TATA IPL 2025 - Match 14 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: 2nd April 2025

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Match 14 of the Indian Premier League: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Gujarat Titans, scheduled to be played on April 2nd at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Match 14 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Gujarat Titans (M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)

Current Form Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 2 wins to their credit.

The NRR for Royal Challengers Bengaluru is 2.266.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Virat Kohli with 90 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League is Josh Hazlewood with 5 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won their previous match against Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru batted first and they posted a huge total of 196 for 7 in 20 overs. Phil Salt scored 32 runs in just 16 balls. Rajat Patidar also played well and made 51 runs in 32 balls to keep RCB in domination. Tim David came out with a superb cameo of 22 runs in 8 balls as RCB got to 196 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Chennai Super Kings collapsed in the Powerplay overs. They kept losing one wicket after the other and were reduced to 26 for 3 in the 5th over. Rachin Ravindra held one end intact but no other batter supported him well enough to get the job done. MS Dhoni made 30 off 16 balls it wasn't of so much importance as CSK lost the game by a big margin of 50 runs.

Current Form Gujarat Titans:

Gujarat Titans are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The NRR for Gujarat Titans is 0.625.

The top run scorer for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League is Sai Sudharshan with 137 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League is Sai Kishore with 4 scalps under his belt.

Gujarat Titans have won their previous match against Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 36 runs.

Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 196 for 8 in 20 overs. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharshan started off very well, scoring 38 and 63 runs respectively for their team. Jos Buttler also flexed his muscles and smashed 39 runs in just 24 balls. The lower order failed to capitalise on the start they got and Gujarat Titans had to settle for an ordinary total of 196, even though at one point they were aiming for 210+.

During the chase, Mumbai Indians lost both their openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton cheaply. After these two got out, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav tried to up the ante. Varma scored 39 runs but he took 36 deliveries for doing so and it cost his team. Yadav also got out after scoring 48 runs. Hardik Pandya then played a super slow knock of 11 runs and Mumbai Indians were restricted to 160 for 6 in 20 overs, losing the match by 36 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee

Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, B. Sai Sudharshan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar, Gerald Coetzee, Mohmmad Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Sherfane Rutherford, R. Sai Kishore, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Kareem Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Gujarat Titans

Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Jos Buttler (Gujarat Titans)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Prasidh Krishna (Gujarat Titans)

Most Sixes – Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Jos Buttler (Gujarat Titans)

Player of the Match- Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)

Team Scores Batting first – Royal Challengers Bengaluru 210+, Gujarat Titans 185+

Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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