{"id":14672,"date":"2024-05-20T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=14672"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T02:08:52","slug":"faf-du-plessis-honours-bengalurus-middle-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/uncategorized\/faf-du-plessis-honours-bengalurus-middle-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Faf du Plessis Praises Middle Order as Bengaluru Secures IPL Playoff Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis (39) commended the team&#8217;s middle order for their crucial contributions after securing the final playoff spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL), following a remarkable turnaround in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top-four finish seemed unlikely for the star-studded team after suffering their sixth consecutive defeat of the season against table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Bengaluru, aiming for their first IPL title, staged an incredible comeback. Saturday&#8217;s 27-run victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in a virtual playoff decider marked their sixth consecutive win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du Plessis (54) and the league&#8217;s top scorer Virat Kohli (47) provided a solid foundation, with the middle order stepping up to lead the team to a formidable 218-5 in their final group match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/cricket-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cricket News Update<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All of us, literally same. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlayBold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#PlayBold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AERCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#\u0ca8\u0cae\u0ccd\u0caeRCB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IPL2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#IPL2024<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RCBvCSK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RCBvCSK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jAaLf4oU7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4jAaLf4oU7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RCBTweets\/status\/1792057595210948679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chennai replied with 191-7 in the rain-affected game, allowing Bengaluru to join Kolkata, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It felt like a day-five Test match,&#8221; du Plessis said, describing the challenging batting conditions after the rain interruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For me and Virat to just get through it and find a way somehow&#8230;and then to score 200 in the back end was unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middle order batsmen Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, and Glenn Maxwell played crucial roles, contributing quick-fire innings to push Bengaluru past the 200-run mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s been our last six games, hasn&#8217;t it? Contributions from many batters with good intensity and good strike rates,&#8221; said player-of-the-match du Plessis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;At the beginning of the season, we felt like we were a little slow and we wanted a bit more intent in our batting innings. And to have done that again is awesome.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bengaluru&#8217;s middle order performances have been pivotal in their late surge, helping the team secure a playoff spot and keeping their hopes for a maiden IPL title alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis (39) commended the team&#8217;s middle order for their crucial contributions after securing the final playoff spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL), following a remarkable turnaround in the tournament. 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