| 0.0 : Hello and Welcome to Live commentary of IPL match 44 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions. TOSS: Aaron Finch wins the toss and elects to field first Team news:
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AB de Villiers is taking the game by the scruff of it's neck |
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AB de Villiers is looking scarily dangerous. |
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AB de Villiers heading towards his first century of IPL 2016. |
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| 2.6 : Royal Challengers Bangalore going a bit slow with just 10 runs on the board after 3 overs.
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| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match 44 of IPL 2016 |
| It's Bangalore playing against Gujarat and the venue for the game is M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| A very important game for both the sides as the tournament moves towards the knockout stages |
| Gujarat will miss the services of their captain Raina for this game as he has gone to Holland to be with his wife who is expecting their first child. This is the first game he will miss since the start of IPL |
| Toss and Team news is on your way shortly. Stay tuned for that |
| Toss: Kohli to spin the coin. " Heads " is the call from McCullum and the coin spins down as " Heads ". Gujarat have won the toss and elected to bowl first |
| Bangalore team is unchanged from the last match |
| Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Lokesh Rahul(w k), Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Sreenath Aravind, Chris Jordan, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Gujarat (Playing XI): Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik(w k), Aaron Finch, Akshdeep Nath, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe, Shivil Kaushik |
| The umpires makes their way into the middle |
| Gayle and Kohli are the Bangalore openers |
| 0.1 : Kumar to Gayle, no run, comes forward and defends it to the mid off fielder |
| 0.2 : Kumar to Gayle, no run, gives the charge and pushes it to the point fielder |
| 0.3 : Kumar to Gayle, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| 0.4 : Kumar to Gayle, no run, comes forward and turns it to the square leg fielder |
| 0.5 : Kumar to Gayle, leg bye, misses the flick and off the pad the ball rolls towards square leg |
| 0.6 : Kumar to Kohli, no run, reaches out for the ball and pushes it to the point fielder. |
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A maiden over from Praveen Kumar End of over: RCB 1/0 (Gayle 0, Kohli 0)
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| 1.1 : Kulkarni to Gayle, no run, turns it towards short mid wicket |
| 1.2 : Kulkarni to Gayle, one run, drives it towards deep mid on and gets off the mark with a single |
| 1.3 : Kulkarni to Kohli, no run, drives it to the point fielder this time |
| 1.4 : Kulkarni to Kohli, no run, pushes it to the point fielder |
| 1.5 : Kulkarni to Kohli, one run, drives it towards mid wicket for a single |
| 1.6 : Kulkarni to Gayle, no run, ducks under the bouncer. End of over: RCB 3/0 (Gayle 1, Kohli 1) |
| 2.1 : Kumar to Kohli, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it just over the jumping backward point fielder for a boundary |
| 2.2 : Kumar to Kohli, one run, cuts it towards cover point |
| 2.3 : Kumar to Gayle, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets beaten |
| 2.4 : Kumar to Gayle, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 2.5 : Kumar to Kohli, no run, gives the charge and looks to drive but misses |
| 2.6 : Kumar to Kohli, one run, cuts it to the deep cover fielder this time. End of over: RCB 10/0 (Gayle 2, Kohli 7) |
| 3.1 : Kulkarni to Kohli, four runs, drives it towards point. A needless throw from Jadeja and the ball deflects for 4 over-throws |
| 3.2 : Kulkarni to Kohli, one run, dabs it down towards third man |
| 3.3 : Kulkarni to Gayle, FOUR, uses the pace of the ball and runs it down into the third man fence |
| 3.4 : Kulkarni to Gayle, no run, lets it go outside off stump |
| 3.5 : Kulkarni to Gayle, OUT, no run, looks to punch it off the back foot but gets an inside edge onto the leg stump |
| 3.6 : Kulkarni to de Villiers, no run, drives it towards the mid off fielder. End of over: RCB 19/1 (Kohli 12, de Villiers 0) |
| 4.1 : Kaushik to Kohli, no run, defends it past the bowler towards mid on |
| 4.2 : Kaushik to Kohli, no run, cuts it to the cover fielder |
| 4.3 : Kaushik to Kohli, no run, drives it to the backward point fielder |
| 4.4 : Kaushik to Kohli, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through cover for a boundary |
| 4.5 : Kaushik to Kohli, one run, pulls the short ball towards wide mid on |
| Kaushik to de Villiers, wide, quicker ball and well outside off stump |
| 4.6 : Kaushik to de Villiers, SIX, makes room and slices it over deep extra cover for SIX.. End of over: RCB 31/1 (Kohli 17, de Villiers 6) |
| 5.1 : Tambe to Kohli, no run, cuts it towards cover |
| 5.2 : Tambe to Kohli, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 5.3 : Tambe to de Villiers, no run, pushes it towards cover point |
| 5.4 : Tambe to de Villiers, FOUR, drives it through backward point for a boundary |
| 5.5 : Tambe to de Villiers, SIX, moves outside leg stump and pulls it over fine leg for SIX |
| 5.6 : Tambe to de Villiers, no run, pushes it back to the bowler. End of over: RCB 42/1 (Kohli 18, de Villiers 16) |
| 6.1 : Kaushik to Kohli, one run, flicks the full toss towards deep mid wicket |
| 6.2 : Kaushik to de Villiers, FOUR, pulls it towards wide long on for a boundary |
| 6.3 : Kaushik to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards deep extra cover |
| 6.4 : Kaushik to Kohli, no run, cuts it towards point |
| 6.5 : Kaushik to Kohli, one run, drive sit towards deep mid wicket |
| 6.6 : Kaushik to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards backward point. A fumble from the fielder allows the single. End of over: RCB 50/1 (Kohli 20, de Villiers 22) |
| 7.1 : Bravo to de Villiers, no run, gives the charge and tries to pull but misses |
| 7.2 : Bravo to de Villiers, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 7.3 : Bravo to de Villiers, FOUR, gives the charge and lofts it just over the jumping McCullum at mid off and collects a FOUR |
| 7.4 : Bravo to de Villiers, one run, collects a single with the dab down towards third man |
| 7.5 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long on for a single |
| 7.6 : Bravo to de Villiers, one run, drives it down towards long on. |
| Match State: Time Out |
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3rd umpire in action for a stumping appeal End of over: RCB 59/1 (Kohli 21, de Villiers 30)
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| 8.1 : Jadeja to de Villiers, APPEAL, no run, comes forward and looks to drive but misses. Karthik whips off the bail but de Villiers had his back foot in crease |
| 8.2 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, pushes it towards backward point |
| 8.3 : Jadeja to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 8.4 : Jadeja to Kohli, two runs, drives it through mid wicket and comes back for the 2nd run |
| 8.5 : Jadeja to Kohli, one run, turns it towards backward square leg |
| 8.6 : Jadeja to de Villiers, APPEAL, no run, looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad. LBW appeal is turned down. End of over: RCB 63/1 (Kohli 24, de Villiers 31) |
| 9.1 : Smith to Kohli, two runs, pushes it towards point and goes for a single. A shy at the striker's end results in one over throw |
| 9.2 : Smith to Kohli, FOUR, goes on the back foot and punches it through extra cover for a boundary |
| 9.3 : Smith to Kohli, one run, drives it to the extra cover fielder |
| 9.4 : Smith to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 9.5 : Smith to Kohli, one run, gives the charge and pulls it towards deep mid wicket |
| 9.6 : Smith to de Villiers, FOUR, gives the charge and drives it through extra cover for a boundary. End of over: RCB 76/1 (Kohli 32, de Villiers 36) |
| 10.1 : Jadeja to Kohli, one run, goes back and cuts it towards deep cover |
| 10.2 : Jadeja to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 10.3 : Jadeja to Kohli, no run, goes back and blocks it back to the bowler |
| 10.4 : Jadeja to Kohli, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs |
| 10.5 : Jadeja to Kohli, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 10.6 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, pushes it to the point fielder. End of over: RCB 81/1 (Kohli 36, de Villiers 37) |
| 11.1 : Kulkarni to Kohli, SIX, gives the charge and swings it over long on for SIX |
| 11.2 : Kulkarni to Kohli, one run, dabs it towards backward point for a single |
| 11.3 : Kulkarni to de Villiers, SIX, smashes the short ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 11.4 : Kulkarni to de Villiers, FOUR, swings it through mid wicket for a boundary this time |
| 11.5 : Kulkarni to de Villiers, FOUR |
| 50 for de Villiers and it has come from 25 balls with 6 FOURS and 3 SIXES |
| Kulkarni to de Villiers, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through backward point for a boundary |
| 11.6 : Kulkarni to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards long on for a single. End of over: RCB 103/1 (Kohli 43, de Villiers 52) |
| 12.1 : Jadeja to de Villiers, one run, punches it down towards long off |
| 12.2 : Jadeja to Kohli, one run, drives it towards mid wicket for a single |
| 12.3 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, drives it towards cover |
| 12.4 : Jadeja to de Villiers, FOUR, makes room and lofts it over cover for a boundary |
| 12.5 : Jadeja to de Villiers, SIX, bends down and swings it over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 12.6 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, cuts it to the point fielder. End of over: RCB 115/1 (Kohli 44, de Villiers 63) |
| 13.1 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, dabs it down towards third man |
| 13.2 : Bravo to de Villiers, one run, swings and gets an inside edge through mid wicket |
| 13.3 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, tries to pull but gets a bottom edge towards square leg |
| 13.4 : Bravo to de Villiers, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 100 partnership between these two coming from 60 balls |
| 3rd hundred runs partnership between these two in IPL2016 |
| 13.5 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, drives it past the bowler towards long on |
| 13.6 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, drives it to the point fielder. A needless throw from the fielder allows 1 over-throw. End of over: RCB 122/1 (Kohli 49, de Villiers 65) |
| 14.1 : Tambe to Kohli, one run |
| 50 for Kohli and it has come from 39 balls with 3 FOURS and 1 SIX |
| Tambe to Kohli, one run, drives it down towards long off |
| 14.2 : Tambe to de Villiers, one run, drives it down towards long on for a single |
| 14.3 : Tambe to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 14.4 : Tambe to de Villiers, SIX, bends down on his knee and slogs it over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 14.5 : Tambe to de Villiers, FOUR, hangs back and slices it over backward point for a boundary |
| 14.6 : Tambe to de Villiers, one run, drives it past the bowler towards long off. |
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Match State: Time Out End of over: RCB 136/1 (Kohli 51, de Villiers 77)
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| 15.1 : Kumar to de Villiers, no run, makes room and drives it towards extra cover |
| 15.2 : Kumar to de Villiers, SIX, bends down on his knee and scoops it over fine leg. The ball hits the roof of the stadium and goes out of the stadium |
| 103 metres was the distance of the shot |
| 15.3 : Kumar to de Villiers, SIX, makes room and swings it over deep mid wicket for SIX to move onto 89 |
| 15.4 : Kumar to de Villiers, FOUR, drives it straight down the ground towards long on for a boundary this time |
| 15.5 : Kumar to de Villiers, SIX, moves outside off stump and swings it over deep mid wicket for another SIX |
| 15.6 : Kumar to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards cover for a quick single. |
| 3rd IPL hundred for de Villiers and it has come from 43 balls with 9 FOUR and 8 SIXES |
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Fastest IPL hundred ever! End of over: RCB 159/1 (Kohli 51, de Villiers 100)
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| 16.1 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, makes room and looks to drive but misses |
| 16.2 : Jadeja to de Villiers, no run, tries to cut but misses |
| 16.3 : Jadeja to de Villiers, bye, swings across the line and misses. Karthik fails to collect and gives a bye |
| 16.4 : Jadeja to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 16.5 : Jadeja to de Villiers, SIX, makes room and slices it over deep cover for SIX |
| 16.6 : Jadeja to de Villiers, SIX, smashes it over deep mid wicket for another huge SIX. End of over: RCB 173/1 (Kohli 52, de Villiers 112) |
| 17.1 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, lofts it over extra cover for a boundary |
| 17.2 : Bravo to Kohli, SIX, opens the face of the bat and slices it over deep cover for SIX |
| 17.3 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, pushes it towards wide long off for a couple of runs |
| 17.4 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| Bravo to de Villiers, (no ball) FOUR, swings the high full toss towards fine leg for a boundary. No ball called and time for Free Hit |
| 17.5 : Bravo to de Villiers, SIX, lofts the Free Hit over wide long off for another SIX |
| 17.6 : Bravo to de Villiers, SIX, smashes it over wide long on for a huge SIX. |
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200 comes up for Bangalore. Can de Villiers takes them to 250? End of over: RCB 203/1 (Kohli 65, de Villiers 128)
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| 18.1 : Kaushik to Kohli, SIX, lofts it over wide long off for SIX |
| 18.2 : Kaushik to Kohli, FOUR, makes room and lofts it over cover for a boundary |
| 18.3 : Kaushik to Kohli, SIX, swings it over long on for another SIX |
| 200 runs Partnership between these two from just 90 balls |
| 18.4 : Kaushik to Kohli, SIX, lofts it straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
| 18.5 : Kaushik to Kohli, SIX, lofts it over wide long off for another SIX |
| 18.6 : Kaushik to Kohli, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for a couple of runs. |
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96 runs have come from last 4 overs End of over: RCB 233/1 (Kohli 95, de Villiers 128)
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| 19.1 : Kumar to de Villiers, one run, drives it towards deep mid wicket |
| 19.2 : Kumar to Kohli, two runs, drives it towards long on for a couple of runs |
| 19.3 : Kumar to Kohli, SIX |
| 3rd IPL hundred for Kohli in IPL2016. It has come from 53 balls with 5 FOURS and 7 SIXES |
| Kumar to Kohli, SIX, lofts it straight down the ground over long off for SIX |
| 19.4 : Kumar to Kohli, SIX, pulls the short ball over deep mid wicket for SIX |
| 19.5 : Kumar to Kohli, OUT, no run, moves outside off stump and looks to swing it over square leg. Bravo times his jump to perfection and takes a wonderful catch |
| 19.6 : Kumar to Watson, OUT, no run, slower ball outside off stump, Watson looks to drive but gets an outside edge. Karthik takes a regulation catch behind the stumps. |
| Bangalore finishes their 20 overs with 248/3 thanks a brilliant 229 runs 2nd wicket partnership between Kohli and de Villiers. de Villiers finished unbeaten on 129 runs from 52 balls. He hit 10 FOURS and 12 huge SIXES during his inning. |
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Kohli contributed 109 runs from 55 balls. He hit 5 FOURS and 8 SIXES during that inning. End of over: RCB 248/3 (de Villiers 129, Watson 0)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad:
Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Sreenath Aravind, Chris Jordan, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal
Gujarat Lions Squad:
Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Aaron Finch, Akshdeep Nath, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe, Shival Kaushik
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