Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli gifted his signed jersey to Gujarat Titans (GT) spinner Noor Ahmed after the IPL 2024 clash between two teams at MA Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, May 5.
Noor Ahmed picked two wickets of Virat Kohli and Will Jacks and registered the figures of 2/23 with an economy rate of 5.80 in his four overs spell. However, the 19-year-old's effort went in vain as Gujarat Titans lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets. After being bundled out for 147, GT failed to defend the total as RCB chase down 148-run target in 13.4 overs.
After the match, Noor Ahmed received Virat Kohli's RCB jersey from the legend himself and wrote, "Dear Noor, Well Bowled. Wish You The Best." on the back of it.
The Afghan spinner shared Kohli's gifted jersey on his Instagram story and wrote, "Always One Of My Fav (Favourite). Thanks @virat.kohli."
With the win over Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a decent progression on the points table as they moved to seventh spot with their third win on the trot and overall, fourth win of the ongoing IPL season. The three-time IPL finalists has accumulated 8 points and has NRR of -0.049. RCB need to remaining three matches in the league to have a realistic chance of qualifying for playoffs.
Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, are struggling to maintain consistency in the IPL 2024. After their third loss on the trot, Shubman Gill-led side slipped to 9th spot with four wins and seven losses while accumulating 8 points. The next three matches are crucial for GT as they have to win them in order to stand a chance for playoffs qualification.
RCB will play their next match against Punjab Kings on May 9, while Gujarat Titans will lock horns against Chennai Super Kings on May 10.
