RCB vs GT Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who played for the first time on home ground in the 18th season, had to face defeat by 8 wickets. RCB had to bat first on Wednesday at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The team lost 4 wickets within 40 balls, from here the score could not reach close to 200.
Bangalore scored 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Gujarat easily achieved the target by losing 2 wickets in 17.5 overs. Sai Sudarshan scored 49 and Jos Butler scored 73 runs. Mohammad Siraj got 3 wickets. Liam Livingstone scored 54 runs from RCB.
Key Highlights of the Match
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RCB’s Struggle with the Bat: Royal Challengers Bangalore lost 4 wickets in just 40 balls, and could not recover to reach the competitive clan. His final score was not enough against 169/8 Gujarat’s solid pursuit.
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Gujarat’s Comfortable Chase: Gujarat’s Titans easily reached a target of 170 with 8 wickets. Jose Butler’s aggressive 73* and 49 runs by reforms directed him to win
Key Players of the Match
Mohammad Siraj: After winning the toss and bowling first, Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly for Gujarat. He bowled Devdutt Padikkal in his second over. He then bowled Phil Salt in the fifth over. Siraj finished his spell with 3 wickets for 19 runs.
Sai Kishore: Sai came to bowl in the middle overs and put the RCB batsmen on the backfoot. He gave away just 22 runs in 4 overs and also sent Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya to the pavilion.
Jos Butler: Gujarat lost the first wicket in the 5th over. From here Butler made a partnership of 75 runs with Sudarshan. He scored 73 runs and led the team to victory.
Sai Sudarshan: Opener Sudarshan gave Gujarat a strong start in front of the target of 170. He scored 49 runs in 36 balls and took the team past the 100-run mark.
Liam Livingstone: Only Bangalore batsman Liam Livingstone could show fight. He had to come to bat in the 7th over. Livingstone batted till the 19th over and scored 54 runs in 40 balls on a difficult pitch. He hit 1 four and 5 sixes. However, he did not get any support from the other end, so the team could not make a big score.
Turning Point of the Match
RCB, who came to bat first after losing the toss, lost 3 wickets in the powerplay itself. Virat Kohli was out after scoring 7 runs, Devdutt Padikkal 4 and Phil Salt 14 runs. Captain Rajat Patidar also returned to the pavilion in the 7th over. The team lost 4 wickets for 42 runs. Due to this, the team could not make a big score.
Spectacular win for Gujarat Titans
Finally, the all-round performance of the Gujarat Titans excluded the RCB’s struggling batting lineup. A comfortable win by 8 wickets was largely due to Butler’s solid innings and a disciplined bowling attack led by Mohammad Siraj. RCB will need to re -organized and come with better strategies to continue its IPL 2023 campaign.
