IPL 2026: RCB bowlers dominate the first 10 overs, GT lost six wickets for 70 runs

26 May,2026 10:52 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  mid-day online correspondent

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 29 runs in 11 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Nishant Sindhu managed to score five runs in three balls, including a boundary. Bengaluru`s Rasikha Salam has claimed two quick wickets

Royal Challengers Bengaluru`s (RCB) players celebrate a wicket during the IPL 2026 match (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)


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In the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT) have reached the score of 70 runs for the loss of six wickets after the completion of 10 overs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.

With an aim of chasing the target of 255 runs, GT's opening batsman Sai Sudharsan unusually lost his wicket. The bat slipped from his hands and hit the stumps, which made him return to the pavilion. Facing nine balls, Sudharsan scored 14 runs, including three wickets. Skipper Shubman Gill was dismissed on two runs in seven balls.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 29 runs in 11 balls, including four boundaries and two maximums. Nishant Sindhu managed to score five runs in three balls, including a boundary. Jason Holder registered a three-ball duck. Washington Sundar also departed on eight runs in eight balls, including a boundary.

Rashid Khan and Impact Player Rahul Tewatia are unbeaten at the crease.

Bengaluru's Rasikha Salam and Jacob Duffy have claimed two wickets each. Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have managed to pick up one wicket each.

IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans: First innings' summary

Earlier, having been put to bat first, RCB's opening batsman Venkatesh Iyer scored 19 runs in seven balls, including three boundaries and a maximum. Stalwart Virat Kohli missed his well-deserved half-century by just seven runs. Facing 25 balls, he scored 43 runs, with the help of five boundaries and a maximum.

Facing 19 deliveries, Devdutt Padikkal garnered 30 runs, laced with five boundaries.

Captain Rajat Patidar delivered an exceptional knock of an unbeaten 93 runs. Facing just 33 deliveries, he smashed five boundaries and nine maximums. Shouldering him was wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma, who scored an unbeaten 15 runs in five balls, including a boundary and a maximum. With this, the Royal Challengers posted a total of 254 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs against the Titans.

Completing their quotas of four overs each, Kagiso Rabada and Jason Holder claimed two wickets each. Rabada conceded 54 runs, whereas Holder leaked 39 runs. Prasidh Krishna also chipped in with one wicket. Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan, and Kulwant Khejroliya went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against RCB.

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