In the IPL final, Gujarat Titans, playing first against RCB, scored 155 runs for 8 wickets. Washington Sundar saved Gujarat’s honor by scoring a fifty, while Rasik Salam Dar took 3 wickets for RCB. RCB will have to score 156 runs to win the second consecutive title.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), dreaming of winning the IPL trophy for the second consecutive time, has made a great start in the finals. In the title match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, RCB bowlers gave a strong performance and restricted Gujarat Titans (GT) to 155 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. At one time the Gujarat team was in trouble, but thanks to a responsible fifty by Washington Sundar, the team was able to reach a respectable score.
By the way, in the history of IPL finals, a score of less than 160 has been defended four times. Mumbai Indians had achieved this feat in 2013, 2017 and 2019, while Deccan Chargers had also achieved the same in 2009.
RCB fast bowlers wreak havoc in the beginning itself!
The RCB captain’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved to be absolutely right. Gujarat’s opener Sai Sudarshan (12 runs, 12 balls) became the victim of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After this, dangerous batsman and captain Shubman Gill (10 runs, 8 balls) also got caught by Rajat Patidar on the ball of Josh Hazlewood. Later, Nishant Sindhu (20 runs, 18 balls) and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler (19 runs, 23 balls) tried to last for some time, but RCB bowlers did not give them a chance to play big innings.
Washington Sundar became the troubleshooter for GT
On one hand, while wickets were falling continuously, Washington Sundar, who came in the middle order, batted very intelligently. He faced the RCB attack bravely and scored a brilliant 50 runs in 37 balls with the help of 5 fours. Because of his innings, Gujarat team was able to cross the 150 mark. On the other end, Arshad Khan gave some speed to the run rate by scoring 15 runs in just 6 balls with the help of 2 sixes. The rest of the batsmen could not do anything special. Rahul Tewatia (7), Jason Holder (7) and Rashid Khan (7) were out cheaply. Kagiso Rabada remained not out after scoring 3 runs.
Rasik Salam Dar took 3 wickets for RCB
Young bowler Rasik Salam Dar bowled amazingly for Bengaluru. He took 3 important wickets for just 27 runs in his 4 overs and broke the back of Gujarat. Experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2 wickets for 29 runs) and Josh Hazlewood (2 wickets for 37 runs) also played well. Spinner Krunal Pandya took 1 wicket for just 23 runs in 4 overs, while Jacob Duffy did not get any wicket.