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Match Details
Date: 30 April 2022
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Ball-by-ball commentary: SportsTiger App
Preview:
Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against one another in the first match of the doubleheader on Saturday. The match is set to be played at the Brabourne Stadium. While both sides are currently in the top half of the points table, Gujarat have been the most dominant team in the competition so far with 7 wins from their 8 matches. Bangalore, by contrast, have 5 wins from 9 games.
Pitch Report:
Some of the wickets have started to slow down a bit with the tournament reaching its second half. This means that other than the help that the new ball bowlers have received, spinners are also getting purchase. Having said that, the batters on top of their game have still managed to score runs. Captains winning the toss have looked to bowl first. The same trend is expected to continue although a 03:30 pm start might tempt the skipper to bat first and Gujarat have already done that once before in a day game.
Team Analysis
Gujarat Titans:
The best part about Gujarat Titans has been that they have managed to find a new hero in every match. Even when Rashid Khan failed to leave an impact with the ball during their last match, he ensured that he finished the match for his side with the bat.
There have been moments of brilliance from everyone including Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, David Miller and their pace attack led by Mohammed Shami.
This makes Gujarat one of the more strong-looking teams in the competition.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Royal Challengers Bangalore have a lot of issues to deal with and look the more unsettled of the two teams. Not only did they try a new opening pair which yet again failed but even their middle order has been failing in the last few matches.
Dinesh Karthik has been their saviour on quite a few occasions but expecting him to time and again bail the team out of trouble is a bit too much to ask for when some of the big names including Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell have been short of runs.
Match Prediction
Conclusion:
Hard to look beyond Gujarat for a win prediction for this match. They have dropped points only on one previous occasion and are playing together like well-oiled machinery. Predicting Gujarat to win this contest.
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