Gujarat Titans crush Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets

• BENGALURU — Gujarat Titans produced an excellent all-round show to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
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• Set a target of 170, GT completed the chase with as many as 13 balls to spare.
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• The swashbuckling Jos Buttler top-scored for GT with an unbeaten 73 off 39 balls, while opener Sai Sudharsan struck a 36-ball 49 as the two added 75 runs for the second wicket to put the visitors on course for their second victory in three matches.
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• Sherfane Rutherford remained not out on 30 off 18.

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• Earlier, Mohammed Siraj struck twice in the powerplay before RCB recovered to post 169 for eight after being sent into bat.
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• The GT pace trio of Siraj (3/19), Arshad Khan (1/17) and Ishant Sharma (1/27) got rid of the RCB top order in the first seven overs to reduce the hosts to 42 for four.
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• Liam Livingstone (54), who scored a scintillating fifty, and Jitesh Sharma (33) stitched a 52-run partnership to steady the ship.
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• Brief Scores:
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• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 169 for 8 in 20 overs (Liam Livingstone 54, Jitesh Sharma 33; Mohammed Siraj 3/19)
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• Gujarat Titans: 170/2 in 17.5 overs (Jos Buttler 73 not out, Sai Sudharsan 49).