Who gained yesterday’s IPL in shape, RCB Vs GT : yesterday IPL suit end result
England's Jos Buttler delivered a match-winning performance with an unbeaten 73 off 39 balls, guiding gujarat Titans (GT) to a commanding eight-wicket victory over royal challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their IPL 2025 clash on Wednesday.
Chasing one hundred seventy, gujarat Titans depended on a seventy-five-run 2nd-wicket stand between Buttler and Sai Sudharsan (49 off 36) to overhaul the target with 13 balls to spare at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB, batting first after gujarat opted to bowl, struggled in opposition to Mohammed Siraj’s spectacular spell of three/19 in four overs. Regardless of Liam Livingstone’s 54 off forty balls, RCB could only muster 169/8 in 20 overs.
The hosts suffered an early setback when virat kohli (7) fell cheaply, stuck at deep square leg off Arshad Khan. Siraj then dismantled the top order, dismissing Devdutt Padikkal (four) and Phil salt (14) in short succession.
With RCB at 42/four, Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma (33 off 21) stitched together a collective essential 52-run stand. But Sai Kishore (2/22) dismissed Jitesh and later dispatched krunal pandya (five), retaining RCB under pressure.
Livingstone fought lower back, smashing 5 sixes—all off Rashid Khan—but his success subsequently ran out as Siraj disregarded him. Tim David’s quickfire 32 off 18 balls delivered a few late runs; however, RCB’s total nevertheless seemed below par.
Chasing a hundred and seventy, GT commenced cautiously as Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed skipper Shubman Gill (14) in the fifth over. But Sudharsan and Buttler stabilized the innings with normal boundaries, transferring the momentum in Gujarat’s want.
Even though josh Hazlewood (1/31) brushed off Sudharsan before he may want to attain his fifty, Buttler remained composed. Paired with Sherfane Rutherford (30 off 18)*, he ensured a clean finish, stitching an unbeaten sixty-three-run stand.
Buttler’s five fours and six sixes, along with a lovely reverse ramp over the wicketkeeper, put GT ahead. Rutherford sealed the victory with a six, completing a dominant performance in Gujarat’s third healthy of the season.
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