Faf du Plessis scores 64 before Dinesh Karthik rescues Bengaluru from batting implosion to defeat Gujarat by 4 wickets

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis went hell for leather in a 148-run chase before Josh Little struck back with 4 wickets at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. 

Bengaluru had begun to make a meal of the run chase when they went for 99/2 to 117/6 in 3 overs before Dinesh Karthik rescued them for a 4-wicket win.

David Miller and Shahrukh Khan dug Gujarat Titans out from a hole with a 50-run partnership before they were wiped out for just 147 runs. 

Miller and Khan would fall after scoring 30 and 37 before Rahul Tewatia scored 35 but the lower order imploded with the last 3 wickets falling in the first 3 deliveries of the 20th over as GT failed to reach even 150 runs.

Earlier, Mohammed Siraj rattled Gujarat Titans early when he sent back Wriddhiman Saha and skipper Shubman Gill cheaply. Next to fall was Sai Sudharsan and Gujarat reached just 23/3 after powerplay. Bengaluru had won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat.

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little

Source: The Indian Express 

BDST: 1131 HRS, MAY 05, 2024
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