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IPL updates: Gujarat Lions beat RCB by 7 wickets

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23:11   Finch stars while Raina gets the winning runs

Gujarat: 135-3 (13.5) vs Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) Scorecard 

Raina gets the winning runs.

He hits 2 fours in the over and the win comes with 37 deliveries to spare.

Gujarat Lions win by 7 wickets.

11 runs needed off 42 balls now.

Negi gets the much-needed breakthrough as Finch is caught out. 

He is caught by De Villiers.

Jadeja comes in to bat. Captain Raina now takes responsibility of keeping the scoring momentum.

He slams a six over long on. Nine runs off the over.

Chahal continues. 

Raina tries to get after him. He sweeps him to the square leg boundary.

Finch then gets a boundary down to third man. 

11 runs off the over and Gujarat on track to another easy win.


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22:48   Lions on track

Gujarat: 104-2 (11) vs Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) Scorecard 

Negi introduced into the attack and goes after him right away.

Negi is smashed for two big sixes off consecutive deliveries.

15 runs come off the over.

Chahal continues. 
He bowls wide, Raina chases it and chops it down to 3rd man for a boundary.

Finch gets the strike back and can only manage a single. 

Raina beaten! Lovely delivery. 

Raina nearly gone. He chases the flighted delivery and tries to clear the man in the deep. But Chahal's front foot saves him. It's a no-ball and a free-hit. 

Finch tries to go big but gets only a leg bye. 
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22:37   Gujarat Lions in control

Gujarat: 81-2 (9) vs Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) Scorecard 

Umpire calls timeout as RCB bowlers get tonked by Finch.

Choudhary getting a battering here.

Short of a length and Finch goes big. He rocks on the back foot and the ball goes sailing over mid-wicket. 

Finch finds the middle of the bat, and the ball is sent through cover for another boundary.

Finch wants to finish this soon. He sends the ball hovering over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Choudhary has bowled two wides in this over already and it's doing RCB no good whatsover. 

Finch races to his 50 off 22 balls. He clips the ball down to third and runs two.

19 runs come off that over. 

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22:29   Finch provides Lions impetus

Gujarat: 62-2 (8) vs Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) Scorecard 

Kohli introduces Chahal into the attack.

2nd ball and Finch gets stuck into the spinner. He comes down the track and sends the ball flying over mid-wicket for a maximum.

The batsmen are happy to rotate the strike.

Lions take 11 off Chahal's opening over.

Choudhary comes in to bowl

That is a clean over, giving just two runs. 

Finch tries to get after him but gets no contact.
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22:22   Badree strikes, Gujarat lose openers


Gujarat: 49-2 (6) vs Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) Scorecard 

Last over of the Powerplay and Finch looking to make the most of it.

But Gujarat Lions take just six runs off Aravnd's over that includes a big Finch four straight down the ground.

Great start by Lions.

Badree strikes again.

Aaron Finch comes in to bat.

Second ball and he sends it atop long on for a six!

He repeats the shot and gets another maximum!

15 runs and a wicket of the Badree over.

McCullum goes down the track but only gets the bottom of the bat, He is caught at long on by De Villiers and is gone for 3.

Lions two down now.

Aravind continues.

Raina gets one run. McCullum gets another run and Aravind bowling a tight line.

Raina nearly chops the ball on to the stumps.

Aravind bowls two bouncers back-to-back. Umpire calls wide after one for the over is called and the square leg umpire calls it a no ball. 

A free hit for Raina but a perfect ball, right in the block hole by Aravind. Raina digs it out and hits it to point.

Raina tries to slog but a quiet over bowled by Aravind, giving only 4 runs.

Badree to McCullum, 

The batsmen sneak for a single. 

Kishan pulls the ball though square leg for a big boundary.

Badree strikes off the very next ball.

Kishan misses the delivery, it's hitting middle and off and the batsman is trapped leg before. Easy decision for the umpire and Gujarat lose their first wicket.

Aravind gets the ball. He is bowling a tight over here.

Kishan gets cuts the ball through sweeper cover to spoil Aravind's figures in his opening over. 

But he gives just five in the over.

Ishan Kishan gives Gujarat the perfect start -- slaps Samuel Badree for two boundaries in the opening over.
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21:40   Bangalore batsmen disappoint again

Bangalore: 134 all out (20 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Faulkner bowling the last over. 

Choudhary spots the slower ball and swings his arms but can only get one off it. 

Inside edge and ball goes to the keeper, batsmen scamper through for a single.

Faulkner has given a run-a-ball off the first three deliveries.

Aravind goes next ball. He tries to go after Faulkner's slower delivery.

A good catch by Brendon McCullum in the deep. A good exhibition of a cool head and experience by McCullum in taking that catch.

Chahal comes in to bat.

He swings but is run-out as he attempts to go for the second run off the last ball of the final over of the innings. 

Bangalore lose their last wicket and manage a total of just 134 off their  20 overs.

Thampi comes back into the attack.

Aniket Choudhary and Aravind getting just the ones.

After 30 balls, Choudhary gets a boundary for Bangalore. The ball races to the fence wide of extra cover.

This is a good over for RCB. 10 coming off it.

Tye continues. Again giving precious little to Bangalore.

Lucky two runs coming behind the keeper. 

Tye bowling tight here, Aravind comes down the wicket and takes a swipe  but the ball just goes over the stumps.

Aravind gets a run off the leg bye.
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21:23   Bangalore in the pits


Bangalore: 116-8 (17 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Faulkner back in the attack.

Chahal comes out to bat.

Bangalore batsmen just cannot cut through the fielders.

Aravind and Chahal have to be satisfied with the singles.

Faulkner bowling an impeccable line, giving nothing away.

Pacer Andrew Tye comes back into the attack.

Aravind gets a run through cover.

Mandeep and Aravind just running the singles for now. 

It's only time before one of the batsmen goes all out.

But Tye strikes again! 

Mandeep Singh goes for 8. He tries to cut the ball only to find Jadeja's palms at backward point.

After the timeout, Jadeja continues.

Ishan Kishan takes a lovely catch to dismiss Samuel Badree.

Badree beaten by the flight and Kishan takes a good running catch to hand Jadeja his 2nd wicket of the match.

Sreenath Aravind comes in to bat.

Bangalore need to step on the gas here and it's up to Mandeep Singh to provide the impetus.
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21:09   Soni gets maiden IPL wicket

Bangalore: 102-6 (14 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Ankit Soni gone for maximum.

Negi goes down on one knee and sweeps the ball for a six over long on.

Short and wide and Negi plunders the ball for a six.

Soni strikes. He tosses the ball, Negi slog sweeps only for the ball to go straight into the hands of Basil Thampi at deep mid-wicket.

Bangalore lose their sixth wicket.

James Faulkner comes into the attack.

Welcomed by Negi with a boundary through wide mid-off.

Negi gets one run.

Mandeep then gets a lucky boundary. The ball skids past 'keeper Karthik for a four.

11 come off Faulkner's opening over.

Pacer Tye comes back into the attack. 

Lions looking to clean up RCB soon here. 

Mandeep and Negi happy to rotate the strike and get the singles and twos for now. 

Looks like the Bangalore batsmen are keen on getting themselves run-out. 

Negi tries to take a run after hitting the ball to backward point. Mandeep sends him back. 

Jadeja continues.

Pawan Negi guides the ball down to the boundary behind the keeper.

He repeats the shot and gets another 4. 

Negi and Mandeep Singh are then content with taking the singles and twos.

12 come off the over.
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20:53   De Villiers, Jadhav gone in quick succession

Bangalore: 61-5 (10 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Aniket Soni continues.

He bowls a wide.

De Villiers makes room, and slaps the ball to long off for a single.

A big mix-up. Mandeep Singh takes a chance of Jadeja's arm. A slight hesitation by De Villiers and is run out by a direct hit. De Villiers is short of his crease and Bangalore have lost their 5th wicket.

Pawan Negi comes in to bat.
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20:48   Jadeja strikes!


Bangalore: 58-4 (9 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Lions getting a stranglehold over Bangalore here.

Mandeep Singh comes in to bat.

Jadeja gives just two runs and takes a wicket in that over! 

De Villiers plays across, Jadeja appeals but umpire declines.

Full delivery, Jadhav attempts the late cut but is beaten all ends up.

Jadhav gone for 31 off 18.
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20:42   Soni hammered

Bangalore: 56-3 (8 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Debutant Ankit Soni gets his first over. 

The spinner gives away two runs off his first two deliveries.

Jadhav slaps the ball down straight the ground for a single.

The ball stops on him and De Villiers gets one down mid wicket.

Jadhav gets down on one knee and it's been clobbered for a maximum.

Ten runs come off Ravindra Jadeja's opening over.De Villiers and Jadhav playing freely now. 
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20:36   Twin strikes for Andrew Tye

Bangalore: 35-3 (6 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Final over of the Powerplay and Thampi gets thumped for a boundary.

Jadhav pulls Thampi for a crisp boundary.

He then flicks it for a boundary down backward square leg. 

Jadhav follows that up with an upper cut, a boundary over backward point. 

The most productive over for RCB thus far with 12 runs coming off it!
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20:29   RCB in big trouble

Bangalore: 23-3 (5 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Two wickets and a run in that over! 

AB de Villiers and Kedar Jadhav out in the middle for RCB.

Tye bowls cross seam, Ball bounces. Travis Head gets the outside edge and straight into the hands of slip fielder Suresh Raina. 

Head gone for a golden duck and RCB in big trouble.

Andrew Tye strikes with his first ball! 

Soft dismissal. Gayle fishes and his caught behind by Dinesh Karthik. 

Gayle out for 8 (11).
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20:22   Thampi strikes!

Bangalore: 22-1 (4 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Thampi begins his 2nd over with a wide. 

Kohli takes one run, hits the ball on the leg side.

Gayle gets one run and Kohli gets 2 runs next.

Kohli's picked the fielder, Aaron Finch takes a catch at short fine leg. Out for 10.

Nathu Singh continues.

He is giving nothing away here. 

Four ball bowled, including a wide and only three runs given away so far. 

Last ball, Gayle breaks free and he whacks one past backward point for a boundary.

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20:11   Seven off the 2nd over

Bangalore: 10-0 (2 overs) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Basil Thampi comes in to bowl. 

One run to Gayle.

Kohli comes on strike. Thampi bowls a high, Kohli tries to pull. Misses it completely. Keeper Dinesh Karthik and bowler go up for a caught behind appeal. Umpire says not out.

Kohli flicks the ball for a six!

Seven off the over.
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20:06   Gujarat win toss, opt to field

Bangalore: 3-0 (1 over) vs Gujarat | Scorecard 

Nathu Singh opens the bowling for Lions. He gets a nice shape. Gives one run off the first two balls. 

Gayle and Kohli get off the mark with a run each. 

Ball is swinging here. 
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19:52   RCB put in to bat

Gujarat Lions' captain Suresh Raina has won the toss and elected to field first. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Kohli said at the toss that he would have batted first anyway and is confident to come out and put up a big total coming in to bat. 

Gujarat made a few changes, bringing in James Faulkner and Ishan Kishan, while leaving out Akshdeep Nath and Dwayne Smith from the playing XI.
Bangalore replaced Stuart Binny with Aniket Choudhary,while Travis Head replced Tymal Mills, who has a niggle in his back.

Staring at elimination after an inexplicable batting collapse followed by a wash-out, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be aiming for revival when they clash against out-of-sorts Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League match, in Bengaluru, on Thursday.

The Bangalore outfit will have to win all its remaining six matches to keep alive the hopes of making the knockouts.


With the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad called off without a ball being bowled due to rain on Tuesday night, Bangalore had to share a point.

They now have just five points from eight games and are lying sixth in the points table.

Gujarat will take a cue from their last win against Kolkata Knight Riders when skipper Suresh Raina scored a 46-ball 84 against a potent attack.

Raina has scored 275 in the tournament so far and is among the top five run-getters. The team would depend heavily on him against the Royal Challengers.

Playing XI:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Mandeep Singh, AB de Villiers, Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav, Aniket Choudhary, Pawan Negi, Samuel Badree, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal

Gujarat Lions: Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner, Andrew Tye, Basil Thampi, Nathu Singh, Ankit Soni

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