Gujarat Titans Playing 11 vs RCB- IPL 2024, Match 52
Published - 04 May 2024, 05:03 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:11 AM
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Gujarat Titans (GT) takes on RCB in the IPL 2024 reverse fixture in IPL 2024 in Bengaluru on Saturday, May 4. The match starts from 7.30 pm IST.
GT were thumped by RCB in the previous match by nine wickets. Will Jacks and Virat Kohli shared a 160-run stand and almost made the Titans surrender to them in the manner in which they were defeated.
The Titans have won just four out of their first 10 games. Now they have to win all their remaining four games to keep themselves alive in the race to the playoffs.
The team has injury concerns and Shubman Gill's form is a big worry for the side heading into this game. He has scored just 320 runs at an average of less than 20 in the first 10 games so far this season.
The side has felt the absence of Mohammed Shami dealy and the likes of Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma have not been able to step up this season. Rashid Khan has struggled to pick up wickets and is not amongst the top 10 wicket-takers this season so far.
Heading into the next game and in all their remaining games they need to step up their performance in all departments if they are to make the playoffs.
Gujarat Titans Playing 11 vs RCB- IPL 2024, Match 52
Shubman Gill (C)
Gill will open the batting for GT. He scored just 16 runs in the previous game between the two sides. He has a century against RCB in the IPL and needs to bat a lot better in this game.
Wriddhiman Saha (WK)
Saha will open the batting with Gill. He has not been able to provide the quick starts that he has generally provided for GT. This year he has scored just 135 runs at an average of less than 20.
Sai Sudharsan
Sudharsan has been GT's most consistent batter this season. He scored an unbeaten 84 in the last game against RCB. He has already scored over 400 runs this season.
David Miller
Miller will slot in at four. he scored an unbeaten 26 off 19 balls and played his part in helping GT post 200 which was not enough unfortunately. He scored 481 runs in IPL 2022 when GT won the title and scored just 164 runs this season in seven games.
Kane Williamson
GT can go with an extra batting option of Kane Williamson in place of Azmatullah who has not been consistent for GT this season. Williamson's presence will give confidence to the side and lengthen the GT batting lineup.
Shahrukh Khan
The Tamil Nadu batter can slot in at six. He scored his maiden IPL fifty in the previous match against RCB. He scored 58 off 30 balls and made an impact. He needs to play a similar sort of an inning.
Rahul Tewatia
Tewatia can slot in at seven. He has already won a couple of games for his team with the bat. He is always a handy batter lower down the order and is a reserve bowling option as well.
Rashid Khan
Rashid will slot in at eight. He also won GT a match with the bat. This year he has picked just 8 wickets for GT. Overall, he has 54 wickets for the Titans in 43 games.
Mohit Sharma
The experienced Mohit Sharma can slot in at nine. He was brilliant with the ball last season but has been expensive this season. In the last match, he went for 41 off just two overs.
Noor Ahmad
The other Afghan spinner will partner with Rashid Khan. He picked up 16 wickets last season but just six this season so far. In the last match, he went for 43 off his four overs.
Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
Sai Kishore concludes the likely GT playing XI against RCB. The management has backed him in a few games this season. He picked up one for 30 in the last match. He has picked up seven wickets in five games this season so far.
Impact Sub- Sandeep Warrier
Warrier can be used as the Impact sub and the second Indian pacer in the XI. He was called in as a replacement and has picked up five wickets in four games. He picked up 3/15 against DC in Delhi.
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