Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was hoping for Mumbai Indians (MI) to register a win over Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday in order to reach the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 playoffs. Ahead of the crunch clash, RCB had even changed their profile pictures on social media to support the Mumbai Indians. Stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis publicly backed MI and hoped that Rohit Sharma’s side would do them a huge favor.
Come Saturday and MI managed to win the game against DC. They got the better of Delhi Capitals to send the latter crashing out of the tournament, paving the path for RCB to reach the playoffs instead. Following MI’s win, there were crazy celebrations in the RCB camp. All the players and support staff together watched the entire match between MI and DC at their hotel inside the bio-bubble.
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The likes of Virat Kohli were seen cheering on every wicket that MI took and every boundary that they hit. The entire video made for a brilliant viewing with RCB sharing it on their social media handles. The joy was clear to see on each and every face in the RCB camp.
Here is the video shared by RCB:
RCB qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year. We bring to you raw emotions, absolute joy and post-match celebrations, as the team watched #MIvDC. This is how much it meant to the boys last night.@kreditbee#PlayBold #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/5lCbEky8Xy
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 22, 2022
In a video shared by RCB, skipper Faf du Plessis said, “It was very nice to see that everyone was down here for the start of the game. So, we all watched it together. We were shouting for every wicket that MI got and then when they were chasing, every boundary. Just the celebrations towards the end was just awesome to be a part of.”
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MI’s win over DC meant that RCB has joined Gujarat Titans (GT), Rajasthan Royals (RR), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the playoffs. DC ended fifth in the IPL points table with 14 points, two points behind fourth-placed RCB.
