IPL 2016 Match 44: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Lions by 144 runs

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AB de Villiers: "Lot of things worked for us today, I wasn't scared of losing wickets and was playing proper cricketing shots. Me and Kohli assessed the situation. I accelerated towards the middle and end. I hate facing dot balls in T20s. I was angry at myself for failing to make contact at the start. I was trying to play the right shots at the right time and understand what the team required. Not my best innings because I faced lots of dot balls!"

AB deVilliers is the MAN OF THE MATCH

Kohli: "There is a calm confidence in the change room. Not worried about wins and losses.It is a simple equation,playoffs for us from here. We are batting with intent. We have to be instinctive and play smart cricket. A confident unit is what every captain requires. As a professional, you need new challenges every day."

McCullum: "We were happy to bowl first, but two world-class batsmen played two of the greatest innings in the history of T20s. We bowled well with the new ball, but when we got the spinners, AB de Villiers started targeting the ropes. It is very little we can do when they're on song. We're gonna flush this out to the system. We have to get back to winning ways and head to the playoffs."

RCB win by 144 runs. What a win for the Royal Challengers! Kohli said he enjoys a situation like this, where every game is a virtual knockout, after his loss against Mumbai, and that kind of spirit seemed to be flowing through the entire team. They were on a mission and everything was executed to perfection. After they lost Gayle early batting first, ABD came out to bat and middled it right away. He hit it all over the park and brought up his 100. Kohli, a spectator for most of the game, then turned in on towards the end and scored a 100 himself. The two superstars managed 126 in the last 6 as RCB scored 248/3. Chasing 249, Gujarat got off to a poor start losing Smith early. Chahal took 3 wickets. Jordan took 4 in a morale boosting performance for the man. So, the RCB stay alive in this IPL!

18.4 Baby to Kaushik, OUT! DONE and DUSTED! RCB win by 144 runs. Kaushik looks to swipe that across but finds the man at short mid-wicket. Baby gets two wickets. Arvind gets one more catch.

Kaushik is the last man

18.3 Baby to Finch, OUT, short ball, pulled by Finch but Arvind pouches the catch at deep mid-wicket!

18.2 Baby to Finch, FOUR, this time smoked over mid-wicket. That's a length ball, and Finch gets the opportunity to free his arms.

18.1 Baby to Finch, no run, length ball angling in, Finch cannot connect.

Sachin Baby to bowl the penultimate

Another quick over from Gayle. He concedes just two more. Two overs left.

17.6 Gayle to Tambe, no run, full ball, Tambe wants to dab it, misses it.

17.5 Gayle to Tambe, no run, full ball, played to Gayle.

17.4 Gayle to Tambe, no run, short, Tambe misses with a cut.

100 is up. A very slow 100.

17.3 Gayle to Tambe, no run, fast and full.

17.2 Gayle to Finch, 1 run, full ball outside off, dragged to mid-wicket.

17.1 Gayle to Finch, no run, outside off, driven to long on, run denied.

17.1 Gayle to Finch, 1 NO BALL, over the waist height.

Gayle.

Good over from Arvind! Fast and straight most of the time. Only 3 conceded. 3 overs to go. 155 needed. Nail-biter of a finish ahead!

16.6 Arvind to Tambe, no run, surprise bouncer, Tambe evades it somehow.

16.5 Arvind to Tambe, no run, full ball, hit on the pads.

16.4 Arvind to Tambe, no run, full ball on off, jammed to off side.

16.3 Arvind to Finch, 1 run, full ball, Finch drives to long off.

16.2 Arvind to Tambe, 1 run, guided to third man.

16.1 Arvind to Finch, 1 run, full ball, driven to long on.

Arvind ...

Gayle finishes a swift over. Only two off it.

Over ends in a blink.

15.6 Gayle to Tambe, 1 run, on the pads, played to deep square leg.

15.5 Gayle to Tambe, no run, full ball, misses the bat.

15.4 Gayle to Finch, 1 run, full ball, driven past Gayle to long on.

Gayle is bowling 'em fast. The last two were 112 ks.

15.3 Gayle to Finch, no run.

15.2 Gayle to Finch, no run, fat ball fired into the pads, FInch cannot get his sweep away.

15.1 Gayle to Finch, no run, straight ball, defended to short mid-wicket.

Chris Gayle to bowl!

Well twitter is blazing.

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Good recovery from Aaron after a few poor deliveries to start as we head into a timeout.

14.6 Aaron to Tambe, no run, ball banged in and Tambe has been hit on the elbow.

14.5 Aaron to Tambe, no run, length ball, Tambe on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

14.4 Aaron to Tambe, no run, there comes the riposte, fast mean bouncer, Tambe sits down under it.

14.3 Aaron to Tambe, FOUR, full and wide, Tambe gets some bat to it and the ball goes to third man! 90 miles per hour, Tambe just had to get some contact and it was always going to roll away.

14.2 Aaron to Finch, 1 run, full ball angling in flicked to long on.

14.1 Aaron to Finch, no run, full ball on off, jammed down to short cover.