Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL, 2024 Full Scorecard

SIX! CENTURY FOR Will Jacks! Will Jacks has taken Rashid Khan for 29 runs in this over and he has reached his century in the blink of an eye. From 17 off 17 to a century of 41 deliveries Will Jacks has grown in stature with such an innings. This was a tossed-up delivery wide of off, Will Jacks drags this from outside off for a maximum over the long on region. Bengaluru wins this by 9 wickets.

SIX! OH DEAR ME, STOP THAT Will Jacks! Fuller one in middle, Will Jacks clears the front leg yet again and slogs sweep this way behind the fence into the stands towards deep mid-wicket region for another maximum. This is sensational hitting.

FOUR! This time he finds the fence for four. Tossed up in middle, Will Jacks hammers this through the ground towards the gap at deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Rashid Khan has no answer to this onslaught from Will Jacks.

SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Will Jacks and he is shattering the reputation of Rashid Khan. Too short and in middle, Will Jacks clears his front leg goes back and pulls this over the fence towards deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

SIX! Will Jacks is dealing in maximums. Short of a length in middle, Will Jacks clears his front leg and hammered this 10 rows behind the fence for a maximum.

Short of a length in middle, Virat Kohli goes deep in his crease and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Oh, a dot ball to end the over but 29 runs come off it and that seems to be game over for Gujarat. Full and wide, pace on as well and in the blockhole, Will Jacks reaches out to squeeze it away but toe-ends it straight to short third.

FOUR! Oh, that was so close to being another maximum. Bowled into the pitch a bit and over off stump, Will Jacks slogs it away a bit flat and well wide of long on. The replays show that the ball just hit the ropes on the half-volley and it will be four runs.

SIX! Will Jacks has gone straight from second to sixth gear and no kind of slower delivery is working for Mohit Sharma. This is bowled from the back of the hand but right in the slot around off, Jacks hits through the line of the ball and whacks it straight down the ground for another biggie.

Slower one, bowled full and well wide, Will Jacks throws his hands at it and gets a top edge over the backward point region for a couple of runs.

No ball and SIX! Oh, dear! Mohit Sharma seems to have lost all his control over the ball. Goes pace on and looks to bowl full at the batter but ends up serving a beamer over the leg stump and it is angling in, Jacks manages to flick it off his body over fine leg and for a maximum. Free Hit coming up...

SIX! FIFTY up for Will Jacks and what a knock this has been from the Englishman! Another slower ball, on a good length and around off, Jacks holds his shape well and launches it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Gujarat and Mohit Sharma under the pump now.

FOUR! Will Jacks is chancing his arm now and is getting the boundaries away! Short of a length over middle, Jacks picks it early and pulls it flat to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Comes from around the stumps, bowling it quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Will Jacks gets an inside edge past leg stump as he looks to pull and gets it toward short fine leg for one.

SIX! Similar line and length and this time, Will Jacks connects and connects well. Fuller one on the leg peg, turning in, Jacks goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it sweetly over deep square leg for a maximum.

FOUR BYES! Unlucky for the bowler and Noor Ahmad cannot believe it. Nice and full on leg stump, turning in sharply, Will Jacks misses the sweep and the ball just turns past the leg stump, no chance of the keeper and rolls away into the fence.

Drags the length right back and bowls the wrong'un well outside off, Will Jacks is already backing away and is unable to reach it in the end.

Fuller on the legs, nudged away past square leg for an easy single.

On the shorter side and outside off, Virat Kohli stays back and plays a whippy shot flat through covers for a couple of runs.

Time for the final strategic break of the game. It has been a chase well orchestrated by the chase master himself as Virat Kohli stands tall in between Gujarat and 2 points. The positive for Bengaluru has been the way Will Jacks has started to find the middle of his bat in this middle phase. A lot now depends on this duo to take the side home without any hiccups.

SIX! A tidy over has been completely ruined on the final delivery and Bengaluru staying ahead of the required rate. Just a bit too short and angled into the batter, Will Jacks manages to rock back and make room before whacking it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Make that five singles on the trot as Virat Kohli backs away and hits the short ball in front of square on the off side.

Slows it up a bit and bowls it on a good length on middle, Will Jacks makes room and slaps it away to deep cover for a fourth single in a row in this over.

Fuller now and around off, chipped away towards wide long off for a single.

Good length around off and sliding on, Will Jacks backs away and hits it firmly through covers for just another single.

Comes from around the stumps and bowls it quick, into the deck and angled in from off stump, Virat Kohli rocks back to pull but mistimes it just to the right of mid-wiucket for a run.

The call is for two and they get it with ease! Tad shorter over the stumps, and worked away nicely in front of mid-wicket by Will Jacks for a couple of runs. Bengaluru look in control of the chase here.

Flighted ball, on a nagging length and around off, this one grips and Virat Kohli gets a leading edge down to long off for one.

Flatter and quicker around leg stump, it is the wrong'un and Virat Kohli plays all around it, getting hit on the pads.

SIX! All the way now and Virat Kohli is showing his prowess here. Tossed up, a bit more fuller and on middle, Kohli goes for the slog-sweep now and nails it in front of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Oh, David Miller did the hard bit but it still wasn't enough. Floated full on the stumps, swept away flat and hard to the right of deep mid-wicket. Miller sprints and dives across to get a hand on it but the ball trickles away to the fence.

Top delivery! Flighted up on a nagging length on off and gets the googly to turn away sharply, Virat Kohli has a feel for it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Back of a length and at the body, Will Jacks backs away and just dabs it down with soft hands straight to short third for a dot.

FOUR! Crashed away for another boundary! Slower one, bowled on a good length and outside off, Will Jacks makes room leg side and slaps it away flat over the leaping cover fielder for four runs.

A surprise bumper, dug in halfway down the track and over the stumps, Will Jacks looks to pull off the front foot but is well beaten.

SIX! Will Jacks was just going at run-a-ball and now he goes big. Fractionally short but angled in and right in the arc, Jacks comes ahead and smashes it away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Much-needed for Jacks!

Dug in slightly short on off, Virat Kohli comes forward and punches it towards mid off for a run.

Slightly back of a length, over middle and angling in, Will Jacks stays upright and hits it away through wide mid on for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY! The chase master is up and running in the chase again. Short and wide of off, Virat Kohli opens up the off side for himself and cuts this right in between backward point and deep point for a boundary.

Too full and in middle, Will Jacks pushes this to long on for a single.

Wrong'un turning into the batter and skipping past the stumps with the batter looking for the slog. Will Jacks looks for the slog and misses but Wriddhiman Saha collects this behind the stumps and appeals with the umpire raising his finger. Will Jacks asks for a review straightaway as he feels he has not edged it. The UltraEdge comes to the aid of the batter as there was no spike when the ball passed the bat. Will Jacks survives.

Quicker and flatter on off, Virat Kohli goes deep and pushes this towards sweeper cover for one.

Tossed up a bit quicker in middle, Will Jacks nudges this away from the fielder for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Virat Kohli cuts this to deep point for one.

Fuller one in middle, Virat Kohli rolls it towards long on for one.

FOUR! A good stroke aided with a poor fielding effort gifts Kohli a boundary here. Short of a length outside off, Virat Kohli moves to his leg and punches this wide of extra-cover for a boundary. THis should have been a couple only but Azmatullah Omarzai misfielded in front of the fence.

He has no idea of what Noor is throwing at him. Fuller one turning away form Will Jacks. He throws his bat at it again and loses the ball on it flight back to the fielder. Kohli calls for the run and completes it in the end.

Fuller one on pads, Virat Kohli sweeps this away towards short shine leg for one.

Will Jacks is finding it hard to pick Noor. Wrong'un around middle, Will Jacks swings hard but gets it off the bottom of his bat for a single towards short third man.

Floats one on the pads, Virat Kohli dans this towards the leg side and takes one.

Quicker one on leg, Virat Kohli nudges this towards the leg side for a single to end the over.

Fuller one on the pads, Will Jacks pushes this towards the leg side and takes a single.

Tossed up around off, Kohli pushes this towards the off side for a single this time.

Fuller in middle, Virat Kohli gently tucks this through mid-wicket and calls for two straightaway. Will Jacks responds well and the batter take a couple.

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Will Jacks pushes this away towards the mid-wicket region and takes one. Virat Kohli wanted the second but Will Jacks denied so.

Short of a length turning in towards the batter, Virat Kohli goes back and rolls this to long on for one.

Toss full for the sweep and the batter misses it. The ball goes on and hits him on his back leg. Loud appeal by Noor Ahmad for L.B.W. but the umpire has turned this down. Shubman Gill asks for a review but the Ball Tracker suggests that the ball landed outside leg and the on-field decision stays.

FOUR! Wrong'un outside off, Will Jacks goes deep in his crease and cuts this away from the fielder and gets a boundary this time. The ball was hit away from the reach of the backward point fielder this time.

Flighted up around leg stump, Will Jacks goes for the sweep but misses and the ball lobs up off the pads.

Fuller one in middle, Virat Kohli pushes this back to the bowler but Noor Ahmad picks it up and tries to catch Will Jacks off the guard but throws it waiveredly away and the batter takes a single.

FOUR! Too full wide down leg, Virat Kohli picks it up early and sweeps this fine and wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Flipper on pads, Will Jacks rolls this to long on for one.

WIDE! Noor starts off with a way too wide delivery outside off.

Strategic break! This has been an ideal start with the bat for Bengaluru and in the Powerplay, they have been generally good. It is the middle phase which has been a worry with the bat and it will be interesting to see how Virat Kohli goes about his business. Gujarat have picked up a wicket but have conceded too many runs as well and would want the spinners to bring more control in the middle phase. Noor Ahmad now comes into the attack.

Short of a length around the pads, Virat Kohli goes deep in his crease and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket region and calls for two completing it with ease.

Fuller one outside off, Virat Kohli drills this to extra-cover for no run.

SIX! Virat Kohli is all pumped up. Tossed up in middle, Virat Kohli strides to the pitch of it and slogs this up and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for another maximum.

SIX! UP AND OVER FOR A MAXIMUM! Tossed up around off, Vijay Shankar makes room by moving towards his leg and lofting it over wide long off for a maximum. This was too close to the fielder but a bit too high.

Slower and flatter in middle, Virat Kohli pushes this towards the off side for no run.

Fuller one following the batter to his leg, Will Jacks looks for the sweep but gets an under edge onto his pads for one.

Floated up, short and wide, Virat Kohli rocks back to cut but is unable to pierce the gap on the off side and is seemingly unhappy with his shot as well.

FOUR! Nicely done! A smidge fuller on the stumps, Virat Kohli is early to get on the front foot and manages to easily loft it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Quicker through the air and fractionally short on off, Virat Kohli taps it out on the off side.

On a tad fuller length and sliding on from middle, worked away in front of mid-wicket for a run.

Quicker and flatter around off, punched away from the crease towards cover.

Full toss to begin with and it is pretty badly timed as well. Rashid Khan begins ith a loosener on off stump and Will Jacks is taken aback, one hand comes off the handle as the ball is lofted over mid off for a couple of runs.

Spin from both ends as Rashid Khan is now introduced into the attack.

Excellent from Sai Kishore, just four singles and a wicket off it. This is full and on the legs, Will Jacks leans on and clips it away past square leg for a run.

Will Jacks walks out at 3 for Bengaluru.

OUT! CAUGHT! Just the one man in the deep and Faf du Plessis picks him out perfectly. Good bowling from Sai Kishore though as he keeps the length back and angles it into the body. Faf looks to play the pick-up shot and pull it over deep mid-wicket but gets cramped for room and hits it a bit straighter. The substitute fielder there, Vijay Shankar settles under it and grabs it nicely just inside the ropes. Big wicket here for Gujarat.

Just drags the length back a bit and angles it in, getting it to grip as well. Faf du Plessis looks to back away but has to adjust and plays it away to covers.

Bowled on a length and on off stump, Virat Kohli with a high-elbow punch down to long off and he turns the strike right over.

A bit flatter and shorter, drifted into the legs, Faf du Plessis pats it away through wide mid off for one more.

Saved a certain boundary there! Floated up very full and down the leg side, Virat Kohli sweeps it away behind square leg but Noor Ahmad at backward square leg makes a fine stop to his right to keep it down to one.

Sai Kishore is introduced into the attack.

FOUR! This is skillful batting from Faf du Plessis as he brings out the lap sweep now. This is bowled on a tad fuller length on middle and leg, Faf shuffles a bit, getting inside the line and he scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary now.

SIX! Faf du Plessis only dealing in sixes at the moment. Fuller in length again and on the stumps, Faf holds his shape and lifts it nicely over long off for another biggie.

SIX! Swung away for a maximum! Pitched up in the slot and around off, Faf du Plessis picks it up early and heaves it away well in front of mid-wicket for six runs.

Back of a length, Faf du Plessis presses back and punches it away straight towards cover.

Just short of a length and outside off, punched away off the back foot past point for a single.

An uncharacteristic agricultural heave from Virat Kohli and he misses it by a long way. Omarzai begins with a hard-length ball on the fifth stump line, Kohli looks to swipe it over mid-wicket but is beaten.

SIX! Nonchalantly done! Brings the length back and angles it into the body, Faf du Plessis manages to stay leg side of the ball and flicks it all the way over deep square leg for a biggie, the first one of the chase.

Full and around off stump, driven away without much timing and wide of mid off for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up around middle stump, Virat Kohli stays put and lofts it nicely over mid on for a boundary.

WIDE! A bit too full and down the leg side, it was the attempted slower one but it will be a wide.

Pitched up around off stump, pushed towards mid off for a single by Faf.

Brilliantly fielded! Full and swinging away from off stump, Faf du Plessis drives it nicely on the front foot but David Miller at short cover makes a sharp stop.

WIDE! Fuller delivery, looking to angle it in at the pads but drifts it just down leg for a wide.

Pitches it up outside off, looking for some swing, Virat Kohli goes after it and slices it uppishly down to wide third man for a single.

Sandeep Warrier will bowl from the other end.

Top over from Azmatullah Omarzai! Perfect length in the channel around off, Faf du Plessis pushes it off the front foot to mid off.

FOUR LEG BYES! Brings out the inswinger now but gets the line wrong. Good length again on middle and leg and drifting down leg, Faf du Plessis misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads into the fine leg fence.

Finally, Virat Kohli and Bengaluru are off the mark. Hard length around off, tapped away in front of point for a single.

And again! On a good length and swinging away from outside off stump, Virat Kohli pokes at it but misses.

Genuine swing there! On a good length on the fifth stump line and swinging away a long way. Virat Kohli has a poke at it away from the body but is well beaten past the outside edge.

Starts off with a heavy ball, bowling it on a hard length around off, Virat Kohli stands tall and punches it away on the off side.

SIX! BANG! David Miller finishes off in style and Gujarat do get to 200 runs. Poor ball from Yash Dayal though as he serves a juicy full toss on middle stump. Miller gets under it well and launches it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Gujarat also go upstairs for a no ball check but it is deemed as a fair delivery, definitely below waist height and that will be the end of the first innings. Gujarat finish with 200/3 on the board!

Just short! This is bowled short and at the body, David Miller pulls it flat towards long on where Will Jacks comes charging in and just fails to reach it. He does well to get his body behind the line and it will be a couple of runs.

A toe-crushing yorker, squeezed out on the off side by Sai Sudharsan for a single.

Wow, that is some effort from Rajat Patidar and what presence of mind as well. A short ball outside off, pace off and Sai Sudharsan lifts it high towards deep cover where Rajat covers a fair few yards to his left and even takes the catch but is aware that the momentum is taking him over the ropes and manages to flick the ball back in time. Just the two runs then.

A good yorker, right around the toes, David Miller flicks it away to deep square leg and turns the strike over.

WIDE! Pace on this time and pushes the wide yorker just beyond the tramline for a wide.

Takes all the pace off the ball and digs in halfway down the track over middle, David Miller has to wait for it and manages to pull it wide enough of long on in order to come back for the second run.

WIDE! Attempted slower one, pitched up but well outside off stump. Left alone for a wide.

Quick short ball over middle and leg, getting it at a good height as well, David Miller pulls it off the front foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Goes for the same ball again but spills it well beyond the tramline outside off for a big wide.

Pace on this time, bowled full and wide and right in the blockhole, David Miller is unable to reach it. Good comeback from Siraj in the last two balls.

A slower bumper, angled across the left-hander, David Miller looks to take it on but is way too early in his shot.

FOUR! Straight as an arrow and the 50-run stand is up between these two. Full and straight, missing the yorker-length and David Miller is waiting for it. Miller gets the front leg out of the way and drills it straight back for a boundary. Good work from the umpire to get out of the way.

Just out of reach! Siraj goes full and wide, Sai Sudharsan throws his hands at it and gets a top edge over the point region. Will Jacks goes after it from backward point and seems to be in control but it swirls away and Jacks has to hurry and puts in the dive but just can't get to it.

SIX! Sai Sudharsan, you beauty! Goes full and at the stumps, nothing wrong with the ball but Sai is just too good, shuffling across and scooping it over fine leg for a maximum.

Mohammed Siraj will bowl the penultimate over of the Gujarat innings.

Pitched up on middle and leg, Sai Sudharsan clears the front leg and thumps it on the bounce to long on for another single. 15 off the over.

Full and wide again, driven away square through the cover region for one more.

Gets the wide yorker in this time and this is jammed out in front of mid off for a single.

FOUR! Would you believe it? Sai Sudharsan picks the same gap again and makes it three boundaries on the trot. Slower one from Cameron Green, dug in a bit and over off stump, one hand comes off the handle for Sai but he manages to pull it away wide of long on for four runs.

FOUR! Right in the gap and Cameron Green is being put away here. Keeps bowling it short, on that hard length and over off stump, Sai Sudharsan pulls it off the front foot and in between deep mid-wicket and long on for another boundary.

FOUR! Flailed away! Back of a length but a bit too wide of the off stump, Sai Sudharsan does well to reach it and keep his balance before lifting it over cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for David Miller but Bengaluru will take 8 runs off the over at this stage. Marginally short over off and middle, Miller hangs back and just swats the pull shot away in front of square leg for a boundary.

Pitched up around off stump, David Miller gets on the front foot and punches it straight to the bowler.

Back of a length over off stump, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and looks to hammer the pull but miscues it through mid on for just a single. Solid from Dayal so far.

Looking for two but won't get it. Hard length outside off, punched away into the gap at covers for one run.

Nicely bowled! Takes pace off and bowls it on a good length on off stump, getting it to nip back in, David Miller looks to punch it away but is beaten on the inside edge.

No harm done! Goes full and wide and nails the yorker right on the tramline, David Miller goes chasing after it but gets an outside edge which is nicely caught by Dinesh Karthik to his left. The Free hit goes in vain.

Begins the new spell with a shortish ball around off, Sai Sudharsan forces the pull towards wide mid on fo one. Uh. oh! The siren goes off and Yash Dayal has overstepped. No Ball called and Free Hit to follow...

Short and outside off, cut away off the back foot behind point for one.

SIX! BANG! This is fired in full on the stumps, Sai Sudharsan does well to back away which allows him to free his arms and smokes the ball over long on for a biggie.

Nice and full again outside off, driven away along the turf to deep cover for just one more.

On the shorter side and outside off, cut away off the back foot towards point for a quick single.

Nicely flighted, a bit full and outside off, Sai Sudharsan reaches out and drives it straight to covers.

Comes from around the stumps and floats it up on the pads, David Miller tucks it around the corner for a single.

Strategic break! Right then, five overs to go in the first innings and the stage is set for a thrilling finish. Shahrukh Khan and Sai Sudharsan have turned things around for Gujarat but with Mohammed Siraj getting rid of Khan, the onus is now on Sai and the likes of David Miller and co to make use of the platform and finish big. Bengaluru will be eyeing wickets and will try to keep the opposition under 180 runs.

Back of a length on pads, David Miller pulls this flat towards Glenn Maxwell at deep square leg for one.

Excellent bit of fielding in the deep by Glenn Maxwell as he saves a boundary for the side. Short pitched on leg, Sai Sudharsan slaps this flat towards the gap between deep square leg and fine leg expecting a boundary but a bit of brilliance in the field keeps it down to a single.

FOUR! Siraj gets a bit greedy with his line and the attempted inswing yorker goes wrong and presents as a hit-me delivery to Sai down his leg. Sai Sudharsan flicks this finely wide of the keepers reach to his right for a boundary.

Full and wide outside off, David Miller rolls this wide of Virat Kohli through cover for a single.

Pitched up on off, David Miller drives this all along the ground towards mid off for no run.

David Miller is the new batter in.

OUT! BINGO! Stumps uprooted by a lethal yorker from Mohammed Siraj. Yorker bang in the middle, Shahrukh Khan gets a bit late to bring his bat down on this as the ball sneaks through the batter and clatters into the roots of the middle. Shahrukh Khan departs after a solid knock of 58.

Quicker and flatter wide of off, Shahrukh Khan hits it from the inside of his bat towards long off for another single. The ploy from Swapnil Singh to stay away from the hitting arch of the batter has worked here for him.

Gets away with a poor delivery. Full toss in middle, Sai Sudharsan gets a bit surprised by this and hits from the cue end of the bat towards deep square leg for one.

Floats a quicker one wide of off, Sai Sudharsan looks for the slog sweep but misses out completely.

Throws one way too wide of off again, Shahrukh Khan reaches at it and lofts this over extra-cover for a couple.

Floats one wide of off, Shahrukh Khan uses the long handle to reach at it and punches this wide of Yash Dayal at sweeper cover for a couple.

Short and wide angling away from the batter, Sai Sudharsan cuts this to deep point for one.

Better end to the over from Green. Hard length on top of off, Shahrukh Khan punches this towards cover for no run.

Off-cutter around off, Sai Sudharsan gets an inside edge to it onto his pads and towards the off side for one.

Good length in middle, Shahrukh Khan rolls this to long on for one.

SIX! KHAN BRINGS UP HIS HALF-CENTURY WITH A MAXIMUM! Pitched up in middle, Shahrukh Khan slogs this over the long on fielder for a gigantic maximum. Shahrukh Khan walked out with a positive intent and he has taken the attack to the Bengaluru bowlers.

FOUR! FORTUNE FAVORING THE BRAVE! Short and wide outside off, Shahrukh Khan moves to his leg and throws his bat at it. Catches an outside edge and lands this behind the short third man fielder racing away for a boundary.

WIDE! Too short and too high as the batter leaves it and the umpire signals wide.

FOUR! TIMED TO PERFECTION! Low full toss outside off with the mid off inside the circle, Shahrukh Khan just drives this in between the bowler and mid off for a boundary down the ground.

Short of a length in middle, Shahrukh Khan pushes this wide of the bowler's reach to his right for a single.

Fuller one on of, Sai Sudharsan drives this to long off for another single.

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Shahrukh Khan tucks this towards square leg and takes one.

SIX! SRK MEANS BUSINESS! Tossed up spinning away outside off, Shahrukh Khan jumps to the pitch of it and lofts this inside out over the deep cover fielder for the second maximum of this over.

Short and wide outside off, Sai Sudharsan hangs back and cuts this late towards deep point for one.

SIX! PURE CLASS FROM SAI! Too full and close to the pads of Sai Sudharsan. He picks it up early and slogs this over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a maximum to start the over.

On a length around the pads, Sai Sudharsan gently tucks this towards mid-wicket and takes one. A good over for Gujarat as 10 runs are taken from it.

Short and wide outside off, Shahrukh Khan slashes hard and cuts this to the left of deep point for one.

SIX! HAMMERED! Short-pitched into the body, Shahrukh Khan was expecting it and he pulled this right from the middle of his bit for a maximum over the deep square leg fielder.

On a length around the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks this towards Faf du Plessis at deep square leg for one.

Good length around off, Shahrukh Khan clears his front leg and swings hard but manages an outside edge falling behind Siraj at backward point for one.

Short-pitched straightaway from Green. Shahrukh Khan looks for the pull but gets late to it.

Pushed through flatter and on a nagging length into the pads, Sai Sudharsan gets pushed back but manages to nudge it behind sauare leg.

WIDE! Fuller and quicker down the leg side, Sai Sudharsan looks for the hard sweep but misses.

Drags it down a bit and pushes it wider again, Shahrukh Khan has to reach for it and hits it towards deep cover for another single.

Nicely flighted and getting it to dip on the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks it away to deep square leg for another single.

Sees the batter coming forward and pushes it wider, Shahrukh Khan reaches it and slaps it away tom sweeper cover for a run.

Slides one into middle and leg on a nagging length, Shahrukh Khan defends it off the outer edge towards backward point.

SIX! The message seems to be clear for Shahrukh Khan and that is to attack the spinners. Tossed up around off, Khan dances down the track, doesn't quite reach it but manages to hammer it back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Time for a strategic break. Things started brightly for Bengaluru as they kept the batters of Gujarat quiet for long and managed to pick the wickets of the openers as well. Shahrukh Khan has come in to negate the spinners and he has taken the attack to them. An interesting phase of the game awaits ahead of us with the surface assisting the spinners and the batters looking to take them on.

Flighted delivery on the stumps, knocked down to long on by Shahrukh Khan for a single. 13 off that over!

FOUR! Bowled flatter around off, Shahrukh Khan with a slight shuffle to the off side and he heaves it powerfully between square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Gujarat starting to shift gears here.

That in-between length, bowled on the fifth stump line, Shahrukh Khan goes back and across before dabbing it in front of point.

SIX! Shahrukh Khan is a slogger and he won't back down for long. Tossed up full and outside off, Khan manages to reach it and powers it straight down then ground for a maximum.

Flatter one angled into the legs, tucked away neatly past square leg for one more.

Slightly tossed up on off and middle, Shahrukh Khan pushes it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Hot hard and for a boundary as well. Fractionally short over middle, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and muscles the pull wide of long on. Virat Kohli sprints to his left and gets to it but the ball goes under his dive.

SIX! Sai Sudharsan won't miss out on that. Too full and in the slot on middle, Sai gets down on one knee and slogs it beautifully over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Full and on the stumps again, driven powerfully down to long off for a single.

Full and around off, driven away to the right of short cover where Faf du Plessis makes a sharp stop.

Hesitation in the middle! Comes from over the wicket now and bowls it flat around off, Shahrukh Khan pushes it to covers and looks to get off strike but there is no single there and is able to get back in time.

Ouch, that must have hurt! This is tossed up from around the stumps and full onto middle, Sai Sudharsan gets on the front foot and drives it straight into Shahrukh Khan at the other end. The ball deflects toward the on side and they get a single.

More spin as Karn Sharma is now introduced into the attack.

Good fielding from Mahipal Lomror yet again. Short and wide, cut away firmly behind point but only for a couple of runs.

Almost another wicket! On the shorter side outside off, some grip and turn for Maxwell there. Shahrukh Khan backs away to cut but gets an outside edge that lands just in front of short third.

Shahrukh Khan comes out to bat at 4 to keep the right and left-hand combination going.

OUT! CAUGHT! Stellar effort in the deep from Cameron Green and what a welcome return for Glenn Maxwell as he gets the big fish. Throws this one full and wide outside off, asking the batter to go after it. Gill stays a bit low and looks to fetch it and go with the turn over long on. The shot is mistimed and the ball goes flat to the left of long off where the big man Green does brilliantly to dive across and grab it with both hands. Maxwell is pumped up and rightly so.

Excellent work in the deep! Short and wide, cut away off the back foot behind point where Mahipal Lomror runs to his left and picks it up on the move and throws it back to the keeper, keeping it down to two.

Nicely bowled! Over the wicket for the right-hander and the bowls the quicker one outside off that goes away from the batter, Shubman Gill looks to cut but is well beaten.

Starts from around the wicket and tosses it up very full on middle stump, Sai Sudharsan drives it down to long on and rotates the strike.

Glenn Maxwell is intorduced into the attack.

Just a single to end a good Powerplay for Bengaluru, Gujarat are 42/1! Full and on the stumps, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a run.

Another dot! Sai Sudharsan tries to move around in the crease but Yash Dayal bowls a slower one, floats it full and outside off and Sai can't get it away.

Fuller in length and angling in from off stump, Sai Sudharsan leans on and flicks it to Virat Kohli at mid-wicket.

FOUR! A welcome boundary for Sai Sudharsan and Gujarat. Slower delivery, bowled into the pitch and outside off. Sai waits well and forces the slap past the point fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, angling back in, Sai Sudharsan stands tall and looks to cut but ends up chopping it just beyond the cut strip on the off side.

WIDE! The attempted slower one, bowled full and wide, a bit too wide though for the umpire's liking.

Gets away with it! Too full and just down leg, Shubman Gill flicks it to the right of short fine leg but Karn Sharma makes a brilliant diving save to keep it down to just a single.

Low and full on the pads, Shubman Gill gently tucks this towards Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker one full and in the middle, Sai Sudharsan manages to keep it out towards leg with a block and takes a single on this occasion.

Pitched up in middle, Sai Sudharsan drives this straight to Faf du Plessis at mid on for a dot ball.

WIDE! Doing a bit too much for Siraj. Bumper way too high for the batter and the umpire's liking.

WIDE! Waivered again from Siraj as he darts a bumper down leg.

Fuller one in middle, Shubman Gill glances this towards deep square leg for one. The ball was closer to Yash Dayal at short fine leg but he misfielded a bit.

Good length on off, Shubman Gill gets it high off his bat and rolls it to mid off for a dot.

Full and on the pads, Sai Sudharsan flicks this to the left of deep square leg for one.

WIDE! On a length wide down leg, Sai Sudharsan swings but misses as the umpire signals wide.

On a length wide of off, Sai Sudharsan cuts this towards deep point for a single to end the over.

Good length around middle and off, Sai Sudharsan looks for the leg glance but scuffs this off the inside of his bat towards mid-wicket for no run.

On a length around the pads, Shubman Gill flicks this towards deep square leg for one.

Over-pitched outside off, Sai Sudharsan times this perfectly and places this wide of Kohli at short cover but he manages to get a bit of hand behind this diving to his right and saves three runs for his side.

Good length from Dayal as he hits the hard length right on top of off, Sai Sudharsan throws his bat at it and manages to roll this to mid off for no run.

LEG BYE! On a length around the pads, Shubman Gill misses the flick and tickles it off his pads towards the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sai and Gujarat. Fuller one in the line of stumps, Sai Sudharsan moves towards his off and sweeps this in between square leg and short fine leg fielder for another boundary.

FOUR! Effective use of the feet for four. Arm delivery a bit quicker, Sai Sudharsan jumps to the pitch of it and drives this wide of the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

Tossed up wide of off, Shubman Gill rolls this towards long off and takes a comfortable single this time around.

Flat and quick this time, Shubman Gill punches this straight back to the bowler for no run.

Slower and flatter in middle, Sai Sudharsan rocks back and punches this towards long on for one.

Short of a length on off, Shubman Gill waits for it and punches this wide of extra-cover for a single.

Some venom from Mohammed Siraj as he darts a bumper to Sai Sudharsan first up. Sai looked for the upper cut but misses.

A slight halt in the play as Shubman Gill seems to have hurt himself a bit on the last dive and is requesting a change of gloves. Mohammed Siraj was also seen holding his left elbow but he seems fine. All good now and the play can resume.

A big collision between Gill and Siraj but the batter makes his ground successfully. On a length around off, Shubman Gill pushes this towards Virat Kohli at mid off and sets off for a quick one. Both the bowler and the batter were ball-watching and the collided in the middle of the pitch but Gill made it in the end as Virat missed the direct hit. Had the ball hit the stumps Gill would have been short and there would have been drama surrounding the run-out.

Hard length wide of off, Shubman Gill punches this but finds the fielder at cover-point. A boundary opportunity missed by Gill on this occasion.

Good length in middle, Shubman Gill flicks this towards mid-wicket region and scampers back for two.

FOUR! Effortlessly effective. Nothing wrong with the delivery but cush is the class of Gill. On a length in the line of stumps, Shubman Gill just times this right from the middle of his bat racing it past the bowler straight down the ground for a boundary.

On a length around off, Shubman Gill gets on top of it and punches this firmly on the bounce to the short cover fielder for no run. The ball is getting nicely onto the bat of Gill.

Sai Sudharsan walks in at number 3. Also, it will be Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the opposite end.

OUT! TAKEN! The ploy to start with Swapnil Singh works. Floats one outside off and turns away from the batter. Wriddhiman Saha moves to his leg and looks to loft this inside out over cover but the ball grips a bit and takes the outside edge of Shah's bat and lands in the safe custody of Karn Sharma at short third. The poor run of games continues for Wriddhiman Saha.

Fuller one in middle and leg, Shubman Gill gently places this to the left of Cameron Green at mid on and takes a single.

Solidly blocked by Gill. Fuller one around off, Shubman Gill takes a good stride out in front and jams it back to the bowler.

Tosses one up around middle and leg, Wriddhiman Saha picks it up early and sweeps this to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! First runs on the board for Gujarat and it is in the form of a boundary. Tossed up close to the pads, Wriddhiman Saha flicks this finely between mid on and mid-wicket for four.

Grip and bounce straightaway for Swapnil Singh as he floats one outside off, Wriddhiman Saha blocks it out.

We are set for the start of the game. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Bengaluru. It will be the usual pairing of skipper Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha to open the innings for Gujarat. Spin to start proceedings here as Swapnil Singh has been handed the new ball.

Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat says that they would have chased as well but mentions that it is a pretty good wicket and will now look to put runs on the board. Adds that apart from a couple of matches, they have batted decently and even when chasing 225n or so in the last game, they lost narrowly and ends by informing that they are going with the same team.

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bengaluru has won the toss and says it is pretty much a 50-50 split and the local guys say that the pitch will do better later so they'll bowl first. Mentions that the bowling wasn't up to the mark in the starting but in the last couple of games the bowlers have stepped up. Additionally, the nature of T20 cricket has changed a bit and the scoreboard doesn't reflect what went throughout the game. Mentions that Glenn Maxwell comes in as it is a day game and he will add a lot of firepower in the middle.

Impact subs for Bengaluru - Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh.

Impact subs for Gujarat - Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Vijay Shankar, Manav Suthar, Darshan Nalkande.

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Shubman Gill (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Sai Sudharsan, Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma.

TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Faf du Plessis. Bengaluru will BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Graeme Swann and Michael Clarke are Pitchside says the pockets are tiny with the boundaries not that big. Mentions that it is stinking hot and the wicket looks good. It's dry and the spinners will enjoy on this surface and it looks like a 170-180 surface. Says it will be consistent whether you're bowling first or second. Adds that the teams are going to rely on the spinners and the pacers will change their pace a lot on this track.

There are always individual match-ups in such games but Virat Kohli up against Shubman Gill is a particularly intriguing one as the 'King' of Indian cricket has scored heavily but has received some criticism regarding his strike rate this season and on the other hand, the upcoming 'Prince' of Indian cricket has been up on Kohli's heel in the last couple of seasons. In this fixture last season, both batters scored a ton but it was Gill who stole the show and broke Bengaluru's heart. Will it be the same today as well? Only time will tell. Toss and teams news in just a few minutes now.

Gujarat also haven't been at their best this season. The finalists from last year have been fighting hard to find consistency among their squad. They have won 4 games but still sit in the bottom half of the points table. They are riding on the back of a recent loss and will eye for the win in this one. In the bowling unit, Sandeep Warrier has been impressive with his consistency in the recent games but the others are yet to get going. Mohit Sharma was taken to the cleaners by Rishab Pant in a game against Delhi and now holds the unwanted record for the most expensive spell in the history of this league. They were forced to try and chase a huge total but their batting department couldn't meet up to that challenge. Sai Sudarshan and David Miller were the highlights of their batting unit while the others couldn't support them. The batters and the bowlers will hope that they find their rhythm back and get a win under their belt at home. This is expected to be a thrilling encounter so stay tuned while we bring you the toss and team news.

Hello and a very warm welcome folks. The festival of cricket, The Indian T20 League is in full swing and it is time for match number 45 which will see the clash between Gujarat and Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Bengaluru has been all but knocked out of the playoff race this season owing to their poor form. In the 9 matches played, they have managed to win only twice. However, they can still spoil the party for many teams and if they win all their remaining games, they might have an outside chance plus they come into this game on the back of a recent win over Hyderabad. Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar got to their half-centuries while Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green played some explosive cameos to get their team to a good score. Their bowling attack worked wonders in that match with almost all the bowlers working in tandem and they will look to keep the momentum going here.

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The 2024 Indian T20 League has indeed been a wild ride, with players and teams smashing records and achieving feats that were once considered out of reach. It's been a season of jaw-dropping moments and incredible milestones. Match number 45 promises nothing less than sheer entertainment. The prestigious Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the highly anticipated clash between Gujarat and Bengaluru as the two teams face off for the first time in this edition. Gujarat, a team that started its journey with a bang a couple of years ago, made it to the finals for two consecutive times and even winning the title once, but this season, they're dealing with a lot of uncertainties and challenges. Plus, they had a tough loss against Delhi, nearly pulling off a huge chase of 225 but falling just shy. Truth be told, their bowlers have been underwhelming and surely the absence of the likes of Mohammed Shami has been felt in the pace attack. Mohit Sharma had a decent start to the season but after that, he has gone for plenty and worryingly, he bowled the most expensive spell of four overs in the history of this tournament. Sandeep Warrier did show some promise along with Noor Ahmad. Rashid Khan, after returning from an injury, has not been at his fullest potential with the ball. Gujarat’s batting too has faced a lot of inconsistencies with only Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and David Miller scoring runs regularly. And they will require their middle order that has been dauntingly below-par to step up as things are getting more serious for them as the competition progresses. Talking about Bengaluru, when no team was successful in finding any solutions to the Hyderabad onslaught, it was the bottom-placed team with a solitary win that provided the template to the others and pulled off a sensational win over them. For them to qualify, well, realistically, it’s not possible as they will have to do a lot of math but more importantly, they’ll have to win all their remaining games and depend on the other teams too. Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer of the tournament, continued with his form and notched up another brilliant half-century, displaying some breathtaking strokes, of course. Positive signs emerging for them as Rajat Patidar too has hit the stride and found form by striking two consecutive half-centuries, that too, with a mad strike rate. Well, batting hasn’t been their cause of concern as Dinesh Karthik has provided the much-needed finishing touches with the bat. It was the bowling attack that didn’t live up to the expectations but in the previous game, they did improve immensely. Karn Sharma and Cameron Green have been handy with the ball, but Mohammed Siraj and Lockie Ferguson are going through an arid run with the ball. But the way teams have been scoring mammoth totals, for Bengaluru to keep Hyderabad tied up for runs, surely must’ve sent positive waves to the camp. Will Bengaluru continue to compound on the win or will Gujarat strike a strong comeback and get those two much-needed points? Which team are you supporting in this clash?