IPL 2025 Match 14: Gujarat Titans Hands RCB Their First Defeat

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Gujarat Titans showed their skills with a dominating win over RCB played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 2nd April 2025.

GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for visitors as Arshad Khan got rid of Virat Kohli with a simple catch to Prasidh Krishna at deep square leg. Mohammed Siraj delivered a lovely delivery getting rid of Paddikal to leave RCB in trouble.

After being smacked for a 105 m six, Siraj came back strongly to dismiss Phil Salt shattering the stumps. Liam Livingstone struggled against disciplined GT bowling while Rajat struggled. At the end of the first six overs, RCB ended at 38 for 3.

Soon after the field restrictions, Rajat Patidar also perished trying to hit a big shot leaving RCB in big trouble at 42 for 4. Jitesh Sharma looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. On the other hand, Livingstone played attacking shots and went lucky with dropped chances.

Sai Kishore got the breakthrough for GT getting rid of Jitesh Sharma with a good catch by Rahul Tewaita at long-on. Livingstone and Jitesh added 52 runs for the 5th wicket. Sai stuck again dismissing Krunal Pandya with a simple return catch to leave RCB in trouble.

Livingstone showed his attacking skills with 3 sixes in an over against Rashid Khan to change the momentum. Tim David hammered the GT bowlers with lusty blows. Livingstone reached the first fifty this season off 39 deliveries. Siraj got rid of Livingstone with an easy catch to Buttler. Livingstone & David added 46 runs for the 7th wicket.

Tim David launched lusty blows in the final over against Prasidh Krishna before the latter shattered the stumps of David. RCB ended with a competitive total of 169 for 8 in 20 overs.

Jos Buttler & Sai Sudharsan showed their class

Chasing down 170 runs to win, Gujarat Titans got off to a cautious start with Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill against disciplined bowling by Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sudharsan made the batting look easy keeping the momentum going for GT.

Bhuvneshwar got the breakthrough getting rid of GT captain Gill with a stunning catch by Livingstone at third man. Gill and Sudharsan added 32 runs for the opening wicket. Jos Buttler struggled initially before showing intent against RCB bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, GT scored 42 for 1.

Buttler and Sai Sudharsan launched an attack on RCB bowlers. Both batters took the charge against Rasikh Dar who came impact player for Paddikal. It was a superb batting display by both keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Buttler completed the first fifty this season off 31 deliveries to keep the momentum going for GT. Josh Hazlewood eventually struck dismissing Sai with a simple catch to Jitesh Sharma. Sai and Buttler added 75 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Rutherford looked impressive as an attack player keeping the momentum going for GT. Buttler continued his assault with lusty hits not allowing any sniff. Rutherford hit the winning runs with a six as GT won the match with 8 wickets with 13 balls to spare. Buttler and Rutherford put on unbeaten 63 runs for the 3rd wicket.

For his figures of 3 for 19 in 4 overs, Mohammed Siraj was named the player of the match award.

GT 170 for 2 in 17.5 overs (Buttler 73*, Sai 49, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/23) beat RCB 169 for 8 in 20 overs (Livingstone 54, Siraj 3/19, Sai Kishore 2/22) by 8 wickets.

 







Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler lead GT to a dominating 8-wicket win over RCB on 2nd April   

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