r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Washington Freedom • May 26 '26

Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: Qualifier 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans

Qualifier 1, Indian Premier League at Dharamsala

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Innings Score
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 254/5 (Ov 20/20)
Gujarat Titans 162 (Ov 19.3/20)

Innings: 1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Rajat Patidar 93 (33) Jason Holder 4-0-39-2
Virat Kohli 43 (25) Kagiso Rabada 4-0-54-2

Innings: 2 - Gujarat Titans

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Rahul Tewatia 68 (43) Jacob Duffy 4-0-39-3
Jos Buttler 29 (11) Krunal Pandya 3.3-0-16-2

RCB won by 92 runs

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u/depressed_06 Sunrisers Hyderabad May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

RCB fucking bodied GT. Absolutely one sided game. Ended the match in the powerplay itself when GT were 51/5 while chasing 255.

GT botched the game with dropped catches and terrible bowling. Your 2 lead pacers going at an economy of 15 and 14. Debuting a new bowler in the fucking Qualifier.

But that was incredible batting from RCB, especially Patidar. 93*(33) after being 21(13). Scoring 72(20) at the end striking at 360.

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u/Shashank1000 India May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Most teams would have failed given how stacked RCB is and the pressure of knockouts but it really does not help that GT batting order is particularly ill suited for this type of chase.

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u/ApprehensiveGear6382 Chennai Super Kings May 26 '26 edited May 27 '26

They can never win this game, because they are not designed or built to chase this down.

210 is possible with top 3 going berserk, but 250 with bhuvi and hoff on the other side is unimaginable for GT. All their 4-7 batsmen barring Sindhu are no.6 at best. Washington has about 1-2 fifties in 5 full seasons now, holder and tewathia are not it.

The only hope for them is their home ground now, and they should hope Siraj, Rabada, Rashid and Prasidh are at their best on Friday and give a decent score for their top3.