New Delhi:
Gujarat Lions succumbed under pressure thanks to a mountainous target of 213 run set by visitors Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajkot stadium on Tuesday. GL had won the toss and asked the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to bat first in the Indian Premier League match at their home turf in Rajkot today.
Here are the highlights from the match:
#11.35pm
Thats tremendous stuff from Ishan Kishan. Four sixes so far in his innings. Gujarat Lions need 26 runs in 6 balls
#11.27pm
Run out!!! Ravindra Jadeja departs
Gujarat Lions need 50 runs in 15 balls
#11.13pm
Gujarat lose another wicket. Big man McCullum departs
#11.07pm
Massive hit by McCullum. SIX!!!
#11.05pm
Cracking shot from Jadeja. Four
#11.04pm
Milne faces the heat. A boundary from Jadeja, then a six from McCullum
#10.52pm
OUT!!! Dinesh Karthik departs. GL now four wickets down, need 108 runs of 54 balls
#10.45pm
Negi to Finch, out Stumped!! Gujarat 3 wickets down
#10.43pm
McCullum completes his half-century. 100 comes up for Gujarat Lions
#10.41pm
Milne to Finch, FOUR, to deep backward point
#10.38pm
A four and a six off two Milne deliveries. McCullum is on fire
#10.35pm
McCullum dispatches Shane Watson for a six
#10.34pm
It seems Gujarat Lions have lost the momentum. GL in last 4 overs: 38 runs, 1 wkts
#10.21pm
Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum looking to steady the GL innings. McCullum is the batsman who can play a Gayle-like knock to chase down this target
#10.18pm
Gujarat Lions in last 4 overs: 46 runs, 2 wkts
#10.14pm
Chahal to Raina, out Caught by Watson on 23
#10:00 PM
Aravind to Raina, FOUR,
Three runs of the over and now Sreenath Aravind is brought into the attack.
#9:57 PM
Out!! The Spin trick working here for RCB. Smith departs. Sees the shortened length goes for it but misstimes his shot.
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack. Kohli decides to attack with spin from both ends.
#9:55 PM
Just one run off the first over!! Negi bowled that beautifully. Ye sher itna shant kyu h bhai? (Why the Lion is so silent?)
Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum are at the crease. Dwayne Smith is on strike. Negi will open the attack
Innings Break!!
#9.42pm
RCB put RCB 213 runs on board. Might turn out to be a tough chase for GL
#9.40pm
Another big six from Jadhav
#9.40pm
FOUR!!! 200 comes up for RCB
#9.37pm
Tough day for Andrew Tye. 18 runs off the over
#9:34 PM
FOUR, drops it short and pays the price. Very expensive over from Tye. 16 off his last over
#9:32 PM
Andrew Tye to Kedar Jadhav, SIX and a FOUR!! Jhadav is spoiling Tye's stats. He comes to bowl with 16 of 3 overs.
Tye comes to bowl his last over
#9:29 PM
Four again!! Travis is keeping his 'Head' high. Back to back boundaries.
#9:28 PM
Basil Thampi to Head, FOUR, Slow ball, easly predicted by Head and pulls it in front square.
#9:26 PM
Basil Thampi [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack. He has been very economical today. Conceded just a lil more than 6 runs per over.
#9:24 PM
Good over from Tye after that first ball boundary. 6 off the over.
#9:22 PM
Andrew Tye to Kedar Jadhav, FOUR, to third man. After the much-needed strikes from Kohli and Gayle now Jadhav is the man who needs to fire if RCB wants to go beyond 200. Anything less than 200 would be risky as Gujarat is playing on their home ground.
#9.21 PM
Kedar Jadhav, right handed bat, comes to the crease
#9.20pm
Virat Kohli departs. Dwayne Smith takes the catch!!
#9.18pm
Knocks by Gayle, Kohli propel RCB to big total
#9.15pm
SIX!! It's Virat Kohli's turn to take on the GL
#9.13pm
A captain's knock!!! Virat Kohli completes fifty
#9.11pm
Jadeja to Kohli, four, to deep extra cover
#9.09pm
Travis Head joins captain Kohli in the middle
#9.06pm
Gayle departs!! LBW. Thampi takes the prized wicket
#9.02pm
It's turning out to be Chris Gayle's show at the moment. 7 towering sixes, five boundaries in his 75-run innings
#8.56pm
SIX!!! Chris Gayle at his best. 7 sixes!!!!
#8.54pm
Another massive SIX from Gayle. 100 comes up for RCB. That's explosive batting
#8.51pm
Chris Gayle makes a comeback, completes fifty in 23 balls
#8.47pm
This is splendid stuff from the RCB. Chris Gayle is on the verge of a much-awaited fifty. The opening pair has amassed 83 runs in just nine overs
#8.41pm
Chris Gayle survives a scare. The West Indian has hit 4 sixes in the innings so far
#8.38pm
Chris Gayle is on fire. Seems he has back to his usual best
#8.37pm
Another towering SIX from Chris Gayle. RCB in last 4 overs: 36 runs, 0 wkts
#8.34pm
Shivil to Gayle, six, to long off
#8.21pm
Full-toss from Thampi dispached for a six. That's Chris Gayle for you
#8.20pm
Huge milestone for Chris Gayle. Becomes first batsman to cross 10,000-run mark in T20 matches
#8.18pm
Three consecutive boundaries from Virat Kohli
#8.13pm
Kohli hits Thampi for four
#8.09pm
First boundary of the innings for RCB courtesy Kohli
#8pm
RCB captain Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle to open the batting
Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav(w), Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal
Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(c), Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Andrew Tye, Dhawal Kulkarni, Basil Thampi, Shivil Koushik
#7.40pm
Gujarat Lions win toss, invite Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat first
Match 20. Gujarat Lions win the toss and elect to field https://t.co/KVrbXV5Cca #GLvRCB
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