Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, 14th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2025 Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Date & Time: Apr 02, 07:30 PM LOCAL

Jos Buttler 73(39)

17.4
Hazlewood to Buttler, 1 run, short of length outside off, Buttler goes again but is a tad early and gets it off the toe-end to third man
17.3
6
Hazlewood to Buttler, SIX, Buttler wants to get it done quickly. He's smoked that into the crowd. It was a back of a length delivery and Buttler was waiting for it, he lays into the pull and smashes for a 87-meter maximum
17.2
6
Hazlewood to Buttler, SIX, streaky but it all counts. Buttler shapes up to play the reverse scoop but the back of a length delivery gets big on him, the ball flies off top-edge and hits the sightscreen behind the keeper. Full silence now at the Chinnaswamy..
16.3
Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 1 run, angling in from back of a length and Buttler knocks it with soft hands to long-on
16.2
Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, good length ball around off, Buttler mistimes the punch back to Bhuvi
15.6
4
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, FOUR, there you go.. Another boundary off the last ball. Back of the hand slower ball on leg-stump, Buttler just needed to put it in the gap and he flicks it backward of square leg
15.3
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, 1 run, charges down and is met by a slower delivery, drags the hoick off the inner half and the ball bounces in front of deep mid-wicket
15.2
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery, bit of extra lift and Buttler defends it down the pitch
14.6
F
Livingstone to Buttler, SIX, fifty for Buttler. He might have had a horror day behind the wicket but he has been fabulous in front of it. He raises his bat and soaks in the applause of his team mates. Flighted delivery but right in the slot, Buttler is not going to miss out in such a mood, he connects better than the previous shot and sends it sailing over long-on
14.5
4
Livingstone to Buttler, FOUR, overcooks the flighted delivery and Buttler does not miss out, clears his front leg and smashes it straight back over Livingstone, one bounce and over the ropes
14.1
Livingstone to Buttler, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, Buttler tucks it backward of square and settles with a single
13.5
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, tad slower and around off, Buttler punches it down to long-off
13.3
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, slower but the length is short, Buttler directs it square of the wicket
13.1
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Buttler knocks it to long-off
12.2
Hazlewood to Buttler, 1 run, back of a length around off, Buttler opens the bat face and guides it to third man
11.3
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, flatter and sliding in, Buttler nudges it through the mid-wicket pocket
11.2
6
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, SIX, there you go. Another boundary in the over. This was drifted and right in the slot, Buttler clears his front leg to have a free swing of his arms and he sends it sailing into the deep mid-wicket stand
10.6
Yash Dayal to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery, Buttler checks his punch and knocks it back to Dayal
10.4
Yash Dayal to Buttler, 1 run, now uses his feet and gets a back of a length delivery, knocks it to mid-off and quickly crosses over
10.3
4
Yash Dayal to Buttler, FOUR, two dots and a boundary - that's been the story of the innings for RCB. They have conceded a boundary in every over after the powerplay. Fraction short and angling across, Buttler uses that angle and cuts it behind square on the off-side - splitting backward point and short third expertly
10.2
Yash Dayal to Buttler, no run, I0$ good length ball at the stumps, Buttler turns it to mid-wicket
10.1
Yash Dayal to Buttler, no run, I0$ back of a length around the hips, Buttler tucks it gently towards mid-wicket
9.5
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down leg, Buttler looks to glance but misses. it brushes the pad on the way to the keeper who can't gather it cleanly
9.1
Krunal Pandya to Buttler, 1 run, fired in full on the pads, 99kph, Buttler works it through midwicket
8.6
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, 1 run, back of a length on off, Buttler bunts it to mid-on
8.5
6
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, SIX, pulled into the crowd! Already 17 off the over and there's still one ball to go! Short of length into the body, Buttler hangs back in the crease, opens his front hip and nails the pull over backward square
8.4
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, no run, short of length on off, Buttler makes room and cuts it firmly but straight to backward point
8.3
6
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, SIX, top-edge and six! Gives the charge again and swings wildly as Rasikh hits a short of length. It flies off the top-edge over the keeper
8.2
4
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler advances premeditatedly, Rasikh bangs it in short and gets pulled away to the midwicket boundary. The timing wasn't great from Buttler but he got enough on it
7.6
Yash Dayal to Buttler, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
6.6
4
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler walks across the stumps and manages to glance it very fine! It's out of the reach of the keeper as he dives across. Back of a length, cuts in on middle and it's helped away to the boundary
6.3
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, 1 run, short of length outside off, Buttler shimmies down the pitch and punches it to deep backward point
6.2
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blocked from the crease to cover
6.1
Rasikh Salam to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Buttler shuffles across premeditatedly and looks to work it into the on-side but it nips in sharply and strikes him on the thigh pad
5.6
Yash Dayal to Buttler, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, Buttler taps it into the on-side and starts running even before the ball has crossed the bowler. Dayal dives across but it's just out of his reach
5.4
Yash Dayal to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler is taken by surprise by the away movement and the extra bounce! Back of a length, swings across him from over the wicket and it's almost similar to how Marsh got out last evening against Arshdeep. Luckily for Buttler, he's able to check the shot and the edge lands in the gap through cover
5.1
Yash Dayal to Buttler, 1 run, overpitched on off, Buttler drives crisply to mid-off and takes off for the single. He makes it in safely as the throw comes in from David who was just a bit slow to gather and release the ball
4.6
Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, steered to deep backward point
4.5
Bhuvneshwar to Buttler, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
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