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Gujarat Titans held their nerves after early blows to stun defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 4 wickets in thrilling Tata IPl 2026 encounter in Ahmedabad . Earlier GT won the toss an opted to bowl first.
GT bowlers both seamers and spinners tied down the RCB batting line- up restricting them to a modet total of 155/10 in 19. 2 overs . It was a terrific achievement the given the form RCB batting unit has been so far. Jacob Bethell 5, Virat Kohli 28, Devdutt Padikkal 40, RCB Skipper Rajat Patidar 19, Jitesh Sharma 1, dangerous Tim David 9 , Krunal Pandya 4, Romario Shepherd 12, Venkatesh Iyer 12 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 15 , Josh Hazlewood run-out 0
GT Bowling : Rashid Khan was excellent 2/19 ( 4 overs), Mohammed Siraj 1/38 ( 4 overs), Kagiso Rabada 1/44, Jason Holder 2/29 ( 4 overs), Arshad Khan 3/22 ( 3. 2 overs)
He was literally everywhere tonight 🫡
Jason Holder’s all round performance on the field gets him a well-deserved POTM award 👏👏
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Chasing amodest total of 156 . GT lost in- form opener Sai Sudharsan for 6. Skipper Shubman Gill remained unfazed ensured chase was on track with a quick 43 ( 18 balls, 4 fours, 2 sixex), Jos Buttler too played an important knock 39 ( 19 balls , 2 fours, 4 sixes), Washington Sundar 12, Shahrukh Khan 8. GT lost wickets in hurry in the middle . Jason Holder 12 .
But Rahul Tewatia not out 27 ( 17 balls , 4 fours) and Rashid Khan not out 7 ( 6 balls, 1 four) ensured no further loss of wickets . GT reaching 158/6 in 15. 5 overs and winning by four wickets
RCB Bowling : Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/28 ( 4 overs), Josh Hazlewood 0/56 ( 4 overs ( had an off day literally) , Suyash Sharma 1/44 ( 3.5 overs), Romario Shepherd 2/30 ( 4 overs)
Match: IPL 2026, 42nd Match
Venue: Ahmedabad | Date: April 30, 2026
