Gujarat Lions win despite Kohli’s 100.

Indian Premier League, 19th match: Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajkot, Apr 24, 2016

Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/2 (20/20 ov) V Kohli 100 not out off 63, 11 fours, 1 six, KL Rahul 51 off 35, 4 fours, 3 sixes, DS Kulkarni 39-1, PV Tambe 24-1

Gujarat Lions 182/4 (19.3/20) BB McCullum 42 off 24, 5 fours, 2 sixes, KD Karthik 50 not out off 39, 3 fours, DR Smith 32 off 21, 3 fours, 2 sixes, YS Chahal 33-1, KW Richardson 53-1, SR Watson 31-1, T Shamsi 21-1

Gujarat Lions won by 6 wickets with 3 balls remaining.

Virat Kohli’s 100 not out went in vain. Royal Challengers Bangalore thought after putting up 180 they could win. But Gujarat Lions had other idea, and had to work together, and work as perfectly as possible on slow Rajkot pitch. Bren McCullum and Dwayne Smith thrashed 72 runs in the Powerplay, a record for the season. Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik contributed a century stand using the long boundaries of the stadium. Royal Challengers had a chance to remove Karthik in the 18^th over, Kane Richarson, send a slower ball which he was unable to hold on to the return catch. Karthik went on to make 50 not out off 39.