IPL 2026: Who said what after RCB vs GT match 34

Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans Captain):

"(Did they think they would have got 220) Definitely. From the 16th to 19th, those three overs, we couldn't get any boundaries. Those overs were crucial for us. At the end of the powerplay, we were in a good situation. We needed to take wickets. I mean when a batsman gets dropped on nought, it's always tough on the fielder. But it's about how you come back in the game. We had our moments. But we weren't able to hit the right lengths consistently, which was important. But they batted very well in the middle overs. When we were batting, the balls that Krunal bowled, it was gripping a bit. I thought if we could get a few wickets, we would come back in the game. (On Sudharsan's knock) He was quite upset with the way he got out in the previous game. But in the upcoming games, hopefully, he gives me more strike in the powerplay."

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Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain):
"Yeah, I think it was a tight match but there are a lot of learnings from this game. The way we started our bowling innings, I think Bhuvi and Hazlewood bowled really well. After that, we came in the game. Suyash once again bowled really well. And at the end, the yorkers bowled by Rasikh, Bhuvi and Hazlewood was really nice to see. We had a discussion that if we can keep them under 220, it will be a good total to chase down. In the last 3 overs, we bowled according to our plans and the execution was just spot on. The way they bowled the yorkers were just really good. (On the opening partnership) Superb. The way Bethell and Virat bhai started which kept us on the driving seat and special knock by Devdutt. That was nice to see. It was a quickfire innings which I enjoyed a lot. I think in the middle phase we lost couple of back to back wickets which will be a learning from this game. We will go back and rectify from our mistakes."

Virat Kohli (Player of the Match):
"We had to assess the wicket early on because they had a quality bowling attack and with a chase of 200 in Bangalore, we know we are only 1 partnership away. The conversation between me and Bethell was to analyze in the first couple of overs and then take the game on from there. Dev's done this twice in this season where he has just come in and played a blinder. It was magnificent. He has the game awareness and the ability especially in these conditions like ours. To be able to play good cricketing shots and strike over 200 to hurt the opposition, which is quite rare to be honest. You never seem slogging the ball. You feel like he's not giving you a sniff in the game and he is scoring so freely. Dev's innings was the clear difference in the first half. I was just trying to stay in the game enough so that he doesn't feel all the pressure and it was my responsibility to hit boundaries at the right times. The partnership was the game changer and game sealer for us eventually. Even in our bowling innings, we pulled things back. They were about 20-25 runs short in the end. We were looking at 230/235 at one stage but our bowlers did a magnificent job and the feedback was the pitch is not bad at all. It's probably the best conditions we've had so far. The ball was coming on nicely. The spinners weren't able to get the grip. It wasn't holding into the pitch so we felt if we stay in the game enough, string in a big partnership then it's gonna get tougher and tougher. Once you get hold of the conditions, you get on the top of the bowlers then you back yourself to take the game on and that was the conversation. Dev was going great guns. There was intent, clarity and feedback from the other end so we didn't have any doubts during that partnership."