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'Ghar me ghuske pel diya bhai' - Fans react as Gautam Gambhir silences Bengaluru crowd after LSG's thrilling 1-wicket victory against RCB

LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir couldn’t control his emotions after his team eked out a one-wicket win over RCB.

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Gautam Gambhir (Source - Twitter)

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The 15th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 was played between Lucknow Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the  M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in which LSG got a thrilling victory over RCB by just one wicket.

RCB were playing at their home ground, due to which, a large number of RCB fans reached the stadium to watch the match. Meanwhile, after the match, LSG mentor and former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir looked pumped up after their victory, and a ruthless act of Gambhir was captured on camera. Actually, after registering a grand victory, when he was shaking hands with players, he did something which is being discussed a lot on social media now.

When Gambhir was shaking hands with the RCB players, the fans were shouting loudly. To this, Gambhir got frustrated and looked at the fans, he was seen indicating them to be completely silent by keeping a finger on his mouth. This video of Gambhi is viral on social media. Gambhir's gesture has created a ruckus among the fans.

I threw all the weapons we had at them: Faf du Plessis

With the help of Nicholas Pooran's 19-ball 62 and Marcus Stoinis' aggressive 65, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by one wicket on the last ball in a very exciting IPL match. Batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 212 runs for two wickets on the basis of aggressive half-centuries from captain Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, and Glenn Maxwell. In response, Pooran and Stoinis laid the foundation for Lucknow's memorable victory. Pooran scored the fastest half-century of this season in just 15 balls.

Earlier, du Plessis remained unbeaten for RCB after scoring 79 runs in 46 balls while Kohli scored 61 runs in 44 balls. Both shared a 96-run partnership for the first wicket after being sent for batting first. The RCB skipper also talked about their loss in the post-match presentation.

“Disappointed, I mean, obviously they played really well through the middle there but I thought we fought back beautifully,” Du Plessis said. “I threw all the weapons we had at them.”

Here's how fans reacted:

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