Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a fourth defeat of IPL 2025\u2019s campaign, going down to Gujarat Titans by four wickets in Ahmedabad on Thursday, April 30. It was a performance that felt unusually flat for the defending champions: Bengaluru managed 155 in 19.2 overs, and Shubman Gill\u2019s rapid, match-winning batting ensured they never truly got the game under control.<\/p>\n
Royal Challengers Bengaluru<\/strong>: 155 all out in 19.2 overs Gujarat Titans<\/strong>: 158\/6 in 15.5 overs Result<\/strong>: Gujarat Titans won by 4 wickets<\/p>\n Gujarat\u2019s victory was built on disciplined bowling, with Arshad Khan leading the charge by taking three wickets and Jason Holder contributing a couple as well. Rashid Khan also steadied the innings at a crucial stage, and Bengaluru were dismissed before they could bat out the full quota of 20 overs.<\/p>\n A crowd of 90,865 at the Narendra Modi Stadium had plenty to cheer early, with Virat Kohli showing the sort of intent that has defined his best T20 displays this season. He took on Kagiso Rabada immediately, starting to pile pressure from the second over. Kohli then strung together five straight boundaries\u2014finding the fence with a lofted shot over mid-off, a cut through backward point, and a drive through cover point\u2014an exhibition that looked like it could extend for the entire innings.<\/p>\n He kept the aggression going, stepping out to drive Mohammed Siraj over long on. Even after being beaten on the first ball in a later exchange and nearly playing on right afterwards, Kohli\u2019s rhythm returned quickly. However, the game shifted when Rabada pitched one up as Kohli came forward; the batter top-edged a pull, and Rashid Khan took a tumbling catch at mid-wicket.<\/p>\n The turning point wasn\u2019t the pitch alone\u2014it was the timing and quality of the dismissals. Rashid Khan\u2019s ability to extract turn played its part, but the damage had already been done earlier as Bengaluru\u2019s batters repeatedly fell into tame shots against the Gujarat bowlers.<\/p>\n Four different batters, Kohli included, were dismissed with the short mid-wicket fielder coming into the story. Bengaluru were only down by two wickets in the powerplay, yet Rajat Patidar looked uncomfortable against Rabada\u2019s pressure. Rabada also managed to force a ball into the Patidar edge; the leading edge somehow evaded the fielder in the deep third-man area.<\/p>\n Patidar\u2019s wicket sparked debate. Jason Holder completed a spectacular catch at deep square leg while avoiding contact with Rabada. The TV umpire ruled Patidar out, but replays suggested the ball may have touched the ground, raising questions about whether Holder controlled the ball cleanly through the catch.<\/p>\n Holder, though, continued to influence the proceedings. He removed Jitesh Sharma before taking another catch at short mid-wicket as Tim David tried to slog a Rashid delivery. For Bengaluru, only Devdutt Padikkal offered consistent resistance with his 40. Impact substitute Venkatesh Iyer also spent time in the middle without finding fluency.<\/p>\n Several moments underlined how difficult the day was for RCB. Josh Hazlewood\u2019s dismissal was one such incident: he was almost run out at the striker\u2019s end, but when he attempted to steal a bye off a ricochet, he ended up short at the non-striker\u2019s end. Bengaluru even used a review in the third over, but replays confirmed there was a clean gap between bat and ball.<\/p>\n To compound the situation, Kohli\u2019s overthrow turned what could have been a simple single into five runs. Jitesh Sharma also dropped Jos Buttler on 1, a rare lapse that summed up the overall feel of the innings\u2014one where mistakes kept feeding the opposition.<\/p>\n With a target in reach, Shubman Gill began with intent from the outset, striking a four and a six in Bhuvneshwar Kumar\u2019s opening over. The real statement, though, came against Josh Hazlewood. Gill hammered three fours and two sixes in the second over, using the full range of his strokes to dominate the phase. Kohli was nearby, engaged in a high-intensity battle, but Gill\u2019s timing made it hard for the bowler to settle.<\/p>\n Even when Gill was dismissed, his exit was a reflection of his quality\u2014he smashed the ball, only for it to land in Kohli\u2019s hands at cover. Jos Buttler then attacked Hazlewood as well. Hazlewood conceded 49 across his three powerplay overs and finished with figures of 0\/56.<\/p>\n Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered a major breakthrough with his fifth three-wicket haul of the season, removing the top three batters. Buttler\u2019s cameo then pushed the chase further into Gujarat\u2019s favour, and it looked like the match could be wrapped up comfortably.<\/p>\n But Romario Shepherd\u2019s double strike in the 11th over opened the door slightly for Bengaluru. Rahul Tewatia and Jason Holder steadied the chase with a brisk 30-run partnership. Holder eventually fell to Suyash Sharma, yet Tewatia and Rashid Khan ensured the job was completed with plenty of deliveries to spare.<\/p>\n Notably, Krunal Pandya did not bowl at all, especially striking given that Bengaluru had been left short of bowling options after using a batter as a substitute.<\/p>\n Gujarat Titans will remain at home for their next game against Punjab Kings on Sunday, May 3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a six-day break before returning to action, taking on Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Thursday, May 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a fourth defeat of IPL 2025\u2019s campaign, going down to Gujarat Titans by four wickets in Ahmedabad on Thursday, April 30.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans Beat RCB by Four Wickets","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Gujarat Titans vs RCB: Shubman Gill\u2019s blistering knock helps GT chase 156 in Ahmedabad, bouncing back with a four-wicket win in IPL 2025.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDevdutt Padikkal 40 (24); Arshad Khan 3\/19, Rashid Khan 2\/19, Jason Holder 2\/29<\/p>\n
\nShubman Gill 43 (18), Jos Buttler 39 (19); Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3\/28, Romario Shepherd 2\/30<\/p>\nKohli\u2019s early burst lights up the stadium<\/h2>\n
Why Bengaluru\u2019s innings unravelled<\/h2>\n
Bengaluru\u2019s off-day: errors and awkward breaks<\/h2>\n
Gill takes charge in the powerplay<\/h2>\n
Was there a twist? Gujarat still close it out<\/h2>\n
Next fixtures for both teams<\/h2>\n