Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans met at the IPL 2024 for the second time. On the 52nd match of the league witnessed another thrilling fixture between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Gujarat lost the match but the whole clash experienced some thrilling performances from the bowlers of both teams. Those mighty performances changed the standings of the Purple Cap:
RCB’s Dominance on the Titans:
Initially, After winning the toss, Royal Challengers Bengaluru opted to bowl first. While bowling first, they created immense domination on the opponent batters. Mohammed Siraj was exceptional and also got the first breakthrough for his team while dismissing Wriddhiman Saha. In the fourteen over, he dismissed Shubman Gill. After that, Cameron Green dismissed Sai Sudharsan.
After that, Shahrukh Khan and David Miller were making an impactful partnership. Karn Sharma dismissed David Miller on a crucial point. After his dismissal, Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia were pushing the innings but Virat Kohli dismissed Khan in an amazing run-out. Yash Dayal dismissed Rashid Khan. Vyshak Vijaykumar secured two crucial wickets. They stopped the Gujarat Titans in 147 runs.
Gujarat Titans Nice Try:
While bowling in the second innings, the Titans’ bowlers gave a loose start. But then slowly entered into the game. Faf du Plessis was going well but Joshua Little dismissed him in 64 runs. Noor Ahmed dismissed Will Jacks in an exceptional delivery. After that, Joshua Little secured his second wicket by dismissing Rajat Patidar.
Little’s masterclass didn’t end here. He registered his third and fourth wickets with Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green. Noor Ahmed ended his spell with 2 wickets in 23 runs. Despite these exciting efforts, they faced a defeat of 4 wickets.
The Purple Cap Race:
| Player’s Name | Team | Match | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 11 | 17 | 5/21 | 16.12 | 6.25 |
| T. Natarajan | SRH | 8 | 15 | 4/19 | 19.13 | 8.97 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | CSK | 9 | 14 | 4/29 | 22.07 | 9.56 |
| Harshal Patel | PBKS | 10 | 14 | 3/15 | 23.29 | 10.19 |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | 10 | 13 | 2/22 | 20.69 | 6.73 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 6 | 13 | 4/28 | 13.00 | 7.68 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | 10 | 13 | 3/16 | 24.62 | 8.65 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | 10 | 13 | 3/11 | 28.31 | 9.68 |
| Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | 10 | 13 | 4/29 | 27.23 | 10.02 |
| Gerald Coetzee | MI | 10 | 13 | 4/34 | 26.23 | 10.18 |
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