Gujarat Titans’ (GT) opener Shubman Gill slammed a magnificent ton to power his side to a thrilling win and knock Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) out of the ongoing IPL 2023 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Meanwhile, Gujarat’s win also ensured a playoff berth for five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI).
GT opener Gill starred with an unbeaten 104 off 52 balls, also his second straight IPL century, laced with five boundaries and eight maximum and with a strike-rate of 200 to power his side to a thrilling win six wicket win over RCB in a high scoring thriller in their last league match on Sunday.
RCB’s loss also meant that Mumbai claimed the final spot in the play-offs having beaten SunRisers Hyderabad earlier in the day.
After the affair, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar posted a cheeky tweet after the five-time champions MI advanced to the play-offs.
“Cameron Green and Shubman Gill batted well for Mumbai Indians. Amazing innings by Virat Kohli too to score back-to-back 100s. They all had their methods and were in a class of their own. So happy to see MI in the playoffs. Go Mumbai,” Sachin tweeted.
Earlier in the day, MI faced a must-win match in their last game of the league stage and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) where all-rounder Cameron Green’s scintillating and unbeaten 100 off 47 kept Mumbai alive in the race as the home side thumped the visitors by eight wickets.
GT will next play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 23 in Qualifier 1 while MI will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in eliminator 1 on May 24 in Chennai.