Washington Sundar made a serious mistake which may cost Gujarat Titans the match as he dismissed Virat Kohli for a duck in the clash against RCB at Chinnaswamy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s batting unit is already weak as they lack Phil Salt while chasing a mammoth score of 200+ against Gujarat Titans, who undoubtedly have one of the finest bowling units in the IPL.
Jacob Bethel is a very good player, yet it is difficult to depend on him as he is playing his first game in this IPL. Hence, the bulk of the scoring burden lies with experienced chasemaster Virat Kohli, who will be playing at one of his favorite venues to chase down targets in India.
Washington Sundar dismissed Virat Kohli for zero on the ball of Mohammad Siraj.
Mohammed Siraj is the most successful fast bowler at this venue, Chinnaswamy Stadium, and he has the ability to take early wickets in the powerplay. Last year, when Titans played here, Siraj was their highest wicket-taker and he performed brilliantly in the powerplay.
He bowled a looping delivery to Virat Kohli, and the batsman was a little early on the shot and edged it to an easy catch to Washington Sundar at short mid-wicket. 10 times out of 10 that catch is completed without a fumble, but not on Washington’s part this time.
The biggest positive in the game for Gujarat might have been that Chessmaster was out for a duck, but if Washington Sundar was not dismissed early in the match, his mistake might have cost the Titans the match.
Mohammed Siraj dismissed Jacob Bethel in the powerplay.
Mohammed Siraj became distraught after Washington Sundar dropped that sitter in his first over and almost gave the game away to RCB, who instead got off to a great start by scoring runs from both ends.
He returned with his second over and the English opener, who returned for RCB this season, hit two powerful fours on him. However, Siraj backed himself and forced a cut through the point area.
Jacob Bethel played the shot with great power; However, unlike Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan timed his jump in the cover region at the right time and took a brilliant catch to dismiss the RCB opener and give Siraj another wicket in Chinnaswamy.
Virat Kohli hits his 300th six against Rashid Khan
Virat Kohli produced the rawest version of himself after the GT all-rounder was out for a duck. He directed the ball with ease, hit Kagiso Rabada with full force and controlled the bounce of Prasidh Krishna.
Kohli was thrashing the fast bowlers in all parts of the ground and Shubman Gill brought his trump card against him in the form of Rashid Khan. However, Kohli hit him over the long-on region, his 300th six in the IPL, and then followed it up with a thumping drive through the extra-cover region.
Kohli completed his half-century and has started his chase for the Orange Cap with Chinnaswamy once again chasing the target from the front.
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