RCB vs GT: Patidar impressed with RCB bowlers’ execution in Bengaluru
RCB won their fourth game at home this season. (PC: BCCI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar was pleased with the execution of the bowlers, as well as the way Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli batted to take the team home in a high-scoring affair against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday in Bengaluru. After losing the toss, GT openers Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill forged a hundred-run partnership. The former smashed a timely century. However, RCB pulled things back slightly in the last five overs. “Yeah, the way things went, as I said, I think we bowled according to our plans and the execution was absolutely spot on,” Patidar said in the post-match presentation ceremony. “The way they bowled the yorkers was really good, and that’s why we managed to restrict them to around 200–205. That’s it.” Playing his first game, Jacob Bethell, replacing Phil Salt, was dismissed early inside the powerplay. Padikkal and Kohli then formed a match-winning partnership, scoring...