Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) clashed in the 42nd match of the IPL 2026 on April 30. This game is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl first.

The Gujarat Titans bowlers were all over the RCB batters. Jacob Bethell was dismissed for 5 runs by Mohammed Siraj. Virat Kohli (40) and Devdutt Padikkal (40) seemed like building a partnership, but Kohli got out to Kagiso Rabada.

Rajat Patidar fell to Arshad Khan for 19, and the floodgates opened. Jitesh Sharma (1), Tim David (9), and Krunal Pandya (4) all fell in quick succession. Romario Shepherd (17), Venkatesh Iyer (12), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (15*) took RCB to 155 runs.

In response, Shubman Gill took the attack to Josh Hazlewood, hitting him for 24 runs in one over, but Saai Sudharshan fell to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Shubman Gill looked good for a quick fifty, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar had his number as well.

On the last ball of the 5th over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled one delivery outside the off-stump on a length, and Gill charged at him and smashed it towards extra cover. But Virat Kohli was present there, and the ball went straight into his hands. Gill was dismissed for 43 in 17 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours.

What was interesting to see was how aggressively Kohli reacted after taking Gill's catch. He stared at the GT captain and then smashed the ball on the ground with great force before yelling in elation.

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