RCB vs GT: Gujarat beat RCB with Siraj and Buttler’s amazing performance|
The match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium became a bad dream for RCB, in which Gujarat Titans defeated them by 8 wickets and registered a tremendous victory. In this match, Mohammed Siraj and Jos Buttler defeated RCB, in which Siraj bowled brilliantly and Buttler gave Gujarat an easy victory by playing explosive batting.
Match Story: Where did RCB lose?
The biggest reason for RCB’s defeat was their bad start. There was a difference of only 4 runs between the two teams in the powerplay, but RCB lost 3 wickets, while Gujarat could only lose 1 wicket.
RCB’s score in powerplay: 38/3
GT’s score in powerplay: 42/1
RCB’s batsmen were looking under pressure from the beginning, while Gujarat’s batsmen built their innings comfortably and kept the match in their hands.
RCB’s Innings – Got dominated as the match progressed
PowerPlay (38/3) – Siraj’s Dhamaka
Siraj kept RCB in check by dismissing Devdutt Padikkal and Phil Salt.
Virat Kohli also got out early which weakened RCB’s powerplay further.
RCB’s score was just 38/3, which was a very slow start.
Middle Overs (67/3) – Sai Kishore changed the game
Jitesh Sharma and Liam Livingstone tried to take over
Rashik Khan proved to be expensive, but Sai Kishore stopped RCB by bowling tight
Rahul Tewatia caught Jitesh and made GT even stronger
Death Overs (64/2) – Livingstone and David shocked
Livingstone targeted Rashid Khan and completed his fifty by hitting many boundaries in the last over
Tim David also hit boundaries in the last overs, but Siraj came back and took Livingstone’s wicket
RCB made a decent total of 169/8, which does not even look like reaching 150 at one time
Gujarat Innings – Finished it in fun
Powerplay (42/1) – Shubman Gill Out But Titans Stable
Sai Sudharsan and Gill started playing comfortably for GT
Gill hit a big six and then got out on the second ball
GT’s powerplay score was 42/1 – No fast start, but game was in control
Middle Overs (92/1) – Buttler and Sudharsan’s class batting
Sudharsan turned the match in GT’s favour with brilliant drives and pulls
Buttler started playing fast and scored fifty in just a few deliveries
Hazlewood took the wicket of Sudharsan, but Buttler was unstoppable the
Death Over (36/0) – Buttler and Rutherford’s attack
Bhuveneshwar and Hazlewood had one over each left, but GT’s batsmen had become unstoppable
Rutherford hit a big six, and then Buttler hit Hazlewood with 2 back to back sixes
GT won the match in just 17.5 overs, with 8 wickets and 13 balls remaining.
Final Scorecard: Gujarat defeated RCB
RCB: 169/8 (20 overs)
Livingstone -54 runs
Mohammed Siraj – 3/19, Sai Kishore – 2/22
GT: 170/2 (17.5 overs)
Jos Buttler – 73 runs, Sai Sudharsan – 49 runs*
GT won the match by 8 wickets.
What next?
GT’s next match is with Sunrisers Hyderabad, and with two winners, confident Titans can make another blast.
RCB has to go to Mumbai, where their next match will be against Mumbai Indians. Will Kohli and Co. be able to make a comeback?
What do you think? Will RCB be able to come back on track or is GT looking unbeatable? Let us know by commenting.
