Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six runs in a thrilling encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. With this win, RCB climbed to the major of the IPL 2021 Points Table, winning their 1st two games. For longtime fans of IPL, this was a uncommon occurrence certainly, as Royal Challengers Bangalore have seldom be noticed at the major of the points table. RCB have 4 points from two matches, and are followed by Delhi Capitals (DC) in second position, who have two points from one match.
On Twitter, RCB fans celebrated the improvement with memes and jokes. Take a look:
Who is at the major of points of table?#SRHvRCB
No one:
Le RCB: pic.twitter.com/6iqCHbVMVD— Awin Singh (@awintheory) April 14, 2021
#SRHvRCB
RCB is on 1st position in point tableRcb fans pic.twitter.com/C2QWoqIZys
— DEFINITE (@SastaSrcasam) April 14, 2021
#RCB After Seeing Point Table :#IPL2021#SRHvRCBpic.twitter.com/iVrFmwAErN
— 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐇 🎭 (@sourabhchamolii) April 14, 2021
#RCB moves to the major of the points table immediately after 2 wins.#SRHvRCB#IPL2021pic.twitter.com/ecLqUUr9yb
— Rajneesh Chaudhary (@Rajneesh1609) April 14, 2021
My mom asked me “where’s the TV remote?”
I mentioned, “RCB”
She replied, “what are you talking about?!”
I mentioned, “on top of the table” 😉
— A (@_shortarmjab_) April 14, 2021
Many congratulated Virat Kohli and his group
Virat Kohli’s Army completed it. What a Bowling Performance and What a Phenomenal Comeback by RCB. Just just Amazing. Incredible Win by RCB. pic.twitter.com/bGuMBzYypp
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) April 14, 2021
Virat and Anushka immediately after seeing RCB at the major of points table #IPL2021#RCBpic.twitter.com/yBHnafHybL
— Your Santa (@Praths__09) April 15, 2021
At the third position on the IPL points table are defending champions Mumbai Indians, who won and lost a game every. Punjab Kings (PBKS) also have the very same quantity of points as Mumbai Indians, but their inferior Net Run Rate (NRR) has pushed them to fourth position, with two points from one game.
According to news agency ANI, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct throughout his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday. Kohli scored 33 runs and was bagged by Jason Holder in the 13th more than of the innings. Vijay Shankar caught him in the outfield. Kohli, though leaving the ground, was noticed hitting the boundary cushion with his bat as effectively as a chair placed by the dugout following his dismissal.