Important win for RCB and a crushing loss for KKR. With the win RCB with 10 points move to third spot. KKR are fourth with 8 points.
And just like that the first half of the league matches are done. Each team has played against the other team once. From tomorrow, the reverse fixtures get started. The first of the reverse fixture is the match between SRH and CSK. It is an important match for both the teams. Join us for the coverage of that match.
For now it is goodnight!
AB de Villiers: Very happy with the performance. Got a duck in the last game, a terrible feeling. Very happy that I contributed. Surprised myself out there tonight. Knew the wicket was quite tough to bat on. But I thought 145-150 wasn't enough. So I looked to go further, and was surprised to get 195. They've got a really good bowling attack. The margins are small and you have to use every bit of energy. As Virat said there was a light in my eye, felt it in the bus itself. Always enjoyed takng the gloves. Very excited about it, I must say. I do bounce off ideas with Virat. As a keeper you have a really good view of the pace of the game. Different skills completely. It depends. Have worked really hard with the gloves. Want to be the best I could, that's always been my attitude.
Player of the Match
For his whirldwind inning of 73 from 33 balls smashing 5 boundaries and 6 sixes, RCB's AB de Villiers is the Player of the Match.
Virat Kohli: They've played good cricket in this IPL. Coming here, it was important to get the right start. Great to see individuals step up when the team requies. Bowling unit, with Morris coming in, looks all the more potent. Very happy. At the toss the pitch didn't have the usual Sharjah sheen. Knew the wicket was going to get slower and slower. Barring one super-human, everyone struggled on that pitch. Talk was around 165-170. Preparation was really good. Three week camp helped us. Have clarity of plans. Know exactly what we want to do on the field. All depends on the mindset. It's very positive. If your bowling unit is strong, you have a great chance of going deep in the tournament. Was unbelievable. I thought I had a few balls under my belt so I'll start striking. But he came in and hit his third ball nicely. On a pitch like that, only AB can do that. It was a special knock. We got 195 purely because of the genius of that man. Always things you can reflect on and say you can improve on these things. All about taking this momentum forward. Don't want to be complacent.
Dinesh Karthik: He (de Villiers) is a world-class player and hard to stop him on a ground like this and at the end of the day his innings was the difference between both sides. We need to sit down and make sure there are newthings we need to do better. Batting is one area we didn't do well today and that's something we gonna try and improve. We have three days breakand we need to start fresh after that. It's been an interesting IPL so far as a lot of teamsare comfortable batting first. I think every captain has a day like this where everything doesn't go according to plan and it's one of those days for me, I don't want to read too much into it.
KKR 112/9 after 20 overs.
Udana to bowl the last over. Chakravarthy is on strike.
19.1 Slower ball angling in. Chakravarthy plays the ball to leg side.
19.2 Slower ball around stumps. Chakravarthy plays the ball to long on for a run.
19.3 Yorker ball and Krishna plays the ball to cover for a single.
19.4 Slower short ball outside off. Chakravarthy cuts the ball to cover for a single.
19.5 Slower short ball and Krishna plays the ball to point.
19.6 Overpitched delivery outside off. Krishna plays the ball to cover for a single.
KKR 108/9 after 19 overs.
Morris to bowl. Nagarkoti is on stike.
18.1 Fuller delivery in block hole. Nagarkoti plays the ball. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the pads.
18.2 Slow length ball. Nagarkoti plays the ball to leg side for a single.
18.3 Yorker outside off. Chakravarthy plays the ball to extra cover for a single.
18.4 Yorker on leg stump. Nagarkoti plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
18.5 Slower length ball. Chakravathy plays the ball to point for a single.
18.6 WICKET! K Nagarkoti b Chris Morris 4(7)
Length delivery. Nagarkoti swings his bat. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the stumps.
KKR 104/8 after 18 overs.
Saini to bowl. Varun Chakravarthy is the new batsman. He is on strike.
17.1 Short of the length delivery around off. Chakravarthy plays the ball to off side.
17.2 Short of length delivery. Chakravarthy plays the ball through point for a single.
17.3 Good yorker on middle and leg. Nagarkoti plays the ball behind square for a single.
17.4 WIDE! Short ball going down leg.
17.4 Short ball outside off. Chakravarthy cuts the ball through point for 2 runs.
17.5 Fuller delivery and Chakaravarty plays the ball back to the bowler.
17.6 Fuller delivery and Chakravarthy plays the ball down to leg side.
KKR 99/8 after 17 overs.
Siraj to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
16.1 Length delivery outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to off side.
16.2 Length delivery outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to off side.
16.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery and Tripathi cracks the ball for a boundary.
16.4 Fuller delivery and Tripathi misses his shot.
16.5 Short slow ball. Tripathi leaves the ball for the keeper.
16.6 WICKET! Tripathi c and b Chahal 1(2)
Good short ball. Tripathi swings his bat. The ball flies to long off. Morris running in from deep dives forward takes a stunning catch.
KKR 95/7 after 15 overs.
Chahal to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
15.1 Fuller delivery and Tripathi sweeps but misses.
15.2 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to deep extra cover for 2 runs.
15.3 1 Leg Bye! Slower delivery. The ball hits the pads and the batsman takes a single.
15.4 Short ball outside off. Nagarkoti plays the ball down to long off for a single.
15.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Tripathi drives the ball through cover for a single.
15.6 Slow ball. Nagarkoti plays the ball back to Chahal.
KKR 90/7 after 15 overs.
Morris to bowl. Tripathi is on strike.
14.1 Good length delivery outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
14.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Cummins pushes the ball to off side.
14.3 Low full toss around off. Cummins plays the ball to long on for a run.
14.4 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball down to long off for a run.
14.5 WICKET! Cummins c Devdutt Padikkal b Chris Morris 1(3)
Slow fuller delivery outside off. Cummins goes for wild swing. The ball takes the toe end of the bat and goes to long off. Padikall takes a good catch.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti is the new batsman. Tripathi is on strike.
14.6 Full toss outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to leg side for a single.
KKR 86/6 after 14 overs.
Isuru Udana to bowl. Russell is on strike.
13.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Russell swings his bat and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
13.2 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. Russell hammers the ball to midwicket for a maximum.
13.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off and Russell hammers the ball down to long on for a bounadry.
13.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Russell chases the ball but misses.
13.5 WICKET! Russell c Siraj b Udana 16(10)
Lower bouncer on middle stump. Russell swings his bat. The ball takes the lower end of the bat and lobs to mid off. Siraj takes a simple catch.
Pat Cummins is the new batsman. Tripathi is on strike.
13.6 Short slow ball. Tripathi plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
KKR 71/5 after 13 overs.
Morris is back in the attack. Tripathi is on strike.
12.1 Short ball outside off. Tripathi cuts the ball to the fielder at point.
12.2 Yorker. Tripathi digs the ball out. The ball goes to leg side as Tripathi takes a single.
12.3 DROPPED! Slow fuller ball outside off. Russell plays the ball down to long off. Padikkal running in drops a difficult catch. Russell takes 2 runs.
12.4 Fuller delivery and Russell plays the ball to leg side for a run.
12.5 Short ball. Tripathi leaves the ball for the keeper.
12.6 Short slow ball. Tripathi cuts the ball to the fielder at point.
KKR 69/5 after 12 overs.
Sundar to bowl. Morgan is on strike.
11.1 WICKET! Morgan c Udana b Washington Sundar 8(12)
Short delivery. Morgan makes room and cuts the ball. The ball lobs straight into the direction of Udana at short third man.
Rahul Tripathi is the new batsman.
11.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to off side for a single.
11.3 Fuller delivery. Russell plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
11.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Tripathi edge the ball down to third man for 2 runs.
11.5 Fuller delivery and Tripathi plays the ball to leg side.
11.6 Short ball outside off. Tripathi plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
KKR 64/4 after 11 overs.
Chahal continues. Morgan is on strike.
10.1 Short ball outside off. Morgan goes for cut but misses.
10.2 Short ball and Morgan plays the ball down to long on for a run.
10.3 WICKET! Karthik b Chahal 1(2)
Fuller delivery outside off. Karthik leans and goes for sweep. The ball takes the inside edge and hits the stumps.
Andre Russell is the new batsman.
10.4 Short delivery on leg stump. Russell plays the ball to leg side for a run.
10.5 Fuller deivery. Morgan sweeps the ball to fine leg for a run.
10.6 Fuller delivery and Russell plays the ball round the corner.
KKR 61/3 after 10 overs.
Sundar continues to bowl. Gill is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery. Gill plays the ball down to long off for a run.
9.2 Short ball and Morgan pushes the ball back to the bowler.
9.3 WICKET! Morgan run out (Udana/de Villiers) 1(6)
Fuller delivery. Morgan plays the ball to point. Morgan calls Gill for a single. Throw from the fielder is sharp. de Villiers collects the ball and dismantles the stumps. Gill is way short of his ground.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.
9.4 Fuller deivery and Karthik plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.5 Fuller deivery. Morgan drives the ball through off side for 2 runs.
9.6 Fuller delivery. Morgan plays the ball to fine leg for a single.
KKR 54/2 after 9 overs.
Chahal continues. Gill is on strike. Eoin Morgan is the new batsman.
8.1 DROPPED! Fuller delivery. Gill hammers the ball down the ground. Finch running in drops a simple chance. Gill takes a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery. Morgan goes for reverse sweep. The ball hits the arm and de Villiers holds on to the ball. RCB take the review for caught behind. The replay shows that there is no bat or ball involved.
8.3 Fuller delivery and Gill plays the ball to midwicket for a single.
8.4 Short ball and Gill plays the ball to leg side for a single.
8.5 Fuller delivery and Morgan pushes the ball back to the bowler.
8.6 Fuller delivery. Morgan goes for sweep. The ball hits his back leg and goes to leg side.
KKR 51/2 after 8 overs.
Sundar continues. Gill is on strike.
7.1 Fuller delivery. Gill plays the ball to leg side for a run.
7.2 Short delivery on off stump. Rana plays the ball to leg side for a run.
7.3 Short delivery. Gill plays the ball to fine leg for a run.
7.4 Short delivery outside off stump. Rana pushes the ball to off side for a run.
7.5 Fuller delivery and Gill plays the ball to deep midwicket for a run.
7.6 WICKET! Nitish Rana b Washington Sundar 9(14)
Fuller delivery on middle stump. Rana goes for wild swing. He fails to connect and the ball hits the stumps.
KKR 46/1 after 7 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl. Gill is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Gil plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.2 Fuller delivery on off stump. Rana drives the ball down to long on for a run.
6.3 Tossed up delivery on leg stump. Gill punches the ball down to long off for a run.
6.4 Good tossed up delivery. Rana pokes his bat. The ball beats the outside edge of the bat.
6.5 Short ball outside off. Rana cuts the ball. Siraj puts in a dive at backward point and stops a certain boundary.
6.6 Full and flat delivery on leg stump. The ball hits the pads.
KKR 43/1 after 6 overs.
Washington Sundar to bowl. Rana is on strike.
5.1 Fuller delivert and Rana drives the ball for a single.
5.2 Fuller delivery and Gill plays the ball to cover for a run.
5.3 Fuller delivery on leg stump. Rana sweeps the ball to short fine for a run.
5.4 Fuller delivery and Gill plays the ball to leg side for a run.
5.5 Short delivery and Rana plays the ball to the fielder at short midwicket.
5.6 Fuller delivery. Rana goes for a wild swing but misses.
KKR 39/1 after 5 overs.
Siraj continues. Gill is on strike. Nitish Rana is the new batsman.
4.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Gill pushes the ball to mid off for a single.
4.2 FOUR! Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Rana flicks the ball to leg side for a boundary.
4.3 Fuller delivery and Rana plays the ball to leg side.
4.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Rana plays the ball down to long on for a run.
4.5 FOUR! Short ball outside off. Gill pulls and sends the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
4.6 SIX! Short ball on middle. Gill makes room and plays a half cut shot to send the ball flying over third man for a maximum.
KKR 23/1 after 4 overs.
Saini continues. Gill is on strike.
3.1 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Gill makes room and hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.
3.2 Fuller delivery on middle. Gill plays the ball to fine leg and takes a single.
3.3 Short delivery outside off. Banton plays the ball to cover and charges down the other end to complete a run.
3.4 Good length delivery outside off. Gill plays the ball towards the fielder at point.
3.5 Good length delivery outside off. Gill punches the ball to mid off and takes a run.
3.6 WICKET! Tom Banton b Navdeep Saini 8(12)
Good length delivery outside off stump. Banton plays a nervous backfoot defensive shot. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and knocks the off stump out of ground.
KKR 16/0 after 3 overs.
Mohammed Siraj to bowl. Banton is on strike.
2.1 Fuller deivery outside off. Banton drives the ball through cover and takes 2 runs.
2.2 Good length delivery on middle stump. Banton blocks.
2.3 Fuller dleivery outside off. Banton goes for wild swing and is beaten.
2.4 Short ball targeting Banton's head. Banton goes for pull but misses.
2.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Baton plays the ball to leg side for a single.
2.6 Good length delivery outside off. Gill works the ball to off side for a run.
KKR 12/0 after 2 overs.
Navdeep Saini to bowl from the other end. Banton is on strike.
1.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Saini to start his over. He bowls way outside off stump.
1.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Banton drives the ball to cover for a single.
1.2 Fuller deivery outside off. Gill plays the ball back to the bowler.
1.3 Good length delivery on leg stump. Gill plays the ball towards the fielder at point.
1.4 Fuller delivery. Gill punches the ball back to Saini. The ball hits his hands. The ball goes to mid on as Gill takes a single.
1.5 Short ball on middle. Banton pulls the ball to leg side.
1.5 WIDE! Poor ball by Saini as he bowls down the leg side.
1.6 Good length delivery outside off. Banton plays the ball to mid off for a single.
KKR 7/0 after 1 over.
Chris Morris to bowl the first over for RCB. On strike is Banton.
0.1 Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Banton gets the outside edge. The ball runs down to third man as Bantan takes a single.
0.2 Good length delivery on middle and leg stump. Gill plays the ball to leg side.
0.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Gill flicks the ball to backward square leg for a boundary.
0.4 Good length delivery outside off. Gill punches the ball to cover.
0.5 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Gill flicks the ball to the fielder at short fine. Gill completes a single.
0.6 Fuller delivery. Banton plays the ball down to square leg for a run.
So, KKR's chase is about to get underway. RCB bowlers have been warming up for sometime. And out come KKR debutant Tom Banton and regular opener Shubhman Gill. RCB players come together in a huddle. Kohli inspires his troop and the players disperse.
RCB 194/2 after 20 overs.
Andre Russell to bowl the final over. On strike is de Villers.
19.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off. de Villiers hammers the ball over extra cover for a maximum.
19.2 Fuller delivery on middle. de Villiers hits the ball straight. Russell stops the ball.
19.3 FOUR! Yorker outside off stump. de Villiers smashes the ball through point for a bounadry.
Oh No. It is a NO BALL!
FREE HIT BALL!
19.3 Fuller delivery outside off. de Vellivers smashes the ball to off side for 2 runs.
19.4 Slow fuller delivery outside off. de Villiers hammers the ball down to long off for 2 runs.
19.5 Good yorker. de Villiers digs the balll out and takes a single.
19..6 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball down the ground for a single.
RCB 177/2 after 19 overs.
Prasidh Krishna to bowl. Kohli is on strike.
18.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to deep midwicket. Good work by Cummins in the deep saves a boundary. Kohli takes 2 runs.
18.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to sweeper cover for 2 runs.
18.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball down to third man for a bounadry.
18.4 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball down to backward point for a single.
18.5 Good length delivery outside off. de Villiers mistimes his shot. The ball goes to leg side and de Villiers completes a single.
18.6 Low full toss outside off. Kohli hits the ball to deep midwicket for 2 runs.
RCB 165/2 after 18 overs.
Russell is back in the attack. de Villiers is on strike.
17.1 FOUR! Low full toss outside off. de Villiers swings his bat and sends the ball down to midwicket for a boundary.
17.2 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. de Villiers hammers the bal over the bowler's head for a monster hit.
With the six de Villiers completes his fifty!
17.3 Full toss outside off. de Villiers plays the ball over cover for 2 runs.
17.3 Poor ball by Russell as he bowls way outside off stump. de Villiers takes a single.
17.4 Fuller delivery and Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a single.
17.5 Fuller delivery outside off. de Villiers plays the ball through cover for 2 runs.
17.6 Good short ball. de Villiers looks to play the ball down to third man but misses. The ball flies to the keeper.
RCB 148/2 after 17 overs.
Cummins to bowl his last over. Kohli is on strike.
16.1 WIDE! Poor ball by Cummins as he bowls down the leg side. Karthik fails to collect the ball. Kohli takes a single.
16.1 SIX! Fuller delivery outside off stump. The ball is is ABD's slot. He hammers the bal down the ground for a maximum.
16.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. de Villiers swings his bat and sends the ball down to deep midwicket for a bounadry.
16.3 Good short ball. de Villiers looks for ramp shot but misses.
16.4 Fuller delivery outside off stump. de Villiers moves across his stumps and looks to play a ramp shot but misses.
16.5 SIX! Full toss . de Villiers smashes the ball over deep midwicket for a flat six.
16.6 Fuller delivery outside off. de Villiers plays the ball to leg side and takes a single.
RCB 129/2 after 16 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl his last over. de Villiers is on strike.
15.1 Length delivery outside off. de Villiers plays the ball to long off for 2 runs.
15.2 Fuller delivery fired on leg stump. de Villiers goes for big shot but misses. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and hits the pads.
15.3 SIX! The ball is 0ut of the park!! Fuller delivery on leg stump. de Villiers stands in his crease and swings his bat to send the ball flying over deep midwicket for a maximum.
15.4 SIX! New ball please! Fuller delivery. de Villiers swings his bat and sends the ball out of the park once more.
15.5 Low full toss outside off. de Villiers plays the ball to off side.
15.6 FIUR! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine leg for a boundary.
RCB 111/2 after 15 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to bowl. Kohli is on strike.
14.1 Good yorker outside off stump. Kohli looks to play the ball to off side but misses.
14.2 Short ball outside off. Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a single.
14.3 Short slow ball. de Villiers plays the ball to off side.
14.4 Short ball. de Villiers plays the ball to off side.
14.5 Short ball on leg stump. de Villiers plays the ball down to long off for a single.
14.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli cuts the ball through point and takes 2 runs.
RCB 107/2 after 14 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl his third over. de Villiers is on strike.
13.1 Short slow ball. de Villiers plays the ball to leg side for a single.
13.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to deep square leg for a single.
13.3 Good length delivery outside off. The ball is slow. de Villiers smacks the ball through off side for a single.
13.4 Slow fuller delivery. Kohli comes down the track and chips the ball over Nagarkoti's head. The ball goes in the deep and Kohli andn de Villiers take 2 runs.
13.5 Short slow ball outside off. Kohli comes dowm the track and hits the ball to deep midwicket. Russell stops the ball in the deep. Kohli has completed 2 runs.
13.6 Good yorker fired on leg stump. Kohli comes down the track. He digs the ball out. The ball goes to off side. Kohli completes a single.
RCB 99/2 after 13 overs.
Prasidh Krishna to bowl. Finch is on strike.
12.1 FOUR! Short delivery outside off. Finch backs away and cracks the ball through off side for a boundary.
12.2 WICKET! Finch b Prasidh 47(37)
Good yorker from Krishna. Finch makes room and exposes his stumps. The ball hits the stumps.
AB de Villiers is the new batsman.
12.3 Fuller delivery outside off. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and goes to the fielder at short midwicket.
12.4 Short slow ball outside off. de Villiers plays the ball to off side.
12.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery in de Villiers' slot. He drives the ball hard. The ball hits the stumps and goes down to long off boundary.
12.6 Fuller deivery and de Villers plays the ball down to leg side for a single.
RCB 90/1 after 12 overs.
Nagarkoti to bowl. Kohli is on strike.
11.1 Fuller delivery fired on the pads. Kohli swings his bat hard but misses.
11.2 Good length delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a run.
11.3 Slow fuller delivery outside off. Finch gets the inside edge of the bat and the ball goes just in front of him. Kohi and Finch exchaneg ends to complete a quick single.
11.4 Slower delivery outside off. Kohli comes down the track for a big shot but is tricked by the slower ball. The ball goes to the keeper.
11.5 Slow short ball. Kohli makes room and plays the ball to off side for a single.
11.6 1 Leg Bye! Short ball. The ball hits the pads and goes to leg side. Finch takes a single.
RCB 84/1 after 11 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Finch is on strike.
10.1 Fuller delivery. Finch makes room and hits the ball towards the fielder at sweeper cover for a single.
10.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball with soft hands to off side for 2 runs.
10.3 Short slow ball outside off. Kohli wants to cut but misses.
10.4 Fuller delivery on middle. Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a
10.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Finch drives the ball. A misfield by the fielder at cover gifts Finch 2 runs.
10.6 Short ball on off stump. Finch plays the ball to leg side for 2 runs.
RCB 78/1 after 10 overs.
Kamlesh Nagarkoti to bowl. Virat Kohli is on strike.
9.1 Fuller delivery outside off stump. Kohli plays the ball to leg side for a single.
9.2 Short delivery outside off stump. Finch smashes the ball to deep midwicket. Tom Banton at the bounadry stops the ball but Finch takes a single.
9.3 Short ball outside off. Kohli plays the ball towards fielder at short fine for another single.
9.4 Good slow ball on leg stump. Finch works the ball down to third man for a run.
9.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli drives the ball down to long off for a run.
9.6 Short slow delivery outside off stump. Finch plays the ball to off side for a run.
RCB 72/1 after 9 overs.
Chakravarthy to bowl. Kohli is on strike.
8.1 Short delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to short third man for a single.
8.2 Fuller delivery outside off. Fich comes on front foot. The ball hits the pads as there is a slight appeal for LBW.
8.3 Short delivery and Finch goes for pull but misses.
8.4 Fuller delivery and Finch blocks the ball.
8.5 1 Leg Bye! Fuller deivery. The ball hits the pads and goes to fine leg for a single.
8.6 Fuller dleivery outside off. Kohli drives the ball through cover for a run.
RCB 68/1 after 8 overs.
Russell to bowl his second over. Padikkal is on strike.
7.1 SIX! Fuller delivery on middle stump. Padikkal makes room and lifts the ball over the bolwer's head with one hand for a maximum.
7.2 Good length delivery outside off. Padikkal makes room and works the ball down to third man for a run.
7.2 WIDE! Poor ball by Russell as he sprays the ball down the leg side.
7.3 Short delivery outside off. Finch slices the ball down to long off for a run.
7.4 WICKET! Devdutt Padikkal b Russell 32(23)
Fuller delivery targted on middle stump. Padikkal makes room but exposes his stumps. The ball craches on the middle stump to end Padikkal's stay in the middle.
Virat Kohli is the new batsman.
7.4 WIDE! Good bouncer from Russell bu the ball is way to high.
7.5 Good length delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball back to Russell.
7.6 Fuller delivery outside off. Kohli plays the ball to mid off and dashes down to the other end for a single.
RCB 58/0 after 7 overs.
Varun Chakravarthy to bowl. Padikkal is on strike.
6.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
6.2 Short delivery on leg stump. Finch plays the ball to deep midwicket and takes 2 quick runs.
6.3 Short delivery outside off. Finch sweeps the ball to backward square leg for 2 runs.
6.4 FOUR! Short delivery outside off stump. Fich pulls the ball to deep midwicket. Gill first stops the ball and then makes a mess of it. Gill tries to stop the ball to going to boundary on second attempt. The third umpire signaks that as a boundary.
6.5 Short ball and Finch plays the ball to short fine for a single.
6.6 Fuller delivery fired on middle and leg stump. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a run.
RCB 47/0 after 6 overs.
Andre Russell to bowl. Finch is on strike.
5.1 Short ball outside off. Finch gets the under edge of his bat on to the ball and the ball rolls back to Russell.
5.2 Short ball on off stump. Finch plays the ball to leg side for a single.
5.3 Fuller delivery on middle stump. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for another single.
5.4 Short slow ball outside off. Finch takes a step outside his crease and wants to play a pull shot but he misses. The ball goes to the keeper.
5.5 Good bouncer from Russell. Ficnh goes for pull but the ball takes the gloves and hits the helmet.
5.6 FOUR! Short ball and Finch pulls to send the ball to fine leg for a boundary.
RCB 41/0 after 5 overs.
Cummins into his third over. Padikkal is on strike.
4.1 1 Leg Bye! Fuller delivery on leg stump. The ball raps on the pads and goes to off side. Padikkal takes a single.
4.2 Good length delivery outside off. Finch works the ball to leg side for a single.
4.3 Fuller delivery outside off. Padikkal drives the ball to Morgan at short cover.
4.4 Good short slow ball on leg stump. Padikkal makes room to cut the ball but is beaten and the ball goes to the keeper.
4.5 Good short ball. Padikkal pulls the ball to square leg for a single.
4.6 Good length delivery on middle stump. Finch works the ball on off side for a run.
RCB 36/0 after 4 overs.
Prasidh Krishna continues. Finch is on strike.
3.1 Good fast bouncer. Finch leaves the ball for the keeper.
3.2 Fuller delivery. Finch plays the ball toward the fielder at short fine.
3.3 Shirt short ball outside off. Fich punches the ball to cover and takes a single.
3.4 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off. Padikkal flicks the ball to deep midwicket for a boundary.
3.5 FOUR! Fuller delivery on leg stump. Padikkal flicks the ball to vacant fine leg area for a boundary.
3.6 Good length delivery on off stump. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
RCB 27/0 after 3 overs.
Cummins to bowl his second over. On strike is Padikkal.
2.1 Fuller delivery fired on middle stump. Padikkal blocks the ball.
2.2 FOUR! Half-volley outside off stump. Padikkal makes room and smacks the ball over extra-cover for a boundary.
2.3 FOUR! Fuller delivery outside off stump. Padikkal makes room and this time smacks the ball over backward point for another boundary.
2.4 Good comeback from Cummins. Bowls a good fast bouncer. Padikkal ducks and leaves the ball for the keeper.
2.5 Fuller delivery outside off. Padikkal drives the ball to the fielder at point.
2.6 Another bouncher from Cummins. Padikkal leaves the ball for the keeper.
RCB 19/0 after 2 overs.
Prasidh Krishna to bowl. Devdutt Padikkal is on strike.
1.1 Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
1.2 Short delivery. on off stump. Ficnh takes a step out of the crease and plays the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.
1.3 Fuller delivery on middle and leg. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side for a single.
1.4 SIX! New ball please. Fuller delivery outside off. Finch swings his bat and smacks the ball out of the park.
1.5 Short delivery outside off. Finch punches the ball off the backfoot to extra cover for a single.
1.6 Fuller delivery on middle. Padikkal plays the ball to leg side and is happy with a single.
RCB 8/0 after 1 over.
Pat Cummins to open the bowling for KKR. He will be bowling to his countryman Aaron Finch.
0.1 Fuller delivery outside off. Finch takes a step iut of the crease and plays the ball to mid on.
0.2 FOUR! Fuller delivery on off stump. Finch comes on front foot and flicks the ball to midwicket for the first boundary of the match.
0.3 Fuller delivery on off stump. Finch pushes the ball to mid off and takes a single.
0.4 Fuller delivery on off stump. Padikkal flicks the ball to leg side for a single.
0.5 Good fast short delivery. Fich takes a step out of his crease but then leaves the ball for the keeper.
0.6 Good length delivery outside off. Finch plays the ball to square leg and takes 2 runs.
The two umpires make their way out. KKR players are in a huddle with Dinesh Karthik talking to his team. RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch emerge from the dugout and make their way to the middle.
Tom Banton replacing Sunil Narine in KKR's playing XI. Narine has been reported for suspected bowling action. Although he was permited to continue bowling. How big a loss will Narine abscence be? Or will Tom Banton be an unexpected gain for KKR?
KKR Playing XI
Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Tom Banton, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB Playing XI
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Dinesh Karthik: I'm happy to have lost the toss, might have batted first as well. It's important that the bowlers believe in themselves, like it happened in the KXIP match where they dominated us for almost 39 overs. Banton is a special player, he's a superstar in the making, he replaces Sunil Narine.
Virat Kohli: We will bat first. A high scoring ground, the pitch might become slower and slower - scores are coming down in the last couple of games. There's no grass on the surface, so it can get scuffed up. We're confident in our bowling, it's important to execute our plans, Chris Morris was a huge plus. We have spoken about partnerships, a good start will help us more. One change - Siraj comes in for Mann, gives us an extra bowling option on a small ground like this
Toss
RCB captain Virat Kohli wins the toss and opts to bat.
Deccan Herald’s Dream XI
Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, Chris Morris, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact player for KKR
Dinesh Karthik: He seems to have gained some form with aquickfire fifty against Kings XI Punjab. He is also proving himself to be a smart captain with innovative bowling strategies. This could prove decisive in the match.
Impact player for RCB
Virat Kohli: After having a slow start to the season, he's back among the runs. With 223 runs, he is RCB’s leading run-scorer. On a difficult pitch against CSK, Kohli showed how to build a T20 innings. If he gets going, it will be difficult for the KKR bowlers to stop him.
KKR Threats: Narine's booking and an injury to Andre Russell could hamper KKR’s progress. The two are vital cogs in KKR’s machinery. Can they find replacements who will bear the load?
KKR Opportunities: Over the years, KKR have enjoyed a lot of success against RCB. They will want to keep that streak going.
KKR Weaknesses: Expect Sunil Narine to have a reduced impact after being reported for a suspectbowling action. If there's another report, he will not be allowed to bowl again in the tournament. Varun Chakravarthy and the out-of-form Kuldeep Yadav will need to cover for him.
KKR Strengths: KKR’s pace battery keeps delivering. Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Kagarkoti have proved their worth. Against KXIP, Prasidh Krishna bowled a good spell of 4-0-29-3.
The SWOT for KKR
RCB Threats: RCB are on a winning run but they should not get complacent or overconfident.
RCB Opportunities: With Chris Morris and Isuru Udana in the playing XI, RCB’s bowling looks much improved. Death bowling still has some way to go but it's looking better.
RCB Weaknesses: Most of RCB’s runs havecome from the top order. The middle and lower middle order havenot been tested. Had it not been for Kohli’s masterclass in the last match, RCB would not have reached a good total against Chennai. KKR needs to target the top order and expose the middle order quickly.
RCB Strengths: RCB’s batting is in great shape. Virat Kohli has two fifties, Devdutt Padikkal has three fifties, AB de Villiers has twoand Aaron Finch has one. The rest of the batting needs to follow suit.
The SWOT for RCB
Form Guide (last five matches)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: W-L-W-W-L
Kolkata Knight Riders: W-W-L-W-W
Head to Head
Matches Played: 25
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 10
Kolkata Knight Riders: 15
KKR vs RCB was the first ever IPL match to be played way back in 2008. Since then KKR have dominated RCB. Will RCB win tonight or will KKR continue its dominanc over RCB? We shall know that in a few hours from now.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are fourth on the points table with 8 points from 6 matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are third on the points tally with 8 points from 6 matches but they are better placed than RCB because of their better NRR. KKR have a NRR of +0.017 while RCB have a NRR of -0.820. This match is important for both RCB and KKR as the winner of this contest will go level with MI and DC as far as points are concerned.
Good evening and welcome to the coverage of match 28 of the Indian Premier League. This evening Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kolkata Knight Riders at Sharjah.
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