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n today’s match, the Gujarat Titans defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
GT won the toss and chose to bowl first. RCB were bowled out for 155 runs. In reply, the Gujarat Titans chased down the target comfortably, winning the match with 25 balls remaining and 4 wickets in hand.
With this win, the Gujarat Titans have now won 5 matches this season (against DC, LSG, KKR, CSK, and RCB) and lost 4 matches (against Punjab Kings, RR, MI, and RCB). So far, the team has played a total of 9 matches this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently in second position on the points table this season. So far, the team has played a total of 9 matches, winning 6 (against SRH, CSK, MI, LSG, GT, and DC) and losing 3 (against RR, DC, and GT).
Royal Challengers Bangalore couldn’t put up a big total in this match, as the entire team was bowled out for 155 runs. Devdutt Padikkal was the top scorer with 40 runs off 24 balls, followed by Virat Kohli, who scored 28 runs off 13 balls. Apart from them, no other player managed to score more than 20 runs.
- Jacob Bethell – 5 runs (5 balls), 1 four, SR 100.00
- Rajat Patidar (c) – 19 runs (15 balls), 2 fours, 1 six, SR 126.66
- Jitesh Sharma (wk) – 1 run (3 balls), SR 33.33
- Tim David – 9 runs (6 balls), 1 six, SR 150.00
- Krunal Pandya – 4 runs (4 balls), 1 four, SR 100.00
- Romario Shepherd – 17 runs (15 balls), 2 sixes, SR 113.33
- Venkatesh Iyer – 12 runs (15 balls), 1 four, SR 80.00
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar—15* runs (15 balls), 2 fours, SR 100.00
- Josh Hazlewood – 0 runs (1 ball), SR 0.00
Photo: @BCCI
In a low-scoring match, the Gujarat Titans handled the chase very well, completing the target of 156 runs in just 15.5 overs and winning the match by 4 wickets.
For GT, Shubman Gill (c) played a outstanding innings → outstanding innings, scoring 43 runs off 18 balls, followed by Jos Buttler, who contributed 39 runs off 19 balls.
- Sai Sudharsan – 6 runs (5 balls), 1 four, SR 120.00
- Washington Sundar – 12 runs (12 balls), 1 six, SR 100.00
- M. Shahrukh Khan – 8 runs (8 balls), 1 four, SR 100.00
- Rahul Tewatia – 27* runs (17 balls), 4 fours, SR 158.82
- Jason Holder – 12 runs (10 balls), 1 six, SR 120.00
- Rashid Khan—7* runs (6 balls), 1 four, SR 116.66
Photo: @BCCI
Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar
Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
