Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) left-arm pacer Yash Dayal batted against Gujarat Titans (GT) all-rounder Rashid Khan in the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Saturday, May 4. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
After opting to bowl first in the game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s bowling department did a fantastic job reducing the GT to 3/19 by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan for low scores. Shah Rukh Khan and David Miller came together next and were involved in a 61-year partnership that gave GT some momentum.
After the duo got out, Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia joined forces and combined to add 44 runs in 29 balls. The partnership between Rashid and Rahul was broken by Yash Dayal, who cleaned up the Afghanistan star. Rashid Khan was back in the hut after scoring 18 runs off 14 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six.
On the third ball of the 18th over, Yash Dayal bowled a 136.1 kmph yorker and Rashid Khan shuffled over to play a shot towards the leg side. He missed the ball completely and saw his stumps rattled.
Gujarat Titans have made two changes to their playing XI for the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Gujarat Titans made two big changes to their starting XI for the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by bringing in Joshua Little and Manav Suthar to their side. Young Suthar replaced Sai Kishore in the match as he had a minor problem.
Before the game, Sai Kishore said that they just want to do well in the ongoing IPL season. Sai Kishore added that as a bowler he wants to bowl in all phases and hopes GT comes back strong. He stated:
“The message was pretty clear – just play well and compete well. If we do our best, we give ourselves the best chance of winning.”
“As a bowler there are very few things you can control. If you can land the ball in the right area with the right to release, that’s all you can control. As a bowler you want to have the ball in all phases of the game. Whenever.” There is pressure, you want to take the pressure on yourself where it is necessary. It’s more than the skill you need, it’s the mental strength that helps you reach our best potential.
In the end, Gujarat Titans posted 147 runs on the board, which was not a fighting total considering the venue where the game was played. For RCB, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal and Vijaykumar Vyshak picked up two wickets each while Cameron Green and Karn Sharma got one wicket each.