GT vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans edge out Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 4 Wickets

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, That's well bowled. Seam-up delivery, at 142.9 clicks. This is bowled on the fifth stump line and straightens down the line. Buttler looks to punch it away but is undone by the extra bounce and is beaten past the outside edge.

Josh Hazlewood to Washington Sundar, Good length in the channel, angles across with some extra bounce. Washington Sundar plays it late and glides it down to deep third for one more.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, The in-between length and outside off, Buttler gets on his toes and cuts it through the point region for one.

A massive wicket for RCB. Shubman Gill's promising stay has been cut short. So, that's two out of the ever-reliant GT top three back in the hut inside the Powerplay. Washington Sundar joins Jos Buttler out in the middle.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Hit like a tracer bullet but Virat Kohli pouches the catch without a fuss and he's absolutely pumped, giving Shubman Gill a bit of a sendoff as well by slamming the ball back into the turf. Length ball around off from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Gill skips down the pitch and laces the drive but he does so uppishly. Kohli, stationed at short cover, squats down and takes it in reverse cup style. 99 needed now off 90 balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, outside off, Buttler comes down the pitch and taps it in front of mid off for a quick single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, A big swing and a miss, making it three dots on the trot here. Good length, around the top of off. Jos Buttler charges down the pitch and tries to hammer it over extra cover but fails to connect. Jitesh Sharma keeps Buttler on his toes as he underarms a throw towards the stumps, but misses.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Fuller this time, angled back in from outside off at 135.8 kph. Buttler leans ahead and defends it back to the bowler.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Jos Buttler, Good length, in the channel, Buttler gets across to the off side and defends it down to backward point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Oh, a direct hit and Shubman Gill would have been run out. Hard length around off, Gill bunts it down in front of mid off and scampers through for a single. He dives in to make his ground as the throw goes wide of the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Third over in the Powerplay for Bhuvneshwar Kumar as RCB know the importance of getting Buttler and Gill early.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, SIX! Adding insult to injury. Back of a length and outside off, Jos Buttler shuffles across again, and this time he connects the lap to perfection, sending it sailing over fine leg for a six.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Oh, is that a dropped chance? Rajat Patidar has his hands on his head and it seems like Jitesh Sharma has put down Jos Buttler. How costly is this going to be? Short ball, well outside off, Buttler shuffles across to lap but gets it off the glove. The ball lobs behind and the keeper hops to his right but fails to pouch it.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Hurls it on a good length, in the channel. Gill presses half-forward and steers it behind point with an open bat face. He calls for two, but Tim David is quick in the deep and keeps the batters down to a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Jos Buttler, Hits the back of a length, over off. Buttler dabs it to the left of backward point and gets off the mark with a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FIVE RUNS! Bonus runs for the Titans here, and Virat Kohli is the culprit for RCB. Back of a length, around off, dabbed away to the left of cover for a quick run. Kohli picks up the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but the ball gets stuck in his hand and he ends up snatching at the throw, firing it wide and all the way into the mid on fence.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, That's well bowled. Gill is early to back away again and Josh Hazlewood outsmarts him with the wide yorker. Gill is unable to reach it and just lets it pass.

Out goes Sai Sudharsan and in walks Jos Buttler. Round 2 of Josh Hazlewood versus Shubman Gill coming up...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Bhuvneshwar Kumar keeps making the ball talk and does get the first breakthrough for his side as well. Bhuvi lands this one a touch fuller on middle and the ball nips away off the deck. Sai Sudharsan gets bamboozled a bit as he jars at it and gets the outside edge. Jitesh Sharma dives to his left and takes a fine catch. 114 needed now off 102 balls.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, eased off the back foot towards point for a run.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Bhuvi hits the deck and pushes the ball into the batter. Gill tries to pull it away but gets an inside edge onto the body.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Half an appeal for a caught behind, turned down. However, the appeal starts to get a bit more serious now and the bowler feels there is a nick on it. The keeper comes in to have a word as well and Rajat Patidar does take the review. Hard length, angling in over the stumps. Gill backs away to go over the off side but misses and gets beaten on the outside edge. The third umpire checks UltraEdge and finds that there's no bat involved. NOT OUT. RCB lose a review as well.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Fuller than a good length, on middle and off, Sudharsan gets it off the inner half of the blade towards mid-wicket for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap as well. The in-between length, a bit too wide outside off. Sudharsan looks to cut but slices it away wide to the left of deep third for a boundary.

Wow! Shubman Gill has imposed himself on Josh Hazlewood, and how. He has taken down one of RCB's biggest weapons with the ball. GT need 120 runs from 108 balls.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, SIX! That's probably the one true bad ball Hazlewood has bowled this over, and Shubman Gill dispatches it with ease. Full and angling down leg, Gill picks it off the legs and whips it over deep backward square leg for a biggie. 24 off the over. 100th six in GT colours for Shubman.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Wow, Shubman Gill can do no wrong at the moment. Gill backs away early and the bowler tries to follow him, but Gill manages to force the punch through covers, and the ball goes into the fence.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, SIX! That's a majestic hit. Good length, at the stumps, extracts a bit more bounce as well, does Hazlewood. Gill nonchalantly just gets under it and lifts it high over wide long on for a biggie.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Hazlewood jams in a yorker now, on off, Gill tries to step out but can only manage to dig it out back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another one. A bit fuller, Josh looks to spear it into the batter. However, Gill shimmies down the pitch and lofts it back over the bowler's head for another fine boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Aggressive intent from Gill. Josh Hazlewood hits that in-between length and bowls it outside off. Gill skips down the pitch, backs away and scythes it square through point for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to operate from the other end.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, Hard length, just outside off and angling away, Sudharsan has a poke at it but misses. 12 off the first over of the chase.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, Jumps off a good length again, Gill looks to turn it leg side but gets a leading edge through the vacant cover-point region for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, A top comeback delivery from Bhuvi. Scrambled-seam delivery, jumps off a good length and moves away from off and middle as well. Gill does well not to edge it behind.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, SIX! One of the most elegant sixes you will ever see. Slightly fuller, in the channel outside off. Shubman Gill gets onto the front foot and drives it over wide mid off, all the way for a six.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Oh, that's so unlucky for the bowler. Good length again, snakes back in from outside off. Shubman Gill gets nearly cut in half as the ball takes the inside edge and even though Jitesh Sharma puts in a dive to his left, the ball goes past him, into the fine leg fence.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sai Sudharsan, GT's chase is underway with a quick single. Just short of a good length, shaping back into the left-hander from around off. Sai Sudharsan presses back and plays it down with soft hands towards point and pinches a run.

The chase is about to get underway. Rajat Patidar and his men disperse from the huddle and take their places on the field. Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill will open the innings for the home side. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the attack for RCB. Sai to face the first ball. A slip in place. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Can RCB make a match out of this? A lot will rely on Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, especially given that with the inclusion of Venkatesh Iyer as the Impact Sub, they no longer have the option of turning to Rasikh Salam. From Gujarat’s perspective, much will depend on their top three, who excel while chasing such middling totals. The pace and bounce troubled the RCB batters, and GT will look to negate those factors early and settle into their chase. Stick around for the second essay.

A quick word - GT's Jason Holder is up for a chat. When asked if he had been carrying a magnet with him, given that the ball seemed to follow him wherever he was positioned in the field. Holder replies that he always tries to do his job. On his bowling, he says that he focused on hitting the perfect length, and that was the key reason behind his wicket-taking success. About his first catch, where he was going to collide with Kagiso, he says that he just kept his eyes on the ball and picked up the catch. On the bowling unit's overall performance, he replies that they gave their 100 per cent on the field, and the energy was outstanding.

Titans trigger the slide - From 79/2, it quickly turned into a procession, as RCB slipped to 96/6 in no time, with Rashid Khan and Jason Holder striking in tandem. With wickets falling at the other end, Padikkal struggled to maintain momentum as Gujarat kept chipping away at the wickets. Even Venkatesh Iyer, brought on as the Impact Sub, could not have the desired impact Bengaluru hoped for, but his 29-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar took RCB past 150.

A lively start up top - After being asked to bat first, Virat Kohli landed a few punches early on, but Kagiso Rabada delivered the final blow in that engaging battle. RCB finished the Powerplay at 59 for the loss of both openers. Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar then stitched together a brief partnership before the latter fell to a catch, where the decision could have gone either way, but went in favour of the home side.

A job well done by the Gujarat Titans - Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been bundled for 155, the first time they have been bowled out this season. Shubman Gill and his men walk off as a happy bunch, and not just with the ball did they put on an impressive display, but after some sloppy fielding performances lately, they really upped their game against the defending champions.

What has happened here? An appeal for a caught behind, but it is turned down. Jos Buttler scores a direct hit at the batting end, but the batter is safe at that end. There is a direct hit at the bowling end as well, where Josh Hazlewood seems to be short of his ground. Hazlewood has already started walking off, not even waiting for the replay. And now we know why, Josh is well short, confirmed by the check by the third umpire.

Arshad Khan to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! JOSH HAZLEWOOD IS RUN OUT! A wild, wild ending to the first innings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been bowled out for 155 with 4 balls to spare. Arshad Khan bowls it on a good length, on off and middle and the ball cuts back in. Josh Hazlewood backs away and has a push at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. There is half an appeal for caught behind, which is turned down and Josh wanders out of his crease as well. Jos Buttler cleverly underarms the throw onto the stumps as Josh turns back to make his ground. However, the ball deflects away and Hazlewood wants a second bite at the run and even though Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to send him back, he continues on his merry way. Shubman Gill at short cover picks up the ball and underarms another direct hit at the non-striker's end. The third umpire has a look and Josh is just safe in terms of the first direct hit, but he's well short on the second one.

Josh Hazlewood is the last man in.

Arshad Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! That's well held onto by Sai Sudharsan. Arshad Khan pitches the ball a bit fuller and on middle and leg. Venkatesh Iyer stays back and heaves it across the line. Iyer ends up not quite timing it and drags it flat towards deep mid-wicket. Sai comes charging in and dives forward to snaffle it with both hands. He does well to hold onto the ball even as his elbows thud into the turf on the landing. RCB are now 155/9.

Arshad Khan (3-0-22-2) to close out the innings. Can RCB get to 170? That would be a massive boost heading into the break.