IPL 2024 Eliminator - Ahead of RR vs RCB clash, CSK fans troll Virat Kohli, trend 'Haarcb' tag

After winning five games, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had to defeat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Playoffs. The RCB camp secured the win in style, triumphing by 27 runs and marking their sixth consecutive win of the season and booking the final spot in the Top 4. However, it seems that CSK fans have not taken the loss sportingly, especially with many believing this could have been MS Dhoni's final season.

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Adding fuel to the fire was MS Dhoni walking away without shaking hands with RCB players after the end of play. With both fan bases arguing about who is right and wrong, ahead of the Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and RCB, the Yellow Army fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to trend the word "HaarCB" (which means RCB will lose). 

The war of words between the two fan bases shows no sign of stopping, with each side passionately defending their favourite team and player.

Sympathy and PR work started 🤡😂😂😂 warraa chokli 🤡😂

Haarcb 🤡😂 https://t.co/MoMdT9DcuJ pic.twitter.com/Z0cdgPddGB

— 💛 YeLlove 💛 MSD 🦁 💛 (@YeLlove___7) May 16, 2024

Your own fanbase is accepting it😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/0PQz4sPrbz

— KIRAN (@Kiiraxxn) May 22, 2024

If RCB loses today, I will distribute biscuits to Haarcb dogs. #RRvsRCB #RCBvsRR pic.twitter.com/V51CzUnE8Q

— z𝕏 (@ztweets07) May 22, 2024

Will support every team who play against HaarCB and Chokli 🥰🙏 pic.twitter.com/Orw4NxSbIK

— Dhoni Tharane 5️⃣ 🦁 (@Tharane__Talks) May 19, 2024

Regarding the Eliminator, RR won the toss and opted to field first against RCB. While RR made one change, bringing Shimron Hetmyer back into their squad, RCB went with the same winning combination at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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Currently, after 7 overs, RCB has lost one wicket - skipper Faf du Plessis - for 17 off 14 and scored 56 runs. Virat Kohli is at the crease along with Cameron Green. 

Kohli also became the first to 8000 IPL runs, the next highest aggregate in the competition is Shikhar Dhawan's 6769.

𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗦! 🤯

The first ever batter to reach this milestone 🫡🫡

Congratulations, Virat Kohli 👏👏

Follow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/b5YGTn7pOL #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB | #Eliminator | #TheFinalCall | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/fZ1V7eow0X

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2024

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson

Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma

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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Shimron Hetmyer, Tanush Kotian.