Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj mimicked Suryakumar Yadav’s famous celebration after hitting Gujarat Titans (GT) opener Wriddhiman Saha in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024). sent off for a low score) on Saturday, May 4, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Saha has been going through a lean phase in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). GT would have expected him to return to form in the game against RCB, but the batsman failed again and was dismissed for a 7-ball 1.
On the third ball of the second over, Mohammed Siraj bowled a short delivery outside the off-stump and the GT wicketkeeper-batsman took a cut shot.
He didn’t have a good connection to the ball and only got an outside edge. The ball landed straight into the hands of Dinesh Karthik who caught it easily. After picking the early wicket, Mohammed Siraj was elated and managed a Suryakumar Yadav-esque ‘I am here’ celebration.
Wriddhiman Saha in IPL 2024:
1(7) against RCB
5(4) against RCB
39(25) v. DC
13(11) v. PBKS
2(10) v. DC
11(13) v. PBKS
25(13) v. SRH
21(17) against CSK
19(15) against MI
Earlier, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had won the toss and elected to bowl first in the game. They didn’t make any major changes to their playing XI, but GT brought Joshua Little and Manav Suthar into their side.
Meanwhile, this is the second time that GT and RCB will face each other in IPL 2024. In their first game, a century from Will Jacks helped RCB to a 9-wicket win with 24 balls remaining against the IPL 2022 champions.
Before the game, Mohammed Siraj’s teammate Glenn Maxwell said that he was looking forward to achieving some success at the end of the competition. He said:
“I’m looking forward to having some success at the end of this tournament. The difficult thing about moving from tournament to tournament is the adaptability you have to have. It’s been a busy year, but I’m so grateful. I’ve had their support throughout.”
Glenn Maxwell also hoped for a great batting show from Royal Challengers Bengaluru and said that he wants to stick to his strengths. Glenn Maxwell explained:
“(Approach with the bat) Hopefully it’s the same as the other night where I don’t have to hit (chuckles) but I was really confident with the things I did in practice, I don’t think that’s the case.” My mindset isn’t quite as clear as it was in the past, and that can happen when you feel like you’re in good shape at the start of the tournament and you push yourself too hard. I need to focus on playing to my strengths stay and stick with what makes me a successful player.