19:30 IST: Pathan misses two balls. 2 to win. KKR win by 6 wickets and 28 balls to spare.
19:25 IST: Colin OUT. But it is too little, too late. Pandey get off the mark straightaway, with a single. Gambhir picks up a single as well. Pandey picks a single. 4 runs needed, one shot away. Gambhir OUT.
19:22 IST: KKR are cruising, Colin picks a single. 17 off 47 balls needed. Gambhir picks another single on the off side. SIX by Colin. Single from Colin.
19:20 IST: Risky single taken, no need for such risks. Gambhir picks a single.
19:15 IST: Gambhir hustles for the second, makes it. Gambhir chips it for single. FOUR for Colin. Colin defends. Chahal fields well, keeps it to two. Colin picks a single to end the over.
19:10 IST: Badree back into the attack. Gambhir hits the gap and gets a fifty. Colin picks a two, one of an overthrow. Gambhir gets a single, he wants to carry his bat through. Colin his a ‘GRAND’ SIX.
19:05 IST: Gambhir picks a single to point. Grandhomme picks two. Single for Grandhomme. Gambhir picks a single to third, he is taking no chances he knows the importance of his wicket. Anilket Choudhary leaves field. Head completes the over.
19:00 IST: Lynn picks a single gets to 50. Lynn 50 and OUT tries to play cross and gets bowled. Gambhir picks a single. Grandhomme gets a single.
18:55 IST: Wicket falls straight after timeout. Narine OUT. Grandhomme walks out. Some sanctity comes, two dot balls. Make that 3 dot balls.
18:49 IST: SIX by Lynn. FOUR again. For a change, just two runs. Two more runs. SIX again.
18: 43 IST: Narine gets two runs. FOUR thats a skimmer, flat batted. FOUR more. FOUR more. This is mayhem. Couple of wides, Narine have put him off line. Fastest 50. SIX again. FOUR more.
18:40 IST: This time it is Narine, who hits a SIX. An action replay SIX. SIX again. FOUR for Narine. Two more down the ground.
18:37 IST: Chahal in the attack. Lynn finds the gap on the off side FOUR. SIX for Lynn. Smoked through the offside FOUR.
18:34 IST: Narine smoke it, Kohli stops it. Badree bowling well. Narine swings off the outside edge FOUR.
18:28 IST: Narine-Lynn walk out to open. Lynn hits a FOUR. FOUR more, it seems his shoulder is fine. It was thumped. That’s third tier SIX. Lynntastic stuff. No run for a change.
18:10 IST: One over to go. FOUR from a Negi. Negi OUT. Back to back SIXES.
18:03 IST: Jadhav gets the height not the distance, Woakes strikes. Negi is the new batsman, 11 balls to go. Head picks a single, Head on 49. Negi too gets a single, boundaries not coming. WIDE. Single to long-off. 50 up for Head. SIX by Head, he is turning it on.
17:58 IST: Rajpoot bowls a yorker which Head misses. Head tries to bang it but will only get a single. Still only a single. They are not getting the big boundaries coming. Jadhav will have to be satisfied with a single down the ground. SIX to end the over.
17:53 IST: Woakes is back, Head picks a single. May be it is the end of spin. Jackson does well, it keeps it down to no runs. Jadhav picks a single hitting it down the ground. Head slices it straight to point no runs. A single for Head, the ball is not coming to the bat well. Its double-paced. Nelson!! Jadhav swivels and pulls it for FOUR.
17:48 IST: Mandeep Singh departs after scoring 50. Caught in the deep by Umesh Yadav. OUT. Head turns it on the leg-side for a single. Kedar Jadhav off the mark straightaway. Head gets a single again. Narine cramps Jadhav for room and again a repeat.
17:42 IST: The two batsman walk out after the brief stop of play. RCB want to get another 50-60 runs. Mandeep will face Grandhomme. Dot ball to start. A single taken, Gambhir stops it. Head pulls and gets a single. Mandeep picks 2 runs, gets to 50. Then he picks a single.
17:20 IST: Rain has just eased-off a bit. Covers are being removed, match should resume shortly. Game starts at 5:45.
17: 10 IST: RAIN stopped play.
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17:07 IST: FOUR, just opened the face of the bat to pick important runs.
17:02 IST: Narine is back. Can he break the partnership? Head gets a single. Mandeep pushes for 2, it is close umpire goes up, he is in. Single for Mandeep. Batsman struggling to get pace. SIX, its Head. Another single, Mandeep will keep strike.
16:57 IST: Grandhomme comes in, Mandeep picks a single. Head pulls for a single. Mandeep cuts straight to the point fielder. Head cuts he will get 2 runs. Head gets a single of the last ball.
16:52 IST: Mandeep cuts, straight to the fielder. Rajpoot is really changing the pace well. Head gets a single. Mandeep drops and gets a single. Head ruins the over, pulls and gets a FOUR.
16:48 IST: Chawla will continue. Head picks a single of the first ball. RCB is happy with singles coming as they are holding onto their wickets. Head gets another single. Singles are the order of the day. Finally a two for a change, 7-off.
16:45 IST: Rajpoot with a new over, Gambhir changing his bowlers around. Mandeep clips it leg-side for a single. The ball keeps low to Jackson. Nice punch on the off-side but well-stopped keeps it down to a single. RCB looking to build a platform to give themselves a chance. An appeal it looked close, umpire turns it down.
16:39 IST: Chawla in the attack, single of his first ball. Head gets a single. Mandeep knocks it around for a single. Head picks a single, they are happy with the singles. Single for Mandeep in the off-side.
16:35 IST: Ankeet Rajpoot in the attack, Head looks to pull misses. The ball is hit by the batsman to the wicket but only a single. Great news RCB reach 50! Another single by Mandeep Singh. Head pulls it for a single.
16:31 IST: Mandeep knocks it down the ground for a single. Close in field for Head, he picks a quick two. Tight bowling by Narine, putting the pressure. Mandeep cuts it for FOUR. Single of the last ball.
16:26 IST: Umesh gets a change of end. Dot ball to Mandeep. Sheldon Jackson stops runs, good fielding display. Mandeep picks up a single down the ground. Head is looking watchful. Head flicks it for a FOUR. Umesh slips and falls but no injury. That was a super slow ball which never arrived.
16:20 IST: Narine in the attack, Mandeep picks a single. ABD hits it off-side for a one-bounce FOUR. OUT, ABD bowled by Narine. RCB in trouble again, they are not learning from their mistakes. Head in, Gambhir gets a close-in field. There is an appeal from behind the stumps, but they are not convinced.
16:16 IST: Mandeep gets two of Woakes on the leg side. He picks a single next ball. ABD gets a peach first up, perfume ball. ABD misses one on his pads. RCB looking to get innings on track. Quick 2 by ABD to third man. ABD pulls in front of square for a FOUR.
16:10 IST: Virat Kohli gets a single, it bounced extra, but Virat kept it down. Mandeep pulls to get a FOUR. Great shot. He then picks up a single, sensible batting. 3 changes for KKR today. Chawla drops Virat, two grabs at it but drops it. Good try, could this hurt? Virat Kohli OUT. Brilliant slower ball by Umesh, on the stumps on the money. AB de Villiers walks in.
16:05 IST: Woakes from the other end. Kohli plays with soft hands, picks a single. Woakes bowling probing lines. Mandeep watchful early on. Woakes giving no room to free his arms. One bounce, FOUR for Mandeep. SIX.
16:00 IST: Umesh Yadav to start for KKR. Chris Gayle OUT first ball. RCB woes continue, danger-man Gayle out. Virat Kohli walks out. Lack of pace early on. Umesh is getting in the right areas and also getting shape on the ball. No run as yet after five balls. One of the first over.
15:55 IST: All in readiness, there is a great fervor in the stadium. Gayle and Kohli walk out to the middle.
15:39 IST: Gambhir must be relishing the opportunity of batting with a total to chase in such a crucial encounter.
RCB XI: V Kohli, C Gayle, AB de Villiers, M Singh, TM Head, K Jadhav, P Negi, S Badree, S Arvind, Y Chahal, A Choudhary
KKR XI: G Gambhir, C Lynn, M Pandey, Y Pathan, S Jackson, C Woakes, C de Grandhomme, S Narine, P Chawla, A Rajpoot, U Yadav
15:33 IST: KKR win the toss, opt to field first. Travis Head in for Shane Watson. Big news for KKR, Lynn is back. Also in are Piyush Chawla and Ankit Rajpoot for Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav.
15:28 IST: It is drizzling in Bangalore and the covers are on.
Welcome to inUth’s live digital coverage of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017’s match 46 between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. There’s nothing you can expect of Virat Kohli’s RCB as nothing has gone right for them in this tournament having lost 9 of their 12 games. On the other hand, there’s a side which has taken gambles and they proved to be lethal for the opposition team. But, at this stage RCB can play party-poopers for the other side as they have only 2 matches left. They are playing for pride and have nothing to lose.
RCB’s batting used to be the most feared across all T20 leagues, but, this time around it has been their weak link. No player has been able to stick to the crease, let alone score big, with a few exceptions. On a flip side, their bowling department has improved substantially. But, the big three, Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers have not been consistent at all and have lost their wickets early, exposing their middle order which falls even before putting up a fight. Also, Shane Watson has been a weak link despite tons of experience in T20s.
#Gambhir wins the toss and opts to bowl first. #DusKiDahaad #AmiKKR #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/te78oJN0Fl
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The @KKRiders boys are all set to take on the @RCBTweets at the Chinnaswamy stadium #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/nyejYvJpfQ
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On the other hand, KKR have been a side who are almost sure of making it to the IPL 2017 playoffs, they need just 1 win to cement their place. KKR are currently in the 3rd spot with 7 wins from 11 games and a healthy run rate which might come in handy if they lose all their upcoming matches.
There might be a good news for KKR fans as their star player Chris Lynn might make a comeback to the side as he suffered a shoulder injury in the initial stages of the tournament. He has been back in the nets and practising. Robin Uthappa missed the previous match due to a niggle in the back. He might be available for today’s fixture as well.
Gautam Gambhir has been in good form scoring runs up the order and setting the pace for a chase or giving them a good start early on in the powerplay overs. With Colin de Grandhomme back in his form, their batting will be stronger than ever. They are fierce rivals and will be a tough side to beat, especially for RCB who bundled out for 49, the lowest score in the history of IPL.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav(wk), Shane Watson, Pawan Negi, Sreenath Aravind, Samuel Badree, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Adam Milne, Stuart Binny, Iqbal Abdulla, Travis Head, Sachin Baby, Avesh Khan, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tymal Mills, Praveen Dubey, Billy Stanlake, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir(c), Sheldon Jackson(wk), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Colin de Grandhomme, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Ankit Rajpoot, Trent Boult, Darren Bravo, Rishi Dhawan, Rovman Powell, Ishank Jaggi, Sayan Ghosh, Ramsingh Sanjay Yadav
