IPL 2022, RCB vs GT HIGHLIGHTS: Tewatia, Miller star as Gujarat Titans beat RCB by 6 wickets

Josh Hazlewood proves expensive as he gives away 17 runs in the 18th over. 

Tewatia, being his usual self, smashes boundaries, brought Gujarat back in the game with David Miller's support. 

Miller at 32 in 20
Tewatia at 29 in 20

GT at 152/4 in 18 overs. 

Gujarat Titans need 19 runs in 12 balls.

Harshal Patel concedes 7 runs in the 17th over. 

Tewatia alongside Miller closes the gap. Tewatia smashed 16 in 15 and Miller hits 28 in 19 balls. 

GT at 135/4 in 17 overs. 

Gujarat Titans need 37 runs in 18 balls

Siraj continues and Miller collects a couple of runs off the first ball while a single off the next.

Rahul Tewatia smashes two-back-to-back boundaries off the next two deliveries.

Siraj concedes 15 runs in the over.

GT 128/4 (16) CRR: 8 REQ: 10.75
Gujarat Titans need 43 runs in 24 balls

Hasaranga continues and David Miller smashes the first ball towards mid-wicket for FOUR.

Miller goes inside out this time and deposits the ball into the stands for a SIX. Hasaranga concedes an overthrow as he tried to run out the non-striker.

Hasaranga concedes 13 runs in the over.

TIMEOUT

GT 113/4 (15) CRR: 7.53 REQ: 11.6
Gujarat Titans need 58 runs in 30 balls

Mohammed Siraj [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack and smashes the 3rd ball for FOUR. 

Siraj ends the over with three DOT deliveries.

GT 100/4 (14) CRR: 7.14 REQ: 11.83
Gujarat Titans need 71 runs in 36 balls

Wanindu Hasaranga [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack and took the wicket of Sai Sudharsan.

Rahul Tewatia joins David Millers in the middle.

Gujarat 96-4 after 13 Overs

Shahbaz Ahmed to Pandya, CAUGHT, OUT!

Ahmed got his 2nd wicket as Mahipal Lomror caught Pandya. The skipper went back after barely collecting 3 in 5 balls. David Miller comes in next. In the last 3 overs, the team scored 27 runs and lost 2 wickets.

GT at 82/3 in 11 overs. 

LBW!

After surviving a scare on the previous ball, Shubhman Gill walked back on Shahbaz Ahmed's strike. Gill scored 31 in 28 balls. Skipper Hardik Pandya walks in next. It is his 100th IPL match. 

GT at 69/2 in 9 overs. 

Wanindu Hasaranga to Saha, Lomror catches it, OUT!

Hasaranga breaks the opening partnership of Saha and Shubhman Gill, as he walked back after scoring 29 in 22 balls. Sai Sudarshan comes in next. 

RCB at 55/1 in 8 overs.

4 runs in the 7th over.

Openers Saha and Gill make it a 50 for Gujarat in 7 overs. While Saha scores 29 in 21 balls, Gill hits a 21-ball-19. In the last 5 overs, the team has scored 32 runs.

GT at 50/0 in 7 overs.

4 runs in the 5th over.

Bangalore tighten the noose in the ongoing powerplay as Saha and Gill steadily take Gujarat to 34/0 in 5 overs. While Saha scored 18 in 13, Gill hit 16 in 17 balls. They together have poured 4 boundaries in 5 overs (2 each)

Wriddhiman Saha and Shubhman Gill begin the innings for Gujarat against Glen Maxwell. 

Saha who was on strike smashed a FOUR on the first ball. Shubhman Gill also hit a FOUR as Gujarat collect 10 runs in the first over. 

GT at 10/0 in the first over. 

Lomror's cameo of 16 runs helps RCB post a respectable 170-run total against Gujarat. Lomror however, lost his wicket to Alzarri Joseph on the last ball as RCB finished 20 overs at 170/6. After surviving a scare in the same over, David Miller caught him. Shahbaz Ahmed scored 2* in 2 balls. In the last 5 overs, Bangalore collected 53 runs and lost 4 wickets. 

Lockie Ferguson to Maxwell, CAUGHT, OUT!

Rashid Khan caught Maxwell's brilliant catch. He walked back after a quick 33 in 18 balls, including 3 FOURS and 2 SIXES. Lomror comes in next. 

RCB at 155/5 in 19 overs

Rashid Khan to Dinesh Karthik, CAUGHT, OUT!

Khan gets an important wicket as Shami caught him at short fine leg. Karthik could only score 2 in 3 balls. Shahbaz Ahmed walks out next.

Maxwell at 27 in 15 balls.
RCB at 144/4 in 18 overs

Shami to Virat Kohli, BOWLED!

Virat Kohli walks out after scoring an instrumental 58 in 53. Dinesh Karthik comes out next. 
In last 5 overs, RCB collected 42 runs and lost 2 wickets.

RCB at 136/3 in 17 overs

Sangwan to Patidar, CAUGHT, OUT!

Sangwan broke Bangalore's crucial 99-run partnership in 73 balls as Shubhman Gill caught him in the beginning of the 15th over. Patidar walked off after scoring 52 in 32 balls that included 5 Fours and 2 Sixes. 

RCB at 117/2 in 15 runs.

Patidar hits 4!

Rajat Patidar smashes a boundary off Ferguson to score his maiden half-century. Patidar aggressively collected 51 runs in just 29 balls, these include 5 FOURS and 2 SIXES. 

RCB at 110/1 in 14 overs. 

Virat Kohli smashes a blazing half-century that included 7 boundaries. After 5 horrendous outings, Kohli smashed his first half-century of IPL 2022 in RCB's 10th match of the season. It is his 43rd fifty in his IPL career. 

Kohli at 53 in 47
Patidar at 46 in 27

RCB at 102 in 13 overs. 

3 runs in the 8th over.

Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar together steer Bangalore to 51/1 in 8 overs. 

Kohli scored 31 in 30 and Patidar hits 18 in 14. These include 5 boundaries for Kohli, 3 for Patidar. 

Virat Kohli with his 27 in 21 balls powers Bangalore to 43/1 in the powerplay. Kohli has smashed 5 FOURS.

Rajat Patidar supports him with 14 in 11 balls to make it a 32 run stand in 25 balls. 

RCB lost Faf du Plessis' wicket to Pradeep Sangwan in the 2nd over.

Kohli with 3 FOURS, gives a perfect start to Bangalore's innings. Patidar who has added 4 in 6, survived a run-out scare. 

Kohli at 19 in 15.

RCB at 21/1 at the end of 4th over. 

Sangwan to du Plessis, caught behind, OUT!

Gujarat got an early lead as the skipper walked back after Saha caught him. Rajat Patidar walks in next. Faf du Plessis couldn't score any run. 

RCB at 11/1 in 2 overs. 

RCB opened the batting in the afternoon game. Skipper Faf du Plessis along with Virat Kohli came out to bat first. Virat Kohli was on strike. Mohd Shami began for Gujarat with the new ball. 

Kohli smashed 2 FOURS back-to-back. 

RCB make it 10/0 in the first over. 

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Hardik Pandya(c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood

Faf du Plessis won the toss, Gujarat to bowl first.

1 change for Bangalore

Mahipal Lomror is to play today in place of Suyash Prabhudessai

2 changes for Gujarat

Pradeep Sangwan and Sai Sudarshan come in for Yash Dayal and Abhinav Manohar

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