IPL 2022 Highlights RCB vs GT: Virat Kohli roars back to form as Bangalore beat Gujarat by 8 wickets

Four, Four, Four. Glenn Maxwell wraps up the show as they chase down a stiff 169 in 18.4 overs and beat table-toppers Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets. Maxwell hits an unbeaten 40 off 18 balls and this win keeps RCB alive in the competion. Meanwhile, the journey ends for Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Maxwell hits Yash Dayal for a four as 10 runs come in the 18th over. RCB now need need 11 runs in 12 balls.

Rashid Khan strikes again as Virat Kohli departs after scoring a match-defining 73 (54). Meanwhile, 9 runs come off the over as RCB reach 148/2 after 17 overs.

Hardik Pandya comes to bowl in the 16th over and gets hammered for 18 runs, which include two sixes and a four by Glenn Maxwell. RCB: 139/1 (16 overs)

Rashid Khan provides Gujarat Titans with the first breakthrough. The spinner drops it full as Faf du Plessis tries to play it across the line. However, he mistimes his shot as it balloons up in the air before Hardik Pandya takes a simple catch at cover. He departs for 44(38).

Rashid almost gets his second  wicket as luck saves Glenn Maxwell. The batter tries to play it across the line but fails to make any contact. The ball hits the leg stump but the bails remain intact. 

8 runs come off the over. RCB: 121/1 (15 overs)

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis combine to fetch 8 runs off Yash Dayal's over as RCB reach 113/0 after 14 overs.

Sai Kishore finishes his four overs as he concedes just three in his final over. RCB: 105/0 (13 overs)

Lockie Fergusion comes to bowl his first over in the 12th over. The pacer is whacked for a four by Virat Kohli as 9 runs come off it. RCB: 102/0 | need 67 runs in 48 balls

Sai Kishore is keeping things tight from one end but is not getting the support from others. The spinner gives six runs in his third over as RCB reach 93/0 after 11 overs.

What a knock this has been from Kohli. He completes his fifty in style as he smashes Rashid Khan for a maximum over the mid-wicket fence to reach the milestone in 33 balls. 10 runs come off the over. RCB: 88/0 (10 overs)

Sai Kishore continues his economical display as he concedes just five runs in his over. RCB: 77/0 (9 overs)

Another four comes off Kohli's bat. This time he advances as Yash Dayal bangs it short, but Kohli gets the better of him as he slaps it towards the cover region for a four. 

Faf du Plessis also joins the party, he gets a boundary towards the third-man region. 11 runs come off the over. RCB: 72/0 (8 overs)

Sai Kishore starts off with a tight over as just six runs come off it. RCB: 61/0 (7 overs)

Kohli continues his charge and hits Yash Dayal for a cracking four. Six runs come of the final powerplay over as RCB reach 55/0.

An elegant shot by Virat Kohli as he hits a pitched up ball by Rashid Khan straight over the bowler's head. The ball bounces once before it crosses the long-on boundary. 9 runs come off the over. RCB 49/0 (5 overs)

Virat Kohli is all pumped up. He starts off the over by Hardik Pandya with a four, coming off an inside edge that runs past the wicketkeeper. He then flicks the ball towards the square leg region as Rashid Khan misjudges his run and spills an opportunity to dismiss the former RCB captain. The ball hits Rashid's hands and goes for a four. 

Du Plessis then closes the over with another boundary. 14 runs come off the over as RCB reach 40/0 after 4 overs. 

Virat Kohli hits Mohammed Shami for two fours. Faf also gets one, while the bowler concedes one in the form of extras. 18 runs come off the over. RCB: 26/0 (3 overs)

Hardik Pandya will share the new ball duties with Shami as he concedes three in his over. RCB: 8/0 (2 overs)

Faf du Plessis hits a cracking four against a back of a length ball by Mohammed Shami. Five runs come off the first over. 

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis walk out to start the 169-run chase. Mohammed Shami leads the attack for Gujarat.

Josh Hazlewood bowls the final over and Hardik Pandya welcomes him with a six. The GT captain then sneaks a double before passing the strike to Rashid Khan with a single. 

The Afghan joins the party and smashes Hazlewood for a six. 17 runs come in the final over as GT post 168/5. Hardik Pandya returns unbeaten on 62(47) and Rashid Khan chips in with 19(6). 

Hardik Pandya brings up his half-century. He reaches the milestone in 42 balls. Meanwhile, Rashid Khan combines with Pandya as the duo fetch 17 runs off the over by Siddarth Kaul. GT: 151/5 (19 overs)

Josh Hazlewood bangs it back of length and the pace takes the ball past the wicketkeeper for a boundary. A leg bye then gets Rahul Tewatia on strike, who is dismissed in the third ball while attempting a pull. The ball takes a faint edge and settles in Dinesh Karthik's gloves. He departs for 2(3).

Seven runs come off the over. GT: 134/5 (18 overs) 

Good over by Hasaranga as just five runs and a wicket come off it. GT: 127/4 (17 overs)

Wanindu Hasaranga takes an excellent catch off his own bowling. David Miller departs for 34 (25). GT: 123/4 in 16.2 overs