Bengaluru, April 3 (IANS). In the 14th match of IPL 2025, Wednesday, Gujarat Titans (GT) Royal Challengers defeated Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets. In this match played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB batted first and scored 169/8. In response, GT easily reached the target of 170 runs by losing only two wickets in 17.5 overs. The Gujarat Titans started chasing the target, where Joss Butler scored an unbeaten 73 runs in 39 balls with the help of five fours and six sixes. He had a significant 75 -run partnership for the second wicket with Sudarshan. Sudarshan scored 49 runs in 36 balls, including seven fours and a six. However, he became a victim of Josh Hazlewood in 13th place. After that, Butler shared an unwavering 63 -Run partnership for the third wicket with Sherfen Rutherford (18 not in 18 balls, one four, three sixes). Rutherford won GT by beating a six. Earlier, Gujarat captain Shubman Gill, 14, lost his wicket cheaply, he was discharged by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in third place. Earlier, RCB scored 169 for eight wickets in 20 overs after losing the throw. Liam Livingstone batted brilliantly and completed the half -century by scoring 54 runs in 40 balls, including a four and five sixes. Mohammad Siraj took the most three wickets for GT. He spent only 19 runs in four overs. Sai Kishore took two and Arshad Khan, famous Krishna, and Ishant Sharma each took one wicket. RCB started badly, where Virat Kohli (seven runs in six balls) became Arshad’s victim in second place. Phil Salat (14), Devdutt Padikkal (4) and Captain Rajat Patidar (12) were also rejected early, and RCB lost four wickets for 42 runs. After that, Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma shared a 52 -Run partnership for the fifth wicket. Jitesh scored 33 runs in 21 balls, including five fours and a six. Livingstone shared 46 runs for the seventh wicket with Tim David (32 in 18 balls, three fours, two sixes). David added 16 runs in the last time, with two fours and a six. However, he was rejected at the last ball. It was the second consecutive victory of Gujarat, while RCB lost for the first time after winning the first two games. With this defeat, the team led by Rajat Patidar fell from the top position of the scoring table to third place, while Gujarat came to fourth place. Gujarat has a net run of four points and 0.807, while Punjab Kings is first arranged with four points and 1,485 net runs. -Ians PSM/ECD
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