Overview:
The race to playoffs is slowly and gradually getting intense and in this game between Gujarat Titans & Royal Challengers Bangalore, the boys for Bangalore would be desperate for a win as another loss here can jeopardize their campaign to some extent by becoming a part of mid-table muddle which could make their way to playoffs a little tricky.
On the other hand, Gujarat have already set one foot into the playoffs and another win will virtually ensure that they will be making to the playoffs. They would not want to leave things for late and would like to get it done and dusted here itself.
Probable XI:
RCB: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (c), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami
Stats:
1 – GT and RCB will be facing each other for the first time in the IPL.
100 – Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya will be playing his 100th IPL match.
1 – Dinesh Karthik needs one more run to reach 6500 runs in T20 cricket.
2 – Mohammed Siraj needs to take two wickets to reach 50 wickets for RCB in the IPL. He will become the fourth bowler to reach the milestone with the other four being Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel and Vinay Kumar.
7 – Gujarat Titans have won seven of their first eight matches, becoming the only franchise to do so in IPL history.
19 – Glenn Maxwell needs to score 19 runs to reach 8000 runs in T20 cricket. He will become the fourth Australian to 8000 T20 runs after Shane Watson, Aaron Finch, and David Warner.
68 – RCB were bowled out for 68 in the only match they played at Brabourne Stadium this season. This is the lowest total of the ongoing IPL season and the only total below 110.
8 – Faf du Plessis (292) needs eight fours to complete 300 fours in the IPL.
1 – Glenn Maxwell (99) is one inning away from reaching 100 innings in the league.
1 – Mohammed Shami (149) requires just one scalp to complete 150 wickets in T20 cricket.
4 – Hardik Pandya (46) requires four scalps to complete 50 wickets in the tournament.
4 – Josh Hazlewood (96) is four scalps away from completing 100 wickets in T20 cricket.
2 – Rahul Tewatia (48) is two fours away from reaching 50 fours in the cash-rich league.
5 – Wriddhiman Saha (345) is five fours away from reaching 350 fours in T20 matches.
1 – Shahbaz Ahmed (49) is one game away from featuring in 50 matches in T20 cricket.
5 – Alzarri Joseph (45) needs five wickets to get to 50 wickets in T20 games.
1 – Hardik Pandya (99) is one grab away from completing 100 catches in T20 matches.
82 – Faf du Plessis (7418) requires 82 runs to get to 7500 runs in T20 cricket.
Dream11 Team: