Anushka Sharma's unmissable 'Thank God' celebration as RCB keep playoff hopes alive with 5th straight IPL 2024 match win
Hindustan TimesThe calculators were out early this season when Royal Challengers Bengaluru languished to the bottom of the table after winning just one of their first seven matches. But the three-time runner-up scripted a stunning turnaround in the following half of the 2024 IPL season, winning five straight matches, to have fate back in their hands. Anushka Sharma celebrates as RCB beat DC at Chinnaswamy On Sunday, RCB beat a Rishabh Pant-less Delhi Capitals side at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium by 47 runs to not just move to the fifth spot in the points table, but also stand on the verge of pulling off what looked improbable for them about a month back. As soon as the final wicket fell, with Yash Dayal castling down the leg stump to dismiss Kuldeep Yadav, Bollywood actress and wife of Kohli, Anushka Sharma, who was present in the stands throughout the course of the game, was left ecstatic, but only reacted with a 'Thank God' gesture at RCB staying alive in the race to the playoffs. The run of five straight wins this season is now RCB's joint second-best run in an IPL edition.