IPL: Kings XI Punjab beat Royals by six wickets

As it came about: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

It's far and wide! Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals through six wickets

OVERS 18.4: KL Rahul (84* off 54 balls) hit a four to complete the chase. KXIP 155/4

OVERS 18: 15 RUNS! KL Rahul smacked six and 4 off Jaydev Unadkat's consecutive balls. KXIP 141/4, need 12 off 12 balls

OVERS 17: 16 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. KXIP 126/4, need 27 off 18 balls

OVERS 16.4: FIFTY for KL Rahul off 44 balls. KXIP 123/4

OVERS 16: Ben Stokes gave away eight runs in it. KXIP 110/4

Time for ultimate time-out

OVERS 15: Good over from Jaydev Unadkat, conceded seven runs in it. KXIP 102/4, need 51 extra off 30 balls

100 up for Kings XI Punjab in 14.2 overs

OVERS 14: Marcus Stoinis hit a six off Shreyas Gopal. KXIP 95/4, need 58 extra off 36 balls

OVERS 12.5: OUT! Krishnappa Gowtham brushed aside Axar Patel (4). KXIP 87/4

OVERS 12: Another brilliant over from Jaydev Unadkat, gave away just 3 singles. KXIP 83/three, need 70 off 48 balls

OVERS 10.5: OUT! Anureet Singh clean bowled Karun Nair for 31. KXIP 79/three

Big step forward for Royals as Anureet broke the fifty-run stand.

OVERS 10: 10 RUNS! Karun Nair hit a six off Shreyas Gopal. KXIP 68/2, need 85 off 60 balls

OVERS nine: KL Rahul ended the Anureet Singh over with a boundary. KXIP 58/2

OVERS eight: Time for some other strategic time-out. 50 up for Kings XI Punjab in eight overs

OVERS 7: Karun Nair hit a four off Ben Stokes. KXIP 42/2, in chase of 153

OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Good start from Jaydev Unadkat, gave away just one run. KXIP 34/2

OVERS 4.4: OUT! Ben Stokes struck in his first over to disregard Mayank Agarwal (2). KXIP 29/2

OVERS three.2: OUT! Big Wicket. Jofra Archer removed Chris Gayle (eight). KXIP 23/1, in chase of 153

OVERS three: 13 RUNS! KL Rahul smacked 3 fours off Krishnappa Gowtham. KXIP 19/zero

OVERS 2: Chris Gayle hit a four off Jofra Archer. KXIP 6/zero, in chase of 153

OVERS 1: Good start from the spinner Gowtham, only a unmarried from the over. KXIP 1/zero

Chris Gayle and KL Rahul start the KXIP run chase. Krishnappa Gowtham with the ball for the Royals

Rajasthan Royals posted 152/nine against Kings XI Punjab

OVERS 20: What a final over from Andrew Tye, conceded just four singles at the side of a run out. Royals 152/nine

150 up for Rajasthan Royals in 19.three overs

OVERS 19: 11 RUNS! Shreyas Gopal hit back-to-back fours off Ankit Rajpoot. Royals 148/eight

OVERS 18: Shreyas Gopal hit a four off Andrew Tye. Royals 137/eight

OVERS 17.1: OUT! Second wicket for Andrew Tye, Rahul Tripathi gone for 11. Royals 129/eight

OVERS 17: Good day in the place of business for Axar Patel, completed with figures of one/21 in four overs. Royals 129/7

OVERS 16: 13 RUNS! Big over for the guests. Rahul Tripathi ended the Ankit Rajpoot over with a boundary. Royals 123/7

OVERS 15.2: OUT! Ankit Rajpoot brushed aside Krishnappa Gowtham (5). Royals 114/7

Time for some other time-out

OVERS 15: Mujeeb Ur Rahman completed with figures of three/27 in four overs. RR 110/6

OVERS 14.2: OUT! Two in two for Mujeeb Ur Rahman, clean bowled Jofra Archer (zero). RR 106/6

OVERS 14.1: OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman struck once more to disregard Jos Buttler (51). Royals 106/5

OVERS 14: 2 RUNS! Ravichandran Ashwin gave away just two singles as he completed his four overs - 1/30. RR 106/4

OVERS 13: 10 RUNS! FIFTY for Jos Buttler off 37 balls. RR 104/4

OVERS 12.5: OUT! Mujeeb Ur Rahman got the massive wicket, brushed aside Ben Stokes (12). RR 100/4

100 up for Royals in 12.4 overs

OVERS 12: nine RUNS! Ben Stokes hit a four off Ravi Ashwin. RR 94/three

OVERS 10.5: OUT! Andrew Tye removed Sanju Samson (28). RR 84/three

Samason hit a six and two fours right through his 23-ball innings

OVERS 10: Jos Buttler 41* and Sanju Samson 27* guided Rajasthan Royals to 81/2

OVERS nine: nine RUNS! Jos Buttler ended the Andrew Tye over with a four. RR 75/2

Time for first strategic time-out

OVERS eight: nine RUNS! Sanju Samson hit a four off Axar Patel. RR 66/2

OVERS 7: 12 RUNS! Sanju Samson hit first maximum of the innings off Ravi Ashwin. RR 57/2

50 up for Royals in 6.three overs

OVERS 6.1: Successful evaluate for the Royals. Jos Buttler survived the leg before resolution because the impact was once just outside the road. RR 45/2

OVERS 6: End of Powerplay. Another brilliant over from Axar Patel, gave away just 3 runs. RR 45/2

OVERS 5: Good over for the house aspect. Mujeeb Ur Rahman conceded just five singles in it. RR 42/2

OVERS three.4: OUT! Big Wicket. Chris Gayle took a brilliant catch as Axar Patel brushed aside Ajinkya Rahane (5). RR 35/2

OVERS three: nine RUNS! Jos Buttler hit a four off spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. RR 33/1

OVERS 2: 17 RUNS! Big over for the Royals as Jos Buttler smacked 3 fours off Ankit Rajpoot. RR 24/1

OVERS zero.three: OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin struck in the first over, D'Arcy Short gone for 2. RR three/1

Here we pass...D'Arcy Short and Jos Buttler to begin the RR innings. Ravi Ashwin with the ball for KXIP

TOSS | Kings XI Punjab win the toss and opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in Indore

Playing XIs

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (w), D'Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Anureet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (w), Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Axar Patel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye

Changes in beginning XIs

Anureet Singh is Royals' debutant as he changed Dhawal Kulkarni. And for KXIP, Manoj Tiwary integrated in place of Yuvraj Singh.