That's a wrap from Bengaluru! Against all odds, Gujarat Titans have comprehensively outclassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 8 wickets at the Chinnaswamy! RCB suffer their first defeat of IPL 2025! Mohammed Siraj made his homecoming special, producing a dream spell. We now shift to the iconic Eden Gardens, where last seasonβs finalists go head-to-head! KKR vs SRH in Kolkata.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Akshay Bhide & Ninaad Dixit who, along with scorers/analysts Paras Yadav and Manish Bishnoi and statistician Aman brought all the actions of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. BYE BYEπ
Batters with 500-plus runs, 50-plus averages and 150-plus strike rates against a single team in IPL:
Mohammed Siraj (Player of the Match): "It was a bit emotional because I played in the red jersey for 7 years. But as soon as I got the ball in my hand, it was full on.
[Meaning of his celebration] The celebration means I am standing here and I am a Ronaldo fan so the 'siu' celebration for that.
I was playing consistent matches so wasn't able to work on many things. I got a break recently so worked on my fitness and my bowling. Had a word with Ashish Nehra after joining GT that helped me a lot.
[Learning from Nehra, Ishant & Rabada] Ashu bhai tells me to go out and enjoy myself. I watch Ishant bhai and Rabada's lines and lengths. I learn the outswinger from Ishant bhai. There is so much to learn from them.
[On bowlers getting hit everywhere] My mindset as a bowler is to keep the belief. If I get hit for a maximum, I try something else keeping the belief on me to perform well on any wicket."
Player of the Match: Mohammed Siraj
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain): "Definitely. We have seen on this ground, restricting them to 170 was very good.
To be honest, it's surprising. Sometimes, the wicket here looks good and we may score 250. Sometimes, the bowlers get plenty of assistance.
There was something in it for the bowlers. We thought if we don't lose wickets in the powerplay, we can chase down the total.
(On Buttler dropping Salt in the first over) You are definitely disappointed. But that's what we talk about that we have to come hard at them.
Kind of wicket it was, we batted exceptionally. It's all about adapting to the situations. It may be that we play on a completely different wicket. We have to adapt to the conditions and play accordingly."
Most Dot balls in the Match: Mohammed Siraj (14 dot balls)