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Faf Du Plessis and his Royal Challengers Bengaluru side came into the game high on confidence having won their last two matches. The last time these two sides met it was RCB who won the match thanks to a ton by Will Jacks.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to bowl first and went in with the same team. Gujarat Titans made two changes as Ireland seamer Josh Little came into the team for his first game of the season while Manav Suthar was given his IPL debut cap.
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 to 6 (Mandatory – 23/3)
Gujarat Titans struggled to get off the blocks as the pitch in Bengaluru was aiding the bowlers. Mohammed Siraj first dismissed Wriddhiman Saha for 1 and got the wicket of Shubman Gill for 2. Cameron Green then got the wicket of Sai Sudharsan for 6 to push the visitors into deeper trouble.
Gujarat Titans: First Strategic Time-out (41/3 from 8 overs)
David Miller and Shahrukh Khan prevented further damage as the two batters battled it out against a resurgent RCB bowlers. The two batters had to contend with a tricky surface as the South African batter got hit on his helmet by Cameron Green.
Gujarat Titans: 50 runs off 9.1 overs
In a season where the run-scoring has been frenetic, the 50 came for the Titans in the 1st ball of the tenth over. Shahrukh Khan and David Miller took their team to get the team past the score after the loss of three early wickets.
Gujarat Titans: 100 runs from 14.3 overs
David Miller scored 30 runs before he was dismissed by Karn Sharma caught by Glenn Maxwell. Shahrukh Khan who was batting well was run out for 37 before Rashid Khan hit a six to take the score past 100.
Gujarat Titans: Second Strategic time-out (102/5 from 15 overs)
The Gujarat Titans team will depend on Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan to bat well and take the score to some respectability. With the pitch helping the bowlers the visiting side will be licking their lips and waiting to get a chance to bowl.
Stat Alert: Special landmark for Rahul Tewatia
Once the second time-out was done Rahul Tewatia went after Karn Sharma and hit for 3 fours and a six. During the over the 30-year-old went past 1000 runs in the IPL in his 92nd game. Tewatia has hit one half-century with an average of 25 and a strike rate of 134.
End of the innings: Gujarat Titans- 147 all out from 19.3 overs
Rahul Tewatia tried to fight back with a gritty 35 runs 21 balls but the RCB bowlers kept their composure. Vijay Shankar came in as the impact player and scored 10 before he was dismissed by Vijaykumar Vyshak with 3 balls left to play in the final over.
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