GUJARAT LIONS (GL) vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) LIVE SCORES IPL 2016 RAJKOT

LIVE SCORES | GL vs RCB | IPL 2016 | RAJKOT

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FULL SCORECARD

  Gujarat Lions innings

• It's over. Gujarat Lions beat RCB by 6 wickets. That means Virat Kohli's century has gone in vain.

• 19 overs: Excellent over for Gujarat Lions. 14 runs off Abdulla's over. Gujarat Lions 174/3 (7 runs required from 6 balls).

• 18 overs: Good over by Richardson. Just 6 runs. It could have been better had he not dropped Jadeja's return catch. Gujarat Lions 160/3 (21 runs required from 12 balls).

• 17 overs: Expensive over by Abdulla. 12 runs off it. Gujarat Lions 154/3 (27 runs required from 18 balls). Karthik 33 (29b 1x4 0x6), Jadeja 8 (5b 0x4 1x6), Abdulla 3-0-27-0, Chahal 4-0-33-1.

• 16 overs: Good over by Chahal. Just 6 runs and a wicket. Gujarat Lions 142/3 (39 runs required from 24 balls). Jadeja 1 (1b 0x4 0x6), Karthik 29 (27b 1x4 0x6), Chahal 4-0-33-1, Shamsi 4-0-21-1.

• WICKET! Big blow to Gujarat's hopes here. Suresh Raina is out. Suresh Raina c Iqbal Abdulla b Chahal 28 (24b 3x4 0x6).

• 15 overs: The match has got interesting. Anyone can win this from here, though it is still tilting towards Gujarat Lions. Gujarat Lions 136/2 (45 runs required from 30 balls). Karthik 25 (24b 1x4 0x6), Raina 27 (22b 3x4 0x6), Shamsi 4-0-21-1, Watson 3-0-23-0.

• 10 overs: Gujarat Lions are very well placed at the half-way. McCullum and Smith have provided them a good base to chase down the target. Gujarat Lions 95/2 (86 runs required from 60 balls). Raina 6 (8b 0x4 0x6), Karthik 7 (8b 1x4 0x6), Watson 2-0-14-0, Shamsi 2-0-9-1.

• 6 overs: As if to punish Richardson for taking Smith's wicket, Brendon McCullum smashed him for 25 runs to finish the powerplay overs. Gujarat Lions 72/1 (109 runs required from 14 overs). McCullum 33 (16b 4x4 2x6), Raina 0 (0b 0x4 0x6), Richardson 2-0-37-1, Watson 1-0-6-0.

• WICKET! Dwayne Smith is out after providing a flying start. Relief for RCB. Dwayne Smith c de Villiers b Richardson 32 (21b 3x4 2x6).

• Players are in. Dwayne Smith is going to open the innings for Gujarat Lions with Brendon McCullum today. Aaron Finch will bat down the order. RCB to start with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

 

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RCB innings

• 20 overs: Virat Kohli hits his maiden Twenty20 century to take RCB to 180 for 2 againt Gujarat Lions. Kohli took 63 balls to complete century.

• 19 overs: RCB 163/2. Kohli 85 (58b 9x4 0x6), Rahul 50 (34b 4x4 3x6), Kulkarni 4-0-39-1, Bravo 3-0-26-0.

• 18 overs: RCB 152/2. Kohli 75 (53b 8x4 0x6), Rahul 49 (33b 4x4 3x6), Bravo 3-0-26-0, Praveen Kumar 3-0-28-0.

• 17 overs: 16 runs off Praveen Kumar's over. Rahul is batting well now. RCB 144/2. Rahul 47 (31b 4x4 3x6), Kohli 69 (49b 8x4 0x6), Praveen 3-0-28-0, Kulkarni 3-0-28-1.

• 16 overs: Good over. 13 off it. Rahul hit two SIXES off Dhawal Kulkarni. RCB 128/2. Rahul 38 (28b 2x4 3x6), Kohli 62 (46b 7x4 0x6), Kulkarni 3-0-28-1, Bravo 2-0-18-0.

• 15 overs: Virat Kohli is the force that is driving RCB at the moment. KL Rahul is supporting him well at the other end. RCB 115/2. Kohli 61 (45b 7x4 0x6), Rahul 26 (23b 2x4 1x6), Bravo 2-0-18-0, Jakati 3-0-28-0.

• 50 up for Virat Kohli in 40 balls. This is his fourth half-century in 5 matches so far.

• 10 overs: There is a lot of assistance for spin in the pitch. Jadeja is bowling well. This is his kind of pitch. Virat Kohli is driving RCB's score mostly. It won't be a high scoring game. RCB 76/2. KL Rahul 9 (8b 1x4 0x6), Kohli 41 (30b 6x4 0x6), Tambe 3-0-24-1, Jadeja 2-0-13-0.

• WICKET! Major blow to RCB. ABD is out. Tambe provides the big one. AB de Villiers c Raina b Tambe 20 (16b 2x4 0x6).

• 6 overs: Once against Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are on way to build a big partnership. After the dismissal of Shane Watson in the second over, the duo has added 42 runs in 4.2 overs. RCB 50/1. AB de Villiers 14 (9b 2x4 0x6), Kohli 30 (21b 5x4 0x6), Jakati 1-0-12-0, Tambe 1-0-11-0.

• WICKET! Shane Watson couldn't do much as an opener. Dhawal Kulkarni dismisses him. Shane Watson c Jadeja b Kulkarni 6 (6b 1x4 0x6).

• Ready to go! Umpires have taken their positions. Praveen Kumar will start with the new ball. Today, Shane Watson is opening the innings with Virat Kohli.

PLAYING XIs Gujarat Lions: AJ Finch, BB McCullum, SK Raina, KD Karthik, DR Smith, RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, P Kumar, DS Kulkarni, SB Jakati, PV Tambe. RCB: V Kohli, AB de Villiers, SR Watson, Mandeep Singh, SN Khan, KM Jadhav, STR Binny, Iqbal Abdulla, YS Chahal, KW Richardson, T Shamsi.

• Toss time. RCB captain Virat Kohli win toss and decided to bat first against Gujarat Lions.

• Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the 19th match of the IPL 2016. This is between two strong sides Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 

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PREVIEW Their three-match unbeaten march halted in the previous game, Gujarat Lions would be looking to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are without the services of their hard-hitting batsman Chris Gayle, in the IPL encounter. Suresh Raina-led Gujarat Lions, one of the two debutant teams in IPL this season, started their maiden campaign with impressive performance in first three games, winning against Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants and Mumbai Indians. However, the Lions suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss at home against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match. They would like to bring their campaign back on track by capitalising on RCB's weak bowling and the absence of destructive opener Gayle, who has gone back to the West Indies to be with his partner Natasha Berridge and new-born son. The Lions batting would revolve around openers Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum, followed by the likes of Raina, Dwayne Bravo and Dinesh Karthik. McCullum is yet to show his full potential, even as Finch had struck three back-to-back half centuries in first three games, failing only against Sunrisers Hyderabad when he could not open his account. The Lions opening pair had clicked just once in four matches so far, which was against Rising Pune Supergiants, where they notched up 85 runs for the first wicket in less than nine overs. The Lions would want Finch and McCullum to give them a solid platform against a formidable RCB batting line-up. Raina looked in good touch in the last game with a 51-ball 75, although it came in a losing cause, and he would like to continue like that. The two all-rounders in Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja are also expected to come in handy. As far as their bowling is concerned, SCA stadium wicket doesn't favour seamers but still the Lions may opt for James Faulkner or Dwayne Smith in place of pacer Dale Steyn. On the other hand, Virat Kohli-led RCB have had mixed fortunes so far in the tournament, winning two and losing two. But they would take the heart from their victory over Rising Pune Supergiants at Pune last night. Kohli and AB De Villiers are in terrific form and RCB's batting would rely heavily on these two. Kohli has aggregated 267 runs in four innings, scoring three fifties to earn the orange cap, while de Villiers has scored 249 runs in four games. Shane Watson has also been in good form with both bat and ball, while young Sarfraz Khan rose to the occasion a couple of times. But RCB's main worry is their bowling, which came a cropper against Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians. Watson along with Parveez Rasool, Harshal Patel would be look to fire in unison against Gujarat Lions tomorrow. SQUADS Gujarat Lions: Suresh Raina (Capt), Sarabjit Ladda, Akshdeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Dwayne Bravo, Paras Dogra, Eklavya Dwivedi, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Dinesh Karthik, Shivil Kaushik, Dhaval Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Brandon McCullum, Pradeep Sangwan, Jaydev Shah, Umang Sharma, Dwayne Smith, Dale Styne, Pravin Tambe and Andrew Tye. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Capt), Varun Aaron, Abu Nechi, S Arvind, Samuel Badree, Stuart Binny, Yuzuvendra Chahal, AB De Villiers, Praveen Dubey, Chris Gayle, Travis head, Iqbal Abdulla, Kedar Jadhav, Akshay Karnewar, Sarfraz Khan, Vikramjeet Malik, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Harshal Patel, Lokesh Rahul, Parveez Rasool, Kane Richardson, Sachin Baby, Mitchell Starc, Vikas Tokas, Shane Watson, David Wiese and Tabraiz Shamsi. Match starts at 4:00 PM. CM 04231248 NNNN