06 May, 23:28 (IST)

That's it, Kings XI Punjab win by six wickets. KL Rahul finishes things in style. He carries his bat through and scored 84 off 54 balls. Impressive win this for KXIP. Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table

06 May, 23:21 (IST)

Jofra Archer gives away 16 runs and that brings the equation down to 27 off 18 balls for Kings XI Punjab. Meanwhile, KL Rahul has gone past his half-century. He has done a fine job by holding the one end.

06 May, 23:10 (IST)

KXIP need 51 more runs to win from five overs. KL Rahul holds key for Punjab, he is batting on 42 and his team would love to see him carry his bat. 

06 May, 22:55 (IST)

OUT! Move to promote Axar Patel has not worked for Kings XI Punjab as he holes out to D Arcy Short at deep mid-wicket. Four down Punjab now. Axar c D Arcy Short b Gowtham 4(5)

06 May, 22:46 (IST)

OUT! Timely wicket this for Royals. Karun Nair's partnership with KL Rahul ends. Nair chops on back on the the stumps off Anureet Singh's bowling. K Nair b Anureet Singh 31(23)

06 May, 22:40 (IST)

Halfway through, the match hangs in balance. KXIP need 85 more runs to win from 60 balls now. KL Rahul is still out there and is batting on 36.

06 May, 22:19 (IST)

That's end of Powerplay overs. Royals have done well to pull back things here by removing Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal. Meanwhile, KXIP now need 119 more runs to win from 84 balls.

06 May, 22:12 (IST)

OUT! Mayank Agarwal finds the fielder as well. He hits the sweet spot of the bat, but only to find the fielder at deep square leg. The ball went straight into his hands.  M Agarwal c R Tripathi b Stokes 2(3)

06 May, 22:08 (IST)

OUT! Big one this! Chris Gayle smashes Jofra Archer for a boundary on the first ball and then on the next ball, the bowler removes the Universe Boss. Gayle cuts the ball straight towards the point.  Gayle c Samson b Jofra Archer 8(11) 

06 May, 22:05 (IST)

Watchful start this for Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. They know the target is not that big and there is no need to go for big shots from the beginning.  

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Kings XI Punjab in a home game take on Rajasthan Royals at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Punjab will look to get back to winning ways after facing defeat in their last two matches. The Ravi Ashwin-led side is currently on fourth position on the IPL 2018 points table. RR, on the other hand, are bottom-placed with just three wins out fo eight matches. Stay tuned as we bring you the live score updates of KXIP vs RR IPL 2018 T20 match. IPL 2018 Live Streaming, KXIP vs RR

This will be the 16th match between these two sides. Previously, Rajasthan Royals won nine while Kings XI Punjab have emerged victorious in just six matches. Interestingly, this will be the first meeting between the two sides this season.    

Teams

Kings XI Punjab (From): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar.

Rajasthan Royals (From): D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera, Heinrich Klaasen.