- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 off stump goes for a toss, and you can now hear a pin drop at the Chinnaswamy! Talk about a perfect response. Smashed onto the road last ball, and now demolishing Salt's stumps like there is no tomorrow. Fullish ball, starting on middle and off and curving away. Salt tries to hit it into next week and only swats away a few flies. Sees his stumps in an absolute mess soon after, and Buttler, more than anyone else, will heave a huge sigh of relief! 35/31.4 straight to long leg, and Prasidh Krishna makes no mistake! Now we know why Arshad was brought in tonight! Shortish on leg stump and this is there for Kohli to play the pick-up pull. He does not display enough conviction, though, neither keeping it down nor trying to clear the fence completely. Tugs it to the fielder, and that is proper catching practice. Arshad looks up to the heavens in delight, and there is stunned silence at the Chinnaswamy! 8/12.2 zing bails everywhere, and Siraj is back to haunt his former team! Back of a length, pitching on middle and leg and zipping off the surface. Nips away with the angle slightly and Padikkal, advancing and trying to smash it over the off side, only connects with fresh air. Off stump knocked back, and Siraj is over the moon. RCB lose two inside three overs! 13/26.2 Ishant goes up in appeal, and the finger goes up too! Ishant has a wicket in his first over! And Patidar does not bother with the review either! On a length, slanting back into Patidar from off stump. He has a hack across the line and perhaps aims too square. Gets smashed on the back leg in front of middle and leg, and the slow, dreaded finger sends RCB's skipper back on his way. Ball Tracking confirms the ball would have thundered into middle and leg. RCB are four down now, and tottering! 42/418.2 nicked and gone! Livingstone falls, moments after getting to his fifty! Short, wide and there to be hit. Livingstone throws the kitchen sink at it and only manages a faint tickle through to Buttler. Buttler finally holds onto one, and Siraj, on his return to the Chinnaswamy, has a three-wicket haul! 150/712.4 goes a mile up again and this time, Tewatia holds on! Jitesh falls for 33 and a promising partnership is broken! Sai Kishore gives it a bit of air but also makes a point to hold his length ball. That invites Jitesh to charge and swing for the hills. But because he is not to the pitch of the ball, he clinks it off the toe-end. Tewatia runs in from long on, keeps his eyes on the ball and ensures it stays in his grasp. Big wicket in the context of the game, and Jitesh is distraught as he walks back! 94/514.2 that is probably the softest dismissal you will see all season! Back of a length just outside off and this seems to be a change-up. Goes the other way after pitching and also holds a touch. Krunal is bamboozled by it and gets a tame leading edge as he tries to work to leg. Sai Kishore completes the easiest of catches, and the Titans have wicket number six! 104/619.6 pummels off stump and waves David goodbye to finish the innings! Searing yorker, tailing into off stump. David tries to go inside-out but cannot get under it. Misses the ball completely and sees his off stump lying flat on the deck moments later. Prasidh gives David a bit of a goodbye, but this is another handy cameo, and RCB have more than a handy total on the board! 169/8Extras7 (lb 4, w 3)TOTAL169/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.45)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Virat Kohli, 1.4 ov), 2-13 (Devdutt Padikkal, 2.2 ov), 3-35 (Phil Salt, 4.4 ov), 4-42 (Rajat Patidar, 6.2 ov), 5-94 (Jitesh Sharma, 12.4 ov), 6-104 (Krunal Pandya, 14.2 ov), 7-150 (Liam Livingstone, 18.2 ov), 8-169 (Tim David, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 4 0 19 3 4.75 14 1 1 1 0 Arshad Khan 2 0 17 1 8.5 6 3 0 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 26 1 6.5 13 3 1 0 0 I Sharma 2 0 27 1 13.5 4 4 1 0 0 R Sai Kishore 4 0 22 2 5.5 11 1 1 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 54 0 13.5 6 3 5 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.3 Sudharsan gets the lap-shot wrong, and Hazlewood breaks through! On a length outside off and Sudharsan, for some reason, tries the lap. Not sure that was the best option, given Hazlewood had been brought back just to take a wicket. Makes a mess of the stroke and scuffs it, offering Jitesh a simple enough catch moving to his right. Vital wicket for RCB, and they have a window of opportunity now! 107/24.4 in the air and taken by Livingstone! Gill falls after a six, and the Chinnaswamy finds its voice! Length outside off and Gill looks to repeat the dose. Tries to go over mid off this time but cuts across it too much. Skews off the outer half of the bat and Livingstone, tearing in from deep backward point, makes no mistake at all diving forward. Massive moment in the game! 32/1Extras4 (lb 3, w 1)TOTAL170/2 (17.5 Overs, RR: 9.53)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Shubman Gill, 4.4 ov), 2-107 (Sai Sudharsan, 12.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 23 1 5.75 12 0 2 0 0 JR Hazlewood 3.5 0 43 1 11.21 10 3 4 1 0 Yash Dayal 3 0 20 0 6.66 7 3 0 0 0 Rasikh Salam 3 0 35 0 11.66 5 4 2 0 0 KH Pandya 3 0 34 0 11.33 3 3 2 0 0 LS Livingstone 1 0 12 0 12 2 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Gujarat Titans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
02 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Gujarat Titans 2, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 4.5: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - LS Livingstone (Struck down)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Player Subs: Jacob Bethell, Manoj Bhandage, Manoj Bhandage, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh
- Gujarat Titans Impact Player Subs: Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Phillips, Sherfane Rutherford, Washington Sundar
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 66/4 in 9.0 overs (LS Livingstone 2, JM Sharma 22)
- Over 11.1: Review by Gujarat Titans (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Abhijit Bhattacharya, Batter - LS Livingstone (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (LS Livingstone 18, JM Sharma 32, Ex 0)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 5
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 119/6 in 16.0 overs (LS Livingstone 33, TH David 6)
- LS Livingstone: 50 off 39 balls (1 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 169/8 in 20.0 overs (B Kumar 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 1 wicket)
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 75/1 in 9.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 32, JC Buttler 26)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (B Sai Sudharsan 22, JC Buttler 27, Ex 1)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Over 12.1: RCB opts for a ball change allowed under playing conditions (dew factor)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 141/2 in 16.0 overs (JC Buttler 59, SE Rutherford 15)
- Gujarat Titans: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (JC Buttler 26, SE Rutherford 24, Ex 0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIPL 2025 orange cap and purple cap holders: Varun, Arora joint-third among bowlers
Varun Chakravarthy and Vaibhav Arora join the logjam at third place among bowlers
'Emotional' Siraj reminds RCB what they let go of
Playing against his former team, he silenced the Chinnaswamy with a spell of 3 for 19
'Scientist' Sai Kishore shows off his new inventions
He first dismissed Jitesh Sharma from over-the-wicket angle and then befuddled Krunal Pandya with a carrom ball
IPL 2025 orange cap and purple cap holders: Sudharsan moves to No. 2 among batters
Sai Kishore is now the joint-third on the bowlers' list
Buttler 73* leads GT past RCB after Siraj derails former team
Livingstone fifty, and cameos from Jitesh and David, took hosts from 42 for 4 to 169, but it wasn't enough