- 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).
