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Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Rasikh Dar Salam, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya, Luvnith Sisodi
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Played: 35
KKR: 21
RCB: 14
At Eden Gardens
Played: 12
KKR: 8
RCB: 4
Toss is about to take place in some time now. Be ready. There is definitely the threat of rain but so far it seems good in Kolkata. Hopefully, rain gods will keep away for four hours.
Toss has been delayed as the opening ceremony is still going on. Shah Rukh Khan is still speaking but we will have the opening ceremony ending soon.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to bowl first in Kolkata.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt(w), Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia
Josh Hazlewood came to bowl the first over of the 18th season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine came to open the batting for KKR. De Kock hit a boundary on the second delivery of the first over. Suyash Sharma dropped a lolly on the fourth delivery but Jitesh Sharma took a fine catch on the next delivery to dismiss the destructive opener batter de Kock. Ajinkya Rahane is the newest batter at the crease.
KKR - 4/1 (1)
Yash Dayal came to bowl the second over and he conceded just one run. KKR are under pressure now. RCB have managed to create pressure and despite dropping a catch in the first over, the pressure is on the batters. Dayal bowled a brilliant first over!
KKR - 5/1 (2)
Josh Hazlewood bowled a brilliant over while keeping Sunil Narine out of the shots. Then Rasikh Dar Salam was introduced into the attack in the next over and Ajinkya Rahane targeted the young bowler. He slammed him for a couple of sixes and a four to collect 16 runs from the over.
KKR - 25/1 (4)
Krunal Pandya was introduced into the attack in the fifth over and Sunil Narine welcomed him with a six. Ajinkya Rahane finished the over with a couple of fours to collect 15 runs from the over.
KKR - 40/1 (5)
Sunil Narine welcomed Yash Dayal in the last over of the powerplay with a boundary. Then Rahane hit a couple of fours and a six to finish his over with 20 runs. Dayal conceded 20 runs after giving just one runs in his opening over.
KKR - 60/1 (6)
The season opener between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru is also the 400th T20 match of Virat Kohli. Kohli became only the third Indian after Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik to appear in 400 T20 matches.
Suyash Sharma came to bowl his second over and conceded just five runs including a boundary. Rasikh Dar Salam came to bowl the next over and conceded nine runs including two wides.
KKR - 74/1 (8)
Ajinkya Rahane welcomed Suyash Sharma with a six to complete his half-century in just 25 balls. He is looking in fine touch. He dispatched that one into the fans. Sunil Narine also opened his arms after that and hit a six then a four to collect 22 runs from the over.
KKR - 96/1 (9)
Sunil Narine lost his wicket to Rasikh Dar Salam in the 10th over. Narine hit him a four then a six, but the youngster got the last laugh when he got him caught behind on the last delivery of the over. Venkatesh Iyer is the new batter at the crease.
KKR 107/2 (10)
Krunal Pandya was called into the attack in the 11th over and he dismissed the half-centurion Ajinkya Rahane on the third delivery. Angkrish Raghuvanshi joined Venkatesh Iyer at the crease. Pandya finished his over with just three runs.
KKR - 110/3 (11)
Suyash Sharma leaked three boundaries in the over and RCB were under pressure. Then Krunal Pandya came to bowl again. Venkatesh Iyer was batting with helmet and he desperately bowled a bouncer which was stopped by Jitesh Sharma brilliantly behind the wickets. Iyer called for a helmet and was bowled on the next delivery.
KKR - 131/4 (13)
Krunal Pandya got his third wicket of the match when he dismissed Rinku Singh on the last delivery of his spell. He bowled him with a quicker and the ball struck Jitesh Sharma's chest. It was a quick delivery and Rinku lost his wicket. Pandya finished his spell with the figures of 4-0-29-3.
KKR - 145/5 (15)
Andre Russell joined Angkrish Raghuvanshi after the dismissal of Rinku Singh and he lost his wicket after hitting a boundary. Suyash Sharma dismissed him with a googly. Ramandeep Singh is the new batter at the crease.
KKR - 151/6 (16)
Liam Livingstone conceded just four runs in his second over of the match and Josh Hazlewood was called back into the attack. He conceded 10 runs including a six from Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Now, with two overs left, KKR must try to cross 200 runs somehow.
KKR - 165/6 (18)
Yash Dayal came to bowl the 19th over and he dismissed the set batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi while giving just four runs. Josh Hazlewood conceded just five runs in his last over and picked up the wicket of Harshit Rana. KKR is restricted to 174 runs. Now, RCB need to make 175 runs to win this match.
KKR - 174/8 (20)
Brief Score: KKR - 174/8 (20)
Ajinkya Rahane - 56 (31), Sunil Narine: 44 (26) | Krunal Pandya: (4-0-29-3)
Vaibhav Arora came as an impact player in place of Angkrish Raghuvanshi. He was given the task to bowl the first over. Phil Salt came out to bat with Virat Kohli. He hit a boundary on the first delivery. Kohli hit a boundary on the first delivery he faced. 12 runs came from the first over.
RCB - 12/0 (1)
Spencer Johnson came to bowl the second over and conceded just five runs including a boundary. But Vaibhav Arora came to bowl the next over and leaked 20 runs including three boundaries from Phil Salt.
RCB - 37/0 (3)
Varun Chakravarthy was called into the attack in the fourth over and Phil Salt hit three fours and a six to collect 21 runs from the over. Spencer Johnson came in the next over and Virat Kohli welcomed him with a couple of sixes. Salt ended the over with another boundary.
RCB - 75/0 (5)
Harshit Rana came to bowl his first over in the last over of the powerplay and Ramandeep Singh hurted his fingers while trying to catch Virat Kohli. Rana conceded just five runs in the over.
RCB - 80/0 (6)
Phil Salt completed his half-century on just 25 balls. Varun Chakravarthy conceded just six runs in his second over. Then came Sunil Narine and he conceded four runs in his first over. Chakravarthy dismissed Salt in the next over. Devdutt Padikkal is the new batter at the crease.
RCB - 96/1 (9)
Devdutt Padikkal tried to accelerate his inning and went for a big shot off Sunil Narine. Ramandeep Singh took a fine catch at deep mid-wicket to dismiss him for just 10 runs. Rajat Patidar joined Virat Kohli at the crease.
RCB - 119/2 (12)
Virat Kohli completed his half-century with a boundary off the fifth delivery in the 13th over. He took 30 balls to complete 50 runs. Rajat Patidar went for a big six off Narine in the next over.
RCB - 138/2 (14)
Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli were not in mood to wait for the last over. Patidar went berserk and hit a few big boundaries. Then he lost his wicket while trying the same. RCB need nine runs to win the match.
RCB - 167/3 (16)
Liam Livingstone went for a six on the first delivery of Spencer Johnson and went for a four on the next to finish the match in the 17th over. RCB won their first match of the season and that too against the defending champions KKR at their home ground.
RCB - 177/3 (16.2)
I thought we were going well till the 13th over but 2-3 wickets changed the momentum. Batters that followed tried their best but didn't workout. When myself and Venky were batting we were discussing that 200-210 was achievable but those wickets changed the momentum. Little bit of dew was there but they had a very good powerplay with the bat. It (total) was under par. We were looking for 200+. We don't want to think too much about this game but at the same time just try and get better in certain areas.
There was pressure, but it was a good day for me. If we keep winning like this, it will be a good day. It was pretty clear for me - I don't mind Suyash giving runs, he was our main wicket-taking bowler, so I backed him. (on Krunal and Suyash) All credit goes to both the bowlers, from 13 overs, they showed courage and determination. The mindset of taking wickets was really amazing. (on Kohli) It's really great when you have a player like him, it's a great opportunity for me to learn from one of the great players of the game. (on his shot off Harshit over backward point) That was pre-determined shot, I was going over covers, the ball nipped back and it went automatically.
When you play against so much crowd, I had to narrow down my focus. If I get hit I had to get hit off a good ball, glad that I could deliver. You have to go with the flow, how cricket is evolving. Batters have the skill-set to hit sixes consistently. You also have to up your game, have to make sure I bowl quicker. Change of pace is associated with pacers but also I tried it. (on his bouncer) Now Jitesh knows what I will do, if it's a wide yorker or a bouncer, if you have something in your armoury, why not use it. (on playing for RCB) It's been amazing, when I got into the team, I realised how much madness there is. The crowd support you get, even in domestic cricket, there also people are chanting RCB. It's been 10 days since I have joined and it's been pretty good.
RCB will move to Chennai for their next match against Chennai Super Kings on Friday. KKR will face Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is a double header. In the afternoon, SRH will be up against RR at Hyderabad whereas in the night, MI and CSK will clash in Chennai. Join us for all the updates at the same place. Until then, goodbye and goodnight!