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RCB VS GT

Qualifier 1, 26-May-2026

254/5 20.0 oversRun Rate: 12.7
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162/10 19.3 overs Run Rate: 8.39
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by 92 runs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru First Innings
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Jitesh Sharma(15 | 5)*
Rajat Patidar(93 | 33)
P Krishna|4|0|53|1
219.619.6: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, A couple of runs to end the innings! Prasidh Krishna bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes pace off. Jitesh Sharma miscues his pull towards long on, but the batters have enough time to get the second run. Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish on 254/5!
6 Over | Run: 254/5 | Run Rate: 12.70
119.519.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Low full toss, on middle, Rajat Patidar lobs it towards long on for one. There will be no hundred for him, but this has been one of the best playoffs knocks of all time.
619.419.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Down the ground and into the 90s goes Rajat Patidar! Much fuller and on middle, Rajat Patidar stays deep inside his crease, gets under the ball and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 250 UP FOR RCB.
319.319.3: Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, Uppish but safe! Pitched up and around off, takes pace off, Jitesh Sharma swings wildly at it and it skews off the outside edge wide of backward point. Two fielders chase after it, with one of them pushing the ball back with a dive. The batters take two and then decide on the third as well. The throw comes in at the keeper's end, where Jos Buttler fails to collect the ball, with Patidar putting in a desperate dive.
119.219.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fuller and on middle and leg, angles in, Rajat Patidar backs away and lofts it towards long on for a single.
619.119.1: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, SIX! There is no stopping the RCB skipper! This is a gift, though, a full toss, angling into the pads. Easy pickings for Rajat Patidar as he whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.
618.618.6: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, SIX! 21 runs off the over! Mohammed Siraj misses the yorker and serves this right in the slot, on middle. Jitesh Sharma gets his front foot out of the way and launches it over the long on fence for half a dozen more. 250 is still on for RCB.
6 Over | Run: 235/5 | Run Rate: 12.37
418.518.5: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR! Connects this time! Back of a length and just outside off, Jitesh Sharma throws his bat at it and scythes it through backward point for another boundary.
018.418.4: Mohammed Siraj to Jitesh Sharma, Hard-length delivery, on off, jags back in, Jitesh Sharma tries to punch it away but fails to connect.
118.318.3: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, Nails the yorker, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar forces it down to long on for a single.
418.218.2: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! 10 off the first 2 balls! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar stays deep and shovels it off the inner half of the bat. He splits the gap perfectly between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary.
618.118.1: Mohammed Siraj to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Perfect start to the over! A full toss, outside off, Rajat Patidar reaches out for it and slashes hard. His bottom hand comes off but he ends up slicing it over the deep point fence for a biggie.
017.817.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, OUT! CASTLED! The extra ball brings in a wicket for Prasidh Krishna. He goes fuller and on middle, good pace on it and just shapes in a touch. Tim David clears his front leg to slog it across the line but misses it completely and the ball rattles the stumps behind. RCB are 214/5, and Jitesh Sharma is the new batter in for them. Mohammed Siraj will bowl the penultimate over.
8 Over | Run: 214/5 | Run Rate: 11.89
017.717.6: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Tries the bouncer, on middle, but too high for the batter, Tim David lets it go. Called a wide.
117.617.5: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Fine yorker again, on off, Rajat Patidar can only dig it down to long off for one.
417.517.4: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Another misfield! Prasidh Krishna gets the yorker right again, on middle, angles in, Rajat Patidar tries to dig it out but gets an inside edge towards short fine. It is not far from the fielder, but Kulwant Khejroliya dives over the ball to his left and lets it through for a boundary. Gill is not happy with that effort and lets his frustration be known to the fielder, and rightly so.
117.417.3: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Short of a length and on middle, Tim David heaves it to deep mid-wicket for another run.
117.317.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, In the blockhole, on middle and leg, tailing in as well, Rajat Patidar tucks it through square leg for a run.
117.217.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, Touch fuller and on off, Tim David knocks it towards mid off for a single.
017.117.1: Prasidh Krishna to Tim David, WIDE! Good length but angling down the leg side, Tim David fails to flick it away. Wided.
116.616.6: Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, Fuller and around off, Tim David jams it out towards the left of extra cover. Sai Sudharsan gets across and dives to cut it off. Just a single. 15 runs off the over.
6 Over | Run: 204/4 | Run Rate: 12.00
116.516.5: Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar drills it to long on for one.
616.416.4: Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, SIX! 200 UP FOR RCB! That is a shot worthy of being put in a museum. Kagiso Rabada hits the deck hard, just around off. Rajat Patidar gets on his toes, extends his arms and powers it over the deep extra cover fence for another biggie. Kohli's reaction in the hit says it all.
616.316.3: Kagiso Rabada to Rajat Patidar, SIX! FIFTY FOR PATIDAR! Off just 21 balls. That's his 5th IPL half century. Short of a length and on off. Rajat Patidar picks up the length early and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Captain leading from the front for RCB, and this has been a special knock when it mattered the most.
116.216.2: Kagiso Rabada to Tim David, Back of a length and around off, Tim David looks to push it away but gets an inside edge to the leg side for a single.
016.116.1: Kagiso Rabada to Krunal Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Kagiso Rabada gets a big wicket on his return to the attack. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg, takes pace off. Krunal Pandya looks to pull it away but gets tucked up and cannot free his arms. It flies off the top edge towards deep mid-wicket, where Sai Sudharsan comes forward, takes it very low, but manages to hold on to it. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 189/4 in 16.1 overs.
615.615.6: Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Into the stands! Flighted delivery, full and just outside off, keeping it away from the batter. Rajat Patidar extends his arms, hits through the line and carves it way over the deep extra cover fence for half a dozen more. 21 runs off the over and all Rashid can do is put on a wry smile.
6 Over | Run: 189/3 | Run Rate: 11.81
115.515.5: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, A googly, full and around off, turns away, Krunal Pandya uses his feet and slices it over cover-point for one.
615.415.4: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, SIX! Krunal Pandya's turn now! Tossed up, full and on middle, in the slot this time. Pandya gets down on one knee and nails the slog sweep over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
115.315.3: Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, Quicker and shorter, on middle, Rajat Patidar forces it down to long on for a run.
615.215.2: Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, SIX! BOOM! Rashid Khan drops it short again and on off, Rajat Patidar opens up his stance and swats it down the ground. It goes off the bottom part of his, but he generates enough power to send it over long on for a biggie.
115.115.1: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, Floated, short and outside off, Krunal Pandya goes down and drags it to long on for a single.
414.914.6: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Kulwant has been taken to the cleaners. Juicy full toss, on middle and off. Rajat Patidar stands deep inside the crease and smokes it comfortably behind cow corner for a cracking six. 28 runs off the over. A huge momentum shift.
9 Over | Run: 168/3 | Run Rate: 11.20
614.814.5: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, SIX! Goes all the way! This is turning out to be a very expensive over for GT. Kulwant Khejroliya seems to be a bit rattled now. Strays it onto the pads, on a fuller length. Easy pickings for Rajat as he whips it off his legs and dumps it behind the long leg fence for a six.
414.714.4: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! He has picked the bones out of it! Slower ball, full and just outside off. Patidar reads it early, clears the front leg away and drills hard and flat down the ground, clearing Holder at mid off. Rashid sprints across from long on to his left and flings himself into a dive. Gets his hands on it, but as he attempts to release, he comes in contact with the ropes. The replays confirm the same.
114.614.4: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, NO BALL! Well bowled, but Kulwant has overstepped this time. A yorker on the stumps, Krunal Pandya carves it wide of mid off and cover for a single. Another Free Hit loading...
414.514.3: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Misfield. A schoolboy error by Nishant Sindhu and the misfields are bleeding across GT's players now. Gill is not happy with that at all, and understandably so. Short and fairly outside off. Patidar clears the front leg and cuts hard on the bounce to Sindhu at deep point. Nishant gets behind it, gets his hands on it, but cannot hold on as the ball spins past him into the fence.
014.414.3: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, WIDE! Misses the radar completely and sprays it far outside off, breaching the tramline. Krunal throws the kitchen sink at it to smash cut it behind point, but misses. Wide given.
414.314.3: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Into the gap! A high full toss, almost above the waist, on off. Krunal Pandya hops to deal with it and guides it between the backward point and short third fielders to pick up a boundary. The on-field umpires are checking whether it is above waist height and in fact, RCB have gone upstairs for a review. The Ball Tracking comes up with a side on angle. Krunal's waist measures 0.957 meters, but the ball comes at a height of 1.151 meters. So it is well above the waist and it is a No Ball. Free Hit coming up.
114.214.2: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, Tries the yorker, but it comes out as a low full toss, on middle. Patidar gets his front leg out of the way and heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.
114.114.1: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, Overpitched, on off, with pace taken off by Khejroliya. Krunal smashes it to long off's right for a single.
113.613.6: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, Short in length, on top of middle and leg. Krunal Pandya arches back and plays the tennis forehand shot straight back at the bowler. The ball deflects off Krishna's right shin and rolls down the ground for a single.
6 Over | Run: 140/3 | Run Rate: 10.00
013.513.5: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, Length ball, outside off, dabbed off the back foot, but straight to short third.
413.413.4: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Top shot! A low full toss, around off. Krunal Pandya opens the bat face at the point of contact and neatly slices it through the narrow gap between short third and backward point. The two fielders there are at almost an arm's distance, but the ball bisects them both and runs to the fence.
113.313.3: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, DROPPED! Kagiso Rabada is the guilty party and this was a much simpler chance than the previous one. Short and wide outside off. Patidar rocks back and pulls hard and flat. Rabada charges in from deep backward square, dives forward and gets both hands to it but cannot hold on. Chance down again and Gill cannot quite believe it. Patidar gets another lifeline. One taken.
413.213.2: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, FOUR! Nicely played! Too short from Prasidh, the off cutter on top of middle. Rajat Patidar waits and with no intentions to keep it down the ground, he goes for the pull shot. Gets a big top edge, but the ball flies over short fine leg for a boundary.
213.113.1: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Straight up, but lands safe! In fact, put down in the deep. Just for a moment, it looked like Buttler and Kulwant were about to collide into each other. Fuller on the off stump, angling back in sharply. Patidar clears the front leg and swings hard across the line, but gets a thick top edge that spirals high behind the keeper. Kulwant Khejroliya is charging in from deep third to his left and flings himself full length, but the ball just eludes his fingertips. Buttler also tracks it from behind the stumps, closes in, but cannot quite get there either. Two taken.
112.612.6: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, Yes, he can! Just three singles from it. Over the stump, full and on off. Rajat Patidar clears the front leg to heave it over mid-wicket. Only manages an inside edge and the ball is squirted past backward square leg for a single.
6 Over | Run: 128/3 | Run Rate: 9.85
112.512.5: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, In-angler on a back of a length. Krunal stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. It's been a fantastic over so far from Kulwant. Can he finish it off well?
012.412.4: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, Beaten by bounce again! Just outside off, on a good length and stays considerably low to beat Krunal's attempted pull shot across the line. Sneaks below the inside edge and bounces back to the keeper.
012.312.3: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, Nearly chopped on! Slanted into the batter, shade fuller in length. Krunal Pandya backs away to hit it inside out over cover, but gets a massive inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls on the pitch.
012.212.2: Kulwant Khejroliya to Krunal Pandya, Good channel! In and around the off pole, on a length, jagging back in. Krunal Pandya covers the stumps and tries to guide it behind on the off side, but gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.
112.112.1: Kulwant Khejroliya to Rajat Patidar, Starts off with a length ball, on off. Rajat Patidar looks to smoke it downtown, but hits it off the toe end and it barely breaches the inner ring. The mid off fielder moves to his right and the batters take a single.
611.611.6: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, SIX! How has he played that? This is banged short and angled into the batter. Krunal Pandya shuffles a long way across to help it behind, gets nearly undone by the uneven bounce, but still manages to scoop it over the keeper's head for a six.
6 Over | Run: 125/3 | Run Rate: 10.42
411.511.5: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Up and over! Krishna errs in line this time, as this is a juicy half-volley, on off, angling in from around the stump. Krunal Pandya chips it over Gill at mid off and the ball beats the GT skipper's chase.
011.411.4: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, And again! Length ball, outside off. Krunal swivels to pull, but gets beaten all ends up as the ball goes underground once again after landing on one of those cracks.
011.311.3: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Oh, well bowled! Hits the hard length and gets the ball to jag back in and it almost dies on the batter. Rajat swings for the pull shot, but is beaten by the lack of bounce. Jos Buttler gets a bat bounce and parries it away to the right. They cross for a bye.
111.211.2: Prasidh Krishna to Krunal Pandya, Short of a length, at 130.5 kph, across the batter. Krunal advances a bit and slashes it over point. Kagiso Rabada moves a bit to his right in the deep. Stops the ball, but since his momentum is taking him beyond the ropes, he manages to flick the ball into the playing area. Just a single.
111.111.1: Prasidh Krishna to Rajat Patidar, Krishna starts with a hard-length delivery, outside off. Patidar presses back, lets the ball cut into him and then dabs it late in front of backward point for a single.
410.610.6: Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, FOUR! Puts it away! A rare loosener tonight by Holder. Sprays it onto the pads, full in length. Pandya's head falls over, but he manages to whip it between short fine leg and square leg for a boundary. 13 runs off the over. But end of a superb spell from Holder. 4-0-39-2 for him.
6 Over | Run: 112/3 | Run Rate: 10.18
010.510.5: Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, From around the stump now. Closer to the bodyline, on off, on a length. Pandya hops to ride the bounce and eases it to backward point.
110.410.4: Jason Holder to Rajat Patidar, Hits the hard length, on top of off, at 132.5 kph. Rajat hangs back and stabs it wide of backward point for a single.
110.310.3: Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, Full and outside off, angling away. Krunal forces the drive through extra cover for a run.
110.210.2: Jason Holder to Rajat Patidar, Around off, on a length, Rajat dabs it late to deep third and crosses over for a single.
610.110.1: Jason Holder to Rajat Patidar, SIX! PUNISHED! Short of a length, on top of middle. Rajat Patidar arches back, tranfers the weight on the back foot and nails the pull shot behind deep mid-wicket for a flat six.
19.69.6: Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, Another short delivery, on off, Rajat Patidar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. 
6 Over | Run: 99/3 | Run Rate: 9.90
19.59.5: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, Sloppy! Darts in a yorker, on middle, Krunal Pandya jams it back towards the bowler, where Rashid lets it through his legs for a run.
09.49.4: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, Fires this one full, on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it back to the bowler.
09.39.3: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, Flatter, full and around off, skids through a bit, Krunal Pandya goes down for the sweep but misses.
09.29.2: Rashid Khan to Krunal Pandya, Goes short again, on middle and off, Krunal Pandya defends it on the back foot.
19.19.1: Rashid Khan to Rajat Patidar, Shorter in length and on middle, Rajat Patidar punches it down to long on for a single.
28.68.6: Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, Short and outside off again, Krunal Pandya slaps it wide of sweeper cover for a brace.
6 Over | Run: 96/3 | Run Rate: 10.67
08.58.5: Jason Holder to Krunal Pandya, Hard length and outside off, angling away, Krunal Pandya misses out on the cut.
08.48.4: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jason Holder has turned this game on its head with a double strike. From over the wicket, he bowls this on a good length and in the channel outside off, gets it to move away a bit too. Devdutt Padikkal gets stuck in his crease and opens his bat face to try and run it down to third man, but ends up getting a slight nick behind, where Jos Buttler makes no mistake. There is a big appeal, and after a bit of thinking, the umpire raises his finger. Holder is off again, but Padikkal takes a review after a chat with his partner. UltraEdge shows a big spike, confirming the edge. RCB lose both set batters and a review as well.
18.38.3: Jason Holder to Rajat Patidar, On a length and on leg, Rajat Patidar clips it through mid-wicket for a run.
08.28.2: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Jason Holder strikes gold for the Titans. The West Indian gets Kohli again this season, and in almost identical fashion too. A real sense of deja vu as he once again wins that battle. He lands this short of a length and around off, holds up on the surface a bit and comes back in a touch. Virat Kohli stays back and looks to heave across the line, but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. Holder is off in celebration, and no one can catch him. Massive wicket in the context of this game, as Kohli trudges off after a quick cameo. RCB are 93/2.
18.18.1: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Back of a length and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal backs away and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
17.67.6: Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Quicker, full and on leg, Devdutt Padikkal works it to deep backward square leg for one more. Just 6 runs off the Rashid's first over!
6 Over | Run: 92/1 | Run Rate: 11.50
17.57.5: Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, Goes short again, on middle, Virat Kohli flicks it off the back foot through square leg for one.
17.47.4: Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Drags his length back, on middle, Devdutt Padikkal swipes it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for another run.
17.37.3: Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, A loopy full toss, on middle, Virat Kohli drills it a bit uppishly down the pitch. Rashid Khan sticks out his right foot but does not make any contact as the ball crashes onto the stumps at the bowler's end and deflects away. They cross.
07.27.2: Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, Flatter, short and on leg, Devdutt Padikkal stays back to clip it away but misses and the ball goes off his pads to the off side. Kohli calls him for the leg bye, and he responds. Buttler quickly moves to the ball, turns around and throws it at the bowler's end but misses, with Paddikal having to hurry a bit.
17.17.1: Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, Floated, short and around off, Virat Kohli moves back and punches it to sweeper cover for a single.
26.66.6: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Hits the deck hard and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it off his hips wide of deep backward square leg for a brace.
6 Over | Run: 86/1 | Run Rate: 12.29
16.56.5: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, A slower one, full and outside off, Virat Kohli moves a bit too far to the leg side. He reaches out and jams it through covers for one.
16.46.4: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Good length and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal makes room, opens the bat face and guides it to deep third for another run.
16.36.3: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli drills it off the bottom half of the bat towards long on for a run.
46.26.2: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Gets it away! Jason Holder sees the batter backing away, follows him by banging this into the pitch, angling into the leg stump. Virat Kohli does not have that much room but he still manages to swivel and heave it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
16.16.1: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Short of a length and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal gets inside the line to pull but gets hurried. His bottom hand comes off the bat and he mistimes the shot towards square leg for a single.
05.65.6: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, On a length and on off, Virat Kohli takes a couple of steps out and knocks it to the left of the bowler. 14 runs off the over, and RCB are 76/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
6 Over | Run: 76/1 | Run Rate: 12.67
65.55.5: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, SIX! Goes all the way! A well-directed bumper from Rabada, on middle, takes off a bit. Virat Kohli tries to heave it across the line, but the ball gets big on him. It takes the top edge and flies over the keeper's head for a biggie. It has either been a boundary or a dot in this over. The brings up the 50-run partnership in super-quick time between this pair.
05.45.4: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Excellent response! Back of a length and on middle, jags back in a long way, Virat Kohli looks to play at it from the crease, but gets cut in half as the ball zips past the inside edge.
45.35.3: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short of a length and around off, not short enough to trouble someone like Virat. He gets on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary.
05.25.2: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Good length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Virat Kohli gets rushed and tucks it to the leg side. He sets off for the run but is sent back just in time.
45.15.1: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! The runs just keep flowing! Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in a bit. Virat Kohli uses his wrists to slog it across the line. Not from the middle of the bat, but he gets enough to clear mid-wicket for a boundary.
54.64.6: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, Overthrows! Good length, angling in from off. Kohli plays it under his eyes and knocks it in front of the cover fielder and calls Padikkal through for a single. Washington Sundar attacks the ball, picks it up and throws in a motion but misses his shy at the bowling end, and with no proper backup on the leg side, the ball races away to the fence. A chance of run out, missed by Sundar as well. This will only add to GT's frustrations. But had the throw hit, Kohli would have been in genuine trouble. Oh my days, the replay shows that Kohli was out by a country mile.
6 Over | Run: 62/1 | Run Rate: 12.40
14.54.5: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, The length is pulled back by a yard or so from Holder, and this lands on the crack and cuts into the batter. Devdutt Padikkal positions himself for a square cut, but ends up chopping it in front of short third for a single.
04.44.4: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Length ball, around off, Padikkal dabs it behind to short third.
44.34.3: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! That's literally slapped away! Short by Holder, slanting across the batter. Padikkal backs away, gives himself some room and pulls it between mid on and mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. Padikkal has accessed all the parts of the ground in his brief 9-ball stay. He moves to 22.
14.24.2: Jason Holder to Virat Kohli, Angles the ball into the batter, touch full, Virat wrists it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.
14.14.1: Jason Holder to Devdutt Padikkal, Oh, cuts in from a good length, on top of middle. Devdutt Padikkal is rushed on the back foot. Hops a bit and manages to chop it away to backward point for a quick single. On target from Holder.
13.63.6: Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, On a back of a length, on leg, Padikkal stays in the crease and tucks it to deep backward square leg for a single. 50 UP FOR RCB! In just 4 overs. They are throttling nicely here.
6 Over | Run: 50/1 | Run Rate: 12.50
43.53.5: Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Geez, that's surreal! Hits the length hard, outside off. Devdutt Padikkal weighs on the back foot and nails the square cut through backward point and the ball travels to the ropes in a flash.
43.43.4: Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR MORE! Top shot! Not a bad ball at all from Rabada. Smidge full and nipping away from the left-hander. Devdutt Padikkal meets the ball right under his eyes, opens the bat face and runs it through short third for a boundary.
43.33.3: Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! He has timed that so, so well! Short of a length, on the leg stump. Devdutt Padikkal hops on the toes and just glances it to the right of deep backward square leg for a boundary.
13.23.2: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Nips in from middle and skids through the deck. Virat Kohli pushes at the delivery and gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls through square leg for a single.
43.13.1: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Helped away! Easy pickings for Kohli as he just flicks this full ball angling into him. Uses his wrists to angle it behind square on the leg side for a four at deep fine leg. Played more off the inside edge though.
42.62.6: Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! Handsomely played! Pitched up slightly, just outside off. Devdutt Padikkal presses ahead and lofts it over mid off to pick up his first runs and boundary.
6 Over | Run: 32/1 | Run Rate: 10.67
02.52.5: Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, Another appeal for LBW, and again the finger stays down. The length is pulled back just slightly by Siraj, on the leg stump and it skids through the deck as well. This hurries Padikkal on the back foot as he attempts to play across the line. Ends up playing all over it and is hit on the pads.
02.42.4: Mohammed Siraj to Devdutt Padikkal, A big appeal for LBW, but not given. Shubman Gill has a chat with the keeper and the bowler but eventually decides not to go upstairs. Swings back in from the leg stump line, on a fuller length. Devdutt Padikkal tiptoes forward, trying to negate the swing and looks to whip it off the pads, but plays all over and is beaten on the inside edge, getting struck on the front pad. Probably the ball is pitching outside leg by the looks of it.
12.32.3: Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Attacks the pads, on a fuller length. Virat Kohli goes for the flick shot, but gets a bit of an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls behind square on the leg side and they cross over.
22.22.2: Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Hard length, outside off. Kohli opens the bat face and steers it to deep backward point for a couple of runs.
42.12.1: Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli special! Touch fuller, just around off, Virat Kohli springs out of his crease, gets under the ball and pumps it over the mid off fielder for a classy boundary.
01.61.6: Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Rabada responds strongly and this is his 18th Powerplay wicket this season, according to Ian Bishop on air. Rabada keeps bashing the hard length, and keeps the line of attack on the off pole. Venkatesh Iyer tries to play the pull shot, but loses his shape a bit and the extra bounce means that the ball gets sliced over mid off. Shubman Gill turns around to his left, backtracks some yards and takes a fine catch while running. Rabada ends Venkatesh Iyer's fun and RCB are 21/1 after 2 overs.
6 Over | Run: 21/1 | Run Rate: 10.50
61.51.5: Kagiso Rabada to Venkatesh Iyer, SIX! That's some improvisation from Venkatesh! Fuller than a length, on the middle and leg stump line. Venkatesh Iyer uses the pace of the ball, shuffles across and scoops it over deep fine leg for the first six of the game.
11.41.4: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, In-between length, around off. Virat attempts to dab it away, but chops it off the inside edge to the slip cordon for a single.
01.31.3: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Jaffa from Rabada! Good-length delivery and this one cuts in sharply from outside off. Virat Kohli looks to knock it away, but is cut in half and the ball beats the inside edge.
01.21.2: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Beaten again! Back of a length with some extra bounce, on off. Kohli tries to pull off the back foot, but is hurried and is beaten.
01.11.1: Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Swing and a miss! Good pace and carry for Rabada first up. Hits the deck hard, and generates a good bit of lift, outside off. Virat Kohli tries to play the back foot punch through the off side, but the ball bounces over his angled bat.
10.60.6: Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli, Tap and run! Straightens off the pitch, on a good length, in the channel of off. Virat Kohli plays from the crease, close to his body and dabs it between cover and point for a quick run. 14 runs off the first over.
6 Over | Run: 14/0 | Run Rate: 14.00
10.50.5: Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Quick run! Hard length, on top of off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and taps it to the point region and pinches in a single.
40.40.4: Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Goodness me, that's so well struck! Not a half volley by any stretch of imagination, just a couple of yards behind the fuller length, around off. Venkatesh Iyer plays it on the rise and cracks the drive to the right of mid off for a boundary. Three wonderful strokes from Venkatesh already to get RCB going.
00.30.3: Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length, on off, Iyer stands tall and knocks it to cover-point.
40.20.2: Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR MORE! This time, with a lot more intent from Iyer! The length is pushed further up, full and shaping in from middle. Venkatesh Iyer detects the length and advances down the track. Heaves it off the inner half of the bat, but puts it between the mid-wicket and mid on gap for a boundary. The outfield is blazing quick and it races to the fence within a blink.
40.10.1: Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! High quality shot to get off the mark! Siraj bowls it on a length, around the off pole. Venkatesh Iyer lets the ball arrive, presses on the back foot and punches it solidly between cover and point for a boundary to get RCB underway right away.
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019.319.3: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! CAUGHT! It's all over. Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualify for the Grand Finale of IPL 2026. They beat the Gujarat Titans by a massive margin of 92 runs. Flatter and quicker outside off. Siraj clears the front leg, swings across the line and sends it ballooning high into the night sky off the top edge. The ball hangs forever between mid on and mid off before Tim David, the tall Australian, comes thundering in from long off and flings himself into a dive to complete a stunning catch. Caps off a commanding display across all departments by RCB. Joyous faces all around the RCB camp and why not? They are now just one step away from defending their title.
119.219.2: Krunal Pandya to Prasidh Krishna, Dropped a bit short, on off. It stays low and Krishna inside edges the pull shot to backward square leg for a single.
019.119.1: Krunal Pandya to Prasidh Krishna, Slides in full and on off, Krishna defends off the front foot.
118.618.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Nagging length, at the hips. Prasidh Krishna tucks it through square leg for a single.
6 Over | Run: 161/9 | Run Rate: 8.47
018.518.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, In front of the sticks, full, Prasidh Krishna presses ahead and blocks it out.
018.418.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Leg cutter, full and straightening up from off. Prasidh Krishna swings hard across the line, but connects only a handful of thin air.
418.318.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, FOUR! Into the gap! On a back of a length, outside off. Prasidh Krishna uses the pace, stays put in the crease and guides it wide of short third for a boundary.
018.218.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Prasidh Krishna, Almost a yorker, outside off. This is clipped to mid-wicket.
018.118.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, OUT! TAKEN! Bhuvneshwar Kumar adds another to his tally. That's his 26th wicket this season. Length ball, around off. Rahul stays leg side and looks to smash it over cover, but mistimes it badly as he is deceived by the lack of pace. Cannot control the shot and slices it in the air to the left of cover where Rajat Patidar leaps a bit and takes a fine tumbling catch at the edge of the circle. RCB are just one wicket away as GT are 156/9.
117.817.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Full and angled in and around off. Rahul Tewatia clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
8 Over | Run: 156/8 | Run Rate: 8.67
017.717.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Miles outside off, breaching the tramline. Left alone.
017.617.5: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Outside off, slower one, on a length. Rahul slashes at it, but the ball keeps low and squirts off the bottom edge to the keeper.
017.517.4: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Slightly short at 135.3 kph, on the stumps. Rahul Tewatia swats it back to the bowler. Rasikh collects the ball on the follow-through and releases a direct hit at the batting end, but Tewatia hasn't moved out of his crease. Rasikh gives the batter a stare before walking back.
417.417.3: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Guided away! Short of a length, at pace now on top of off. Rahul Tewatia rides the bounce, opens the bat face and pierces the backward point and short third gap for a boundary.
617.317.2: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Tewatia continues to have fun out there. Serves it right into the slot, on off, Rahul Tewatia gets the ball into his arc, gets down on a knee, and slogs the slower ball over long on for a six.
017.217.1: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Back of a length, outside off, punched on the up to deep point.
017.117.1: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, WIDE! Way too short and likely going over the head of the batter. Rahul Tewatia lets it fly through to the keeper. Wide signalled, but RCB have gone for a review. Ball Tracking with a side on replay comes up. Tewatia's head height is measured at 1.755 meters, and the ball is passing well above that, at 1.833 meters. So it's a wide and the on-field decision is upheld.
016.616.6: Josh Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, Full and outside off, Siraj gets on the front foot and cracks the drive, straight to short cover. Hazlewood ends the spell with figures reading 4-0-39-1.
6 Over | Run: 143/8 | Run Rate: 8.41
116.516.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Hard length and on middle and leg, Rahul Tewatia steps across and pulls it wide of deep square, where the fielder makes a sliding stop to his right. A single taken.
416.416.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Great placement! Back of a length and around leg, Rahul Tewatia rolls his wrists and pulls it away, splitting the gap perfectly between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for another boundary.
016.316.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Ouch! That must have hurt! Slants it into the batter, on a length, Rahul Tewatia gets a bit across to pull but the ball skids and beats the inside edge to hit him around the abdomen area.
416.216.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Through the gap. And that's FIFTY FOR TEWATIA! Just his 2nd IPL half century. Back of a length, outside off. Tewatia uses the pace, stays back and cuts it to the left of the short third fielder for a boundary. Good knock from him so far and he will like to bat till the end.
016.116.1: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Short in length, on the leg stump. Rahul pulls it on the bounce to the left of the deep square leg fielder. The man there gets across and cuts it off. No run taken.
015.615.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Mohammed Siraj, At pace, on off and full in length. Siraj mistimes the straight drive off the inside half to short mid-wicket.
6 Over | Run: 134/8 | Run Rate: 8.38
115.515.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, Full on leg, Rahul clips it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.
015.415.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, Overpitched, on middle, Tewatia drills it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket. Denies the single again.
615.315.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Nicely done! Knuckleball from Kumar, outside off, full in length. Rahul sits across and nails the scoop shot over deep fine leg for a six.
415.215.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Puts it away! Low full toss, on leg, Rahul gets down on a knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. No man there.
015.115.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rahul Tewatia, Full on leg stump. Tewatia flicks it away to deep mid-wicket.
014.614.6: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Flatter, full and on middle, Mohammed Siraj tucks it to mid-wicket.
6 Over | Run: 123/8 | Run Rate: 8.20
014.514.5: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Slows it up, full and on middle, Mohammed Siraj fends it away.
114.414.4: Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tewatia, Dragged back and on off, Rahul Tewatia swats it to long on for a run.
114.314.3: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Short and around leg, Mohammed Siraj clips it through backward square leg for a single.
014.214.2: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mohammed Siraj blocks it out.
014.114.1: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Floated, full and on off, Mohammed Siraj knocks it to the left of the bowler.
413.613.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Nicely done! Back of a length and on middle and leg, Rahul Tewatia backs away to create room, opens the bat face and steers it between short third and backward point for a boundary. 14 runs of the over.
6 Over | Run: 121/8 | Run Rate: 8.64
613.513.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! Just over! Attempted yorker, on middle. Rahul Tewatia gets down on his knee, takes it on the full and slog sweeps it over the deep square leg fence for a flat six.
013.413.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, skids through, Rahul Tewatia tries to heave it away but misses and takes a blow around his midriff.
413.313.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Cheeky! Short of a length and outside off, takes pace off again, Rahul Tewatia shuffles across, waits for it and scoops it to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
013.213.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Slower one, full and on middle, Rahul Tewatia drives it straight to extra cover.
013.113.1: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Hard length and on middle, lifts up off the deck, Rahul Tewatia gets hurried and the ball hits him high on the bat before rolling to the off side.
012.612.6: Romario Shepherd to Mohammed Siraj, On a length and on middle, Mohammed Siraj blocks it out.
6 Over | Run: 107/8 | Run Rate: 8.23
112.512.5: Romario Shepherd to Rahul Tewatia, Much fuller and on middle, angling in, Rahul Tewatia drills it to long on for a single.
612.412.4: Romario Shepherd to Rahul Tewatia, SIX! That's his go-to shot! Romario Shepherd hits the deck hard and around middle, Rahul Tewatia gets low and across to get inside the line of the ball and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.
012.312.3: Romario Shepherd to Rahul Tewatia, Short of a length and on off, Rahul Tewatia runs it down to third man.
412.212.2: Romario Shepherd to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR MORE! Back of a length and on middle, Rahul Tewatia stands tall and pulls it behind square on the leg side this time for another boundary. That brings up the 100 for GT.
412.112.1: Romario Shepherd to Rahul Tewatia, FOUR! Good shot! Fuller delivery and around off, Rahul Tewatia gets down on one knee and swipes it away in front of the square on the leg side for a boundary.
011.711.6: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Dot to end the over! Flatter, full and around leg, Mohammed Siraj misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads and trickles behind. No run taken.
7 Over | Run: 92/8 | Run Rate: 7.67
011.611.5: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, On a good length, around off, Siraj manages to keep it out to the off side.
411.511.4: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR! Gets it away! Short again but down the leg side, Mohammed Siraj hooks it away to the fine leg fence to pick up four runs.
011.411.3: Krunal Pandya to Mohammed Siraj, Another bouncer, around off, Mohammed Siraj gets surprised by it and lets it go.
011.311.2: Krunal Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! CAUGHT! Krunal Pandya gets his man now. He tries his infamous short ball once again and manages to get the lift he wants this time, on middle. Kagiso Rabada transfers his weight on the back foot to pull again, but the ball gets big on him. He mistimes the shot wide of long on, where Virat Kohli covers a lot of ground to his left and takes a fantastic catch around his knees. Mohammed Siraj is the new batter in for GT as they are reduced to 88/8.
011.211.2: Krunal Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Flatter, full but down the leg side, Kagiso Rabada misses his flick. Wided.
411.111.1: Krunal Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR! Fine shot! Krunal Pandya bowls the bumper and around off. Kagiso Rabada picks up the length early and smacks it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.
110.710.6: Jacob Duffy to Kagiso Rabada, Slower one, hard length and outside off, Kagiso Rabada backs away to punch it but cue-ends it towards third man for one. Jacob Duffy finishes a fine spell of bowling with figures of 4-0-39-3.
7 Over | Run: 83/7 | Run Rate: 7.55
410.610.5: Jacob Duffy to Kagiso Rabada, FOUR! Nice shot! Short of a length and around leg, Kagiso Rabada gets his front leg up in the air, swivels and helps it on its way to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
010.510.4: Jacob Duffy to Kagiso Rabada, Fuller one, on middle and leg, Kagiso Rabada steers it to point.
010.410.3: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jacob Duffy gets his third. He hits the deck hard and angles it into the batter this time. Rashid Khan charges down the track to pull it away but gets tucked up and the extra bounce takes the outside edge. The ball flies behind, where Jitesh Sharma takes a fine catch with a leap to his left. RCB are just three wickets away from the win now.
010.310.3: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, WIDE! Slower one, full but way outside off, Rashid Khan leaves it alone. Wided.
610.210.2: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, SIX! Clears the fence! Good length and on middle, Rashid Khan bends his back knee, swings hard and clobbers it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
110.110.1: Jacob Duffy to Rahul Tewatia, Back of a length and around off, Rahul Tewatia heaves it to deep square leg for a single.
19.69.6: Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tewatia, Drops it full and on leg, Rahul Tewatia lunges forward and flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for one more. At halfway, GT are 70/6.
6 Over | Run: 70/6 | Run Rate: 7.00
19.59.5: Krunal Pandya to Rashid Khan, Short on off, Rashid goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler, toward long off for one.
19.49.4: Krunal Pandya to Rahul Tewatia, On a lower trajectory, full on leg, Rahul plants the front foot across and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
19.39.3: Krunal Pandya to Rashid Khan, Length ball, around middle and leg. Rashid Khan backs away and knocks it down to long off for a single.
09.29.2: Krunal Pandya to Rashid Khan, Quicker one, a touch short, outside off. Rashid tries to late cut, but gets beaten.
09.19.1: Krunal Pandya to Rashid Khan, Flatter from around the stump, Khan eases it back to the bowler.
08.68.6: Jacob Duffy to Rahul Tewatia, Short of a good length, wide outside off. Tewatia leans back and taps it straight to the backward point fielder.
6 Over | Run: 66/6 | Run Rate: 7.33
08.58.5: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, Attacks the batter's pads by hitting the hard length, Rashid Khan is rushed into the crease and tries to whip it across, but the ball beats the inside edge and deflects off the front pad to short fine leg for a leg bye.
08.48.4: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, Slower one, outside off, on a length. Rashid slashes hard but finds the fielder at short third.
08.38.3: Jacob Duffy to Rashid Khan, Geez, that's good gas from Duffy! A well-directed short ball from the lanky Kiwi bowler, on middle and leg. Rashid Khan is hurried and tries to duck but the ball hits his right shoulder and lobs on the bounce to the keeper's left.
08.28.2: Jacob Duffy to Washington Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Duffy further twists the knife as he has his second wicket. Hits the hard length, on top of off. Washington Sundar is forced to arch back to make room for himself to play the ramp shot over deep third. He goes through the shot but it is too close to his body to play that kind of shot. Airs it to the deep third region where Josh Hazlewood runs across to his right, along the circumference of the boundary, and takes a nicely-judged catch. Sundar throws his head back in disarray and that sums up his team's evening. Gujarat Titans are 65/6, chasing 255.
18.18.1: Jacob Duffy to Rahul Tewatia, Pace off, outside off on a fuller length, at 115.1 kph. Rahul Tewatia strides ahead and creams it to the right of the diving cover fielder for a single.
17.87.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Slower one, full and on middle. Rahul Tewatia dinks it to the leg side, in front of square leg, for a run. 11 runs from the over.
8 Over | Run: 64/5 | Run Rate: 8.00
17.77.5: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, Fires it into the batter, touch full. Washington Sundar plays from the crease and eases it through mid-wicket for a single. 
07.67.4: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, Hard into the pitch at pace, 134.2 kph, on off. Sundar rides the bounce and chops it back to the bowler. 
47.57.3: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Gets the hold of that! Slower ball off the back of the hand, on middle and leg. Washington Sundar lets the ball come at him and then heaves it over mid on for a boundary.
07.47.3: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, WIDE! Far outside off, beyond the guideline. Sundar leaves it alone.
07.37.3: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, NO BALL! Way too short and flying over the head of the batter. Sundar lets it be. Wide called for height. And oh, hang on. The siren goes off as it's a No Ball. Salam has overstepped. Free Hit coming up...
27.27.2: Rasikh Salam to Washington Sundar, Attacks the stumps from around the stump. Washington Sundar uses his wrists to steer the ball to the left of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
17.17.1: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Around off, on a length. Rahul gently dabs the ball behind point for an easy run.
16.66.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Takes a bit of pace off, good length on middle and leg. Rahul Tewatia waits on it and steers it behind square on the leg side for a single.
6 Over | Run: 53/5 | Run Rate: 7.57
06.56.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Full and on middle, at 145.7 kph. Rahul flicks it to mid-wicket. Straight to Padikkal there.
06.46.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Loose, too loose! Hits the deck hard, outside off. Rahul Tewatia is beaten on the square cut as the ball kicks up and keeps leaving the left-hander. Whistles above Rahul's angled bat.
06.36.3: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, Just around off, on a fullish length. Rahul Tewatia leans on and taps it to the off side with soft hands.
06.26.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rahul Tewatia, On top of off, on a length. Tewatia blocks it down the pitch off the back foot.
16.16.1: Josh Hazlewood to Washington Sundar, Length-delivery, around off. Sundar climbs on the bounce and punches it to deep cover for a single.
05.65.6: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, A double-wicket maiden by Salam. GT end their Powerplay with 51/5 on the board. Length ball, on off, Rahul watchfully blocks it out.
6 Over | Run: 51/5 | Run Rate: 8.50
05.55.5: Rasikh Salam to Rahul Tewatia, Around off, full in length, Rahul keeps it out.
05.45.4: Rasikh Salam to Jason Holder, OUT! TAKEN EASILY! Wicket number 2 for Salam and RCB can feel that they have one foot inside the finale. Cross-seam delivery, on a back of a length, outside off, and Salam manages to extract some extra bounce. Holder looks to pull through mid-wicket by standing tall, but the ball climbs sharply on him, taking the upper half of the bat. It lobs tamely to Hazlewood at mid on, who takes it without fuss. The Titans are reduced to 51/5, needing 204 runs in 86 balls.
05.35.3: Rasikh Salam to Jason Holder, Dear me! Nearly a run out and Holder had given up already. Back of a length, on off, Holder plays off the back foot and knocks it in front of Kohli at backward point. Holder is keen to get a run, but Sundar sends him back. Kohli attacks the ball, picks and throws in a motion, but the throw his wide at the batting end and he misses his shy, allowing Holder to retreat back in.
05.25.2: Rasikh Salam to Jason Holder, Oh, that goes underground! Dishes out a slower ball, full and outside off. Jason presses forward to block, but the ball stays extremely low Holder is beaten past the outside edge.
05.15.1: Rasikh Salam to Nishant Sindhu, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! It's all falling apart for the Titans rather quickly now. Bowls from around the stump, does Rasikh, on a good length, and angling into the batter. Nishant Sindhu is squared up and tries to stab it straight, but ends up chipping it tamely back to the bowler. Rasikh Salam responds quickly by diving to his right on the follow-through and scooping the ball before the ground. However, there's an umpire's review for a fair catch. The replay shows that the fingers are underneath the ball and it is deemed a clean catch. GT are 51/4, chasing 255.
04.64.6: Josh Hazlewood to Washington Sundar, Fuller one and around off, Washington Sundar drills it a bit uppishly down the pitch. Nishant Sindhu cannot get out of the way of it and takes a blow on the pads as the ball goes nowhere.
6 Over | Run: 51/3 | Run Rate: 10.20
04.54.5: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Josh Hazlewood has the last laugh here and lets out a big roar, which shows how much this means to him as he is a man of few emotions. He cleverly rolls his fingers and bowls the leg-cutter, on a length and on off. Jos Buttler makes room but does not pick the slower one. He slashes at it, but the ball skids through to beat him and rattles into the off pole. Butter's fun is short-lived, and RCB are well and truly on top here.
44.44.4: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That is a top shot! Pitched up again and on middle and leg. Jos Buttler uses his feet, stays leg side of the ball and bludgeons it past mid off as the ball races to the fence like a tracer bullet. 50 UP FOR GT.
64.34.3: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, SIX! Clean strike! Much fuller and on middle, Jos Buttler clears his front leg this time and dispatches it with ease over the long on fence for a biggie.
44.24.2: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Powered away! Josh Hazlewood follows the batter into the leg side, back of a length. Jos Buttler makes enough room to free his arms and thumps it down the ground, between the non-striker's leg and to the long on fence for a boundary.
04.14.1: Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Hard length and on middle, angling into the batter, Jos Buttler tucks it to mid-wicket.
43.63.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nishant Sindhu, FOUR! Gets it through! Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Nishant Sindhu opens the bat face slightly and guides it between backward point and short third for four more runs.
6 Over | Run: 37/2 | Run Rate: 9.25
13.53.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Touch fuller and on off, Jos Buttler takes a couple of steps ou and knocks it to mid off for a run.
43.43.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, EDGED AND FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar lands this on a good length and on the fifth stump line, hits the deck, and just straightens a bit. Jos Buttler gets drawn forward to play at it but gets an outside edge. Jitesh Sharma, the keeper, dives to his right, but the ball drops just short and goes under his right glove to the third man fence for a boundary.
03.33.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Overpitched and around off, Jos Buttler drills it hard but on the bounce to short cover.
13.23.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nishant Sindhu, Slightly overpitched, outside off. Nishant Sindhu stretches forward and creams it to deep cover for a single.
03.13.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Too early to say, but RCB have done half their job already as the GT openers are back in the hut in just 19 balls. And according to Ian Bishop on air, this is the sixth time that Bhuvneshwar has got Gill dismissed in the IPL. Over the wicket, 139.4 kph. Lands on a good length around middle and cuts back sharply off the pitch. Gill goes hard across the line, front leg out of the way, but he is cut in half. The ball threads through the bat and pad gap, beats the inside edge, and rattles the stumps. Gujarat Titans are 27/2, needing 228 runs from 101 balls.
62.62.6: Jacob Duffy to Jos Buttler, SIX! Excellent shot! Fuller one and angling down the leg side. Jos Buttler picks it off his pads and whips it effortlessly over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
6 Over | Run: 27/1 | Run Rate: 9.00
42.52.5: Jacob Duffy to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Jos Buttler gets going! On a length but angling down the leg side, Buttle just has to ge some bat on it and tickles it to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
02.42.4: Jacob Duffy to Jos Buttler, Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Jos Buttler looks to play at it but gets an inside egde onto his pads.
02.32.3: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! HIT WICKET! One of the rarest dismissals you will ever see, and it is just really unlucky for Sai Sudharsan. Jacob Duffy hits the hard length and around off, Sai punches it off the back foot with sweet timing through covers. He plays it with a high elbow, but loses the grip of the bat as it twists in his hands. It falls on the pitch and somehow bounces to kiss the leg stump, with one of the bails falling down. Everyone seems to be confused about what has happened here. The ball is over the fence, but RCB players are celebrating. Sudharsan cannot believe it but has to walk back now. GT are 17/1, chasing 255 runs.
42.22.2: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and on middle, this one sits up nicely for the batter. Sai Sudharsan gets on top of the bounce and uses his fast hands to pull it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a crunching boundary.
02.12.1: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, The dots are piling up for GT! Jacob Duffy sees the batter give charge and bangs this into the pitch, outside off, gets some extra bounce as well. Sai Sudharsan hops up and tries to cut it away but misses.
01.71.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Another full delivery, on middle, shapes in, Shubman Gill steps across and works it to mid-wicket. 
7 Over | Run: 13/0 | Run Rate: 6.50
01.61.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Goes back to the fuller length, on off, Shubman Gill drives it firmly but straight to mid off.
01.51.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, just outside off, keeps low and skids through, Shubman Gill backs away and tries to punch it away but the ball goes under his bat to the keeper.
11.41.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Pitched up but on the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.
01.31.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Full again and on middle, Sai Sudharsan steps out of his crease and tucks it to mid-wicket.
01.21.2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, WIDE! Fuller delivery, on middle, shaping down the leg side, Sai Sudharsan uses his feet but fails to clip it away. Wided.
01.11.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Beauty! Bhuvneshwar Kumar begins with a good-length delivery, on middle, hits a crack and shapes away sharply. Sai Sudharsan has a poke at it from the crease but gets beaten on the outside edge. Right on the money from Bhuvi straightaway.
20.60.6: Jacob Duffy to Shubman Gill, Pitched up and around off, Shubman Gill strides out and drills it wide of sweeper covers for a brace. 11 runs off the first over!
6 Over | Run: 11/0 | Run Rate: 11.00
00.50.5: Jacob Duffy to Shubman Gill, Much fuller and angling down the leg side, Shubman Gill looks to glance it away but misses as the ball goes through to the keeper, Jitesh Sharma. There is an appeal for a caught behind, but turned down. The umpire signals a wide, but Jitesh convinces his skipper to take the review as he reckons he heard a noise. The replay with UltraEdge shows a spike, but when the ball is next to the pad. So, the wide call has been overturned.
00.40.4: Jacob Duffy to Shubman Gill, Follows the batter, hits the length hard, on leg, Shubman Gill does not have much room to work with and pats it back to the bowler.
10.30.3: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, Back of a length and on middle, Sai Sudharsan looks to pull it away, but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to point. A single taken.
40.20.2: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Two in two! Good-length delivery and around off, Sai Sudharsan takes a couple of steps out, drives it on the up from the meaty part of the bat. Once again, the timing is good as the extra cover fielder gets his right hand to it, but the ball still has enough wheels and races to the fence behind for another boundary. While taking the run, Sai slipped at the other end. Good for him that the ball went to the fence.
40.10.1: Jacob Duffy to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Just how RCB started their innings! Jacob Duffy starts with a full delivery, on middle and leg. Sai Sudharsan brings his wrists into play and flicks it away with sublime timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. GT are up and running in the chase.