Royal Challengers Bengaluru got their first wicket of the day as Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Shubman Gill for 14. However, Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan are forming a terrific partnership for GT in the chase of 170. Earlier, three-wicket haul from Mohammed Siraj helped Gujarat Titans restrict Royal Challengers Bengaluru at 169/8 in 20 overs in their IPL 2025 match on Wednesday.
Opting to bowl first, GT dominated the game as they kept on scalping wickets regularly. For RCB, Liam Livingstone scored 54 while Jitesh Sharma scored. Apart from them, Tim David also scored 32. For GT, pacer Mohammed Siraj was the star bowler with three wickets. Apart from him, Sai Kishore took two wickets. 16 overs are up and Gujarat Titans are comfortably looking as the winners. They now need 29 runs off 24 balls to seal the victory. Can Royal Challengers Bengaluru turn the tables?
Gujarat Titans needed 20 runs to win. Jos Buttler hits two sixes off Josh Hazlewood and then Sherfane Rutherford completes the game with a massive six as GT beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in the chase of 170. Apart from them, Sai Sudharsan scored 49. For RCB, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood scalped one wicket
Both Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler are inching closer towards his respective half-centuries. In the previous over of Krunal Pandya, the duo scores 17 runs, which include a maximum from Buttler and two boundaries from Sudharsan. With this, Sudharsan is batting at 48 while Buttler is batting at 39. Jos Buttler goes crazy and unleashes his fury on Rasikh Salam Dar. In the previous over of the pacer, Buttler hits a boundary and two sixes as Rasikh leaks 18 runs. Seeing this, the crowd at the M Chinnaswamy stadium goes silent.
Gujarat Titans have yet another big over as Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler are forming a good partnership. RCB introduced Rasikh Salam Dar into the attack but GT played him with ease. Both Buttler and Sudharsan hit one boundary each as Rasikh leaks 10 runs. GT are brilliantly moving ahead in the chase of 170.