Kishore’s 2-22 was the most important spell in GT’s win over RCB, says Sudharsan

New Delhi: Gujarat Titans’ (GT) left-handed opener B. Sai Sudharsan believes left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore bagging figures of 2-22 in his four overs was the most important spell for the side in beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets to get their second straight win in IPL 2025.

At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Kishore varied his pace and used angles well to take out Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya in quick succession, thus keeping RCB a little bit quiet in their middle overs.

“Saiki, we definitely have to talk about him because he was one of the main contributors for this game and a few previous games as well. I feel in this game, Saiki’s was the most important spell because the wicket was very difficult to bat against the fast bowler. So as batters, even me, we were trying to maximise what we can get out of the spinners.

“I feel he was smart enough and used the right speeds on this wicket and right angles to Tim David and Liam Livingstone when he bowled there. I feel he used the speed really well in the angles. And that’s why I think he had a great game,” said Sudharsan.

Kishore, who played three T20Is for India in 2023, is now at number four in the IPL 2025 wicket-takers list with six scalps in three games at an economy rate of 7.41. Here, against RCB, even as Rashid Khan gave away more than 50 runs, Kishore held one end tight and kept striking with scalps – including with a carrom ball to bamboozle Krunal. IANS

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