END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 170/6 | RR: 8.50

  • Shahbaz Ahmed2 (2b)
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-42-1
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-36-1

Is this Titans' game to lose? Can RCB comeback? We'll find out as the chase starts in a few minutes with Debayan taking over.

Soumya: "I know it's RCB the eternally weak bowling side of IPL. But come on Siraj, Harshal, Josh and Silva are not just going to let GT get 170. Though how they stop the Rahul-Rashid carnage is the big ?"

samyak jain: "When is cricinfo going to mark Rashid as allrounder. Still seeing as bowler is like putting oppn off track" Hopefully soon, maybe Trent Boult will be added too.

5:18 pm: Miller is still discussing the cable-catch but all seems okay as he walks off. It's a decent score in general, but were there more runs to be had? How many more? Time will tell, Kohli's return to form was in the grey area as the strike rate was low. Sangwan's return was unexpectedly brilliant. He feels it's a chaseable score. He also said it gripped a bit early on but came on well. Patidar, Maxwell, and Lomror managed to take the score to 170. The bowling was good for the conditions.

19.6
W
Joseph to Lomror, OUT, Miller takes a catch sans cable interruption this time! It's a full, wide ball that had Lomror slashing. He got it off the bottom, it went up and stayed up. Miller settled underneath and took it with his fingers pointing up

MK Lomror c Miller b Joseph 16 (13m 8b 2x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

19.5
4
Joseph to Lomror, FOUR, Walks across and paddles the aerial pull over short-fine leg to take the score to 170! The bowler followed him on a back of a good length, the batter scooped it to send it over
19.4
2
Joseph to Lomror, 2 runs, Full ball is semi-helicoptered to cow corner along the ground. They scamper for two and just about get in

Miller backtracks and takes an excellent catch! But did the ball hit the wiring? It was a full, wide ball that had Lomror swinging. It did hit the cable on its way up, it was hard to decipher given the blue skies behind but it surely flapped it along the way. Well, Harsha says it's not the SpiderCam cable but from something else, but they are going with the on-field call

19.4
1w
Joseph to Lomror, 1 wide, Very wide full toss beats the slash. Pandya was not happy with the call but that was way wide
19.3
6
Joseph to Lomror, SIX, In the slot, and it is launched over long-on! It was a full ball and was swung through, it hit the low end of the bat but had enough to go 87 metres over straight the long-on area
19.2
1
Joseph to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run, Lowish full toss close to the tramline is slapped to deep cover. The batter moving across meant he had to go with the shot

Charu: "If RCB now gets 170 runs, it will still end up 30 to 40 runs short than the par score. "

19.1
1lb
Joseph to Lomror, 1 leg bye, Walks across outside the tramline, paddle-pulls it off the bottom to short-fine leg on the bounce

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 155/5 | RR: 8.15

  • Mahipal Lomror4 (3b)
  • Shahbaz Ahmed1 (1b)
  • Lockie Ferguson4-0-36-1
  • Rashid Khan4-0-29-1
18.6
1lb
Ferguson to Lomror, 1 leg bye, Followed! The good length ball followed the batter making room, he tried to adjust the shot but could not push it in front. It went to the keeper's right and allowed the single, which they took. Could they have rejected it? We'll find out in the next over.
18.5
4
Ferguson to Lomror, FOUR, Full toss just outside off is carved to the left of cover, Lomror was cramped for room but he went through with the shot. The ball was in the air but pitched in front of the fielder's right and went away in the gap to the fence
18.4
0
Ferguson to Lomror, no run, Yorker on middle and off is blocked to the bowler with a fully horizontal bat.
18.3
W
Ferguson to Maxwell, OUT, Rashid takes an excellent catch at cover! A low full-toss on middle had Glenn make room and try the slice again. This over cover, but the bat turned in the hand and popped up. Rashid was running back to get it and somehow managed to grab it low.

GJ Maxwell c Rashid Khan b Ferguson 33 (26m 18b 3x4 2x6) SR: 183.33

18.2
4
Ferguson to Maxwell, FOUR, Yorker outside off is sliced aerially to the right of deep-backward point for four. Maxi fell over but connected well
18.1
2
Ferguson to Maxwell, 2 runs, Well, he starts with a slower one. Full on off and it's hit to long-off from the bottom of the horizontal bat. The fielder misfields, which allows the second

Pace to finish, Lockie comes in from over the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 144/4 | RR: 8.00

  • Glenn Maxwell27 (15b)
  • Shahbaz Ahmed1 (1b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-29-1
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-39-1

Successful over in many a sense, comes to an end

Charu: "Call me a pessimist, but this is an average 203 runs/first inning pitch.With Rashid coming now, RCB is HUGE trouble. Gujarat will chase this target easily. "

17.6
1
Rashid Khan to Maxwell, 1 run, Full outside off, flapped to long-off
17.5
4
Rashid Khan to Maxwell, FOUR, Switch hit comes off! It was a good length ball on the stumps at a slow pace, Glenn switched his stance early and swept it hard in the air. The inside-out shot went to the deep cover fence on the bounce
17.4
1
Rashid Khan to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run, Full outside off, close to a yorker. It's scythed, as Deivarayan Muthu would say, along the ground to deep cover

Vamsi Krishna B: "@deepankar would rather than no boundary is 68m. For good balance between bat and ball I feel minimum should be 75m. Max could be whatever as if people can't hit 6s at will, that will force them to have a different approach just like different pitches need different team comps"

17.3
W
Rashid Khan to Karthik, OUT, The match-up comes for Titans as DK top-edges a pull to short-fine leg! DK tried the sweep off a back of a good length ball on the stumps with a kneel but it was a tentative shot that took the top-edge and ballooned for Shami to take an easy catch

KD Karthik c Mohammed Shami b Rashid Khan 2 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

17.2
1
Rashid Khan to Maxwell, 1 run, Makes room and slaps a full ball on the stumps to long off
17.1
1
Rashid Khan to Karthik, 1 run, Tries the sweep, probably got glove on it to send a full ball on the stumps to short-fine leg

Alfred: "Assuming Rashid has been kept back for match up with DK?" Yes, he's probably on for DK

END OF OVER:
17 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 136/3 | RR: 8.00

  • Glenn Maxwell21 (12b)
  • Dinesh Karthik1 (1b)
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-39-1
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-28-0

Kohli's exit got a standing ovation, the form in context does make the knock significant. But the impact runs on the MVP that will come in later is likely to be low.

16.6
6
Mohammed Shami to Maxwell, SIX, Launches a pull over square leg! It was a slower bouncer but it sat up and Maxwell went through with the shot to end Shami's spell with a six.
16.5
1
Mohammed Shami to Karthik, 1 run, Length ball outside off is cut to deep point

Ranjith : "Why Maxwell try those cheeky shots and get out when can hit shots like 16.2?!"

Vedant: "Yup, Maxwell should retire out and let DK and Kohli finish the innings." Sent this a little while ago. Good one.

16.4
W
Mohammed Shami to Kohli, OUT, Yorker kisses the base of off! Kohli made ample room and tried the cover drive but the ball was through before the shot. Shami raises his finger as Kohli walks back in frustration

V Kohli b Mohammed Shami 58 (83m 53b 6x4 1x6) SR: 109.43

GT 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st51WP SahaShubman Gill
2nd17Shubman GillB Sai Sudharsan
3rd10HH PandyaB Sai Sudharsan
4th17DA MillerB Sai Sudharsan
5th79DA MillerR Tewatia

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.316
RR1495180.298
LSG1495180.251
RCB148616-0.253
DC1477140.204
PBKS1477140.126
KKR1468120.146
SRH146812-0.379
CSK144108-0.203
MI144108-0.506