The fireworks and light show during the innings break during Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)'s Qualifier 1 game against Gujarat Titans (GT) caused a bit of a stir when the wrong Indian map was displayed in the lights.
The mid-innings affair lasted for around 25 minutes after the first 20 overs, where RCB scored 254 runs after captain Rajat Patidar's explosive innings of 93 not out from 33 balls.
Amidst all the fancy displays and musical performances, the organizers messed up Indian maps projected with lasers. Major parts of the map were depicted incorrectly or were missing entirely. For example, various states including Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar and most of India's seven sisters were not shown properly.
Fans were disappointed to learn that an Indian league was not drawing attention to the map of the country it represents on the world stage.
Despite the unfortunate incident that happened during the mid-innings show, fans enjoyed a good cricket match which ultimately ended with RCB achieving their second consecutive title. Indian Premier League (IPL) Last. After scoring a mammoth score of 254 runs in the first innings, GT were all out for only 162 runs and fell short by 92 runs in the process.
While Patidar was the star with the bat, the entire bowling unit did the job to help the defending champions reach the showpiece final in Ahmedabad. Jacob Duffy was the best bowler, taking three wickets, including the crucial wicket of Sai Sudarshan. Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam and Krunal Pandya took two wickets each. Josh Hazlewood, on the other hand, took only one wicket, but that was the most important dismissal of GT skipper Shubman Gill.
The Titans will now await the winner of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 to play the final on May 31.
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