Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) left-arm pacer Yash Dayal rattled the stumps of Gujarat Titans (GT) all-rounder Rashid Khan in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Saturday 4 May at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
After opting to bowl first in the match, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowling unit did a fantastic job and reduced GT to 3/19 by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan for low scores. Shahrukh Khan and David Miller then joined forces and participated in a 61-race partnership that helped GT gain some momentum.
After the duo got out, Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia joined forces and together added 44 runs in 29 balls. The partnership between Rashid and Rahul was broken by Yash Dayal, who cleared the Afghanistan star. Rashid Khan was back in the hut after scoring 18 runs off 14 balls, 2 fours and 1 six.
In the third ball of the 18th over, Yash Dayal bowled a 136.1 km/h yorker and Rashid Khan crawled in to play a shot towards the leg side. He completely missed the ball and watched his stumps vibrate.
Gujarat Titans made 2 changes to their playing XI for the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Gujarat Titans made two big changes to their playing XI for the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they brought in Joshua Little and Manav Suthar into their side. Young Suthar replaced Sai Kishore in the match as the latter had a slight inconvenience.
Speaking before the match, Sai Kishore said that they just wanted to compete well in the current IPL season. Sai Kishore added that as a bowler, he looks to bowl in all phases and was hopeful that GT will bounce back strongly. He elaborated:
“The message was pretty clear: play well and compete well. When we play our best, we give ourselves the best chance to win.
“As bowlers, there are very few things you can control. If you can land the ball in the right area with the right release, that is all you can control. As a bowler, you want the ball in all phases of the game. game. Whenever there is pressure, you want to make an impact. Happy to take on the pressure where necessary. There are very good skill levels in the group. More than skill, it is mental toughness that helps you recover and play. our best potential.”
In the end, Gujarat Titans posted 147 runs on the board, which was not a fightable total considering the venue where the match took place. For RCB, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal and Vijaykumar Vyshak got two wickets each, while Cameron Green and Karn Sharma got one wicket each.
RCB vs GT: Watch: Yash Dayal beats Rashid Khan
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