IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Preview, IPL 2024

45th T20 • Narendra Modi Stadium • Ahmedabad

Gujarat Titans

200/3 (20)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

206/1 (16)

RCB won by 9 wickets

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Date & Time

28 Apr, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

TV/Streaming

JioCinema, Star Sports Network

Match

45th T20,

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Virender Sharma (India), Vineet Kulkarni (India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

138.49Avg SR

2nd Innings

153Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

136.97Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

2- 1

RCB

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Gujarat Titans

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Virat Kohli

RCB . BAT

379 Runs

8 Matches

Sai Sudharsan

GT . BAT

334 Runs

9 Matches

Shubman Gill

GT . BAT

304 Runs

9 Matches

Top Bowlers

Mohit Sharma

GT . BOWL

10 Wkts

9 Matches

Rashid Khan

GT . BOWL

8 Wkts

9 Matches

Yash Dayal

RCB . BOWL

7 Wkts

7 Matches

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Expert Team 1

V Kohli

S Gill

Expert Team 2

S Gill

G Maxwell

Venue Details

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

138.49Avg SR

2nd Innings

153Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

136.97Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

31%Bat First Bowl First69%

Team Batting First

42%Wins Losses58%

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Match 12 • Mar 31 • Indian Premier League

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Match 5 • Mar 24 • Indian Premier League

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Qualifier 2 • May 26 • Indian Premier League

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Match 62 • May 15 • Indian Premier League

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Match 51 • May 7 • Indian Premier League

GT 227/2 (20)

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Match 44 • May 2 • Indian Premier League

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Match 35 • Apr 25 • Indian Premier League

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GT won by 55 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Gujarat Titans

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

2- 1

RCB

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

167

Average Score

195

220/8

Highest Score

262/7

89/10

Lowest Score

153/10

Player of the Match Will Jacks

100(41)

Lucky Winner harkesh8775-1d137

RCB

Info

Gujarat Titans

200/3 (20)

Batters

Wriddhiman Saha

125.00

c K Sharma b Swapnil Singh

Shubman Gill

(C)

84.21

c C Green b G Maxwell

Sai Sudharsan

171.43

Not out

Shahrukh Khan

193.33

b M Siraj

David Miller

136.84

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 9)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10)

200/3

Did not Bat

Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad

Bowlers

EXT

7.67

8.50

8.50

9.33

12.67

14.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Wriddhiman Saha

c K Sharma b Swapnil Singh

1-6

0.6

Shubman Gill

c C Green b G Maxwell

2-45

6.4

Shahrukh Khan

b M Siraj

3-131

14.1

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

206/1 (16)

Batters

Virat Kohli *

159.09

Not out

Faf du Plessis

(C)

200.00

c (sub V Shankar) b R Sai Kishore

Will Jacks

100

243.90

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 4, NB: 1, W: 3)

TOTAL

(16 Ov, RR: 12.88)

206/1

Did not Bat

Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh

Bowlers

EXT

Azmatullah Omarzai

9.00

Sandeep Warrier

15.00

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore

10.00

Rashid Khan

12.75

Noor Ahmad

10.75

Mohit Sharma

20.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Faf du Plessis

c (sub V Shankar) b R Sai Kishore

1-40

3.5

Match Info

Date & Time

28 Apr, 03:30 PM IST

Venue

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

TV/Streaming

JioCinema, Star Sports Network

Match

45th T20,

Umpires

Nitin Menon (India), Virender Sharma (India), Vineet Kulkarni (India, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru elected to bowl

Player of the Match Will Jacks

100(41)

Lucky Winner harkesh8775-1d137

Commentary

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That brings us to the conclusion of Match 45. RCB have now raked up back to back wins. However, this match would be remembered for Will Jacks' first IPL hundred. It was indeed a whirlwind knock that had us all gasping for air towards the end of it. Gujarat Titans will go back to the drawing board as they ponder upon what went wrong. They seemed to have enough initially but ended up losing with 4 complete overs to spare. This would indeed dent their confidence going forward. However, the action continues. Chennai Super Kings are taking on the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai in the evening game. Switch tabs or click here to be directed to the commentary feed of that game. From here, it is the pair of Pradeep and Darpan Tikiya bidding you goodbye.

Will Jacks (Player of the Match): Amazing feeling right now. Faf and Virat took us to a great start. Virat kept the intensity as I found my way in. I was struggling initially. Once we had the time-out, we said let's get two really good overs and win the game. I was trying to hit it too hard. It is a great feeling and a learning curve to spend some time out in the middle with Virat. Once I hit the first six, I found my mojo.

Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain): I thought it was a really good wicket. I thought it was a score we could go after. But I didn't think we would chase it in 16 overs. The last two games have been really good and the confidence seems to be filtering through. You look at the scores and think, "Bowlers, what are you doing?" but that is not the case. The game has changed so much. The match against KKR was a line in the sand moment for us.

What does du Plessis have to say about this whirlwind of a performance? Also, who would be the Player of the Match? We would know soon. Stay tuned for the post match presentation.

Virat Kohli: Phenomenal ball striking, initially when he came into bat, he was bit annoyed that he couldn't strike the ball like he wanted to, but the only conversation we had is to keep backing yourself, keep committing, because we know how explosive he can be. My role changed after that Mohit's over and I was glad to watch that from the other end, we thought we will finish in 19, but it's remarkable to finish in 15 overs, one of the better T20 hundred one would've watched, I was having fun at the other end. The wicket was pretty good, towards the later half their innings, it started to settle down, reason why we wanted to bowl first. The temperature settled down as well, being a little cooler in the evening, the wicket just tends to settle down and the ball comes on nicely, was having fun out there, stepped up whenever I needed to, just keep up the required run-rate, we never dropped below 10 in an over, and allowed what Jacks did. (On his phenomenal run in this season) Not really, all the people who talk about strike rates, me not playing spin well, are the one's who love talking about this stuff but for me, it's all about winning the game for the team, and the reason why you do it for fifteen years, done it day in and day out. If you're not in that situation yourself to sit and speak about them in the box, I don't think it's the same thing, for me it's about doing things, people can talk about their assumptions. Those who have done day in and day out, it's kind a of muscle memory now. We wanted to step up for ourselves, play for self respect, we can't carry in a big tournament like we did in the first half. It's just about going out there and playing the cricket we want to, if you see with the ball, we're attacking the game more now, the bowlers are being more courageous, fielders are putting the body on the line, that's the way we wanted to play our cricket. We weren't up to the standards barring the two last two games, but we need to continue this, just have good atmosphere in the change room, have some self respect, why we are playing at this level and also for the fans who back us tremendously well.

Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans captain): It was a great hitting by them, having said that, we need to come up with better plans in the next game, try and execute them. When you are batting, you can always think about 15-20 runs here and there, but at the end of the day what matters is how much have you got after 20 overs. We thought 200 was good, unfortunately didn't turn out the way we wanted. We didn't pick up wickets in the middle overs, one of our strengths and the defining moment in the game.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru win by 9 wickets with 4 overs to spare.

Will Jacks 100* (41) | Swapnil Singh 1/23
Sai Sudarshan 84* (49) | R Sai Kishore 1/30

GOODNESS ME!!! We need a moment to catch our breathes. Will Jacks was on 17 off the first 17 balls that he played. He looked circumspect and watchful. Not quite at sea, but those cross batted strokes that he kept on missing did not inspire much confidence.

Then it is like somebody flipped a switch and he hit MODE TURBO!!! Jacks went from 17 to a hundred in just 24 balls. Yes, let that sink in. 83 runs in 24 balls. That stupendous knock overshadowed the gem that Kohli played at the other end. He looked like a million dollars too. He was full of intent, striking the ball well and running those ones and twos like he does. However, his knock has almost fallen into oblivion due to the carnage that Jacks bestowed upon us.

Spare a thought for the Gujarat Titans. They thought they had enough on the board. On a pitch where the odd ball was holding up, they had 3 quality spinners. But it all got caught up in a tornado that RCB effected. First, Kohli with his well paced knock and then Jacks with his madness.

It is indeed a thumping victory for RCB and the kind of loss that would not only effect the Titans' chances for playoffs but also dampen their confidence.

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Rashid Khan has been smoked for 29 runs in his last over. What a finish!!! RCB win with 4 overs remaining.

HE GETS TO A HUNDRED!!! SOMEBODY PINCH ME. HE WAS IN HIS 20s A FEW MINUTES BACK.

overs

206 /1 score

runs

Will Jacks *

100 (41)

Virat Kohli

70 (44)

Rashid Khan

0 /51

15.6 Rashid Khan to Will Jacks, SIX! MAIDEN IPL HUNDRED FOR JACKS! DONE AND DUSTED! Dear oh dear, we've just witnessed some phenomenal ball striking from Will Jacks and he brings up the hundred just in time. Length delivery on the stumps, in the slot and Jacks in such a mood has clobbered it to make it disappear over deep mid-wicket for a maximum to seal the game in style!

SCORES ARE LEVELLED!! Will Jacks is on 94*. Can he smash a six to finish it off?

15.5 Rashid Khan to Will Jacks, SIX! BOOM! That is a monstrous hit, the look on Kohli's face tells you. Length delivery on the stumps, Jacks sits on one knee and muscled another one way over deep square-leg for another maximum. Scores are level now!

Only 7 more to win off 26 balls now.

15.4 Rashid Khan to Will Jacks, FOUR MORE! Floated a full toss on the fourth stump, Jacks reaches and smashes it with a sweep, puts it in the gap at deep square-leg for a boundary. RCB need just 7 now!

This is belligerent hitting from Jacks. 150-run partnership comes up.

15.3 Rashid Khan to Will Jacks, SIX MORE! Surreal striking from Jacks, this is what this man can do. Googly from Rashid, but makes no difference as Jacks had enough time to rock back and deposit this one over deep square-leg for another maximum.

15.2 Rashid Khan to Will Jacks, SIX MORE! Jacks is on fire here, he's dealing them in sixes at the moment. Drags it too short, Jacks camps back and dispatched it into the stands over deep square-leg for yet another maximum.