Washington Sundar makes a serious mistake that could cost Gujarat Titans the match by dropping Virat Kohli for a duck in their clash against RCB in Chinnaswamy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s batting unit is already crippled as they are missing Phil Salt as they chase a massive total of over 200 against the Gujarat Titans, who unconditionally have one of the best bowling units in the IPL.

Jacob Bethell is a very good player but it is difficult to trust him as he is playing his first match in this IPL. Therefore, the huge scoring burden belongs to veteran chaser Virat Kohli, who will be playing in one of his favorite haunts in India.

Washington Sundar drops Virat Kohli for a duck off Mohammed Siraj’s bowling

Mohammed Siraj is the most successful pacer at this venue, the Chinnaswamy Stadium, and has had the ability to pick early wickets in the powerplay. Last year, when the Titans played here, Siraj was their biggest wicket-taker, causing a ruckus in the powerplay.

He bowled a looping delivery to Virat Kohli, and the batsman got a little ahead of the delivery and edged it for a simple catch to Washington Sundar at short medium wicket. 10 out of 10 times that catch is completed without a fumble, but this time not from Washington.

Gujarat would have had their biggest positive in the game with the chasmaster going for a duck but Washington Sundar’s fumble could cost the Titans the match if he is not dismissed early in the match.

Mohammed Siraj dismissed Jacob Bethell on the power play

Mohammed Siraj was distraught after Washington Sundar dropped that sitter in his first over and almost gifted the game to RCB, who instead got off to an impressive start with runs coming from both ends.

He came back with his second over and the English opener, who returned to RCB this season, hit him for two boundaries. However, Siraj pulled back and forced him to cut one through the point region.

Jacob Bethell fired with great power; However, unlike Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan at the cover region timed his jump perfectly and made a stunning catch to dismiss the RCB opener and hand Siraj another wicket at Chinnaswamy.

Virat Kohli unleashes his 300th six against Rashid Khan

Virat Kohli unleashed his rawest version after the GT all-rounder dropped him for a duck. He guided the ball with ease, hit Kagiso Rabada with absolute dominance and beat Prasidh Krishna’s rebound.

Kohli was hitting the pacers all over the field, and Shubman Gill used his trump card, Rashid Khan, against him. However, Kohli smashed it for his sixth 300th in the IPL in the long-on region and then followed it up with a breakthrough through the extra-cover region.

Kohli raced to his half-century and once again began his quest for that orange cap besides leading the chase from the front once again at Chinnaswamy.

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