Mohammad Siraj took one wicket for 34 runs in 4 overs against Gujarat Titans.
The first match of IPL 2024 on April 28 is being played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat has given RCB a target of 201 runs to win. Mohammad Siraj was seen struggling in the initial matches this season, due to which he was kept out of the playing 11 of some matches.
In the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Siraj looked in good form, but could not take wickets. Today against GT, Siraj maintained his form and bowled Shahrukh Khan with his accurate yorker ball in the 15th over.
Siraj made Shahrukh Khan his victim
Mohammed Siraj had bowled a yorker on the first ball of the 15th over of Gujarat Titans, on which Shahrukh Khan was bowled out. The ball went straight to the stumps, ending Shahrukh Khan’s brilliant innings. After taking the wicket, Siraj was seen celebrating in his own style, fans were waiting for a long time to see this celebration. Siraj took one wicket for 34 runs in his spell against Gujarat.
WHAT A YORKER FROM SIRAJ. pic.twitter.com/BGDDxMx2tU
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 28, 2024
Gujarat had a bad start while batting first, losing the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha (5) in the very first over. After which captain Shubman Gill (16) also returned to the pavilion cheaply in the seventh over.
The pair of Shahrukh Khan and Sai Sudarshan again gave the team a comeback. Shahrukh Khan had not been able to show anything special for the team till now, but today he took on the RCB bowlers and scored a half-century in 23 balls. He played an inning of 58 runs in 30 balls with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes.
Sai Sudarshan played a brilliant inning of 84* runs in 49 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes. Whereas David Miller scored unbeaten 26 runs in 19 balls, on the basis of which the team put 200 runs on the board at the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs.