In the match played on Thursday in IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets. Batting first, the entire RCB team was all out for 155 runs. In reply, GT achieved the target in 16.5 overs and won easily. Jason Holder was chosen as the player of the match, who took 2 wickets and caught 3 batsmen including Rajat Patidar. While talking about the defeat after the match, Patidar targeted the batsmen.
Rajat Patidar said, “The score we made on this pitch was not enough. But despite this, the way we bowled, we pulled the match, that is positive.” Talking about the pitch, he said, “There was grass on the pitch, which was helping the bowlers. The way Shubman Gill batted was praiseworthy. He put pressure on us with his batting.”
Shubman Gill made a bright start while chasing the target, he scored 43 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours. Jos Buttler scored 39 runs in 19 balls. He hit 4 sixes and 2 fours.
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targeted the batsmen
Virat Kohli gave a fast start to Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kohli scored 28 runs in 13 balls. When RCB’s third wicket fell in the form of Rajat Patidar, the score was 79 runs in 7.4 overs, but after this the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Devdutt Padikkal played an important inning of 40 runs in 24 balls.
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Rajat Patidar said after the match, “We lost a lot of wickets in the middle overs, due to which we fell behind. Bhuvneshwar is an experienced bowler and the way he bowled in the first half was fantastic. We will focus on each match, the road is long. We are not looking at the points table, our focus is just on playing good cricket.”
