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

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Short-pitched delivery on off and middle, Iyer leans back and awkwardly angles it away past short third for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR! Shot! Too full and on off, not quite yorker length. Venkatesh Iyer goes deep in the crease, stays still and drills it back past the bowler into the long off fence for another boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Banged in well short and wide outside off, Venkatesh Iyer reaches up for it and hits it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs. That also brings up the 150 for RCB.

Mohammed Siraj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hard length, on a tighter line around off. Kumar nudges it down towards cover-point and pinches a run.

Mohammed Siraj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! Smacked away. Short of a length, wider outside the off stump. Bhuvneshwar Kumar backs away a bit as well and swats it up and over the cover region for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Good-length delivery, slanting back into the right-hander at nearly 140 clicks. Bhuvneshwar Kumar hangs back and solidly defends it off.

Time for the 19th over. Mohammed Siraj to bowl. 3-0-26-1 so far for Siraj.

Arshad Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, The in-between length now, Arshad keeps the line around off. Bhuvi presses back and pushes it into the off side for a single. 160 on the cards for RCB?

Arshad Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fuller in length, straighter too, eased away towards short extra cover.

Arshad Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, FOUR! That's a good-looking stroke, and RCB get a boundary after almost 4 overs. Back of a length, wide outside off, Kumar goes deep in the crease and latches onto the width, slapping it down through the gap at covers for a boundary.

Arshad Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, BEATEN! Pitched up on a fuller length, at 144.6, and angled just across off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks to hit on the up but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Arshad Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Good length, angled into the pads, tucked down behind square leg for a single by Iyer.

Halt! Venkatesh Iyer has copped a stinging blow on his left elbow. The physio rushes out to have a look. A check is underway to rule out any fracture. Iyer has put the gloves back on, and he is ready to resume. It remains to be seen how comfortable he feels while playing his shots.

Arshad Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Ouch! That's gone straight into the left elbow of Venkatesh Iyer and he seems to be really stung here. Back of a length, hammered into the pitch around off. The ball jags back in with some extra bounce. Iyer tries to swing it off the front foot but misses and cops a blow on the left elbow.

Arshad Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, WIDE! Too high. Banged in halfway down the pitch, angled in over middle and leg. Venkatesh Iyer simply ducks under it.

Arshad Khan (2-0-15-2) has been brought back into the attack.

Jason Holder to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Just back of a length, at 129.6 kph and outside off, Kumar gets a stride across to the off side and strokes it to point.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Banged in short over middle, Venkatesh Iyer comes down the pitch and forces the flat-batted shot down to long on for just a single.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Dug in a bit more short now, awkward height to get it away. Iyer tries to pull but hits it straight to short fine leg.

Jason Holder to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Back of a length, outside off, Kumar presses up on his toes and taps it down to covers for a single.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Iyer persists with the cheeky attempt and fails to get it away yet again. Good length, just angling across off. Venky tries to get inside the line and lap it but the ball hits the pads and rolls into the leg side for a leg bye.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Bowled back of a length and over leg stump, Iyer shuffles across to lap it away but is well beaten.

Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dragged length outside off, punched away to extra cover. Just a single off the over.

Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slightly flighted on off, it is the googly. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lunges to defend.

Rashid Khan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nagging length, on middle, Kumar watchfully defends it back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, A touch fuller, on middle, played off the back foot by Iyer and shovelled away behind square leg for a run.

Rashid Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Turning down leg! Another flatter leg break, lands it on a good length on middle and leg. Venkatesh Iyer rocks back to flick but misses and gets struck on the pads again.

Rashid Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, Tossed up, full and just outside leg. Iyer leans ahead to flick but gets it off the pads.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Plenty for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to think about during this break. They found themselves in a similar situation earlier this season against RR in Guwahati, where Venkatesh Iyer came in as the Impact Sub and played a handy cameo. They will be hoping for a repeat tonight. So far, so good for the Gujarat Titans, with an impressive showing so far with the ball and a noticeable improvement in the field. The job is not done yet, though, and they will want to close this out strongly. Rashid Khan will bowl out now. 3-0-18-2 so far for the spin wizard.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length again, going across off, Venkatesh Iyer tries to guide it away but gets an extra bounce. The ball goes off the gloves and down to deep third for another single.

Jason Holder to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Slower one, back of a length and around off. Kumar hops up and nudges it down in front of point for a run. Good running.

Jason Holder to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Good length, attacking the stumps, tucked away to mid on.

Jason Holder to Venkatesh Iyer, Pitched fuller on off and middle, driven to the left of mid off for a quick single.

Jason Holder to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, A bit untidy from Mohammed Siraj to begin with but the boundary is stopped. Full ball, angled in towards middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar clips it past mid on and Siraj chases after it. He opts not to put in the dive but the ball races away from him. Siraj eventually puts in the dive and manages to stop the boundary, and Manav Suthar is the one who gives good back-up, saving a run for his side.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is in next.

Jason Holder to Romario Shepherd, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and RCB are going down in a hurry now. Jason Holder bowls it just back of a length and on off. The seam of the ball hits the deck such that it angles in with some extra bounce. Romario Shepherd leans back to pull but ends up snatching at it. The ball is swung down to deep mid-wicket, where Sai Sudharsan pouches a simple catch and Holder has his second wicket, to go along with his three catches as well.

Jacob Bethell is substituted by Venkatesh Iyer

With 7 wickets down and still 6 overs left, RCB's hand has been forced. Venkatesh Iyer has been introduced as the Impact Sub. Jacob Bethell has been subbed out. Iyer's bat does not pass through the gauge and he has asked for a replacement. The new bat passes the check, and we are all good to go. If it had all gone well with the bat, RCB were likely to bring in Rasikh Salam as the Impact Sub, but they can no longer do so.

Rashid Khan to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan does get the job done and gets a big wicket here for GT. Rashid bowls it a tad shorter on middle and bowls it flatter as well. It is the leg break that turns back. Devdutt Padikkal rocks back and tries to whip it leg side but gets cramped for room. The ball takes the inside edge, then goes onto the pads and then eventually, goes on to hit the stumps. A bit unlucky for the batter but Padikkal has to walk back and RCB are 126/7.

Rashid Khan to Romario Shepherd, Tossed up, on off, Romario winds up to go big but loses his shape and ends up hacking it towards long on. They cross.

Rashid Khan to Romario Shepherd, SIX! Romario Shepherd is just starting with his fireworks! A touch shorter this time, with a googly, on middle. Romario Shepherd picks up the wroung'un and dispatches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive six.

Rashid Khan to Romario Shepherd, Shorter and it is the googly, punched back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Romario Shepherd, SIX! This is out of the park! Tossed up, fuller, on off and middle. Romario Shepherd plants his front foot away from the delivery and launches it downtown for six runs.

Rashid Khan to Romario Shepherd, Beaten! Fuller and pitching it just outside off. Romario Shepherd lunges and looks to defend, but is beaten on the outside edge due to the away turn.

Kagiso Rabada to Romario Shepherd, KG bashes the hard length and bowls it on off, Romario hangs back and angles the bat to push the ball down towards point for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Romario Shepherd, Back of a length and outside off, Romario Shepherd stays back and has a half push at it, dabbing the ball down to backward point.

Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, Tap and run. Back of a length, outside off, Padikkal gets on his toes, nudges it well behind point and picks up a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, SIX! Well, maybe a moral victory for the bowler. A well-directed bumper, right at Padikkal, around helmet height as well. Devdutt Padikkal tries to pull but the ball gets big on him and he tries to pull out of the shot but it's too late. The ball flies over fine leg for a six.

Kagiso Rabada to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR! A valiant effort from Shubman Gill, but it goes in vain. Good length, around off, Padikkal backs away nice and early, swatting it between mid off and extra cover. Gill gives it a good chase and puts in a dive, but ends up making contact with the ropes when he tries to flick the ball away for a second time.

Kagiso Rabada to Romario Shepherd, Half an appeal for LBW, but that's sliding well down leg. Hard length on middle and leg, darts back in. Romario Shepherd fails to get it away and the ball goes into the leg side off the thigh pad. The batters pick up a leg bye.