Gujarat Titans are presently playing an IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The game is being held in Mumbai’s CCI-Brabourne Stadium. Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, won the toss and elected to bat first. This was a difficult call by Faf du Plessis, considering the surface will improve as the game progresses.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, had an early shock when Faf du Plessis was the first to go. The South African international played for a duck and failed to score a single run. However, an unusual incident occurred during the match when Gujarat Titans fast bowler Mohammed Shami pulled out a measuring tape to chart his run-up against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Earlier in the season, it was his fellow teammate and Captain Hardik Pandya was the one to bring out the measuring tape before his bowling.
Faf du Plessis was dismissed by Pradeep Sangwan of the Lucknow Super Giants. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore have done admirably well to stage a comeback after the early shock of Faf du Plessis. RCB ended with a score that, although not terrifying, may be considered respectable in this field. With its large dimensions and speedy outfield, it began as a track with considerable shot value. However, as the ball aged, off-pace deliveries on a difficult length became more difficult to score on.
Kohli regained some semblance of form, albeit his pace was less than ideal. Patidar’s counterpunching knock provided the momentum, and then cameos from Maxwell and Lomror raised the score to respectable levels. They would have liked to add another 10-15 runs, which would have been difficult, but this is not a terrible score. Sangwan, who made his comeback, was the outstanding bowler with superb performance, while Rashid was the other clean performer. Gujarat will relish chasing this score, but it also keeps Bangalore in the game.
