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- Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 3/19 in his first back at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after he was let go of by RCB ahead of the IPL auction. GT won by 8 wickets
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Mohammed Siraj took three wickets and conceded 19 runs and celebrated every scalp with his trademark vigour as he gave RCB a reminder of what they let go of before this season. His performance, along with a scintillating knock by Jos Buttler helped Gujarat Titans thrash the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in the latter’s first home game of the season. (PTI)
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RCB were put to bat first and were dealt an early blow when Virat Kohli fell to Arshad Khan in the second over. (ANI)
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Siraj took over in the powerplay after that, dismissing Devdutt Padikkal in the next over and a dangerous-looking Phil Salt after that. (AP)
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Jitesh Sharma helped RCB recover somewhat, scoring 33 in 21 balls. (PTI)
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RCB kept losing wickets just when it looked like they were getting a partnership going. Liam Livingstone scored 54 in 40 balls and provided the final push with Tim David, who scored 32 in 18 balls, to take RCB to 169/8 in 20 overs(ANI)
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave RCB some early hope by dismissing GT captain Shubman Gill in the fifth over. (ANI)
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Gill’s opening partner Sai Sudharsan soldiered on and continued his rich vein of form. He missed out on a third consecutive half-century by a run, falling for 49 in 36 balls to Josh Hazlewood. (ANI )
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The star of the GT chase, though, was Buttler, who seemed to have got into the kind of zone from where he becomes unbeatable. Buttler finished unbeaten on 79 off 39 balls. (AFP)
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Titans needed 20 runs to win at the start of the off the last three overs but Buttler and Rutherford ensured they did it even before the 18th over ended. Buttler finished unbeaten on 73 off 39 balls while Rutherford, who hit the winning runs with a six, was 30 not out off 18 balls.(AFP)
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RCB had come into this match on the back of consecutive victories in their first two matches. GT, meanwhile, have now won two matches on the trot after having started off with a defeat. (AFP)
