looked bleak for them until Dinesh Karthik resurrected their innings. He and Shahbaz Ahmed put up a superb partnership towards the end of the second innings. This resulted in them chasing the total with five balls to spare. Dinesh Karthik's unbeaten 44 off just 23 balls was praised by one and all. He went on to win the player of the match award as well.
However, this game had a lot of awesome moments. From silly errors on the field to some batters playing fabulous knocks, the fans made memes on several such topics. As a matter of fact, many players were playing against their former team, which was highlighted by the fans in a humorous manner.
Here are some of the best memes from today's game:
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#DK The Saviour ๐ฅ#RCB #RCBvRR #RRvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/PlgkQr8PiM
โ Fukkard (@Fukkard) April 5, 2022
Rcb Haters waiting to troll for losing against RR, Be like ๐คฃ#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #เฒจเฒฎเณเฒฎRCB #RRvRCB #csk #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/6Yf2uh0gOL
โ SaidSo (@Kumar78611) April 5, 2022
#RRvRCB
โ Royals Fan Clubโข ๐ (@Royals_FC_) April 5, 2022
Rajasthan Royals fans to dinesh kartik now : pic.twitter.com/D77xXgAzuA
Chahal to Kohli ๐ pic.twitter.com/vRaahw1Dhb
โ Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 5, 2022
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Shahbaz Ahmed and Dinesh Karthik to Rajasthan Royals' players#RRvRCB#IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/AbJT1jrfGV
โ Hardik (@jovialstoic) April 5, 2022
That Runout#IPL2022 #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/SGKfCvBwmJ
โ RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) April 5, 2022
Six sixes, zero fours. Well played @josbuttler ๐๐ฝ๐ #RRvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/snRvmMyLRe
โ Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 5, 2022
Chahal taking back to back wickets against RCB.#RRvRCB@rajasthanroyals Fans: pic.twitter.com/ttsGn2okfq
โ P R O F E S S O R (@Kalpaish_) April 5, 2022
Same emotions#RRvRCB #YUZI #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/8fpUtSDf5j
โ Mayur Jain (@MAYUR448) April 5, 2022
Mi and CSK fans watching Chahal taking revenge from RCB for not retaining :#RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/0MAiairP1T
โ ๐ต Ctrl C + Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) April 5, 2022
Samson walking out to bat against Hasaranga today:
โ ComeOn Cricket ๐๐ฎ๐ณ (@ComeOnCricket) April 5, 2022
#RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/jrC0OjoJLn
Chahal right now ๐#RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/cH7vXj1nZB
โ Rajesh Kumar (@rajeshroxu) April 5, 2022
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