RCB had to fight hard after an uncertain start, with Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma helping them to post a respectable total. Mohammed Siraj made his comeback to Bengaluru with three wickets hauled on his return – taking Mohammed Siraj’s three wicket haul into account as well.
Gujarat Titans top order is filled with match winners such as Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford who boast power-hitting ability.
In this article, we will discuss the main points of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans Match Scorecard.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI
| Player Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis (c) | Batter |
| Virat Kohli | Batter |
| Will Jacks | All-rounder |
| Rajat Patidar | Batter |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-rounder |
| Cameron Green | All-rounder |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Swapnil Singh | All-rounder |
| Karn Sharma | Spinner |
| Mohammed Siraj | Fast Bowler |
| Yash Dayal | Fast Bowler |
Gujarat Titans Playing XI
| Player Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (c) | Batter |
| Wriddhiman Saha (wk) | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batter |
| Shahrukh Khan | Batter |
| David Miller | Batter |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | All-rounder |
| Rahul Tewatia | All-rounder |
| Rashid Khan | Spinner |
| R. Sai Kishore | Spinner |
| Noor Ahmad | Spinner |
| Mohit Sharma | Fast Bowler |
RCB vs GT
RCB will look to maintain their impressive start to the season when they host Gujarat Titans at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Their home record speaks for itself and they will want to maintain this momentum; GT will look to make amends for their poor form away from home.
The game has started off strongly, as both teams have worked tirelessly to seize an early advantage. Chinnaswamy’s pitch looks to be perfect and both sides should use this opportunity as best they can.
After an uneven start to their innings, Royal Challengers Bengal have slowly begun building an innings, thanks to Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma who have managed to score quickly to give RCB hope of amassing an impressive total in this match.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Titans appear on the verge of sealing an impressive win with Jos Buttler leading from the front. He has been impressive all season and doing everything he can to keep their innings rolling forward.
GT’s batting unit relies heavily on their top order and needs to establish some stability in their middle order. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill have shown impressive form so far this season, yet more support must be provided for these two openers from within their side. Furthermore, too many runs are being leaked during middle overs innings which threatens their playoff hopes significantly if this loss comes to pass.
Toss
RCB have often struggled to perform at home in recent seasons, with their M Chinnaswamy stadium pitch providing batsmen an unfair advantage. After making a strong start to their season however, they will be confident of improving their home record against Gujarat Titans and winning.
The Titans have suffered two consecutive losses, yet captain Shubman Gill should motivate his players ahead of this pivotal contest. They boast match-winners such as Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford and Rahul Tewatia as powerful weaponry to turn things around for them.
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first, making an effective move as they held Gujarat Titans to just 169-8 in 20 overs. Liam Livingstone scored 54 off 48 balls for RCB while Mohammed Siraj took three wickets as their top bowler for Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Titans displayed a clinical display, taking down an RCB side that entered their first home game full of confidence. Jos Buttler led by example for GT with an outstanding 39-ball 73 while Sai Sudharsan and Sherfane Rutherford played vital roles as they led GT to an eight-wicket victory.
Rajat Patidar of Royal Challengers Bangalore stated that their intent was good but their team lost too many wickets during the Powerplay, though bowlers tried their best to defend a total which proved difficult to defend. He recognized and thanked players like Jitesh Sharma, Tim David and Liam Livingstone whose contributions he greatly admired, acknowledging they all learned much from this match.
Match Prediction
Gujarat Titans played with incredible consistency to easily defeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru on their home ground, who came into their inaugural home game of the season brimming with confidence. Gujarat won by eight wickets with 13 balls left over for Jos Buttler to lead his ruthless chase of 20 overs RCB had managed. Liam Livingstone scored 50 runs to help their score, yet Jos Buttler’s three wicket haul ensured they never threatened victory on an otherwise forgettable day for Royal Challengers Bengaluru!
Mohammed Siraj stunned Devdutt Padikkal with an accurate delivery that nipped back into him and hit his off stump, and followed it up in the next over with another stunning short ball which got beneath Phil Salt’s bat edge to send him packing back to the pavilion.
Shubman Gill hopes his Royal Challengers Bengalure team can maintain its winning start to the season after taking two victories away from home, but they will face a stiff challenge at M Chinnaswamy Stadium when taking on Rajat Patidar’s Gujarat Titans. Both sides boast strong batting lineups with match winners like Virat Kohli, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan and Sherfane Rutherford in their lineups; bowlers such as Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada R Sai Kishore Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna will need to put down these opponents successfully.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and is finding plenty of movement from the surface as well as good bounce. Josh Hazlewood will come on at the other end with some speed on his deliveries; hopefully leading to early breakthroughs for him and RCB.
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RCB have been on an impressive winning streak after taking three wins out of their previous four matches, but will face a formidable opponent in Gujarat Titans who have also been impressive. This clash will take place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru with both sides expected to field unchanged elevens for this important encounter.
M Chinnaswamy Stadium’s pitch can be difficult for either team to score runs on, yet both have some quality batsmen such as Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Jos Buttler capable of making big scores.
Gujarat Titans won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricting RCB’s 20 over score to an under par total of 169/8 in 20 overs with Mohammed Siraj taking three wickets while Sai Kishore and Prasidh Krishna both adding two wickets each.
However, RCB began their innings aggressively and quickly raced off the blocks. Their openers, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt made an effective start before Virat’s departure precipitated an immediate collapse of their batting order.
Gujarat Titans remain confident of victory despite their loss against Kolkata Knight Riders; their lineup features quality batsmen such as captain Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford who has shown excellent form this season and trails only LSG’s Nicholas Pooran by 3 runs in Orange Cap race. Gujarat will look to replicate their performance from last time out against Kolkata Knight Riders by using spinner Kedar Jadhav’s return as motivation.
Final Score
Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 73 to lead Gujarat Titans to an eight-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. It was their second triumph of the season and propelled them to the top of their division table. Jos Buttler and Sai Sudharsan led scoring duties for Gujarat, both scoring half centuries; Mohammed Siraj was most effective bowler for RCB with three wickets taken.
Even after suffering defeat, RCB have reason for optimism. After winning both away games at an impressive margin, they showed tremendous resilience in this tournament and improved performances at their home ground – particularly considering M Chinnaswamy Stadium’s small boundaries and flat pitch that make defending totals challenging at times.
17.5: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler quickly reads the length and shape of Josh Hazlewood’s ball to pull it over deep backward square leg for six. It marks his third fifty in IPL 2025.
RCB batsmen got off to an encouraging start during the powerplay but soon lost wickets quickly, giving Titans’ bowlers an opening. Buttler and Sudharsan put on a crucial partnership which propelled RCB towards an achievable target; Buttler’s late charge ensured there were no setbacks as he hit five sixes before Rahul Tewatia and Sherfane Rutherford gave him reprieves while Sherfane held his nerve to seal victory for GT.
