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"Don't like trophies"- Ex-MI Star hits back at RCB fan who tries to troll him

 
Royal Challengers Bangalore locked horns with Rajasthan Royals in the 32nd game of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. With two good teams facing each other, everyone expected a nail-biting contest.

In the end, fans saw another final-over finish, and this time it was Bangalore that kept cool and pulled off a 7-run win over the table-topper RR. Although it didn't start well for Bangalore, they lost the toss and put into bat first.

RCB lost the wicket of Virat Kohli on the first ball of the game; it was Trent Boult who trapped him LBW. After that, Boult also dismissed Shahbaz Ahmed (2) in his second over of the inning. RCB was at 2/12 in 2.1 overs. But then came a match-turning partnership for the third wicket.

It was once again Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell who added another 100-run partnership and made 127 runs for the third wicket in just 11.1 overs. Du Plessis scored 62 off 39, with 8 fours and two sixes, while Maxwell hit a 44-ball 77, including six fours and four boundaries.

That partnership helped RCB reach a challenging total of 189/9. In fact, that proved to be a winning one for the home team in the end. Reacting to the superb partnership, former MI pacer Mitchell McClenaghan took to his Twitter account and praised both batters. He tweeted, "While I'm not RCB fan - I'm a Faf and Maxwell fan. Damn these guys are playing beautifully."