Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsmens performed like Stroam today in the IPL match. In the Gujarat-Bangalore match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Gujarat Titans (GT) threatened the bowlers and poured a flood of runs in the prescribed overs. With Rajat Patidar’s destructive innings, Kohli’s class touch and Jitesh Sharma’s brilliance at the end, RCB set a huge target of 255 runs in front of Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat won the toss and chose to field
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to field first. But the RCB openers started the innings strongly, betraying Gujarat’s confidence. Venkatesh Iyer scored 14 runs with 3 fours in the first over bowled by Mohammad Siraj. But Kagiso Rabada dismissed the dangerous Venkatesh Iyer (19) and gave RCB the first shock.
Even after the first wicket fell, the pair of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal did not decrease at all. Padikkal hit 3 consecutive fours in one over bowled by Rabada. Virat Kohli exploded with sixes and fours. Both of them registered a half-century partnership in just 23 balls. However, RCB got a shock in the 9th over bowled by Jason Holder. Holder hit RCB by dismissing the consistent Virat Kohli (43) and Devdutt Padikkal (30) in consecutive balls.
Rajat Patidar’s tsunami of sixers..
Rajat Patidar, who entered the crease at the stage of losing 3 wickets for 94 runs, changed the nature of the match. Along with Krunal Pandya, he attacked the Gujarat bowlers mercilessly. In the 15th over bowled by Kulwant Khejrolia, both of them squeezed 28 runs together. Patidar smashed 3 sixes in the 16th over bowled by mystery spinner Rashid Khan. Rajat Patidar completed his half century in just 21 balls in this match. Then Krunal Pandya (43) was dismissed off the bowling of Rabada, while Tim David (4) was clean bowled off the bowling of Prasad Krishna. In the 19th over, the bowling of Mohammad Siraj was targeted by the RCB batters. Rajat Patidar scored 6 and 4 balls in the first two balls. The wicket keeper batsman Jitesh Sharma scored 4 and 6 balls in the last two balls. With 21 runs coming in this over, at the end of 19 overs, RCB’s score reached 235 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In the last over, Pasuram Krishna, who came to bowl, gave 19 runs. With this, RCB scored 254 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Rajat Patidar was 93 and Jitesh Sharma remained not out with 15 runs. Gujarat Titans need to score 255 to win this match
