GT vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! CENTURY FOR Will Jacks! Will Jacks has taken Rashid Khan for 29 runs in this over and he has reached his century in the blink of an eye. From 17 off 17 to a century of 41 deliveries Will Jacks has grown in stature with such an innings. This was a tossed-up delivery wide of off, Will Jacks drags this from outside off for a maximum over the long on region. Bengaluru wins this by 9 wickets.

SIX! OH DEAR ME, STOP THAT Will Jacks! Fuller one in middle, Will Jacks clears the front leg yet again and slogs sweep this way behind the fence into the stands towards deep mid-wicket region for another maximum. This is sensational hitting.

FOUR! This time he finds the fence for four. Tossed up in middle, Will Jacks hammers this through the ground towards the gap at deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Rashid Khan has no answer to this onslaught from Will Jacks.

SIX! Back-to-back maximums for Will Jacks and he is shattering the reputation of Rashid Khan. Too short and in middle, Will Jacks clears his front leg goes back and pulls this over the fence towards deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

SIX! Will Jacks is dealing in maximums. Short of a length in middle, Will Jacks clears his front leg and hammered this 10 rows behind the fence for a maximum.

Short of a length in middle, Virat Kohli goes deep in his crease and pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Oh, a dot ball to end the over but 29 runs come off it and that seems to be game over for Gujarat. Full and wide, pace on as well and in the blockhole, Will Jacks reaches out to squeeze it away but toe-ends it straight to short third.

FOUR! Oh, that was so close to being another maximum. Bowled into the pitch a bit and over off stump, Will Jacks slogs it away a bit flat and well wide of long on. The replays show that the ball just hit the ropes on the half-volley and it will be four runs.

SIX! Will Jacks has gone straight from second to sixth gear and no kind of slower delivery is working for Mohit Sharma. This is bowled from the back of the hand but right in the slot around off, Jacks hits through the line of the ball and whacks it straight down the ground for another biggie.

Slower one, bowled full and well wide, Will Jacks throws his hands at it and gets a top edge over the backward point region for a couple of runs.

No ball and SIX! Oh, dear! Mohit Sharma seems to have lost all his control over the ball. Goes pace on and looks to bowl full at the batter but ends up serving a beamer over the leg stump and it is angling in, Jacks manages to flick it off his body over fine leg and for a maximum. Free Hit coming up...

SIX! FIFTY up for Will Jacks and what a knock this has been from the Englishman! Another slower ball, on a good length and around off, Jacks holds his shape well and launches it high over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Gujarat and Mohit Sharma under the pump now.

FOUR! Will Jacks is chancing his arm now and is getting the boundaries away! Short of a length over middle, Jacks picks it early and pulls it flat to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Comes from around the stumps, bowling it quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Will Jacks gets an inside edge past leg stump as he looks to pull and gets it toward short fine leg for one.

SIX! Similar line and length and this time, Will Jacks connects and connects well. Fuller one on the leg peg, turning in, Jacks goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it sweetly over deep square leg for a maximum.

FOUR BYES! Unlucky for the bowler and Noor Ahmad cannot believe it. Nice and full on leg stump, turning in sharply, Will Jacks misses the sweep and the ball just turns past the leg stump, no chance of the keeper and rolls away into the fence.

Drags the length right back and bowls the wrong'un well outside off, Will Jacks is already backing away and is unable to reach it in the end.

Fuller on the legs, nudged away past square leg for an easy single.

On the shorter side and outside off, Virat Kohli stays back and plays a whippy shot flat through covers for a couple of runs.

SIX! A tidy over has been completely ruined on the final delivery and Bengaluru staying ahead of the required rate. Just a bit too short and angled into the batter, Will Jacks manages to rock back and make room before whacking it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Make that five singles on the trot as Virat Kohli backs away and hits the short ball in front of square on the off side.

Slows it up a bit and bowls it on a good length on middle, Will Jacks makes room and slaps it away to deep cover for a fourth single in a row in this over.

Fuller now and around off, chipped away towards wide long off for a single.

Good length around off and sliding on, Will Jacks backs away and hits it firmly through covers for just another single.

Comes from around the stumps and bowls it quick, into the deck and angled in from off stump, Virat Kohli rocks back to pull but mistimes it just to the right of mid-wiucket for a run.

The call is for two and they get it with ease! Tad shorter over the stumps, and worked away nicely in front of mid-wicket by Will Jacks for a couple of runs. Bengaluru look in control of the chase here.

Flighted ball, on a nagging length and around off, this one grips and Virat Kohli gets a leading edge down to long off for one.

Flatter and quicker around leg stump, it is the wrong'un and Virat Kohli plays all around it, getting hit on the pads.

SIX! All the way now and Virat Kohli is showing his prowess here. Tossed up, a bit more fuller and on middle, Kohli goes for the slog-sweep now and nails it in front of deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

FOUR! Oh, David Miller did the hard bit but it still wasn't enough. Floated full on the stumps, swept away flat and hard to the right of deep mid-wicket. Miller sprints and dives across to get a hand on it but the ball trickles away to the fence.

Top delivery! Flighted up on a nagging length on off and gets the googly to turn away sharply, Virat Kohli has a feel for it but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Back of a length and at the body, Will Jacks backs away and just dabs it down with soft hands straight to short third for a dot.

FOUR! Crashed away for another boundary! Slower one, bowled on a good length and outside off, Will Jacks makes room leg side and slaps it away flat over the leaping cover fielder for four runs.

A surprise bumper, dug in halfway down the track and over the stumps, Will Jacks looks to pull off the front foot but is well beaten.

SIX! Will Jacks was just going at run-a-ball and now he goes big. Fractionally short but angled in and right in the arc, Jacks comes ahead and smashes it away over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Much-needed for Jacks!

Dug in slightly short on off, Virat Kohli comes forward and punches it towards mid off for a run.

Slightly back of a length, over middle and angling in, Will Jacks stays upright and hits it away through wide mid on for a single.

FOUR! FIFTY! The chase master is up and running in the chase again. Short and wide of off, Virat Kohli opens up the off side for himself and cuts this right in between backward point and deep point for a boundary.

Too full and in middle, Will Jacks pushes this to long on for a single.

Wrong'un turning into the batter and skipping past the stumps with the batter looking for the slog. Will Jacks looks for the slog and misses but Wriddhiman Saha collects this behind the stumps and appeals with the umpire raising his finger. Will Jacks asks for a review straightaway as he feels he has not edged it. The UltraEdge comes to the aid of the batter as there was no spike when the ball passed the bat. Will Jacks survives.

Quicker and flatter on off, Virat Kohli goes deep and pushes this towards sweeper cover for one.

Tossed up a bit quicker in middle, Will Jacks nudges this away from the fielder for a single.

Short and wide outside off, Virat Kohli cuts this to deep point for one.

Fuller one in middle, Virat Kohli rolls it towards long on for one.

FOUR! A good stroke aided with a poor fielding effort gifts Kohli a boundary here. Short of a length outside off, Virat Kohli moves to his leg and punches this wide of extra-cover for a boundary. THis should have been a couple only but Azmatullah Omarzai misfielded in front of the fence.

He has no idea of what Noor is throwing at him. Fuller one turning away form Will Jacks. He throws his bat at it again and loses the ball on it flight back to the fielder. Kohli calls for the run and completes it in the end.

Fuller one on pads, Virat Kohli sweeps this away towards short shine leg for one.

Will Jacks is finding it hard to pick Noor. Wrong'un around middle, Will Jacks swings hard but gets it off the bottom of his bat for a single towards short third man.

Floats one on the pads, Virat Kohli dans this towards the leg side and takes one.

Quicker one on leg, Virat Kohli nudges this towards the leg side for a single to end the over.

Fuller one on the pads, Will Jacks pushes this towards the leg side and takes a single.

Tossed up around off, Kohli pushes this towards the off side for a single this time.

Fuller in middle, Virat Kohli gently tucks this through mid-wicket and calls for two straightaway. Will Jacks responds well and the batter take a couple.

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Will Jacks pushes this away towards the mid-wicket region and takes one. Virat Kohli wanted the second but Will Jacks denied so.

Short of a length turning in towards the batter, Virat Kohli goes back and rolls this to long on for one.

Toss full for the sweep and the batter misses it. The ball goes on and hits him on his back leg. Loud appeal by Noor Ahmad for L.B.W. but the umpire has turned this down. Shubman Gill asks for a review but the Ball Tracker suggests that the ball landed outside leg and the on-field decision stays.

FOUR! Wrong'un outside off, Will Jacks goes deep in his crease and cuts this away from the fielder and gets a boundary this time. The ball was hit away from the reach of the backward point fielder this time.

Flighted up around leg stump, Will Jacks goes for the sweep but misses and the ball lobs up off the pads.

Fuller one in middle, Virat Kohli pushes this back to the bowler but Noor Ahmad picks it up and tries to catch Will Jacks off the guard but throws it waiveredly away and the batter takes a single.

FOUR! Too full wide down leg, Virat Kohli picks it up early and sweeps this fine and wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Flipper on pads, Will Jacks rolls this to long on for one.

WIDE! Noor starts off with a way too wide delivery outside off.

Short of a length around the pads, Virat Kohli goes deep in his crease and tucks this towards deep mid-wicket region and calls for two completing it with ease.

Fuller one outside off, Virat Kohli drills this to extra-cover for no run.

SIX! Virat Kohli is all pumped up. Tossed up in middle, Virat Kohli strides to the pitch of it and slogs this up and over the fence towards deep mid-wicket region for another maximum.

SIX! UP AND OVER FOR A MAXIMUM! Tossed up around off, Vijay Shankar makes room by moving towards his leg and lofting it over wide long off for a maximum. This was too close to the fielder but a bit too high.

Slower and flatter in middle, Virat Kohli pushes this towards the off side for no run.

Fuller one following the batter to his leg, Will Jacks looks for the sweep but gets an under edge onto his pads for one.

Floated up, short and wide, Virat Kohli rocks back to cut but is unable to pierce the gap on the off side and is seemingly unhappy with his shot as well.

FOUR! Nicely done! A smidge fuller on the stumps, Virat Kohli is early to get on the front foot and manages to easily loft it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Quicker through the air and fractionally short on off, Virat Kohli taps it out on the off side.

On a tad fuller length and sliding on from middle, worked away in front of mid-wicket for a run.

Quicker and flatter around off, punched away from the crease towards cover.

Full toss to begin with and it is pretty badly timed as well. Rashid Khan begins ith a loosener on off stump and Will Jacks is taken aback, one hand comes off the handle as the ball is lofted over mid off for a couple of runs.

Excellent from Sai Kishore, just four singles and a wicket off it. This is full and on the legs, Will Jacks leans on and clips it away past square leg for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Just the one man in the deep and Faf du Plessis picks him out perfectly. Good bowling from Sai Kishore though as he keeps the length back and angles it into the body. Faf looks to play the pick-up shot and pull it over deep mid-wicket but gets cramped for room and hits it a bit straighter. The substitute fielder there, Vijay Shankar settles under it and grabs it nicely just inside the ropes. Big wicket here for Gujarat.

Just drags the length back a bit and angles it in, getting it to grip as well. Faf du Plessis looks to back away but has to adjust and plays it away to covers.

Bowled on a length and on off stump, Virat Kohli with a high-elbow punch down to long off and he turns the strike right over.

A bit flatter and shorter, drifted into the legs, Faf du Plessis pats it away through wide mid off for one more.

Saved a certain boundary there! Floated up very full and down the leg side, Virat Kohli sweeps it away behind square leg but Noor Ahmad at backward square leg makes a fine stop to his right to keep it down to one.

FOUR! This is skillful batting from Faf du Plessis as he brings out the lap sweep now. This is bowled on a tad fuller length on middle and leg, Faf shuffles a bit, getting inside the line and he scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary now.

SIX! Faf du Plessis only dealing in sixes at the moment. Fuller in length again and on the stumps, Faf holds his shape and lifts it nicely over long off for another biggie.

SIX! Swung away for a maximum! Pitched up in the slot and around off, Faf du Plessis picks it up early and heaves it away well in front of mid-wicket for six runs.

Back of a length, Faf du Plessis presses back and punches it away straight towards cover.

Just short of a length and outside off, punched away off the back foot past point for a single.

An uncharacteristic agricultural heave from Virat Kohli and he misses it by a long way. Omarzai begins with a hard-length ball on the fifth stump line, Kohli looks to swipe it over mid-wicket but is beaten.

SIX! Nonchalantly done! Brings the length back and angles it into the body, Faf du Plessis manages to stay leg side of the ball and flicks it all the way over deep square leg for a biggie, the first one of the chase.

Full and around off stump, driven away without much timing and wide of mid off for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up around middle stump, Virat Kohli stays put and lofts it nicely over mid on for a boundary.

WIDE! A bit too full and down the leg side, it was the attempted slower one but it will be a wide.

Pitched up around off stump, pushed towards mid off for a single by Faf.

Brilliantly fielded! Full and swinging away from off stump, Faf du Plessis drives it nicely on the front foot but David Miller at short cover makes a sharp stop.

WIDE! Fuller delivery, looking to angle it in at the pads but drifts it just down leg for a wide.

Pitches it up outside off, looking for some swing, Virat Kohli goes after it and slices it uppishly down to wide third man for a single.

Top over from Azmatullah Omarzai! Perfect length in the channel around off, Faf du Plessis pushes it off the front foot to mid off.

FOUR LEG BYES! Brings out the inswinger now but gets the line wrong. Good length again on middle and leg and drifting down leg, Faf du Plessis misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads into the fine leg fence.

Finally, Virat Kohli and Bengaluru are off the mark. Hard length around off, tapped away in front of point for a single.

And again! On a good length and swinging away from outside off stump, Virat Kohli pokes at it but misses.

Genuine swing there! On a good length on the fifth stump line and swinging away a long way. Virat Kohli has a poke at it away from the body but is well beaten past the outside edge.

Starts off with a heavy ball, bowling it on a hard length around off, Virat Kohli stands tall and punches it away on the off side.