🏏IPL 2025-RCB vs Gujarat Titans, Match-14 7:30 PM IST 🏏 - Page 9

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma

Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar

The big news from the toss is that Rabada is not playing tonight. GT, interestingly, have opted for just two overseas players in their eleven. Surely they could have had Phillips in the side and then subbed in Rutherford to give their middle order further muscle? Maybe they want to have more fast-bowling depth, and hence the inclusion of Arshad, who is also a handy left-handed batter.

No changes for RCB, meanwhile, and that is not a big surprise. Why fix something that is not broke?

7:07pm The big news from the toss is that Rabada is not playing tonight. GT, interestingly, have opted for just two overseas players in their eleven. Surely they could have had Phillips in the side and then subbed in Rutherford to give their middle order further muscle? Maybe they want to have more fast-bowling depth, and hence the inclusion of Arshad, who is also a handy left-handed batter.

No changes for RCB, meanwhile, and that is not a big surprise. Why fix something that is not broke?

Jigar: "GT should find a place for Phillips in the team. He deserves a place in XI purely based on his fielding and his bowling is a bonus. Also they have Sundar who is not utilised yet, surprising. "

Originally posted by: BeingBlunt

What did I say about Bumrah Injury?

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bumrahs-injury-a-bit-more-serious-fresh-setback-for-star-india-pacer-as-stress-fracture-risk-looms-101743569528858.html

I know these things and how it works. As it seems England series bhi muskil lag raha.

Tussi great ho Blunt ji and yes he should be well rested. Kisi ki jaldbaazi or playing in comparatively trivial IPL games can take a backseat.

Big roar at the Chinnaswamy as the players take the field. The RCB chants are up and running. It's going to be Mohammed Siraj with the new ball, and he is no stranger to playing over here.

https://x.com/RCBTweets/status/1907063546720235633

Ek aur toss jeet liya

Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease. Phil Salt is on strike. Siraj will open the attack

Bumrah should retire from test matches for his own health reasons.