GT vs RCB Preview, IPL 2024: All eyes on Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli as Bengaluru seek 3rd win of season

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Gujarat Titans (GT) will host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 28, at 3:30 pm IST.

GT lost to the Delhi Capitals (DC) by four runs in their previous match, digging deep to successfully round off the chase of 225. RCB bagged their second win of the season as they defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 35 runs in their previous clash.

GT is seventh in the table with eight points from nine games, whereas RCB occupies the last position in the standings.

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Predicted Playing XI

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Mohit Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj.

Key Players to Watch Out

David Miller (Gujarat Titans)

David Miller smashed 55 off 23 deliveries with the help of six boundaries and three maximums in his last outing, indicating that he is back in his groove, which will provide GT a massive boost in their final five league encounters.

Cameron Green (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

The Australian all-rounder contributed with 37 runs off 20 deliveries and picked two wickets in RCB’s win against SRH. The Faf du Plessis-led side will want more of the same from the former Mumbai Indians (MI) star.

Pitch Report

The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 160, but the trend from this season indicates that a much higher-scoring clash could unfold on Sunday afternoon.

Where to Watch

The match will be live-streamed on the JioCinema application and website. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network simultaneously.

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