New Delhi. All eyes are on Eliminator 1, which is being seen as the biggest match of the Indian Premier League 2024. Rajasthan Royals will face the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which has miraculously reached the playoffs. In this match, we want to see whether Virat Kohli's team, which has reached here after winning 6 consecutive matches, will continue its campaign or Sanju Samson's team, which has lost the last four matches, will win. Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has made a prediction regarding this match.
The first eliminator match of the Indian Premier League season is to be played on Wednesday 22 May. On one side, there will be the Bengaluru team, which is making a comeback after suffering six consecutive defeats and being on the verge of being out of the tournament, while on the other side, there will be the Rajasthan team, which is proving to be a laggard after a strong start. Whichever team loses in this match, its journey will end here. The winning team will have to play with Sunrisers Hyderabad team to make it to the finals. By defeating this team, Kolkata has secured its ticket to the finals.
The great batsman and former captain of the Indian team, Sunil Gavaskar has made a big prediction regarding this match. He believes that this match is going to be one-sided. “Whatever the RCB team has done is nothing less than a miracle. First, there has to be something amazing inside of you to believe that they can bounce back. You have to say that Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and all the senior players of the team have filled everyone with tremendous enthusiasm. Had it been any other team, they might have easily thought that we had lost everything.
He further said, “Rajasthan team has lost four out of the last five matches. They could not even play their last league match. This team does not seem to be in rhythm. Even after not playing a match for 11 days, if Rajasthan does something like Kolkata team did then it is a different matter. Otherwise this can be another one-sided match. I am afraid that this too may become a completely one-sided match. Where RCB team can easily win the match against Rajasthan.”
first published : May 22, 2024, 12:09 IST
