Shubman Gill’s 43 off 18 powers GT to dominant win over RCB with 25 balls to spare

Gujarat Titans produced a objective all-round show to decision Royal Challengers Bengaluru successful Match 42 of IPL 2026 astatine Ahmedabad, chasing down 156 successful 15.5 overs with six wickets successful hand, led by skipper Shubman Gill’s explosive start.Gill acceptable the code instantly successful the chase, taking connected Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a 4 and a six successful the opening over. He past dismantled Josh Hazlewood successful the next, smashing 3 fours and 2 sixes arsenic GT raced to 36 without nonaccomplishment successful conscionable 2 overs.Sai Sudharsan showed aboriginal intent but fell for six, portion a dropped accidental disconnected Jos Buttler proved costly for RCB. Gill’s blazing 43 disconnected 18 balls yet ended erstwhile helium was caught by

Virat Kohli

disconnected Bhuvneshwar.Despite that, GT stayed successful power arsenic Buttler counterattacked with 39 disconnected 19 earlier being bowled by Bhuvneshwar.

Contributions from Washington Sundar and Shahrukh Khan kept the momentum going, adjacent arsenic RCB concisely fought backmost with speedy wickets.Late absorption came done Rahul Tewatia and Jason Holder, with Tewatia finishing unbeaten connected 27 to seal triumph with 25 balls to spare.Earlier, RCB were restricted to 155 aft a beardown commencement faded quickly. Virat Kohli had sparked the innings with a 21-run implicit against

Kagiso Rabada

, but GT struck backmost done

Mohammed Siraj

and Rabada to region Jacob Bethell and Kohli.

Devdutt Padikkal held the innings unneurotic with 40, but RCB collapsed from 91/5 arsenic Arshad Khan (3 wickets), Rashid Khan and Holder (2 each) dismantled the mediate and little order. RCB were yet bowled retired successful 19.2 overs, incapable to retrieve from the mid-innings collapse.