The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have gotten off to a powerful start in their innings but they would be worried about two of their set batters reaching the dugout. Venkatesh Iyer did a good job to hit a couple of boundaries to set the tone for RCB despite his wicket falling in the second over. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal were carrying on with their innings quite well and that was probably what RCB would have loved to see for a couple more overs. But Jason Holder has spoiled their party by wicking two wickets in three balls and that has changed the entire complexion of the game.

The Gujarat Titans have fought back brilliantly with the wickets of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. They will be looking to take a couple more wickets but the factor that would be worrying them the most would be the lack of overs left with both Holder and Rabada. They will be looking to maximise the pressure on the RCB batting unit with some economical overs in the middle. As it stands, it still feels like RCB have a lot more to do in terms of piling up the runs to defend in the second innings along with the dew factor.

Fans on X praise Kohli, Venkatesh and Padikkal’s fiery intent

The viewers on X appreciated the intent shown early from Venkatesh Iyer and the boundary hitting from Virat Kohli as well. Devdutt Padikkal also did a good job in handling the pressure and contributing a decent amount of runs. Here are some of the reactions on X:

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru still do have firepower in their batting unit and they will be hoping to reach a total above 220.