That's it! KKR win by six wickets. Shubman Gill smashes the winning boundary through point. RCB suffer yet another defeat, their fifth now so far. Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table
Virat Kohli took a sensational catch near long-on to dismiss KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik. But looks like it's little late. KKR now need just four runs from the last over.
Kolkata Knight Riders need 15 more runs to win from 12 balls. They should get it easily with seven wickets in hand and Chris Lynn well-set 62. Mohammad Siraj and Umesh Yadav will bowl the remaining two overs.
RCB have pulled things back here. Nitish Rana has retired hurt after some back trouble. Andre Russell came out to bat and on first ball he gets the top-edge. The ball goes high in the sky and Quinton de Kock takes the catch. A Russell c de Kock b Siraj 0(1)
Kolkata Knight Riders now need 52 more runs to win from 30 balls. Chris Lynn is still out there and batting on 52. KKR need one big over to bring the equation down.
OUT! Murugan Ashwin has struck once again. This time he removes Robin Uthappa. The batsman was looking to play a big shot, gets toe-end of the bat and Tim Southee takes the catch near long-on. Uthappa c Southee b Murugan Ashwin 36(21)
The partnership between Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa is worth 47 off 29 balls and the latter has scored 36 out of it. Meanwhile, KKR need 70 more runs to win from 48 balls.
OUT! Murigan Ashwin has struck for RCB. Will this rain break change things in favour of RCB? Well they start off on a positive note. Narine holes out to long-on fielder. Narine c de Grandhomme b Murugan Ashwin 27(19)
Three overs remaining now and RCB will be looking to go past 150-run mark from here. Virat Kohli is batting on 40 off 30 balls and giving him company is Mandeep Singh.
Three overs remaining now and RCB will be looking to go past 150-run mark from here. Virat Kohli is batting on 40 off 30 balls and giving him company is Mandeep Singh.
RCB will be looking to double to the score from here on. Virat Kohli is still out there and a lot depends on him. RCB have seven wickets left and can afford to accelerate from here.
Excellent bowling this by Andre Russell. He picks two wickets in one over, first removed Brendon McCullum and then Manan Vohra. This has pegged back RCB somewhat. All eyes on skipper Virat Kohli.
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes for KKR. Quinton de Kock looking to play inside out perishes. This is the wickets KKR were searching for. de Kock c Shubman Gill b Kuldeep Yadav 29(27)
End of powerplay overs. Decent start this for Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum. De Kock has been the aggressive of the two and has hot two fours and a six.
It’s an all-important game for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as they face Kolkata Knight Riders at home. RCB have so far won just two matches out of seven. They came close to notching their third win but were blown away by MS Dhoni special. The Virat Kohli-led side will be looking to get their act together as they face KKR. Stay tuned for live score updates of RCB vs KKR IPL T20 match. RCB vs KKR LIVE Streaming IPL 2018
Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, currently occupy fourth place on the points table and have three wins out of seven matches. KKR lost to Delhi Daredevils in their last match and now will be looking to put their campaign back on the track.
RCB have done well in the batting department, but it is their bowling which has struggled. Apart from Umesh Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, none of the bowlers have been that impressive. IPL 2018 Points Table
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