IPL 2017: Aaron Finch, Andrew Tye help Gujarat Lions seal comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bangalore

Aaron Finch’s 34-ball 72 and Andrew Tye’s three-fer helped Gujarat Lions seal a comfortable 7-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2017 clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. (BCCI )

Updated on: Apr 28, 2017 12:45 AM IST

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Aaron Finch’s 34-ball 72 and Andrew Tye’s three-fer helped Gujarat Lions seal a comfortable 7-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2017 clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. (BCCI )

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GL captain Suresh Raina won the toss and chose to field. (BCCI )

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The visitors got off to a brilliant start as Nathu Singh removed RCB skipper Virat Kohli cheaply in the fourth over of the innings. (BCCI )

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Andrew Tye, Gujarat Lions’ best bowler in the tournament so far, struck off successive deliveries (Chris Gayle and Travis Head) as the hosts crumbled from 21/0 to 22/3. (BCCI )

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Kedar Jadhav tried to steady the ship with his aggressive strokeplay but fell to Ravindra Jadeja in the ninth over. (BCCI )

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With the top five back in the hut inside the first 10 overs, Pawan Negi led their revival with a quickfire 32 but the southpaw couldn’t stay till the end and RCB could only muster 134. (BCCI )

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Tye finished with figures of 3/12 while Jadeja took 2/28. (BCCI )

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In reply, Gujarat Lions got off to a bad start as they lost Brendon McCullum and makeshift opener Ishan Kishan in quick succession courtesy some brilliant bowling from Samuel Badree. (BCCI )

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Aaron Finch then took charge and blasted 6 sixes and 5 fours in his scintillating 34-ball 72 as the visitors romped home with 37 balls to spare. (BCCI )

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Finch’s fifty off 22 balls was the fastest by a Gujarat Lions player in IPL. (BCCI )

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Suresh Raina, who remained unbeaten on 34, is now the top-scorer in IPL 2017 with 309 runs in eight games. (BCCI )

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GL have moved to sixth position with three wins while RCB have slipped to seventh and are all but out of the playoff race.