RCB vs GT IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans Win Toss, Siraj Bowls Out Salt to Shock RCB

Bengaluru, April 2, 2025 – The 14th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 started today at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, pitting Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Gujarat Titans (GT). RCB, after winning their first two games, were leading the table and playing their first home match. Meanwhile, GT came into their first away game looking to make a strong impression. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first, and his bowlers, especially Mohammed Siraj, gave RCB a hard time from the very beginning. In this article, we’ll give you the latest updates, player performances, and all the details about the pitch in this exciting match.

Toss Time and Team News

The toss happened at 7:00 PM, and Shubman Gill got lucky with the coin. He said, “We’ll bowl first. The wicket looks good, and we think batting might get easier later.” GT made one change—fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is missing this game for personal reasons, and young all-rounder Arshad Khan has come in.

RCB captain Rajat Patidar, after losing the toss, said, “We also wanted to bowl first, but now we’ll try to put up a big score. This is our home ground, and we want to use it well.” RCB kept the same team that played so well in the last two matches.

Teams Playing Today

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma

RCB’s Rough Start with Quick Wickets

RCB’s innings kicked off with Phil Salt and Virat Kohli opening the batting. Mohammed Siraj bowled the first over, keeping things tight without picking up a wicket. The score was 9/0 when Arshad Khan came to bowl the second over. On his fourth ball, Arshad sent a fast inswinger towards middle stump. Kohli tried to pull it but got it wrong, and the ball went up in the air. Prasidh Krishna took an easy catch at deep square leg. Kohli was out for 7 runs off 6 balls, leaving RCB at 9/1 in 1.4 overs. The Chinnaswamy crowd went quiet.

Devdutt Padikkal walked in at number three, facing his old team GT. In the third over, Siraj bowled a superb outswinger on the second ball. Padikkal tried to hit it towards the off side, but the ball went past his bat and smashed the off stump. Padikkal was bowled for 4 runs off 3 balls, and RCB fell to 13/2 in 2.2 overs. GT had RCB in big trouble early on, with the top order falling apart and the middle order now under the spotlight.

Salt out by mohmmd siraj

Captain Rajat Patidar joined Salt at the crease. In the fourth over, Salt attacked Siraj, smashing a length ball over deep mid-wicket for a massive 105-meter six. The fans cheered loudly. But Siraj didn’t give up. On the second ball of the fifth over, he bowled a full-length scrambled seam ball. Salt went for a big shot but missed, and the ball knocked his off stump back. Salt was out for 14 runs off 11 balls, leaving RCB at 35/3 in 4.4 overs. Siraj hit back hard against his former team.

RCB Struggling Badly

Liam Livingstone is now batting with Jitesh Sharma. RCB really needs a big partnership, or they might finish with a low score. Siraj and Arshad have caused chaos in the early overs, and Rashid Khan could make it even tougher in the middle. GT’s plan is working—they’re taking out the top batsmen fast and putting pressure on the rest.