The 14th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans, in which Gujarat continued their winning streak by defeating RCB by 8 wickets. The match was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, where Gujarat captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first.
RCB innings: Restricted to 169 runs – RCB, batting first, scored 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Liam Livingstone performed brilliantly and scored 54 runs, while Jitesh Sharma and Tim David also made important contributions. However, RCB star batsman Virat Kohli could not do anything special in this match and was dismissed after scoring only 7 runs.
Gujarat’s victory: Butler’s stormy innings – Gujarat bowler Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets, while Sai Kishore took 2 wickets. This was a challenging score for RCB, but the team was already full of confidence after winning two matches.Gujarat got a target of 170 runs to win, which they achieved in 17.5 overs by losing 2 wickets. Jos Butler played a brilliant innings of 73 not out, while Sai Sudarshan scored 49 runs. Butler hit many fours and sixes in his innings, due to which Gujarat won the match easily.This was Gujarat’s second win, taking it to fourth place with 4 points. RCB also slipped to third place with 4 points. In this match, Mohammad Siraj was chosen as the Player of the Match, who broke RCB’s hopes with his bowling.
- Important points of the match
- RCB innings: 169 runs (20 overs)
- Gujarat innings: 170 runs (17.5 overs)
- Player of the Match: Mohammad Siraj (3 wickets)
- Gujarat’s position: 4 points, fourth place
- RCB’s position: 4 points, third place
