Overview

• Gujarat Titans chased down RCB's target of 170 in just 17.5 overs, with Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten 73 off 39 balls.
• Mohammed Siraj, playing against his former team, delivered a match-winning performance with figures of 3/19, earning the Player of the Match award.
• RCB's aggressive powerplay approach backfired, leaving them at 42/4 early in the innings, despite Liam Livingstone's 54 and Tim David's late surge to 169/8.
• Sai Sudharsan contributed a crucial 49 runs, forming a 75-run partnership with Buttler to stabilize Gujarat's chase.
• Kagiso Rabada's absence due to personal reasons remains a concern for Gujarat, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar's disciplined bowling was a rare positive for RCB.