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IPL 2025 Updates: Buttler fires Gujarat Titans to easy win

Wed, 02 April 2025

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23:07

Buttler shines as Titans rout RCB

Jos Buttler

GT 170-2 (17.5 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Buttler looking to finish off the match quickly. He plays a stunning reverse ramp off Hazlewood for a six over the wicketkeeper.

The next ball is short of length and this time Buttler pulls it high over midwicket for another six before he gets the pull shot off the toe end for one.

Rutherford finishes off the match in grand style as he pulls Hazlewood for a massive six over fine leg.

Gujarat Titans hand RCB an emphatic eight-wicket thrashing with 13 balls to spare.

Buttler smashed a brilliant 73 from 39 balls, with six sixes and five fours, to power Titans to victory. Rutherford played his part with 30 not out from 18 balls.

Buttler was guilty of missing a couple of chances with the ball but made up for it with a match-winning knock with the bat.

'I don't know what happened. Due to those embarrassments, I was determined to give my best with the bat,' said Buttler after the win.

22:56

Gujarat Titans need 20 from 3 overs

GT 150-2 (17 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar, who has one over in hand, is back into the attack.

Titans looking in no rush as Rutherford pick a single each off the first four balls.

Rutherford takes full toll of a short ball down the leg side as the West Indian left-hander sends it flying over fine leg for a six.

He inside edges the next on to his pads for a single to get nine runs from the over.

Gujarat Titans are 150/2 in 17 overs, looking on course for an easy victory.

22:53

Gujarat Titans need 29 from 4 overs

Jos Buttler

GT 141-2 (16 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Pacer Rasikh is back into the attack. Buttler comes down the track and swings across the line but can't middle it for a single as the ball falls well short of deep midwicket.

Rasikh does well to give away three from five balls before Buttler makes up for it.

The last ball is full and down the leg side as Buttler glances it past short fine leg for a four.

22:45

Buttler hits fifty; Gujarat in control

GT 134-2 (15 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Krunal to bowl his third over. Singles from the first five balls before Rutherford smacks the last ball high over long-on for a big six, to make it 11 runs from the over.

Titans in control with 48 needed from six overs with eight wickets in hand.

Part-time spinner Liam Livingstone comes into the attack. He does well conceding just two singles from the first four balls.

Buttler makes up for it, lofting the fifth ball back over the bowler's head for a four.

The last ball is again smashed straight back but this time it sails over the boundary for a six.

Buttler races to his fifty from just 31 balls as GT sit in control on 134/2 in 15 overs, needing 36 from five overs for victory.

22:39

Sudharsan out for 49; Titans 2 down

GT 111-2 (13 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

The match seems to be running away from RCB as they bring back Hazlewood to break the partnership.

The move works for RCB as he strikes with the key wicket of Sudharsan. The left-hander walks across his stumps and tries the scoop but ends up spooning a simple catch to wicketkeeper Jitesh to his right.

Sudharsan walks back after a good knock of 49 from 36 balls, having put on 75 from 47 balls for the second wicket with Buttler.

The wicket has boosted RCB's hopes after Titans looked in complete control.

Titans make a change as Sherfane Rutherford is brought in as the Impact Player to bat at No 4, replacing Ishant Sharma in the playing XI.

Rutherford smashes the last ball of the over past the fielder at point for a boundary to get off the mark.

22:30

Sudharsan, Buttler take GT past 100

GT 105-1 (12 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Dayal comes back into the attack with RCB needing a wicket to get back into the game.

Buttler rocks back and places the cut shot perfectly in the gap between point and short thirdman for a four.

He then uses his feet to drive the pacer to mid-off for a quick single and Sudharsan picks one off the next as Dayal concedes six from his third over.

Buttler looking very menacing with the bat. He smacks Krunal powerfully over midwicket for a huge six and Sudharsan pulls the spinner for a four to take Titans past 100, in the 12th over.

He sweeps the next ball powerfully as Kohli injures his finger while trying to stop the ball which goes through for a boundary.

Kohli immediately winces in pain as the physio comes out to attend.

Sudharsan whips the last ball to deep midwicket for a single to get 17 from the over.

22:22

Sudharsan, Buttler get GT back on track

GT 82-1 (10 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Spin introduced as left-armer Krunal Pandya comes into the attack. Buttler clips the first ball off his pads for one before Sudharsan misses the reverse sweep.

The next ball is short as the left-hander pulls it comfortably in the gap through midwicket for a four and then takes a single.

Buttler misses the clip off his pads to collect a leg bye and Sudharsan keeps out the last ball.

Gujarat Titans well-placed on 82/1 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, needing another 88 from 10 overs for victory.

Sudharsan has looked comfortable on 37 from 29 balls and Buttler has stroked 27 from 17 balls, with the duo putting on 50 from 32 balls.

22:19

Sudharsan, Buttler get GT back on track

Sai Sudharsan hits a boundary.

GT 75-1 (9 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Rasikh suffers at the hands of Buttler. The England right-hander walks down the track to pull the pacer over midwicket for a boundary.

He again uses his feet to swing it over the leg side but gets a top edge which flies fine on the off-side for a six.

Rasikh not learning from his mistake. He makes the mistake of bowling short to Buttler, who cashes in by pulling it over square leg for the second six of the over.

He takes a single from the last ball to get 18 from the ninth over.

22:13

Sudharsan, Buttler get GT back on track

GT 57-1 (8 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Pacer Rasikh Dar comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over. He starts with two dot balls to Buttler, who then takes a single.

Sudharsan plays a confident pull shot, taking full of a short ball for a boundary through midwicket.

He takes one before Buttler glances the last ball for a four to get 10 from the over.

Titans getting a move on after a sedate start. Sudharsan rocks back to cut Dayal past point, who got a hand to it but was unable to prevent the boundary.

The next ball is back of length and swings away as the left-hander goes chasing and is beaten on the outside edge.

He cuts the next ball but this time to point on the bounce before he picks a single off the fifth ball.

22:01

Gill out for 14; Titans lose 1st wicket

GT 42-1 (6 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal comes into the attack. Buttler takes a quick single off the first ball to the fielder at mid-off.

Dayal drifts on the pads as Sudharsan flicks it through square leg for a boundary and then takes one.

Buttler gets a leading edge as he looks to flick but the ball goes in the gap for one.

Titans are 42/1 in six overs, needing another 128 from 14 overs for victory. They haven't been able to make a flying start as the RCB pacers have bowled on good lengths to keep things tight.

21:57

Gill out for 14; Titans lose 1st wicket

GT 33-1 (5 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

RCB make a change as pacer Rasikh Dar comes in as the Impact Player, replacing Devdutt Padikkal.

Bhuvneshwar to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. He conceded just seven runs from his first two overs before Gill targets him.

After keeping out the first two balls, Gill launches a full delivery straight down the ground for a six over long-on.

However, Bhuvneshwar gets revenge next ball. Gill looks for another maximum but the ball goes off the outside half. Livingstone, who rushes in from deep point, puts in the dive to take a low catch.

Blow for Titans as captain Gill is dismissed for 14.

Jos Buttler gets off the mark with a single from the last ball. He will be key to their hopes of chasing down this total.

21:49

Gill, Sudharsan give Titans good start

GT 26-0 (4 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Gujarat Titans have made a slow start, scoring 15 from three overs. They will need a few boundaries in the next couple of overs to make most of the Powerplay.

Gill looks to hit Hazlewood over the top but is beaten by some extra bounce.

Eight out of the first 20 balls of GT's innings have been dot balls.

Sudharsan makes a move as he walks across the stumps to scoop the short ball from Hazlewood over the wicketkeeper for a six.

He uses his feet to smash the next ball straight back past the bowler for a boundary.

21:45

GT off to a watchful start vs RCB

GT 15-0 (3 ovs) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Australian Josh Hazlewood from the other end. Sudharsan plays and misses as he attempts the cut shot before he misses the shot again but this time it is called a wide.

He takes a single to mid-on before Gill keeps out the next two balls.

Gill breaks the shackles as he slices the full wide delivery over the off-side cordon for the first boundary of the innings.

The two experienced pacers doing well to keep things tight in the Powerplay.

Bhuvneshwar not giving any width, bowling on length on the stumps, restricting the GT openers to just four singles in the third over.

21:39

Siraj, Kishore restrict RCB to 169

GT 5-0 (1 ov) vs RCB 169-8 | Scorecard

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are the two openers for Gujarat Titans, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for RCB.

Sudharsan uses his feet first ball to defend before he misses the clip to collect a leg bye.

Gill pushes the third ball into the off-side for a single to get off the mark.

Beauty from Bhuvneshwar as he gets the ball to swing into Sudharsan and beat him on the inside edge before he clips the fifth ball off his pads through square leg for two runs, to get off the mark and gets a leg bye off the last ball.

21:20

Siraj, Kishore restrict RCB to 169

Phil Salt is bowled by Mohammed Siraj.

RCB 169-8 (20 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh, who conceded 10 runs in three overs in his first spell, to bowl the final over.

David pulls the first ball to midwicket but decides against the single to keep the strike.

David miscues the lofted shot next ball as it goes high but between three fielders to get two runs.

He gets the bottom edge next ball attempting the pull shot as the ball goes past wicketkeeper Buttler for a boundary.

David gets the next bang off the middle as he hammers Prasidh's fourth ball high over the off-side for a huge 90m six.

The next ball is a bouncer down the leg side as David pulls it fine on the leg side for a four.

Fast and furious from Prasidh! David fails to get his bat down in time as the off-stump is sent cartwheeling.

David contributed with a vital 32 from 18 balls to rally RCB to 169/8 in their 20 overs.

They were reeling on 42/4 in the seventh over before Jitesh and Livingstone brought them back with a 52-run stand.

Livingstone blossomed after a rusty start to stroke 54 from 40 balls before David provided the flourish at the end.

Siraj was GT's best bowler, with excellent figures of 3/19, while Sai Kishore was superb in the middle overs, as he took 2/22.

Prasidh did a good job, taking 1/26, while Arshad and Ishant took a wicket apiece.

21:12

Siraj strikes; RCB 7 down

Mohammed Siraj

RCB 153-7 (19 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Siraj to bowl the 19th over. He checks RCB's charge with the wicket of Livingstone, who is caught behind after missing the cut shot after a good knock of 54 from 40 balls.

GT will be relived to see the catch being taken as Buttler pouches a straightforward chance.

Siraj has his third wicket of the innings as RCB slip to 151/7 in the 19th over.

The umpire was not sure but Livingstone walked off immediately once Buttler took the catch.

New batter Bhuvneshwar Kumar plays a dot ball before taking a single. A cracking short ball from Siraj, getting it to move into Tim David, who does well to avoid it.

David pulls the last ball to deep square leg for one as Siraj concedes just four runs in the 19th over.

Siraj with incredible figures of 3/19 from his four overs, leading the charge for Titans with the ball.

21:06

Livingstone's fifty rallies RCB

Liam Livingstone

RCB 149-6 (18 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rashid to bowl his final over. Livingstone misses the sweep and is struck on the pads but the confident shout for leg before is turned down. Titans are not convinced with the decision but they don't have any reviews left.

Another opportunity missed, the fourth of the innings for Titans.

Livingstone sweeps the low full toss from Rashid as Sai Kishore over runs the ball, rushing in from deep square leg. He leaps high with both his hands outstretched but the ball flies over square leg for a six.

Livingstone going after Rashid as he powerfully sweeps the last two balls for big sixes over square leg to race to his fifty from 39 balls.

The England right-hander managed to get back on track after a shaky start to stroke a fiery fifty and rally RCB.

20 runs from the over as Rashid finishes with expensive figures of 54 runs from his four overs.

21:02

Kishore leaves RCB in further strife

RCB 129-6 (17 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Rashid drops short as Livingstone quick to pounce, pulling it over midwicket for a six. He sweeps the next ball uppishly as Siraj rushing from deep midwicket makes a stunning effort, diving to his right, to stop the ball one-handed on the bounce and saves the boundary.

Tim David gets a thick outside edge as he throws his bat at a full wide delivery as the ball flies fine for a four.

Rashid has struggled with his control, going for 34 runs in his three overs.

Sai Kishore to bowl his final over. Slightly short from the spinner as Tim David fails to middle the pull shot but it still has enough power to carry over the ropes for a four.

Despite going for 10 runs in his final over, Sai Kishore finishes with excellent figures of 2/22 in four overs.

20:55

Kishore leaves RCB in further strife

R Sai Kishore celebrates the wicket of Jitesh Sharma.

RCB 105-6 (15 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Another chance gone abegging for Titans. Livingstone is beaten by Rashid as he looks to flick the spinner. He is dragged out of his crease but Buttler fails to gather the ball for his second miss of the evening.

Singles off the next three balls before Krunal sweeps the last ball fine for a boundary, to get nine from the over.

Sai Kishore deals RCB another blow in his third over. Krunal gets the leading edge to spoon a simple catch back to the bowler to be dismissed for five.

Tim David gets off the mark with a single and Livingstone keeps out the last two balls.

Sai Kishore has excellent figures of 2/12 in three overs to leave RCB reeling on 105/6 in 15 overs.

20:43

Jitesh out for 33; RCB 5 down

RCB 94-5 (13 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

After being denied in his first over, Sai Kishore strikes in his next. Jitesh comes down to loft the spinner down the ground but fails to get enough power.

Rahul Tewatia makes no mistake this time as he runs to his left at long-on to complete a good running catch.

Jitesh walks back after a good innings of 33 from 21 balls. This is the third time that Kishore has dismissed Jitesh in T20 cricket from 11 balls.

Krunal Pandya watchfully keeps out the last two balls of the over.

20:38

Jitesh, Livingstone revive RCB

Jitesh Sharma

RCB 91-4 (12 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Spin from both ends as Rashid Khan comes into the attack, to bowl the 12th over.

Livingstone misses the sweep first ball and is struck on the pads. The confident shout for LBW is turned down before Gill takes the review.

The point of impact of ball hitting the pads is umpire's call while the ball is going over the stumps as GT lose their second and final review.

Livingstone finally times one. He gets outside the line and sweeps Rashid powerfully over square leg for a six.

He takes a single before Jitesh sweeps the last ball over short fine leg for a four, to get 11 from the over.

20:33

Jitesh, Livingstone revive RCB

RCB 80-4 (11 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Spin for the first time as left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore comes into the attack, to bowl the 11th over.

He is unlucky not to get a wicket in his first over. Livingstone comes down and skies the ball miles high as he miscues the lofted shot.

Rahul Tewatia at long-on has enough time to settle under the ball but somehow ends up grassing the catch to leave his teammates shell-shocked.

More pain for Sai Kishore as Jitesh smashes the last ball for a boundary over the covers.

20:29

Jitesh, Livingstone revive RCB

RCB 73-4 (10 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh to bowl his third over with Titans desperate for a breakthrough. Livingstone gets a streaky boundary as he looks to avoid the bouncer by swaying out the way but the ball goes off his gloves over the wicketkeeper for a four.

Livingstone drops the next ball on the off-side and takes a risky single and Jitesh guides the next to thirdman for another run.

Another single for Livingstone before Jitesh is beaten on the outside edge off the last ball.

RCB have recovered to 73/4 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. Jitesh has stroked 23 from 16 balls and Livingstone has made eight.

20:21

Patidar departs as RCB sink further

Ishant Sharma celebrates the wicket of Rajat Patidar.

RCB 66-4 (9 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Prasidh bowls another fantastic over. Livingstone gets a single off the first ball before Jitesh plays five dots in a row.

He is beaten second ball as he pushes away from his body before shuffling across and trying for the scoop but misses and is hit on the pads.

Jitesh is unable to get a run off the last three balls to end a superb over from Prasidh, who has conceded just three runs in two overs.

Ishant continues as Livingstone loses his bat as he guides the first ball to thirdman for a single.

Jitesh finally gets one off the middle as he swings the pacer over long-on for a six and mishits the next shot, off the inside half, for two runs.

Ishant bowls short and wide as Jitesh cuts it past point for a four and does the same last ball for another boundary, to get 17 from the over.

20:13

Patidar departs as RCB sink further

RCB 48-4 (7 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Veteran Ishant Sharma comes into the attack as he replaces Siraj, who bowled a fiery spell of 2/15 from three overs.

Patidar smashes the first ball, full and wide, in the gap through the covers for a boundary.

However, Ishant has the last laugh. The next ball is full and jags in sharply to catch Patidar plumb leg before wicket.

Patidar walks back without taking the review after scoring 12.

Jitesh Sharma walks across a long way first ball and looks for the scoop but bails out of the shot.

He defends the next ball before pulling Ishant behind square for a four to get off the mark.

Jitesh steers the last ball wide of thirdman for two runs.

20:08

Siraj strikes again; RCB in trouble

RCB 38-3 (6 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Local boy Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack, replacing Arshad, who bowled a good first spell of 1/17 in two overs, including the key wicket of Kohli in his first over.

Another close shave as Patidar gets the leading edge looking to clip it off his pads but the ball falls safely behind point, for a single.

The next ball moves away slightly as Livingstone plays from the crease and is beaten before he takes a leg bye after the ball goes off the pads.

Patidar attempts a big heave across the line but is beaten before he pokes and is beaten again next ball.

The last ball hurries on to the RCB captain, who mishits the pull shot for a single as Prasidh makes a good start, conceding just three runs, including a leg bye.

RCB off to a horror start, as they are reeling on 38/3 in six overs.

20:03

Siraj strikes again; RCB in trouble

Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Devdutt Padikkal.

RCB 35-3 (5 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Arshad continues as Salt misses the clip but gets the leg bye before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.

Patidar shows some intent as he swats the length ball from Arshad over midwicket for a boundary before he takes a single.

Salt slaps the short wide ball in the gap through the covers for a four before he swings across the line but fails to get hold of the shot, for a single.

Siraj continues, bowling his second over. Salt inside edges the pull shot on to his pads as Patidar calls him for a quick single.

Siraj quick to get to the ball as Salt is struggling to make his crease but the bowler fails to hit the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Patidar picks a single before Salt comes down the track to smash Siraj out the park. That is a massive six as the ball flies out of the stadium.

However, Siraj gets revenge next ball as he castles Salt's stumps.

Siraj on fire as he puts on a show at his old club. Salt comes down the track to attempt another big hit but misses the full delivery to bowled for 14.

RCB in trouble on 35/3 in the fifth over.

A huge appeal for leg before wicket against Liam Livingstone off the first ball he faces. The ball came back in sharply to strike the right-hander on the pads as GT take the review.

But the impact is high and the ball is going over the stumps as GT lose their review.

Siraj has wonderful figures of 2/15 in three overs.

19:52

Kohli, Padikkal perish; RCB in trouble

RCB 15-2 (3 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Siraj strikes another blow in his second over. Left-hander Padikkal steps out of his crease and makes room but misses the length ball which crashes into the off-stump.

Padikkal walks back for four as RCB find themselves in early trouble on 13/2 in the third over.

Nearly another wicket as Rajat Patidar survives a confident shout for leg before wicket after he misses the incoming delivery. Titans don't take the review with the ball looking to be going down.

Salt keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

19:43

Big blow for RCB; Kohli out for 7

RCB 12-1 (2 ovs) vs GT | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Arshad Khan from the other end. The first ball is full and on the pads as Kohli flicks it through square leg for two runs before he keeps out the next two balls.

Arshad strikes with the big wicket of Kohli in his first over.

That was a short ball on the body and Kohli ended up pulling it straight to Prasidh Krishna on the fine leg fence for seven as RCB suffer a big blow.

Devdutt Padikkal gets off the mark with a boundary as he drives an overpitched delivery through the covers as the fielder dives over the ball.

19:38

Titans elect to bowl; RCB unchanged

RCB 6-0 (1 ov) vs GT | Scorecard

Mohammed Siraj opens the bowling against his former team Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while Virat Kohli and Phil Salt are the two openers for GT.

The first ball is short as Salt miscues the pull shot which falls safely on the leg side for a single to get RCB off the mark.

Kohli off the mark in confident fashion as he plays a cracking shot, punching the back of length delivery through the covers for a four.

He takes a single to thirdman before Salt (1) gets a lifeline. He comes down the track and makes room to try and hit Siraj through the off-side but ends up getting the edge. However, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler puts down a simple catch. He seems to have lost his focus as the ball burst through his gloves and hit his chest.

How costly will this dropped chance prove for GT?

Salt again is hurried into the short by the back of length ball.

19:18

Titans elect to bowl; RCB unchanged

It will be a interesting game for pacer Mohammed Siraj to play against RCB, whom he played for the last seven seasons.

GT have a pace-heavy attack in Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, while all-rounder Arshad Khan can bowl some overs of left-arm seam.

RCB also have a three-man pace attack in Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal.

The pitch is expected to be full of runs as is always case in Bengaluru.

Check out the playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (captain), Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w/k), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (w/k), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma.

19:07

Titans win toss; elect to bowl vs RCB

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

'It looks like a good pitch, the conditions don't change much. We have made one change as Kagiso Rabada misses out due to personal reasons with Arshad Khan taking his place,' said Gill at the toss.

Meanwhile, captain Rajat Patidar confirms that they are playing with the same team.

18:46

RCB hope to continue form vs GT

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

RCB's desire to make their home-coming a memorable occasion pivots around an experienced bowling unit maintaining its excellent form when they face Gujarat Titans.

The bowlers played a big hand in RCB taming two traditionally tough opponents in Kolkata and Chennai but now they face a different challenge at home against the Titans.

The Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch has always had this allegiance towards batters, evidenced by the three 260-plus totals in Bengaluru.

The short boundaries and a quick outfield add to the misery of the bowlers, but the Royal Challengers will believe that they have two bowlers who can contain batters here - Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

While they have not set the stats chart ablaze, Hazlewood has conceded just 5.37 runs an over in this IPL, while Bhuvneshwar, who returned to the field for the CSK match, has an economy of 6.6.

This frugality by their new ball bowlers will be RCB's biggest asset against Gujarat's capable top-order.

Captain Shubman Gill and B. Sai Sudharsan have already developed into a good opening pair, and RCB will be eager to prevent their alliance from blossoming through Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar.

The Aussie can hit the hard lengths to find disconcerting bounce and Bhuvneshwar can operate in a tight line while troubling the batters with his ability to swing the new ball.

This versatility makes the RCB pace pair a massive threat in most conditions.

Yash Dayal, the left-arm pacer, too has grown into a dependable and crafty support bowler to the seniors.

However, RCB might feel a bit underwhelming in the spin department with Krunal Pandya and Suyansh Sharma manning that space, and their skills will be put to test.

On the other hand, GT have two proven campaigners in their spin attack in Rashid Khan and R Sai Kishore.

Their battle with RCB batters such as Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, skipper Rajat Patidar, a very fine player of spin, and Devdutt Padikkal will have a huge bearing on the outcome of the match.

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