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Live Blog | Live Scorecard | Target for KKR - 214

Overs 14: KKR 101/4

Good over from Navdeep Saini, simply seven runs got here off it including a 4 by Andre Russell (12*)

* 100 comes up for KKR in 13.4 overs

Overs 13: KKR 94/4, need off 120 off 42 balls
 13 RUNS! Nitish Rana (38*) hit a 4 off Yuzvendra Chahal, ahead of Andre Russell (7*) hit a six within the over. The asking rate is over 17 now.

Overs 12: KKR 81/4
Successful over from Marcus Stoinis - a wicket and nine runs off it.

Overs 11.five: OUT! Stoinis gets rid of Uthappa. KKR 79/4
Marcus Stoinis ended Robin Uthappa's distress within the heart. Uthappa fell after scoring nine off 20 balls, which integrated one 4.

Overs 11: KKR 72/3
12 RUNS! Another giant over for the hosts. Nitish Rana (24*) slammed back-to-back fours off Yuzvendra Chahal's over.

Overs 10: KKR 60/3, need 154 off 60 balls
14 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. Robin Uthappa (eight*) and Nitish Rana (15*) hit a 4 each off Mohammed Siraj.

* Robin Uthappa (7*) hits a 4 off Mohammed Siraj to bring up 50 for KKR in nine.1 overs.

Overs nine: KKR 46/3. Time for time-out
Another two-run over from Marcus Stoinis. KKR struggling badly in their run chase.

Overs eight: KKR 44/3
Another tidy over from Mohammed Siraj, conceded simply 5 runs in it.

Overs 7: KKR 39/3
Tidy over from Marcus Stoinis, gave away simply two singles in it.

Overs 6: KKR 37/3
Nitish Rana (4*) hit a 4 within the closing ball, after Mohammed Siraj started his spell with 5 dot balls.

Overs five: OUT! Steyn moves to brush aside Gill. KKR 33/3
Second wicket for Dale Steyn, dismissed Shubman Gill (nine). Virat Kohli took every other catch at mid-off. KKR in giant trouble.

Overs 4: KKR 25/2
Brilliant over from Navdeep Saini, a wicket and simply two singles got here off it.

Overs 3.five: OUT! Saini gets rid of Narine. KKR 24/2
Big wicket for the visitors. Navdeep Saini got rid of the dangerous Sunil Narine. Narine fell for 18, which got here off 16 balls with the help of 4 limitations.

Overs 3: KKR 23/1
12 RUNS! Big over for the hosts. Sunil Narine (18) smacked three fours off Dale Steyn within the over.

Overs 2: KKR 11/1
Sunil Narine (6*) hit a 4 off the primary ball, however Navdeep Saini got here again strongly and gave away only one unmarried within the next 5.

Over 1: OUT! Steyn moves to brush aside Lynn. KKR 6/1
Brilliant start from Dale Steyn, got rid fo Chris Lynn (1). Virat Kohli took the catch at mid-off.

* Virat Kohli scored a richly deserved hundred off 58 balls, his fifth in IPL, and added 90 runs for the third wicket with Moeen Ali, who scored a quick-fire 66 off 28 balls. The skipper propelled RCB to mammoth 213/4 in 20 overs against KKR. Can the hosts chase down the big target?

Virat Kohli jumps within the air as he celebrates scoring a century. (AP Photo)
Overs 20: OUT! Virat Kohli falls after scoring fifth IPL hundred. RCB 213/4
 16 RUNS! Marcus Stoinis (17*) hit a 4 and a six, and Virat Kohli (100) hit a 4 off Harry Gurney (1/42 in 4 overs) within the last over.

* HUNDRED for Virat Kohli off 57 balls, his fifth in IPL. RCB 213/3 in 19.five overs
* 200 up for RCB in 19.2 overs

Overs 19: RCB 197/3
19 RUNS! 2, 6, 4, 2, 1, 4 - Runs stay coming in specific pace. 19 got here off Prasidh Krishna's last over, 0/52 in 4 overs. Virat Kohli (95*) hit a six and a 4 in consecutive balls, ahead of Marcus Stoinis (6*) ended it with a 4.

Overs 18: RCB 178/3
10 RUNS! Virat Kohli (80*) hit a six off Sunil Narine within the over. Narine's figures: 4-0-32-1

Overs 17: RCB 168/3
19 RUNS! Wd, 1, 4, 2, 4, 6, 1 - Another giant over for the visitors. Virat Kohli (72*) hit Harry Gurney for 2 fours and a six in it. RCB scored 70 runs within the closing 4 overs.

Overs 16: OUT! Kuldeep scalps unhealthy Moeen Ali. RCB 149/3
27 RUNS! 4, 6, 4, 6, Wd, 6, W - What an over. Moeen Ali smacked Kuldeep Yadav for three sixes and two fours within the over, ahead of mistiming the closing ball. Prasidh Krishna took the catch and ended the brilliant knock. Ali scored 66 off simply 28 balls with the help of six maximums and 5 fours. He additionally added a valuable 90 runs for the third wicket with skipper Virat Kohli (55*). Kuldeep Yadav returned figures of one/59 in 4 overs. Time for every other time-out.

* FIFTY for Moeen Ali off 24 balls, his third in IPL. RCB 132/2 in 15.2 overs
Overs 15: RCB 122/2
12 RUNS! Another giant over because the visitors changed gears for overdue attack. Virat Kohli (55*) and Moeen Ali (40*) hit a 4 each of Prasidh Krishna in it.

* FIFTY for Virat Kohli off 40 balls , his 37th in IPL. RCB 111/2 in 14.1 overs

Overs 14: RCB 110/2
12 RUNS! Big over for the visitors. Moeen Ali (35*) smacked a six and a 4 in consecutive balls off Kuldeep Yadav within the over.

* Moeen Ali (30*) hits a six off Kuldeep Yadav to bring up 100 for RCB - 104/2 in 13.1 overs

Overs 13: RCB 98/2
Sunil Narine gave away nine runs within the over, including a 4 by Moeen Ali (24*)

Overs 12: RCB 89/2
10 RUNS! Moeen Ali (17*) hit a six off Piyush Chawla within the over because the visitors scored 10 runs in it.

Overs 11: RCB 79/2
Virat Kohli (44*) hit a six off Andre Russell within the over.

Overs 10: RCB 70/2
10 RUNS! Good recovery by Kuldeep Yadav, conceded 10 runs in it after he was once hit for a six off the primary supply by Moeen Ali (nine*).

Overs nine: RCB 60/2
Brilliant over from Andre Russell, a wicket and three singles in it.

Overs eight.five: OUT! Russell gets rid of Nath. RCB 59/2
Andre Russell broke the 41-run stand between Virat Kohli (33*) and Akshdeep Nath. Nath fell for 13 off 15 balls, which integrated a six.

Overs eight: RCB 57/1. Time for strategic time-out
10 RUNS! Virat Kohli (32*) hit two fours within the Kuldeep Yadav's first over.

* Virat Kohli (27*) hits a immediately 4 off Kuldeep Yadav to bring up 50 for RCB in 7.1 overs

Overs 7: RCB 47/1
Andre Russell started with a 5 runs over. Tidy stuff.

Overs 6: RCB 42/1
12 RUNS! End of powerplay. Prasidh Krishna was once hit for a six and a 4 within the over. Biggest over for the visitors but.

Overs five.2: SIX! Akshdeep Nath (nine*) smacks Prasidh Krishna for first most of the innings. RCB 36/1

Overs five: RCB 30/1
Harry Gurney got here again into the attack and bowled a tidy over. Gave away simply 4 runs in it including a wide.

Overs 4: RCB 26/1
Successful over from Sunil Narine, a wicket and nine runs off it including a 4 by Virat Kohli (13*).

Nitish Rana successfully makes an attempt the catch of Parthiv Patel. (AFP Photo)
Overs 3.2: OUT! Narine moves to brush aside Patel. RCB 18/1
Sunil Narine gave the hosts their first step forward, dismissed Parthiv Patel for 11. Nitish Rana nearly fumbled the ball ahead of holding it at the deep mid-wicket. Patel hit two fours in his run-a-ball innings.

Overs 3: RCB 17/0
10 RUNS! Parthiv Patel (11*) started and ended the Prasidh Krishna over with a 4 each. First giant over for the visitors.

Overs 2.1: FOUR! With an inside-edge off Prasidh Krishna, Parthiv Patel opens the boundary count of Bangalore. RCB 11/0

Overs 2: RCB 7/0
Sunil Narine started with a tidy over too, conceded simply 4 runs in it.

Overs 1.2: NOT OUT! KKR lost their referral. Sunil Nirine's supply was once lacking Virat Kohli's leg stump. RCB five/0

Over 1: RCB 3/0
Tidy start from Harry Gurney, gave away simply three runs in it including a wide.

Here we move...Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel to begin the RCB innings. Harry Gurney with the ball for KKR

Virat Kohli: "We don't seem to be too dangerous at atmosphere a target. Last time after we played against KKR we set them a complete of 200. This wicket is phenomenal, correct cricketing wicket and we will look to profit from it. Every game for us now is like a semi-final or a last, however the most important thing for us is to revel in ourselves now. AB isn't properly and we don't need to risk him. Klaassen comes in for him and Dale Steyn comes again for us after nine lengthy years. His experience and his calm head are going to be very crucial and it could have helped within the previous games as properly."

Dinesh Karthik: "We'll bowl first. We've been bowling a lot in this wicket and we will persist with it. It is a batting friendly wicket and that is what we want to exploit that. We have had a damage. Russell is fit and we're playing with the similar 11."

TOSS | Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik wins the toss, makes a decision to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore


Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (w), Virat Kohli (c), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney

Pitch record
"Most pace and bounce that you get in the entire country. Expect lots of runs; set for some good new ball bowling and then some big hitting" - Graeme Smith

Teams have arrived at the Eden...



Here's how teams are stacked up:

"He's got a preliminary X-ray yesterday [Wednesday] and it's not even 24 hours. By tomorrow [Friday], we will get a much better idea as to how he feels," Dinesh Karthik on Andre Russell's injury


Head to Head: KKR vs RCB


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