dropped short and outside off, Raina skips back and pulls it to deep midwicket, wrapping up Gujarat's seven-wicket win
RCB vs Guj Lions, 31st match at Bengaluru, Apr 27 2017 - Match Result
RESULT
31st match (N), Bengaluru, April 27, 2017, Indian Premier League
(13.5/20 ov, T:135) 135/3
Guj Lions won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore • 134/10(20 overs)
32 (19)
3/12 (4)
31 (18)
2/28 (4)
Gujarat Lions • 135/3(13.5 overs)
72 (34)
2/29 (3)
34* (30)
1/24 (2)
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11pm Gujarat Lions drag themselves off the foot of the table with this crushing win. It was set up by Andrew Tye who claimed 3 for 12 and sparked another RCB collapse. RCB hit another low: they were bowled out for the first time in two successive games in the IPL. Samuel Badree nipped out two wickets in two overs early in the chase of 135, but Finch muscled a 22-ball fifty - the fastest by a Gujarat Lions player in the IPL. Game over. RCB are now all but out of the tournament.
"It is never easy to lose games," Kohli says. "Tonight was not clinical. We need to get better with our performances. You got to come out and play with intent. We tried to do it with the bat. The only way to come out of it is to play positive cricket. We are putting too much pressure on the team. Individuals need to stand up and take responsibility. The ball was coming on decently well. Both the innings under lights the ball behaves the same. Credit to Finch he played a fantastic knock. In a small chase it is important if one guys takes the momentum."
"We did very well in all departments," Raina says. "AJ, Faulkner, and Jadeja bowled really well. Then Finchy batted brilliantly. The wicket did something with the new ball. AJ took back-to-back wickets. That was the turning point. It was a team effort today. Basil and Nathu were also accurate. Finch was smashing everything, I was just looking at ones and twos. Today's win gives us a lot of confidence.
"The execution of the hat-trick ball was not as good as the last time (laughs). Glad we got the result tonight," Tye, the Man of the Match, says. "My plan to Gayle was to hit a good length and not give anything away. I got it on the right spot. The ball came on nicely, it was a pretty good wicket. It had some pace in it and suited our attack tonight. Nathu Singh has the skill to be at this level. Basil has shown class at this level. Those two have bright futures ahead of them. I love the IPL, the schedule has been hectic, but India is always a special place to play cricket."
That is all we have for you from this match. Thanks for reading. Do come back for the double-header tomorrow. Good night for now
13.5
1
Head to Raina, 1 run
13.4
4
Head to Raina, FOUR runs
length outside off, Raina crunches it over the covers again, beats sweeper to his left. Raina is now the top scorer in IPL 2017
13.3
4
Head to Raina, FOUR runs
tossed outside off, no turn, Raina goes over the top. Punched over the covers, splits sweeper cover and wide long-off
13.2
1
Head to Jadeja, 1 run
fired short on middle, punched to sweeper cover
13.1
1
Head to Raina, 1 run
very full and wide outside off, Raina drives away from the body and sends an edge behind square
Head
end of over 139 runs • 1 wicket
GL: 124/3CRR: 9.53 • RRR: 1.57
Ravindra Jadeja1 (3b)
Suresh Raina24 (26b 2x4 1x6)
Pawan Negi 2-0-24-1
Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-29-0
12.6
•
Negi to Jadeja, no run
flat dart cramps Jadeja for room, dragged to short fine leg
12.5
1
Negi to Raina, 1 run
clipped off the hips through square leg
12.4
6
Negi to Raina, SIX runs
flighted outside off, Raina charges down the track and puts Negi over the midwicket boundary. Big six
12.3
1
Negi to Jadeja, 1 run
short and outside off, slapped to sweeper cover
12.2
•
Negi to Jadeja, no run
fired across off, Jadeja slashes and misses
12.2
1w
Negi to Jadeja, 1 wide
leg-side wide
12.1
W
Negi to Finch, OUT
dragged short and outside off, Finch rocks back and nails a pull. But finds AB at long-on
Aaron Finch c de Villiers b Negi 72 (34b 5x4 6x6 39m) SR: 211.76
end of over 1211 runs
GL: 115/2CRR: 9.58 • RRR: 2.50
Aaron Finch72 (33b 5x4 6x6)
Suresh Raina17 (24b 2x4)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-29-0
Pawan Negi 1-0-15-0
11.6
1
Chahal to Finch, 1 run
slogged away to deep midwicket
11.5
•
Chahal to Finch, no run
flighted and outside off, Finch looks to heave it against the turn, across the line, beaten
11.4
4
Chahal to Finch, FOUR runs
flighted legbreak, turns away outside off, Finch is just toying with the bowlers. He brings out a reverse-sweep and dinks it to the third man fence
11.3
1
Chahal to Raina, 1 run
Raina comes down the track, beaten in flight, drags it to deep midwicket
11.2
4
Chahal to Raina, FOUR runs
pushed through on middle and leg, swept away to the square leg boundary
11.1
1
Chahal to Finch, 1 run
tossed up outside off, clubbed away to wide long-on
end of over 1115 runs
GL: 104/2CRR: 9.45 • RRR: 3.44
Aaron Finch66 (29b 4x4 6x6)
Suresh Raina12 (22b 1x4)
Pawan Negi 1-0-15-0
Yuzvendra Chahal 2-0-18-0
10.6
1
Negi to Finch, 1 run
Negi finds some turn, driven to swepeer
10.5
6
Negi to Finch, SIX runs
length ball outside off, Finch steps away outside off, creates swinging room and smears it over the wide long-on boundary
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
GL
72 runs (34)
5 fours6 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
22 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
61%
GL
34 runs (30)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
cover drive
9 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
71%
Best performances - bowlers
GL
O
4
M
0
R
12
W
3
ECO
3
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W |
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
2
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
| Toss | Gujarat Lions, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2017 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20 |
| Match days | 27 April 2017 - night (20-over match) |
| T20 debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Gujarat Lions 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
Win Probability
GL 100%
RCBGL100%50%100%
Over 14 • GL 135/3
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