Mohammed Siraj, a former star of the RCB, finished with 3 for 19 to win the Gujarat Titans’ player of the match award.
Cricketer Kane Williamson of New Zealand gave an explanation of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s shortcomings after they were defeated by the Gujarat Titans by eight wickets on Wednesday in their opening IPL 2025 match. With eight wickets remaining and 13 balls remaining, Gujarat had easily chased down RCB’s goal of 170, owing to the batting prowess of Sai Sudarshan (49), and Jos Buttler (an undefeated 73 off 39 balls). Mohammed Siraj, the former hero of the RCB, finished with 3 for 19 to win the player of the match award.
In his analysis of the RCB vs. GT match, Williamson claimed that Bengaluru had committed a crucial mistake.
Teams are increasingly aiming for huge totals in the IPL, particularly at locations like Hyderabad and Bengaluru where high scores appear attainable. On JioStar, Williamson stated, “But sometimes you can get ahead of yourself in the pursuit of those high totals.”
“It’s important to consolidate and build a partnership after losing a couple of early wickets,” Williamson added. The final ten overs may be quite fruitful if you have wickets in hand, scoring at least 14 runs each over. After this game, RCB could think that they could have improved their setup if they had batted together for a few more overs. Although they performed admirably in the first two games, they may reflect that they could have been in a better position on this surface, which provided seam bowlers with some support, if they had taken a different strategy in the middle overs.
