IPL 2019 highlights: RCB v KXIP | ABD guides win

Match 42 of the IPL saw Royal Challengers Bangalore keep their slim playoff hopes alive against Kings XI Punjab at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

RCB win by 17 runs

And it's done and dusted! KXIP have endured their sixth defeat of the season, while RCB are now four wins in five, which means the door to qualification is wide open.

KXIP are on another slump, just like last season.

Earlier, a 100-run stand between Ab de Villliers and Marcus Stoinis had powered RCB to a massive 202.

That's all from me, Akarshak Roy, hope you enjoyed the coverage of this encounter. Until then, goodbye.

173/3 after 18 overs

Yadav to Pooran, big swing and a miss

Yadav to Miller, smacked but straight to cover, this has been a fine over, they run 1

Yadav to Miller, wide ball

Yadav to Pooran, DROPPED! Dropped by Stoinis at long on! It was short and sliced, but Stoinis misses

Yadav to Miller, slower ball, mistimed, one run

Yadav to Pooran, slogs but straight to midwicket, one run

Yadav to Miller, one run

167/3 after 17 overs

Kings XI Punjab require another 36 runs with 7 wickets and 18 balls remaining

16.6 Southee to Miller, smacked down the ground but straight to long on, one run

16.5 Southee to Miller, slashed but misses, dot ball

16.4 Southee to Pooran, goes for the heave over square leg but the ball hits the brim of his helmet, one run

16.3 Southee to Miller, slower ball back of a length, pushed over cover, one run

16.2 Southee to Miller, hoiked on the on side, in the gap, FOUR again!

16.1 Southee to Miller, sliced away, past thirdman, FOUR!

156/3 after 16 overs

Kings XI Punjab require another 47 runs with 7 wickets and 24 balls remaining

15.6 Ali to Pooran, misses, dot ball

15.5 Ali to Pooran, full toss, disappears! SIX!

15.4 Ali to Pooran, gives himself room, Ali bowls it wide, smart bowling

15.3 Ali to Pooran, he has hit through the line, down the ground, SIX!

15.2 Ali to Miller, pushed through for a single

15.1 Ali to Miller, attempted sweep, misses, dot ball

143/3 after 15 overs

Kings XI Punjab require another 60 runs with 7 wickets and 30 balls remaining

14.6 Saini to Miller, flicked to the leg side, one run

14.5 Saini to Miller, too fast, strikes him on the pads, dot ball

14.4 Saini to Miller, beautiful timing! Cut past point, two runs!

14.3 Saini to Pooran, went for the big pull, mistimed to long on, one

14.2 Saini to Pooran, clears his front leg and hits it flat for a FOUR! over covers. What a shot!

14.1 Saini to Pooran, straight to cover, dot ball

135/3 after 14 overs

Kings XI Punjab require another 68 runs with 7 wickets and 36 balls remaining

12.6 Sundar to Pooran, slashed to deep point, one run

12.5 Sundar to Pooran, swing and a miss, dot ball

12.1-12.4THREE BIG SIXES from Pooran! Thrice, Sundar has pitched it up, thrice the batsman has given himself a bit of room, and as many times has he hit out down the ground for SIX!

Six singles of the Moeen Ali over.

Kings XI Punjab require another 87 runs with 7 wickets and 42 balls remaining

110/3 after 12 overs

11.6 Sundar to Pooran, hit straight back, dot ball

11.5 Sundar to Miller, clipped away to the leg side, one run

11.4 Sundar to Miller, arm ball, hits his pads, dot ball

11.3 Sundar to Pooran, angling in again, pushed to deep midwicket, one run

11.2 Sundar to Pooran, looking for the big heave, hits his pads, no run

11.1 Sundar to Pooran, angled in, dot ball, well blocked

108/3 after 11 overs

10.6 Ali to Pooran, nudged to mid on, one run

10.5 Ali to Miller, struck hard down the ground for a run, long off mops up

10.4 Ali to Miller, straight to cover again, no run

10.3 Ali to Miller, pushed to cover, who does extremely well, dot ball

10.2 Ali to Pooran, patted down the ground, one run

10.1 Ali to Rahul, he's GONE! He went down the wicket looking to go down town, but mistimed it to long off

101/1 after 9 overs

8.6 Chahal to Agarwal, one run

8.5 Chahal to Agarwal, dropped shorter, hangs back and pulls it away for FOUR! In the gap!

8.4 Chahal to Agarwal, dot ball

8.3 Chahal to Agarwal, SIX! It was a hall volley tossed up, and he's creamed that down the ground for a maximum

8.2 Chahal to Rahul, similar line, nudged to the leg side for a single

8.1 Chahal to Agarwal, clipped to the leg side, one taken

86/1 after 8 overs

7.6 Stoinis to Rahul, down the leg side again, clipped to the gap, two runs

7.5 Stoinis to Agarwal, on middle and leg, flicked to the deep for one

7.4 Stoinis to Agarwal, shorter ball, hooked away, FOUR runs!

7.3 Stoinis to Agarwal, struck straight to midwicket, no run

7.2 Stoinis to Rahul, similar delivery, punched down the ground, one run taken

7.1 Stoinis to Agarwal, good length on leg stump, swatted away to deep sqaure, one run

77/1 after 7 overs

6.6 Saini to Rahul, pushed to cover, dot ball

6.5 Saini to Rahul, tries to run it down but straight to point, no run

6.4 Saini to Rahul, indicative edge, opens the face, way too fine, FOUR!

6.3 Saini to Agarwal, slashed to deep third, one run

6.2 Saini to Agarwal, a tad fuller, unleashes the marvelous cover drive, FOUR!

6.1 Saini to Agarwal, quick, pitches on good length, stunning delivery! That is an absolute peach, Agarwal is beaten

68/1 after 6 overs

5.6 Chahal to Agarwal, ran down thirdman, single

5.5 Chahal to Rahul, good length, one run taken, hit down long off

5.4 Chahal to Rahul, goes for the slog sweep, misses, dot ball

5.3 Chahal to Rahul, FOUR!

5.2 Chahal to Rahul, similar ball, he's just hit through the line, SIX!

5.1 Chahal to Rahul, good start, defended well

48/1 after 4 overs

36/0 after 3 overs

23/0 after 2 overs

Start of the RCB innings - 14/0 after 1 over

202/4 after 20 overs

19.6 Viljoen to Stoinis, SIX! He's hit that one for SIX! This is absolute carnage!

19.5 Viljoen to Stoinis, full toss down the leg side again, easy pickings, FOUR down fine leg!

19.4 Viljoen to Stoinis, SIX! In the slot again, over long on again, maximum!

19.3 Viljoen to Stoinis, poor bowling, full toss, clipped away with ease, four!

19.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, he takes a single, inside edge to short leg

19.1 Viljoen to de Villiers, in the slot and out of the ground! SIX!

175/4 after 18 overs

18.6 Shami to de Villiers, full length, went for it again, leg bye

18.5 Shami to de Villiers, that's above his waist! He's just closed his eyes there and hit it out of Chinnaswamy! 95 m!

18.4 Shami to de Villiers, similar shot, crunched! SIX!

18.3 Shami to de Villiers, SIX! Clears the front leg, shifts his body weight to the backfoot and powers it down the ground

18.2 Shami to Stoinis, slower ball bouncer, misses, keeper misfields again, they run a bye. This is extra runs.

18.1 Shami to de Villiers, yorker, he swings hard butmisses, 1 bye taken though

154/4 after 18 overs

138/4 after 17 overs

16.5-16.6 dot and a run from de Villiers

16.4 Ashwin to Stoinis, extremely full and straight, dot

16.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, cut hard past point, two runs taken

16.2 Ashwin to de Villiers, chipped over cover, one run

16.1 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed down the ground for one

133/4 after 16 overs

15.6 Murugan to Stoinis, nudged to covers, one run

15.5 Murugan to de Villiers, flighted well, sruck well down the ground for one

15.4 Murugan to de Villiers, totally short, and it's been punished! de Villiers sends it 10 rows back over midwicket!

15.3 Murugan to de Villiers, full on the pads, hit in the gap to the deep, two taken

15.2 Murugan to Stoinis, clipped away for one

15.1 Murugan to Stoinis, dot ball, perfext length on off stump again

112/4 after 15 overs.

14.6 Rajpoot to de Villiers, yorker, brilliant end! Dot ball.

14.5 Rajpoot to Stoinis, down the leg side, Stoinis does the right thing to take a single

14.4 Rajpoot to de Villiers, swatted awya to deep point, single

14.3 Rajpoot to de Villiers, similar delivery, SIX!

14.2 Rajpoot to de Villiers, back of length, picked by the batsman, in the gap over midwicket for FOUR!

14.1 Rajpoot to Stoinis, nudged to cover, one run

109/4 after 14 overs

13.6 M Ashwin to Stoinis, flatter delivery, one run

13.5 M Ashwin to Stoinis, SIX! In the slot, and that's been clobbered down the ground! This man's got unbelievable power.

13.4 M Ashwin to de Villiers, played with soft hands to point, one run

13.3 M Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball

13.2 M Ashwin to de Villiers, single taken, he gets off strike

13.1 M Ashwin to de Villiers, beaten, what a delivery! That is the length!

99/4 after 13 overs

12.6 Viljoen to Stoinis, nudges it to deep midwicket in the gap, two taken

12.5 Viljoen to Stoinis, dot ball

12.4 Viljoen to de Villiers, down the leg side, hooked away to fine leg, one run

12.3 Viljoen to Stoinis, clipped to fine leg, one run

12.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, whipped away for a run, it was down the leg side

12.1 Viljoen to de Villiers, slower ball, dot

94/4 after 12 overs

11.6 Ashwin to de Villiers, similar shot to deep midwicket, one run

11.5 Ashwin to Stoinis, swatted away down the leg side, one run

11.4 Ashwin to de Villiers, cut away for a run

11.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed to deep cover for a run, they are playing cautious cricket at the moment

11.2 Ashwin to Stoinis, pushed to cover, no run

11.1 Ashwin to de Villiers, clipped away for a run

89/4 after 11 overs

84/4 after 10 overs

9.6 Ashwin to de Villiers, single to deep cover

9.5 Ashwin to Stoinis, guided past cover, single

9.4 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, defended again

9.3 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, blocked

9.2 Ashwin to Stoinis, dot ball, defended back to the bowler

9.1 Ashwin to de Villiers, cuts it away for a run

81/4 after 9 overs

8.6 Viljoen to Nath, slower ball, he's chipped it straight to short cover! GONE!

8.5 Viljoen to Nath, short ball, tries to hook but misses

8.4 Viljoen to de Villiers, slaps it to cover, they take a run

8.3 Viljoen to Nath, single taken

8.2 Viljoen to de Villiers, good length, guides it down third man, one run

8.1 Viljoen to Nath, full length, striaght drive, one run

77/3 after 8 overs

Parthiv Patel is gone! He doesn't pick the googly, and mistimes it straight to cover!

70/1 after 6 overs

5.67 Shami to Patel, dot ball, thirdman fields

5.5 Shami to Patel, SIX! It was pitched up, but he read it early and flicked it over midwicket for a maximum

5.4 Shami to Patel, again past covers! He's slashed that away for FOUR!

5.3 Shami to Patel, mistimed to midwicket, dot ball

5.2 Shami to Patel, sliced away past backward point, what a shot! FOUR! Parthiv is on a roll here.

5.1 Shami to Patel, four! Clobbed over covers

52/1 after 5 overs

4.6 Rajpoot to Patel, ran down behind the wicket, one run

4.5 Rajpoot to Patel, ball rises after pitching, missed, dot ball

4.4 Rajpoot to Patel, SIX! In the slot, and hammered down the ground, whata strike!

4.3 Rajpoot to de Villiers, driven, through both fielders, they run three after a comedy of events

4.2 Rajpoot to de Villiers, pulled away in the gap, FOUR runs!

4.1 Rajpoot to de Villiers, full length, asking him to drive, straight to mid off, dot ball

38/1 after 4 overs

3.5 Shami to de Villiers, defended, one run

3.4 Shami to Patel, ran down thirdman, one

3.3Shami to de Villiers, pulls but doesn't get hold of it, one run

3.3 Shami to de Villiers, wide off, dot ball

3.2 Shami to de Villiers, inside edge, just misses the stump, that was mighty close! Dot ball.

3.1 Shami to Kohli, full length, doesn't get to the pitch of it, straight to cover, HE'S GONE! Shami gets the breakthrough!

35/1 after 3 overs

2.6 Rajpoot to Patel, change-up delivery, swing and a miss, dot ball

2.5 Rajpoot to Patel, yorker length, glided to point, no run

2.4 Rajpoot to Kohli, short ball, nudged down the ground, one run

2.3 Rajpoot to Patel, BOWLED! But they take the run

2.3Rajpoot to Patel, FREE HIT! slower ball, misses, but another NO BALL!

2.3 Rajpoot to Patel, outside off, swing and a miss, NO BALL!

2.2 Rajpoot to Patel, back of a length, pulled away to square leg, FOUR!

2.1 Rajpoot to Patel, goes for the slog, mistimes, straight to mid on, dot ball

27/0 after 2 overs

1.6 Shami to Patle, strikes his pads, one

1.5 Shami to Patle, wide

1.5 Shami to Patel, FOUR!

1.4 Shami to Kohli, struck beautifully through covers again, fielder is there at the deep, one

1.3 Shami to Kohli, class! There's the cover drive, there's the boundary!

1.2 Shami to Kohli, and punished! How often do we see a drop catch, and the next ball going to the ropes? He's leaned on that and struck it past pointfor FOUR!

1.1 Shami to Kohli, flicked straight to midwicket, DROP! Hardus Viljoen has dropped an absolute dolly!

12/0 after 1 over

0.6 Rajpoot to Kohli, tucked away to square leg, one run

0.5 Rajpoot to Kohli, he bowled as per plan, bowled to the fifth stump on good length, Kohli drives beautifully, two

0.4 Rajpoot to Patel, one leg bye,

0.3 Rajpoot to Patel, full and straight, in the slot, hit down the ground for another FOUR!

0.2 Rajpoot to Patel, just a tad wide, slashed away past backward point for FOUR!

0.1 Ankit Rajpoor to Parthiv Patel, full length, swinging in, driven straight to short cover, no run

Kings XI Punjab XI: KL Rahul (wk),Chris Gayle,Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Mandeep Singh,Nicholas Pooran, R Ashwin (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Hardus Viljoen, Mohammed Shami, M Ashwin

Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

JUST IN: KXIP have won the toss and decided to bowl first