GG vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

Nadine gets the yorker in, on middle, Renuka Singh Thakur can only dig it out back to the bowler. Royal Challengers Bengaluru complete a thumping win by 61 runs to book their place in the playoffs!

Nadine keeps the stumps in play, on a length, Tanuja drills it down to long on for a single.

Full and around off, Tanuja sets up for the reverse lap but miscues it back towards the bowler.

Almost played on! Pace off, on a length, outside off, Tanuja swings with all her might but gets an inside edge on the bounce. The bounce takes the ball over the stumps and Richa Ghosh, standing up to the sticks, makes the stop.

Tanuja Kanwer was gone had the throw hit. Very full, wide on off, Renuka backs away to go through the off side. She toe-ends it in front of mid off, where Smriti Mandhana is quick to get to the ball. Kanwer wants to sneak in a single but is sent back. Mandhana has a shy at the bowling end but misses. The fielder backing up is a bit deep and that allows the batters to take the single.

Full and angled into the left-hander from around the wicket, Kanwer hits it down to long on for one.

Short and flat, on off, tapped to cover by Thakur.

FOUR! Gets it away! Radha offers flight, full and on middle, Renuka charges down the track and slogs over mid-wicket for a boundary.

At the sticks and the length stays full, slogged on the bounce to deep backward square leg for a single.

Full and on off, Renuka presses forward and pushes it to long off for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Tanuja sweeps it in front of square for a single.

DROPPED, FOUR! Georgia Voll has shelled it. Angled into the left-hander, on middle, Kanwer drops on a knee and plays the slog sweep. Hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket, where Voll runs to her right and the ball ends up getting big on her. She tries to take it in reverse cup style over her left shoulder but the ball bursts through her hands and goes behind for a four.

Tossed up, on middle, Renuka Singh Thakur lunges for the block.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shreyanka Patil is on the board in the wickets column. All six bowling options used by RCB tonight have at least a wicket to their name. This is slowed through the air, full and on off. Fulmali has a big swing through the line but gets the height and not the distance. Skies it towards long on, where Grace Harris runs in off the ropes and settles under the skier. She takes it around her left shoulder but not before a couple of bobbles.

Another one fizzed across the batter, on a length, Fulmali smears it to the right of long on for a couple of runs.

A big swing and a miss! Patil stays around the wicket to the right-hander and zips one across the batter. Fulmali swings for the hills but does not connect.

Tossed up, on off, Tanuja steps out and chips it back over the bowler's head for a single.

Speared in from around the wicket, full and at the stumps, Kanwer plays the reverse but picks out the fielder at backward point.

Very full, dropping on the batter, outside off, Bharti swings, only to connect with thin air. End of a successful over for Sayali and RCB.

A thigh-high full toss, on middle, Kanwer hits it back over the bowler's head without much timing for a single.

This dips on the batter, low full toss. Bharti is taken aback by the drop of the ball and squirts an inside edge behind square for a single.

On middle and leg, pulled in front of square for a single by Kanwer.

OUT! CAUGHT! Not sure if this was a plan, but it has worked out quite well for RCB. End of a lone fight from the Gujarat skipper. Satghare keeps it wide on off, on the fuller side. Gardner throws her hands at it and it is sliced off the toe end of the blade. It goes straight to backward point, where Prema Rawat takes it around her waist. Not an animated appeal from any of the RCB players. It is sent upstairs for a check and the replays confirm that it was not a bump ball. Gardner departs for 54 (43) and that very well is the last nail in the coffin.

Wide! This goes beyond the tramline and Ash lets it be.

Goes slightly wide on the crease and pitches it up, near the tramline on off. Bharti reaches out and slams it to wide long off for a single. It could have been a wide had Fulmali left it.

A real half-tracker but this does not rise much, on leg. Fulmali adjusts to the low bounce and gets it away to deep backward square leg for one. 10 runs off the over. 84 runs needed in 24 balls.

Slower through the air, floated up, on off, Gardner drops on a knee and drags it to deep mid-wicket. Only a run.

Fine stop! Short and quick, on off, Fulmali slaps it hard towards extra cover, where Smriti Mandhana flings herself to her left and cuts it off. Just a single.

FOUR! Not a great option with the field up on the off side, and Patil is made to pay for it. On a nagging length, outside off, Bharti gets the width to work with and she carves it over cover for a four.

Fires it in full, on off, Ash swings a bit too hard and as a result, she loses her shape. Drags it down to long on for a single.

Shreyanka is back into the attack. Pushes it down leg, on a length, Gardner walks inside the line and swats it behind square leg. Radha Yadav is quick across the turf and dives to her right to save a couple of runs for her side.

Fifty for Ashleigh Gardner! Short and slow, on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a run. 13 from the over, 27 in the last two.

SIX! High, handsome, and a captain standing tall. The slower one is full around off, but Gardner reads it in a trice and goes hammer and tongs. She launches it high over long on, clears the rope with ease, and continues a lone fight for her side. The on-air commentator informs that this is only the second biggie conceded by Bell this season, the first one was struck by Mooney. 95 off 31 balls.

Wide! Way wide outside off, Bharti walks forward chasing it but misses.

Shortish and on off, angling in, Bharti stays back to play late and guides it towards short third. They cross for a hesitant single.

Slower one, loopy and full outside off from Bell. Ash hits hard but towards long off, only for a run.

Slower one, short again on off, Ashleigh Gardner smashes it to wide long off and Radha Yadav tries to stop the ball with a slide. They get two runs and it appears that Radha has hurt her right knee.

A touch short and outside off, Bharti forces it to deep cover for one.

FOUR! Make it three in the over. Short of a length around off and fired in to keep the batter inside the crease, but the Aussie rocks back and muscles it through deep cover. The fielder dives near the rope, full stretch, but it is all in vain as the ball wins the race. 14 from the over! Gujarat need many more overs like this one.

FOUR! Another boundary. Gardner charges down in a flash, gets to the pitch of a full ball, and thumps it straight back over the bowler's head. That is a proper crunch, and the pressure eases just a touch.

A touch short on off, Ash cracks it from the back foot to cover-point.

FOUR! At last, Ash gets one away. A boundary after a long wait for Gujarat. Tossed up full around off, Gardner skips down the track and drills it cleanly over mid off. Much-needed runs, and a rare release of pressure.

Tosses it up and serves it full on middle, Bharti backs away and goes hard at it only to drag it off the inner edge. It goes to deep mid-wicket and they cross.

Uses her feet to a full ball and hits it aerially towards long on. It doesn't carry to the fielder and they get one.

Serves it on a length, around off, Bharti defends it from the back foot. 3 runs and a wicket off the over.

Outside off, hit through covers for one.

Around middle and leg, Bharti Fulmali works it through square leg for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Bharti tries to cut but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gujarat continue to sink in Vadodara. With the asking rate climbing alarmingly, Wareham goes searching for a big hit. Back of a length around off and it hurries off the deck, she rocks back to muscle it over the leg side but only gets the shoulder of the bat. The ball loops up to mid-wicket, Sayali Satghare settles under it and takes a comfortable catch. Gujarat are 56 for 6 and in deep trouble. 123 needed off 46 balls.

Around off, on a length, Ashleigh Gardner drives it through covers for one. They need boundaries as the asking rate has gone over 15.

Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Wareham goes too deep inside the crease, so deep that she fails to connect with her attempted square cut. 3 from the over. 124 needed off 48 balls, and time is running out for GG.

Flighted delivery, full and around off, Gardner jumps down the track and lofts it to the right of long on. Only a run.

Around off, Ash plays it from the crease, across the line but finds mid-wicket. Dot.

Patil drags her length short, on middle, Wareham immediately drops her weight on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Very full and on off, Georgia makes room and drives but it's straight to mid off.

Full and on middle, knocked down to long on for a run.

Skidding down the leg side, Georgia Wareham fails to flick and it drops off her pads to the leg side.

Presses back to a short ball and punches it to deep cover for one.

Shortish and outside off, Ash cracks it to sweeper cover and rushes back for the second run as the throw from the deep is a bit weak. 50 up for GG!

Short and wide outside off, cut to point, but straight to the fielder.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Georgia drives it to deep cover and gets off the mark with a single.

OUT! BOWLED! The squeeze tightens and Gujarat crumble further, losing their fifth wicket. A tempting, loopy delivery, full and drifting in from around off, lures Kashvee out as she looks to clear the leg side. She swings hard, connects with nothing, and the ball thunders into the stumps. Yadav is off in celebration, the fielding side is sensing blood, and Gujarat are left needing a steep 131 from 59 balls. Georgia Wareham is the new batter.

Trifecta of plays and misses! Slower and fuller, outside off, a tentative prod by Gardner with no real footwork and she is beaten again. A tidy first over from Patil. Just 3 runs off it.

And again! Even quicker and the length stays short, outside off, Ash flashes but is beaten for pace.

This is flat and short, skids through, outside off, Gardner goes for the cut but misses.

On a nagging length, on middle, Kashvee whips it in front of square on the leg side and crosses over.

Flighted delivery, full and on off, Gautam uses her feet and works it past extra cover for a couple of runs.

Missed by the off stump by a coat of varnish! Patil drops it short, around the off pole, Gautam presses back to clip it away on the leg side. She is beaten on the inside edge and the ball goes just past the off stump.

At the hips, Gardner is beaten on the inside edge on the flick and wears it on the thigh pad. Just 6 runs off the over despite the four, which should not have been one. GG need 134 runs in 66 balls.

FOUR! Oh, dear. Untidy from Radha Yadav. Nadine lands it on a short of a length, outside off, Gardner stays deep in the crease and gets on top of the bounce. She punches it straight to Radha at deep cover, who fails to get low enough and the ball sneaks under her hands before going through her legs for a four.

Pushes the length up, outside off, Gautam takes a step across and reaches out in front before driving it to long on for a single.

Keeps it on the shorter side, on off, Kashvee stands upright and pats it to mid on again.

On a back of a length, outside off, Gautam gets on her toes and whips it with her bottom hand to mid on.

Full and around off, Ash strokes it through covers for a single.

Nicely bowled! Slower through the air, fuller as well, around off, Gautam brings her bat out in front to smother the spin but is beaten as the ball goes past the blade. A brilliant first over from Radha.

Radha is lucky to get away with it! It seems to have slipped out of her hands. A high full toss but below the waist, on off, Gardner slaps it with a flat bat down to long off for a single.

FOUR! Edged away! Fired in, fuller and outside off. No foot movement from Gardner and she pokes at it with her hands. Gets an outside edge that goes through the vacant slip region and it races away.

Short and around off, pushed to cover by Ash.

Pushed through, on a nagging length, outside off, Gardner is beaten for pace as she looks to get it away through the off side.

Flat and short, on off, Gardner taps it to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! This time, Radha Yadav goes for the catch and gobbles it up. Just as a partnership was developing, Nadine De Klerk has broken through. De Klerk rolls her fingers over the ball and keeps it full, outside off. Sharma is made to reach out and she looks to go big on the off side. One hand comes off the bat handle and she spoons it towards deep cover. Radha runs in off the ropes to take the catch and the ball nearly slipped out off her hands but she managed to cling on close to her body. 18 (20) for Anushka. GG are 34/4, chasing 178.

On a length, on off, knocked to mid off.

In and around the off stump, Gardner looks to cover the line but gets an outside edge wide of short third for a run.

Should Radha Yadav have gone for it? Fuller in length, outside off, Sharma extends her hands and swings through the line. She slices it aerially towards deep cover. Indecision on the part of Radha in the deep. She opts to collect the ball on the bounce rather than going for the catch. They cross.

At the sticks, on a short of a length, punched wide of cover. Gautami Naik slides to her left and keeps the batters down to one.

Slanting into the pads, on a length, Gardner works it behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

Skidding through, on a hard length, on middle, Ash helps it down to deep fine leg for a run. 8 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, GG are 29/3.

Satghare continues to be a bit short, on middle, Anushka swivels and pulls it firmly to deep backward square leg for another single.

Into the surface, around off, Gardner goes back and drags the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for one more.

On top of off, Sharma hammers the pull through mid-wicket. Georgia Voll gets around in the deep and tumbles to her left to cut it off. They cross.

Closer to the off stump, on a back of a length, this is punched on the up to mid off.

FOUR! A poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Short and wide on off, Anushka stands tall and reaches out to flay it over point. One hand comes off the handle but the connection is good enough to find a boundary.

Sliding down the leg side, on a length, Gardner misses out to flick and it goes off her pads to deep fine. They collect a couple of leg byes.

Another outswinger, close to off and on a fuller length. This time Ash tries to play a bit straight and it takes the outer edge. The ball runs behind backward point and they get a couple of runs.

Beauty from Bell. Lovely outswinger, it's delivered on a driving length outside off, Ashleigh Gardner is lured into the shot and gets beaten.

Back of a length, around off and straightening off the seam, Ash gets behind the line and defends it down.

Drifting down the leg side, Sharma nudges it to deep fine for one.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Short and outside off, Sharma shows lightning hands, stands tall in the crease, and cracks it over covers. No messing about, that races away to the fence. A good start to the over for GG!

A bit too straight, on a shortish length, Gardner stays back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket, for a couple. The Aussie opens her account. 167 needed off 96 balls.

On a length, around middle, Anushka tries to flick across the line but it takes the inner edge and hurries to short fine. They cross for a brisk run.

Misses out. Short and wide outside off, Sharma cuts from the back foot but it goes straight to point.

FOUR! That will calm a few nerves in the dressing room. Full and outside off, Anushka Sharma leans into it and lofts it sweetly over extra cover. Lovely timing, full extension of the arms, and a boundary to get things moving for Gujarat.

Movement back into the batter, from a good length around off, Sharma hits it down the ground but finds mid on.

Pitches it up and around off, Anushka drives but finds the fielder at covers.

Full in length and outside off, shaping away, Gardner allows it through to the keeper. Wicket maiden!

OUT! CLATTERED! Another one bites the dust, and this is a beauty from Bell. She sends down a full inswinger around leg, Ahuja leans across to flick but plays all around it. Off the pads and onto the stumps, and that trademark smile says it all. Bell is in the wickets, Gujarat are 5 for 3, and they are well and truly staring down the barrel.

Beaten all ends up! A touch short on off, angling away, Ahuja stays back and tries to run it down to deep third but misses. That was not too far away from kissing the outside edge.

Sliding down the leg side, on a length, Anushka tries to flick but misses. It strikes her on the pads, appeal is made but nothing doing. The batters cross for a leg bye.

Bell angles in a length ball, around off, Sharma pushes it to the off side, finds the cover fielder.

Gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it off the inner edge to the leg side.

Around middle, angling down, Ahuja works it off her pads to short fine. Fantastic first over from Sayali, just 1 run and two big wickets off it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Two in the over and RCB have their tails up. Another skiddy length ball on middle, Devine sits back to launch it over mid wicket but fails to middle it. She hits it to the longer side of the ground where a fielder is waiting, and Georgia Voll makes no mistake. Devine is gone for a duck, and this is a nightmare start for the Giants.

Anushka is off the mark. A delivery around middle and angling down, Sharma works it to deep square leg for one.

Angles in a full ball on off, Sharma presses forward and pushes it to mid off.

In the channel outside off, Sharma pushes inside the line and gets beaten.

OUT! BOWLED! Sayali strikes gold with her very first ball. Short of a length on middle and skidding through with extra pace, it hurries Mooney on the back foot as she looks to pull across the line. She is beaten for speed, the ball sneaks through, and the bails light up. An early blow to Gujarat, and Mooney's lean run drags on. They are 3 for 1, chasing a target of 179.

A bit of a mishit. Length ball in line of the stumps, Devine pushes it from the inner half of the bat and it rolls away to mid on. A tidy start from Bell, as usual.

Back of a length, around off, Sophie gets behind the line and pushes it towards the bowler.

Skiddy one, full and sliding down the leg side, and Sophie will feel she has let that one slip. She shapes to flick, misses completely, and it thuds into the pads. A half-hearted lbw appeal goes up, more in hope than expectation, and fades away just as quickly.

Angling down the leg side, Mooney helps it behind square leg and picks up a single.

Full and outside off, Beth drives but finds the fielder at extra cover.

Lauren Bell starts with a length ball on middle, Mooney clips it neatly off her pads and finds the gap wide of mid wicket. The fielder throws herself at it but cannot keep it in the ring, and they scamper back for two. Gujarat are up and running.