In IPL 2025, Blazing Buttler's performance against Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a win against GT.
NEW DELHI: The opposition is left searching for answers once Jos Buttler gets going. As he destroyed Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he used every shot in the book—scoop, reverse scoop, pull, straight drive, cut, and flick. The eight-wicket victory that the Gujarat Titans achieved was fueled by Buttler's batting prowess.
With a blistering 73 off just 39 balls at a strike rate of 187.18, the Englishman took control of the chase. The RCB bowlers were stumped by his score, which included three sixes and nine boundaries.
Buttler and Sai Sudharsan collaborated to score 75 runs after Shubman Gill was early dismissed. GT maintained its course thanks to Sudharsan's steady 49 off 36 balls. Buttler pressed the accelerator after Sudharsan fell, bringing GT home with 13 balls remaining and asserting his dominance over the chase.
Earlier, RCB had trouble finding a rhythm and scored 169/8 in 20 overs. Because GT's bowlers struck frequently, their innings never really took off. They fell behind after Virat Kohli (7) and Devdutt Padikkal (4) were dismissed early. Phil Salt (14 runs) and Rajat Patidar (12 runs) also failed to score runs, putting RCB at 42/4 after six overs.
Liam Livingstone put up a fight, hitting 54 shots from 40 balls, including five fours and three sixes. Jitesh Sharma made a brief appearance with 33 off 21 balls, but GT's bowlers kept up the pressure. Mohammed Siraj (3/19) and Sai Kishore (2/22) were outstanding and prevented RCB from settling. RCB reached 169 thanks to Tim David's quick 32 off 18 shots, but it was always going to be hard to defend that total.
GT responded cautiously and Gill left for 14 minutes. Buttler and Sudharsan, on the other hand, took charge and established regular boundaries to keep the chase on course. Sher fane Rutherford (30* off 18) joined Buttler after Sudharsan was dismissed, and their unbeaten 63-run partnership celebrated the victory.
With this victory, GT moved up to fourth place in the points table, while RCB fell to third and suffered yet another defeat.
Sanjiv Goenka hugs Shreyas Iyer after engaging in an intense conversation with Rishabh Pant, causing fans to fear a transfer.
As they secured back-to-back victories on the road in the 18th edition of the IPL, Punjab Kings won both of their opening games for the fourth time in the league's history. They conquered Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday with an emphatic eight-wicket victory, propelling them to the second spot in the points table after defeating Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller last month.
LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka hugged PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer after the match at the Ekana Stadium on Tuesday, when he scored the match-winning fifty, and they talked for a long time. Fans on social media expressed concern about the sight, with some believing Goenka was attempting to persuade Iyer to join Lucknow rather than Punjab.
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