That's it, Vinay Kumar hits the winning runs and with that Knight Riders win this contest by four wickets. They chase down 177 with seven balls to spare. Convincing win this for KKR. Dinesh Karthik finishes unbeaten on 35 off 29 balls. Scorecard
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KKR vs RCB IPL 2018 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders win by Four Wickets
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08 Apr, 23:33 (IST)
Andre Russell perishes while looking to hit one down the ground. Meanwhile, KKR need 9 more runs two win from 12 balls.
08 Apr, 23:21 (IST)
It is down to Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell now. KKR require 30 from four overs. DK is batting on 28 off 24 balls.
08 Apr, 23:13 (IST)
OUT! Nitish Rana was looking to slog it over the leg-side. Misses the line as ball there was some spin. He is trapped in front of the wickets, opts for DRS but it is umpire's call. N Rana lbw b Washington Sundar 34(25)
08 Apr, 23:00 (IST)
Knight Riders now need 58 more runs to win from seven overs. The required run-rate is just over eight. RCB desperately need few wickets here to put pressure on KKR.
08 Apr, 22:46 (IST)
Halfway through and Knight Riders now need 79 more runs to win from 10 overs with seven wickets in hand. Nitish Rana is batting on 20 off 14 balls.
08 Apr, 22:34 (IST)
OUT! Robin Uthappa slaps hard at a short ball and ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air, Brendon McCullum settles underneath it near the point and completes the catch. Uthappa c Brendon McCullum b U Yadav 13(12)
08 Apr, 22:20 (IST)
OUT! Former KKR bowler Umesh Yadav does the trick. He has bowled Sunil Narine. Looking to drive, Narine gets an inside edge and onto the wickets. Nevertheless, a fine innings by Narine. Narine b U Yadav 50(19)
08 Apr, 22:15 (IST)
What an innings this has been so far! Sunil Narine has completed his half-century and it took him just 17 balls to reach the milestone. Five sixes and four fours for Narine thus far.
08 Apr, 22:09 (IST)
End of over number four. Sunil Narine once again effective in this over. Effective with the bat as he smashed Woakes for two fours and as many sixes. 20 from the fourth over.
08 Apr, 22:02 (IST)
OUT! Chris Lynn has to go. Chris Woakes picks the first wicket. Lynn was struggling a bit and decided to go big. Ends up mishitting the ball towards mid-off. AB de Villiers there completed a superb catch. C Lynn c de Villiers b Woakes 5(8)
08 Apr, 21:37 (IST)
Vinay Kumar gave away 16 runs in the last over and also picked two wickets. So, with it RCB finish with a decent total on board. Knight Riders need to bat well to chase it down.
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08 Apr, 21:27 (IST)
OUT! Sarfaraz Khan holes out to long-on fielder. RCB have lost a wicket yet again. Khan was looking to clear the fielder, but failed to clear him. Sarfaraz Khan c Rinku Singh b Johnson 6(10)
08 Apr, 21:25 (IST)
Two overs remaining now, RCB need two big overs here now. Sarfaraz Khan and Mandeep Singh are in the middle.
08 Apr, 21:09 (IST)
Nitish Rana has not only removed AB de Villiers, but on next ball he cleans up Virat Kohli. De Villiers hits him for the six on the first ball and then tries to go big again. He ends up hitting it towards the deep mid-wicket. On next ball, Rana cleaned up Kohli with a full length delivery. This could well prove to be a masterstroke from DK.
08 Apr, 20:56 (IST)
The partnership between AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli is now worth 43 off 22 balls. Eight overs remaining now and RCB will be eyeing to past 180-run mark here.
08 Apr, 20:45 (IST)
Halfway through and RCB are well placed for a big total. Meanwhile, AB de Villiers smashed Kuldeep Yadav for two back to back sixes and he looks in amazing touch, as usual.
08 Apr, 20:39 (IST)
OUT! Sunil Narine gets the big one. McCullum was looking to play it towards the mid-wicket. The ball turns as McCullum misses the shot. He is bowled! Brendon McCullum b Narine 43(27)
08 Apr, 20:29 (IST)
End of powerplay overs. Knight Riders have done after Brendon McCullum got off to a flying start. They have brought the run-rate under some control.
Former champions Kolkata Knight Riders take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the match three of Indian Premier League 2018 or IPL 2018. After two entertaining contests, all eyes will be on KKR vs RCB. Knight Riders and Royal Challengers happen to be the most followed teams in the IPL and it is obvious that both the teams will catch eyeballs whenever they are in action. Stay on this page as we provide you the live score updates of KKR vs RCB IPL 2018 match 3. KKR vs RCB IPL 2018 LIVE Streaming
KKR and RCB have met each other 20 times. It is Knight Riders who lead the head-to-head record with 11 wins while RCB have emerged victorious nine times. At the Eden Gardens, KKR have won five matches and and lost 3 against RCB. The last time, these two sides face-off each other at the Eden Gardens, KKR bundled out RCB for 49, which happens to be the lowest team total in the history of IPL.
Ahead of the season, KKR suffered blow as Mitchell Starc was ruled out following an injury. KKR though added Tom Curran to their squad following Starc’s injury. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine will be under the scanner for his suspected action and it will be interesting to see whether it affects his bowling or not.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders (From): Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa(w), Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik(c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Mitchell Johnson, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Apoorv Wankhade, Rinku Singh, Shivam Mavi, Cameron Delport, Javon Searles, Tom Curran, Ishank Jaggi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (From): Quinton de Kock(w), Manan Vohra, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Navdeep Saini, Murugan Ashwin, Pawan Negi, Corey Anderson, Aniruddha Joshi, Pavan Deshpande, Tim Southee.
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