IPL 2017 | Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB beat GL by 21 runs

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

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