Kumar Bahukhandi
GT vs RCB: RCB blown away by Josh Butler’s storm (BCCI)
Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) : In the 14th match of IPL 2025, Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 wickets. Batting first, RCB scored 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Which Gujarat achieved in the 18th over.
Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): In the 14th match of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets. Gujarat Titans (GT) team achieved RCB’s target of 170 runs in the 18th over itself. RCB was playing its first match of this season on its home ground. In which it had to face defeat. Gujarat team won the toss and chose to bowl first. RCB team, batting first, scored 169 runs after losing 8 wickets.
Chasing the target of 170 runs, Gujarat team chased it in 17.5 overs only. RCB came on the field without any change. Whereas Gujarat has made one change. Kagiso Rabada is out and Arshad Khan has been given a place in his place.
This is how RCB’s batting was
RCB, who came to bat first, had a very bad start. In the second over itself, RCB got the first setback in the form of Virat Kohli. Kohli became the victim of Arshad Khan after scoring only 7 runs. After this, in the third over itself, Devdutt Padikkal was bowled by Siraj. Then in the 5th over, Siraj dismissed Phil Salt, who was looking dangerous. In the 7th over, Ishant made captain Rajat Patidar his victim.
After this, Jitesh Sharma took charge and played an innings of 33 runs. But he too was out in the 13th over. But after this Livingstone played a stormy innings and scored a half-century. At the same time, Tim David also batted brilliantly. On the basis of this, RCB scored 170 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
This was Gujarat’s batting
In response to the target of 170 runs, Gujarat had a great start. Gill and Sai Sudarshan gave a solid start. However, Gill got out after scoring 14 runs. But after this Sai Sudarshan and Josh Butler took charge. Sai Sudarshan got out after scoring 49 runs but he shifted the momentum towards Gujarat. After this Butler hit a brilliant fifty. Butler played an unbeaten innings of 73 runs and Gujarat won the match in the 18th over itself.
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
The teams are as follows –
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Tushara, Manoj Bhandaage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh and Mohit Rathi.
Gujarat Titans: Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Mahipal Lomror. , Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Gerald Coetzee, Sherfane Rutherford, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu.
