Hazlewood to Rutherford, SIX, Gujarat Titans win by 8 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Updates: IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru are eyeing their third win on trot in the IPL 2025 as they take on Gujarat Titans on Wednesday. Playing their first match of this season at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, RCB will be eager to deliver yet another strong performance and maintain the top spot on the points table. On the other hand, GT opened their campaign with a loss against Punjab Kings but bounced back in style with a 36-run victory over Mumbai Indians. This is a going to be a crucial match as both the teams will be putting their best foot forward. (Live Scorecard)
Pitch report
“It’s pitch number 6 which wasn’t used last year. 68m and 61m square boundaries, the straight boundary is 73m. 68m and 74m pockets on either side of the straight boundary. The wicket looks pretty dry, but there could be good bounce. It’s well covered with grass and the pitch looks firm. It does look like a very good track, the ball should come on nicely. Toss doesn’t really matter with 197 being the average first innings total, local knowledge says that dew could be a factor later on,” opine Murli Kartik and Matthew Hayden, in their pitch report.
Head to Head
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have obtained more wins against Gujarat Titans in their previous shared matches. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru has captured three victories from five matches against Gujarat Titans who managed two wins. The rivalry demonstrates the strong quality of both teams since they show no clear dominant force during their head-to-head matchups.
Bhuvneshwar to Rutherford, SIX, wrong line and Rutherford dispatches it over the rope. Short of length delivery but around leg,
Livingstone to Buttler, SIX, fifty for Buttler. He might have had a horror day behind the wicket but he has been fabulous in front of it. He raises his bat and soaks in the applause of his team mates. Flighted delivery but right in the slot, Buttler is not going to miss out in such a mood, he connects better than the previous shot and sends it sailing over long-on
Livingstone to Buttler, FOUR, overcooks the flighted delivery and Buttler does not miss out,
Hazlewood to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! Hazlewood does the job. RCB needed a wicket desperately, Patidar turns to his ace bowler and he delivers. But Sudharsan didn’t need to play that shot. He walks across to play the lap and is cramped by the back of a length delivery, gloves the shot and the ball lobs behind the wicket, Jitesh runs to his right and hangs on. No three fifties in a row for Sudharsan.
Krunal Pandya to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, fumble and four more. Kohli might have hurt his finger in the process. He’s down on his knees clutching his right hand. Quicker delivery around off,
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, SIX, there you go. Another boundary in the over. This was drifted and right in the slot, Buttler clears his front leg to have a free swing of his arms and he sends it sailing into the deep mid-wicket stand
Over Summary (6-10)
– Yash Dayal concedes 9 in his first over
– Rasikh too goes for runs, 10 off his first
– GT continue to pick a boundary in each over after the powerplay
– Buttler lays into Rasikh, smashes him for 18
– The 50-run stand comes up between Sudharsan and Buttler
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, to deep mid-wicket
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, SIX, to backward square leg
Rasikh Salam to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, plenty of width outside off,
Rasikh Salam to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, too easy for Sudharsan in the form he is in! Short of length just outside off, slower one and it sits up nicely to be whacked through midwicket with the pull shot
Yash Dayal to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Sudharsan continues to time the ball beautifully! Poor delivery though as it’s straying down leg and he flicks it away behind square to the boundary
Bhuvneshwar to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Livingstone!! There’s the wicket RCB desperately needed!
Bhuvneshwar to Shubman Gill, SIX, smoked down the ground!
Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, no run, another expansive drive attempted! Good length just outside off, Gill looks to drive hard through the off-side but it nips away and beats the edge. Getting a touch restless here
Bhuvneshwar to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, back of a length on middle, kicks up on Sudharsan as he looks to clip it away and he takes the bottom hand off and works it down to fine leg
Bhuvneshwar to Sai Sudharsan, no run, that’s a peach of a delivery! Back of a length just outside off,
Prasidh to Tim David, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! David gives him the nod. Prasidh waves goodbye. GT need 170. After bowling short of length through the over, Prasidh decides to bowl the yorker and he absolutely nails it. David was not expecting it, he was hanging back in his crease and is late on the shot, the ball sneaks under his bat and pegs out the off-stump.
Prasidh to Tim David, SIX, this time David nails it and sends it sailing into the crowd. The length is short but there’s width on offer, David uses that to his advantage and thumps it with a horizontal bat over extra cover. 90-meter six..
Siraj to Livingstone, out Caught by Buttler!! Fifty and gone. Siraj has his third. Another massive wicket as Livingstone was starting to tee up in these last overs. Short and outside off, Livingstone throws his bat on the slash and gets a top-edge. Buttler barely appealed for the caught behind but Livingstone started walking, making the umpire’s job easy. End of a good knock.
Rashid Khan to Livingstone, SIX, that’s huge. Livingstone has come out with a gameplan against Rashid today and is executing it.
Sai Kishore to Tim David, SIX, miscue and the ball lands just over the rope. Short of length and angling in, David rocks back to play the pull and gets it high on the bat, the ball sails towards deep mid-wicket and lands just beyond the rope
Sai Kishore to Krunal Pandya, out Caught&Bowled!!
Sai Kishore to Jitesh Sharma, out Caught by Rahul Tewatia!! Tewatia holds on this time.
Rashid Khan to Livingstone, SIX, Livingstone is going after Rashid who has a smile on his face!
Sai Kishore to Livingstone, 1 run, dropped! This bal touched the sky and came down. Tewatia had a lot of time and he could not hang on. Livingstone comes down the track, does not get anywhere close to the pitch but still goes through with the loft, gets more height than distance,
Prasidh to Livingstone, FOUR, top-edge and four! Short of length delivery around off, lifts sharply off the pitch and Livingstone fails to get out of the way in time. He was initially shaping to pull, then tried to withdraw but couldn’t get his bat down in time. It takes the top-edge and sails over Buttler while Livingstone falls on his back
Ishant to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, another cracking shot from Jitesh! Short and wide outside off, he pounces on it and cuts it through backward point once more. Good little counterattack from him so far
Prasidh to Jitesh Sharma, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, steered to backward point
Ishant to Rajat Patidar, out Lbw!! Struck on the back leg and up goes the finger from the umpire!
Prasidh to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, leading edge could’ve gone anywhere! Back of a length on middle, straightens a touch as Patidar looks to clip it through the on-side and pops up off the edge. If backward point was in the ring, it would’ve been straight to him. GT have that man on the boundary
Siraj to Phil Salt, out Bowled!! Siraj has the last laugh in this contest as he makes a mess of the stumps! Full and fast, Salt gives the charge once more but he’s beaten for pace this time.
Siraj to Phil Salt, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Arshad Khan to Phil Salt, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Siraj to Padikkal, out Bowled!! The off stump is pegged back and Siraj leaps in the air to unleash the SIuuu! He’s in excellent rhythm here. Fiery good length ball around off, Padikkal gives the charge for a big shot but the ball nips in sharply to beat the inside edge before hitting the top of off. The pitch has something in it for the seamers and GT are making good use of it.
Arshad Khan to Kohli, out Caught by Prasidh!! Arshad raises his arms and looks to the heavens as he gets the big wicket of Kohli. The crowd is silenced early. Short of length at the body, Kohli seems to be slightly cramped on the pull and doesn’t keep it down. He picks out the fielder at deep backward square who makes no mistake. Early strike for GT, although it could’ve been much much better for them.
Siraj to Phil Salt, no run, back of a length outside off, Salt cuts hard but finds the fielder at point
Gujarat Titans have won the toss and have opted to field