Hello and welcome to the live updates of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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The man of the match award goes to AB de Villiers
After the smashing centuries from AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers squeezed the Gujarat Lions run-chase and bundled them out for 104. Jordan, Sachin Baby and Chahal bowled brilliantly.
Two overs to go, Baby into the attack, Finch smashes the ball through mid-wicket for boundary. Excellent catch from Arvind. Finch is out. Gujarat 104 for 9. Kaushik is the new man. Gujarat is all out. Gujarat dismissed for 104
After 18 overs: Gujarat 100 for 8
Three overs to go, Gayle bowls a no-ball, free hit. At last 100 for Gujarat.
After 17 overs: Gujarat 98 for 8
Four overs to go, Arvind into the attack. Three runs so far from this over.
After 16 overs: Gujarat 95 for 8
Five overs to go, Gayle into the attack. Two dot balls. third dot ball. Finch takes a single.
After 15 overs: Gujarat 94 for 8. it is strategic time-out
ABD and Kohli scored 20 sixes in their innings. Can Gujarat reach the score of 120 from here?????? Aaron into the attack, wide ball. another wide ball, Why this Aaron??? Complete the Gujarat innings quickly. Tambe on strike. Can Aaron complete the Gujarat innings?? Tambe hits a boundary.
Most 6s in >@IPL>@henrygayle 231 >@ImRo45 158 >@ImRaina 157 >@msdhoni / >@imVkohli 135 YK Pathan 134 >@ABdeVilliers17 133 >#IPL2016>#IPL9>#IPL
— ADITYA SUMAN (@cricadi03) >May 14, 2016
After 14 overs: Gujarat 87 for 8
Seven overs to go. Kohli into the attack. no ball and it is a free hit. Tambe takes a single. another free hit.Finch smashes the ball over mid-wicket for six.
After 13 overs: Gujarat 74 for 8
Eight overs to go, Bangalore needs four wickets. Jordan into the attack and castles Praveen. Gujarat 69 for 7. Bangalore will be winning with a huge margin and up their net run-rate which might play crucial role later in the tournament. Dhawal Kulkarni is the new man, off the mark. wide delivery. Jordan strikes another wicket Kulkarni is out. Gujarat 74 for 8. It is a good sign for RCB as Jordan is back to his rhythm at the important stage of the tournament. Tambe is the new man.
8 dot balls in an innings of 109 by >@imVkohli Now that's what I would call masterclass >@ABdeVilliers17 I'm speechless.. >#RCBvGL>#IPL2016
— Jeevith Jerry (@JeevithJerry97) >May 14, 2016
After 12 overs: Gujarat 69 for 6
Chahal continues, Finch takes a single, Chahal castles Nath and it is another wicket. Gujarat 68 for 6. Praveen Kumar is the new man. Kumar off the mark.
oh my god .....!!!! the runs tsunami occurs in Banglore... >#RCBVSGL .VIVO IPL 2016
— vivek thandra (@vivek_thandra) >May 14, 2016
After 11 overs: Gujarat 67 for 5
10 overs to go, 195 to win. Aaron into the attack. Finch takes two runs. Finch smashes the ball over mid-wicket for a boundary after a brief lull. It is another boundary, just a flick and the ball races to the boundary.
After 10 overs: Gujarat 54 for 5
Chahal continues, wild swish and miss from Aaron Finch.
After nine overs: Gujarat 51 for 5
Jordan on hat-trick ball, Finch takes a single. It is AB all the way in this match. He has been seen all over the Chinnaswamy Stadium. It is 50 for Gujarat. Excellent bowling from Jordan.
Royal Challengers on way to huge victory in this match thanks to brilliant century from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
After eight overs: Gujarat 47 for 5.
Finch and Bravo are the new batsmen. Chahal into the attack. Bravo is out LBW. Chahal strikes, Gujarat 47 for 5. Nath is the new man.
After seven overs: Gujarat 44 for 4
14 overs to go, Gujarat needs 208 to win. Jordan into the attack, Karthik takes a single. ABD takes a wonderful catch. Karthik is out. Gujarat 44 for 3. Jordan strikes next ball, Jadeja is out. Gujarat 44 for 4.
After six overs: Gujarat 41 for 2
Dinesh Karthik is the new man. Watson is the bowler, appeal for LBW, umpire says no. excellent bouncer but a wide. quick bye taken.
After five overs: Gujarat 37 for 2
Chahal into the attack, Jadeja smashes the ball through covers for boundary. a huge hit from Jadeja and it is first six for Gujarat. Excellent shot from Jadeja. McCullum tries to hit a six and crucial wicket for RCB. Gujarat 37 for 2
After four overs: Gujarat 26 for 1
Arvind continues, Jadeja takes a single and gives strike to McCullum. McCullum smashes the ball over covers for boundary. leg bye. Jadeja smashes the short ball over mid-wicket for boundary.
>#IPL2016 Give up >#GL , 248 is out of your league. Wave a white flag, go home, prepare for next match. >#RCB>https://t.co/JQjuZnSOcA via >@dna
— vishdhamija (@vishdhamija) >May 14, 2016
After three overs: Gujarat 15 for 1
Binny continues, McCullum takes a quick single. excellent bouncer to Jadeja. Jadeja off the mark. excellent bowling from Stuart Binny. smashing hit to end the over, the ball races to the boundary.
After two overs: Gujarat 9 for 1
Sreenath Arvind into the attack. Smith takes a single. excellent delivery from Arvind. excellent slower one, Arvind is mixing his deliveries. Arvind castles Smith and a huge wicket. Gujarat 9 for 1. Jadeja is the new man.
After one over: Gujarat 7 for no loss
Binny to open the bowling, Smith on strike, no run. Smith takes a single off the mark. McCullum off the mark. Smith smashes the ball through covers for boundary.
RCB players are in a huddle, umpires are out in the middle. Dwayne Smith and Brendon, two most dangerous openers in the world, are in the middle.
Chris Gayle's Last 8 Innings: 4 5 4 1 0 7 5 6 (32 Runs) >@imVkohli 's Last 8 Balls: 4 6 6 6 2 2 6 6 (38 Runs) >#RCBvGL>#IPL>#IPL2016>#IPL9
— aboo thurab (@AbooThurab_ATCK) >May 14, 2016
It will really be an interesting chase.
Stiff target for Gujarat Lions. It will be weak bowling versus strong batting. If Dwayne Smith, McCullum, Finch fire then we are in for a good match.
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers smashed centuries and put on an record partnership of 229 runs for the second wicket to put RCB in a strong position.
Royal Challengers Bangalore sets a improbable target of 249 for Gujarat Lions.
Last over. Praveen Kumar to bowl. A rare single from de Villiers. Kohli on striike, two quick runs, Highest run partnership in IPL so far, 218 so far. It is 100 for Kohli, third century of this IPL. Wow Wow!!! He is in sublime form. another six, no no no no no non-stop entertainment for the local fans. finally a wicket for Gujarat, Kohli is out. Bangalore 248 for 2. Watson is the new man. Watson is out. Bangalore 248 for 3
After 19 overs: Bangalore 233 for 1
NO No No, Virat Kohli smashes the ball off Kaushik for a six. Please spare the bowlers ABD, Kohli!!!!! another boundary. Smashing hit and it is 200 partnership between these two. Kaushik smashed for another six. Wow Wow Wow Wow!!! no words to explain. The youngster is crying!!!!!! Smashed all over the park. Kohli is nearing his century, two runs
After 18 overs: Bangalore 203 for 1
Bravo into the attack. Kohli smashes the ball for a boundary. Scorching shot from Virat Kohli over covers, this time a six. What an innings from these two!!!!! Two quick runs. ABD smashes the ball for a boundary, no ball, It is free hit. It is smashing hit and it is a six. Oh No!!!! Gujarat bowlers are taken to all parts of the ground. It is another six. It is 200 for Bangalore.
This hitting from >@ABdeVilliers17 is insane. Outrageous batting! >#RCBvGL>@imVkohli pretty talented too I suppose... >@VIVOIPL_2016>#IPL2016
— Michael Jones (@DazzMcGuinness) >May 14, 2016
After 17 overs: Bangalore 173 for 1
Four overs to go, Jadeja into the attack. Excellent comeback over from Jadeja. de Villiers smashes the ball over cover and it is another six. It is good exercise for the umpires. Finishes the over with another six.
After 16 overs: Bangalore 159 for 1
Five overs to go. Can Bangalore reach 200 from here? Praveen Kumar into the attack. A huge hit and the ball went out of the stadium. What a hit from de Villiers!!!! It is 103m six. ABD in scorching form, second six of the over. Good catching practice for the crowd. Smashing hit and it is four. Expensive over from Praveen Kumar. Wow!! no words to explain, another huge six. What an innings!!!!! It is 88m six. It is 100 for AB de Villiers, It is third IPL century. Wow What an innings from this man.
>#ABD is causing havoc .SA we have a living legend >@ABdeVilliers17 .wow >#IPL2016
— William-John (@wjay03) >May 14, 2016
After 15 overs: Bangalore 136 for 1. It is strategic time out
Tambe into the attack and it is fifty for Virat Kohli. Two singles from two ball. de Villiers smashes the ball over long-on for another six. Ooohhhhh! What an innings from this man!!! This time four on the off-side. Bangalore is aiming for 200 in this match.
After 14 overs: Bangalore 122 for 1
Bravo into the attack, Kohli takes a single and brings de Villiers on strike. A good shot but only for a single. good slower one from Bravo. It is hundred partnership between these two.
After 13 overs: Bangalore 115 for 1
Jadeja continues, these two are playing clever cricket. Beautiful shot from de Villiers and the ball races to the boundary. Once again a catch practice session for the fans. The ball went into the second tier and it is a huge six.
After 12 overs: Bangalore 103 for 1
Nine overs to go. Can these two take Bangalore to 180+?? Kulkarni into the attack. Cracking shot and it is first six for Virat Kohli. Wow!!!! What a shot!! Huge six. A good catch by the crowd. A huge hit and this de Villiers. Good catching practice for the fans. What a shot and it is another boundary. Huge over for Bangalore. 17 runs so far from this over. It is fifty for de Villiers what a way to reach his half-century. Bangalore reaches 100. What an over for Bangalore!!!!
Expensive over for the Lions this. 22 coming off it. De Villiers gets to a half century. RCB 103/1 after 12 overs. >#GameMaariChhe>#RCBvGL
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) >May 14, 2016
After 11 overs: Bangalore 81 for 1
Jadeja continues. Kohli takes a single. Excellent bowling from Jadeja, mixing his deliveries well.
After 10 overs: Bangalore 76 for 1
Dwayne Smith into the attack. two quick runs. Glorious shot from Virat Kohli and the ball races to the boundary. It is 50 partnership between these two. Crashing drive for a boundary to end the over. Expensive over 13 runs.
After nine overs: Bangalore 63 for 1
Jadeja into the attack. appeal for stumping, is it close??? He is in, a close shave for ABD. ABD takes single and gives strike to Kohli. Two quick runs and appeal for run-out. Interesting over. He is safe. Excellent over and an eventful over.
After eight overs: Bangalore 59 for 1
Bravo into the attack, excellent delivery to start with. ABD takes two quick runs. What a smashing shot and the ball went like a bullet through long off for a boundary. OOHHHH!! What a shot!! Kohli is playing second fiddle to ABD. de Villiers reached 3000 IPL runs.
After s even overs: Bangalore 50 for 1
Kaushik continues, full toss and Kohli takes a single. Wow what a smashing hit from ABD and it is a boundary again. ABD takes a single. It is 50 for Bangalore
After six overs: Bangalore 42 for 1
Last over of the powerplay, Pravin Tambe into the attack, Kohli takes a single and gives strike to ABD. Another sweet shot from ABD and it is a boundary through point. short ball and another swift, smashing hit and it is a six now. ABD is moving on now.
After five overs: Bangalore 31 for 1
Kaushik into the attack. Kohli tries to smash him but to no avail. Beautiful shot from Kohli through covers and it is a boundary. Excellent shot from the man in form. wide delivery from Kaushik. de Villiers smashes the last ball over long-off for the first six of the match.
After four overs: Bangalore 19 for 1
Kulkarni continues. Kohli strikes straight to Jadeja and an overthrow goes for four. Wow!! What a bad throw. Beautiful nudge from Gayle and it is boundary for him. Kulkarni strikes, Gayle poor form continues. Bangalore 19 for 1. AB de Villiers is the new man.
Chopped on to the stumps. YESSS! Thank you, Chris Gayle! ;) >@dhawal_kulkarni gets his man! >#GameMaariChhe>#RCBvGL>pic.twitter.com/UCA13IZN64
— The Gujarat Lions (@TheGujaratLions) >May 14, 2016
After three overs: Bangalore 10 for no loss
Praveen Kumar continues, Kohli slashes just over point for a boundary. Kohli takes single and brings Gayle on strike, excellent delivery from Praveen. Gayle plays a waiting game this time. Swing and miss from Kohli.
After two overs: Bangalore 3 for no loss
Kulkarni into the attack. Defensive play from Gayle. First run off the bat. Tight bowling from Gujarat Lions bowlers so far. Kohli off the mark.
Our side looks more lively with its >#RCBGoGreen initiative... Keep up the good work.. >#RCBvGL>#RCB>@RCBTweets>#VIVOIPL2016>#IPL2016>#eit20
— Jason Serrao (@JasonKP) >May 14, 2016
After one over: Bangalore 1 for no loss
Praveen Kumar to open the attack, Chris Gayle on strike, excellent delivery to open with. Excellent bowling from the former Indian medium pacer. Praveen is restricting Gayle. a leg bye to start with.
All set for an intriguing contest. Gujarat Lions are in a huddle and walking out in the middle followed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. Oh!! Today green dressings for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
It is a historical day in >@IPL . For the first time >@ImRaina will miss a game.GL won the toss and opted to bowl >#RCBvGL>#IPL2016
— Akshay Valsan (@AkshayValsan2) >May 14, 2016
The final playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (captain), Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, KL Rahul, Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Chris Jordan, Sreenath Aravind, Varun Aaron, YS Chahal
Gujarat Lions
Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum (captain), RAvindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Aaron Finch, Akshdeep Nath, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, S Kaushik, Praveen Tambe
Having elected to bowl, Gujarat Lions bowlers will have to keep it in the right area to contain the sublime Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
Gujarat Lions brings in Akshdeep Nath in place of Suresh Raina.
Gujarat Lions captain Brendon McCullum wins the toss and his team will bowl first on a flat Bengaluru wicket.
The match is an all-important one for Royal Challengers Bangalore team. If they have to qualify for the play-offs, Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to perform collectively against a team which has some formidable hitters like Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch.
The Gujarat Lions captain had left for the Netherlands last week for the birth of his first child and has not returned to India yet.
A five-day gap between matches had given Raina hope that he would be back in time, but it hasn't worked out that way, and he is set to miss his first IPL fixture in nine years.
