KKR vs RCB Highlights and Match Recap, IPL 2019, Full Cricket Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 10 runs

Virat Kohli, MoM: It was important to have a win under our belt. In death overs there’s no point in panicking. You got to leave it to the bowlers. Stoinis took few good decisions and then Ali in the end. They both showed composure and that’s what you expect from your players. Our communication was to get 170-175, we didn’t think we could get 200-plus. Moeen changed the game completely and that allowed to play my game. Moeen said I am going to go now and I asked him to go for it. He targeted the small boundaries and changed the game in those few overs. It was important to bat along when AB is not here. In the end death overs are going to be difficult with this kind of ground. Credit to Russell for setting up those kind of games.

Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match for his century tonight

This is how the win feels like!

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 19, 2019

Dinesh Karthik: The way Moeen Ali batted he took the game away from us. I though they scored 25-30 runs too many. When a player like Virat plays, that’s what he does. He played a brilliant knock in the end. The ball was seaming a little bit when we came to bat. The wicket was a little sticky but we thought we could get the score, but looking back their score was 20 runs too many. This is a hard wicket for spinners to bowl on. We wanted to take the spinners on, and kudos to the way RCB played. They did the small things better and deserved to win. If we get the winning feel again, it would start rolling again. If we do the right things, we can get back to winning.

KKR today:

First 73 balls : 82 runs 

Next 47 balls : 121 runs

This is KKR’s fourth consecutive defeat this IPL.

Fastest fifties this IPL: (In balls)

17 – Pant v MI, Wankhede

21 – RUSSELL v RCB, Kolkata*

22 – Pollard v KXIP, Wankhede

23 – Russell v DC, Kotla

24 – Warner v CSK, Hyderabad

24 – Moeen Ali v KKR, Kolkata

Any comic book fans?

big takeway from today - if robin falters, even the most lethal batman can't get it done #KKRvRCB

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 19, 2019

After 20 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 203/5 ( Nitish Rana 85 , Dinesh Karthik (C) (W) 0)

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RCB beat KKR by 10 runs!

Rana gets a six on last ball with a shot over long-off but KKR fall short of the target by 10 runs. Fourth consecutive loss for KKR and RCB stay alive in playoffs race with this massive win.

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OUT! A Russell run out (Kohli/Moeen Ali) 65(25)

19.5: Russell run out and the game is almost done for RCB. They need 17 off last ball to win

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19.4: Dot ball! Swing and a miss. Russell misses the tossed up ball and RCB move close to win. 17 needed in 2 balls

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19.3: SIX! Russell comes to strike and goes downtown for a maximum

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19.2: Rana goes for a slog sweep and inside edge goes to backward square leg for a single

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19.1: Dot ball. Rana moved across trying to sweep but keeper collected the ball and no wide

Moeen Ali to bowl the final over

After 19 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 190/4 ( Nitish Rana 78 , Andre Russell 59)

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Stoinis started very well but Russell ended the over perfectly, Three dot balls and then three consecutive sixes. Russell also completed fifty in 21 balls. Second fastest in IPL history. 24 needed in last over.

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FIFTY! SIX! Russell goes downtown as he completes second fastest fifty in IPL in 21 balls

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SIX! Angry Russell slaps the short ball by Stoinis to mid-wicket boundary. Perfect revenge for three dot balls

After 18 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 171/4 ( Nitish Rana 78 , Andre Russell 41)

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Steyn has been hit for many in his final over! 18 exactly! The full length ball is slammed by Rana over long-off for a six, slower ball is cracked over Steyn’s head and then another wide ball is played to deep extra-cover boundary. 43 off 12 needed.

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FOUR! Another wide full delivery by Steyn that is picked well by Rana as he slams it to deep extra cover boundary

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SIX! Slower one this time from Steyn and Rana was ready, went deep in his crease to slam it down the ground

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SIX! Steyn puts one on full length as Rana got down on his knees to slam it over long-off boundary

After 17 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 153/4 ( Nitish Rana 60 , Andre Russell 41)

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Rana chips the first ball to mid-off for a risky single and a run-out is avoided by a poor throw. Russell slams the short and wide delivery from Siraj to point fence followed by a humongous six over long-off. Siraj went full and wide but Russell’s strength is unbelievable. Direct-hit at keeper’s end on last ball but Russell was safe. 61 in 18 needed.

Andre Russell becomes the first player to hit 100 sixes for KKR in IPL.

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SIX! That went out of the park! Russell is unbelievable! Siraj missed his mark and the wide full ball is slammed over long-off

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FOUR! Poor bowling from Siraj. Can’t go short and wide against Russell as he can cut it to point boundary with his strength as he did on this ball

After 16 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 138/4 ( Nitish Rana 58 , Andre Russell 30)

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Another big over! 17 off it as Rana chips in with big shots. Drills the full ball down the ground for a four, follows it up with a pull shot six to complete his fifty. Whacks the full-toss over long-on for another maximum. 76 in 24 needed.

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SIX! Poor delivery from Saini. Full-toss just under the waist and Rana smacks that over long-on for another maximum

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FIFTY! SIX! Rana makes use of the short ball to blast it over long-on and to complete his fifty

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FOUR! Rana wants to compete with Russell. Drills the full ball from Saini down the ground for a four

After 15 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 121/4 ( Nitish Rana 41 , Andre Russell 30)

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The Russell show is on at Edens and Chahal is assisting him with some ordinary bowling. Three back-to-back sixes as Russell uses his full power to punish the bowler with three maximums down the ground. 93 needed in five overs.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

Ok, the Russell onslaught has started. But is it too little too late? The asking rate is more than 15 now in the last five overs. Styen has one over left and Kohli should not hold him back.

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SIXES! Two more sixes in the same fashion. Russell goes down on his knees and whacks them down the ground. Three consecutive sixes

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SIX! What power! Russell doesn’t need to middle everything. Gets onto his knees to slam the tossed up ball down the ground

After 14 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 101/4 ( Nitish Rana 40 , Andre Russell 12)

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Russell dispatches the length ball by Saini past point with a hard slash. You can’t bowl him there and Saini quickly changes the length to short. Finds a top-edge but it falls between two fielders at fine leg. 113 needed in 36 balls.

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FOUR! Length ball outside off by Saini and that was slapped by Russell past the point. Disappeared in moments

After 13 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 94/4 ( Nitish Rana 38 , Andre Russell 7)

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Uthappa’s dismissal has brought Russell to the crease. Rana gets four off Chahal with a sweep to fine leg and then Russell gets the first six of the innings. A slap shot over wide of long-off. 14 off the over.

Andre Russell has scored six 40-plus score out of seven innings this IPL. KKR are in need of a big knock from him today.

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SIX! Tossed up delivery by Chahal outside off and Russell slams it wide of long-off

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FOUR! Rana continues to attack as he sweeps Chahal to fine leg boundary for another four

After 12 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 81/4 ( Nitish Rana 33 , Andre Russell 0)
 

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Uthappa’s wicket brings Andre Russell to the middle. KKR fans have pinned their hopes on him. They need a miracle and and half to pull this off. Nine runs from Stoinis’ over.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

This sort of knock is simply unacceptable from an experienced cricketer like Robin Uthappa. In a run-chase of 214, his innings of 9 off 19 balls has put KKR under extreme pressure. Now it is all about Russell.

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OUT! Uthappa’s misery comes to an end.  A short ball and Uthappa goes for the pull, doesn’t time it well and is able to only find the fielder in the deep

 Uthappa c Negi b Stoinis 9(20)

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FOUR! Wide outside off, and Rana goes for a slash over point. One bounce over the ropes.

After 11 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 72/3 ( Robin Uthappa 9 , Nitish Rana 24)

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Eventful first over from Chahal. Couple of boundaries, along with couple of wides as Uthappa and Rana bring out their reverse sweeps. However, Chahal had a golden chance of running out Rana that goes down begging. Uthappa misses a quick delivery and the ball rolls on the leg side, Rana hared for a single only to be sent back after he was halfway down the pitch. Parthiv unleashes a fast throw and Chahal isn’t able to grab the ball. Rana had given up, but is able to get back into his crease.

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FOUR! It is the reverse sweep, comes off the top half of the edge and the ball flies over short third for a boundary

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FOUR! Chahal drops it short, and Rana swings it across. Gets it towards long leg. One-bounce four.

After 10 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 60/3 ( Robin Uthappa 8 , Nitish Rana 15)

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Uthappa smacks a boundary first ball after the strategic timeout. Siraj gets a bouncer horribly wrong that flies way over Uthappa’s head and then beats the leaping Parthiv for five wides. Siraj comes back with couple of dots as Uthappa looks to slide and ramp it down to the third man, keeps missing it. He gets one from the outside half of the bat to Dale Steyn at third man for a single. Rana collects a boundary off the final ball. Despite the 14 run over, KKR finally go level with the number of balls bowled. KKR need 160 off the back 10.

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FOUR! Shortish ball on off stump by Siraj and Rana pulls it to mid wicket fence. The ball bounces over the hard practice pitches and over the ropes.

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FOUR! Uthappa with a little shuffle towards the square leg, creating the room and unfurls a superb cover drive for a boundary

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

Rana and Uthappa are actually batting KKR out of this game. It is too much to get already, even for Russell. And remember, they will bowl Chahal and Negi when he comes to the crease.

After 9 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 46/3 ( Robin Uthappa 3 , Nitish Rana 11)

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Run out chance on the first ball of the over and it could have been miserable for KKR had Henrich Klassen got the direct hit in. Nitish tapped it to backward point and set off for a quick single. Robin was never interested. Stoinis lines four dots in a row and pressure continues to mounts on KKR. Rana gets off strike with a single to third man. Uthappa ends the over with a single behind square on the leg side. Time out taken.

After 8 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 44/3 ( Robin Uthappa 2 , Nitish Rana 10)

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Rana kickstarts the over with a boundary but Uthappa has couple of plays and misses in the over and is yet to find his rhythm. Unfortunately he doesn’t have the luxury to get his eye in. Siraj beats Uthappa to end the over. Just five runs from it. Uthappa is batting on 2 off 10 balls. The required rate has now climbed to 14.17

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FOUR! Siraj overpitches his first delivery outside off and Rana lofts it over the covers for a boundary

After 7 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 39/3 ( Robin Uthappa 2 , Nitish Rana 5)

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Stoinis is brought into the attack after the Powerplay. Tidy start for the Australian, conceding three singles off his first over. Huge ask lie ahead for Rana and Uthappa. They need to bat enough to bring down the total somewhere in Russell’s range.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

This is a disappointing approach by the KKR batting. Too mainstream so far. Can’t find an intent in their run-chase. And the asking rate is already close to 14. Today Karthik should have promoted himself up the order. Also. there is not enough dew on the field. Things are not looking good for the home team.

After 6 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 37/3 ( Robin Uthappa 1 , Nitish Rana 4)

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After five dots, Siraj gets his lines wrong for the final delivery which costs him four runs. Watchful start from Rana. The required run rate is already touching 13.

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FOUR! Rana loves width and Saini provides him with a lot Cracks his drive square over backward point for his first boundary of the innings.

After 5 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 33/3 ( Robin Uthappa 1 , )

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Gill glances off his pads for three to deep midwicket but credit to Chahal as he saves a run for RCB. Collects a boundary before he is dismissed off the final ball. Kolkata Knight Riders have lost their top three as Steyn and Kohli combine once again to engineer Gill’s downfall. RCB are all over their opponents at the moment. Steyn has two wickets from his first spell.

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OUT! Full delivery outside off from Steyn. It is the slower ball that Gill doesn’t pick, he looks to get this over mid off, but doesn’t have enough on it. Virat Kohli is in action yet again. The RCB skipper back paddles and lifts his hand to catch it over his head, however, he isn’t in control and the ball bobs out, but he maintains his composure to pouch it on second attempt.

Shubman Gill c Kohli b Steyn 9(11)

Robin Uthappa is one of the nine players to have scored 500-plus runs against RCB in IPL. (531 runs, 37.92 average)

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FOUR! Fierce and a flat slap from Gill! He smacks it through the gap between cover and mid off as the ball races across the turf.

After 4 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 25/2 ( Shubman Gill 2 , Robin Uthappa 0)

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Navdeep Saini continues. Shubman Gill isn’t able to get off strike for the first three balls. Narine’s weakness against the short-pitched delivery is once again exposed as KKR lose their second opener inside the fourth over. Two runs and a wicket of the over.

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OUT! Navdeep Saini bounces out Sunil Narine. Quick and a well-directed short ball to Narine. Crams him for room and Narine tries to forecelly pull it o the leg side was never in control. The top edge goes straight up for Parthiv to gobble a simple catch.

S Narine c Parthiv Patel b Navdeep Saini 18(16)

After 3 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 23/1 ( Sunil Narine 18 , Shubman Gill 0)

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Good battle between Steyn and Narine. Steyn is able to outfox the batsman couple of times but it is Narine who earns the bragging rights as far as this over’s contest is concerned, picking up three boundaries for his side.

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FOUR! Narine slashes hard and the ball almost carries all the way to third man fence. The fielder was pretty close but eventually it is four runs for Narine.

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FOUR! Narine doesn’t catch it from the meat of the bat but is able drag the ball from outside off, pulling it past the diving mid wicket fielder.

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FOUR! Back of a length, touch wide outside off from Steyn and Narine once again, gets the front leg out of the way and throws his hands. Pierces the off side field for a  boundary

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

And there you go, Styen strikes in the first over on his comeback game. The in-form Lynn gets out and it will severely hurt KKR’s chances. They were looking towards their opening pair to go hard in the powerplay. However, interesting decision to promote Gill at No. 3, I think for in the long run, it is a good move but tonight, they should have promoted one of their power-hitters.

Narine v RCB in IPL:

10, 27, 50, 54, 34, 1*

After 2 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 11/1 ( Sunil Narine 6 , Shubman Gill 0)

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Navdeep Saini will bowl from other end. Narine smashes first delivery for a boundary. Subhman Gill recieves a promotion as he comes out to bat at number three.

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FOUR! Sunil Narine might think couple of times before taking on Dale Steyn. But is having nothing whatsoever against Saini as he  clears his front leg and simply pounds the pitched up delivery down the ground.

Steyn gets a wicket in IPL after almost four years!

Dale Steyn's final #IPL wicket (his 92nd) before this match #KKRvvRCB was Lendl Simmons - bowled for 51 - for SRH v MI at Wankhede Stadium on 25 Apr 2015.#IPL2019

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 19, 2019

After 1 overs,Kolkata Knight Riders 6/1 ( Sunil Narine 1 , )

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Action continues in the second innings. Lynn is dropped off the first ball of the over but departs the very next ball he faces, which is the last ball of the over. Steyn has a wicket on IPL return. Sprayed one down the legside to Narine, which went for four leg byes.

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OUT! Lynn chips it straight to Virat Kohli at mid off. Steyn has his man. Stoinis is the most relieved person on the field. Dale Steyn has a wicket in his first over. Big blow for KKR. Celebrations in RCB camp.

Chris Lynn c Kohli b Steyn 1(2)

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DROPPED! That would have been a perfect dream return for Steyn in the IPL had Stoinis held on to the catch. Perfect outswinger that leaves Lynn, who fishes outside his offstump and the ball flies to first slip at reasonable height, dives with hard hands to his right and spills the chance. Steyn affords a smile

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Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine walk out to the middle with a tall chase for them to scale. Dale Steyn, playing his 200th T20I is ready with the ball.

Virat Kohli has now scored 50-plus runs in each of his last three IPL innings against KKR – 68*, 84, 100 (today)*

ABD might have missed out on the field today but he shows his support

VIRAT!!!!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉 you little biscuit @imVkohli Top knock from @MoeenaliAli as well👏Bowlers to follow through what’s been a very good 1st half

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) April 19, 2019

Most centuries in IPL:

6 – Chris Gayle
5 – VIRAT KOHLI*
4 – David Warner, Shane Watson

RCB today:

First 13 overs : 98/2 (RR – 7.54)
Last 7 overs : 115/2 (RR – 16.43)

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

Well, well well!! 143 runs in the last 10 overs. KKR lost the plot completely in the second half this RCB innings. The bowlers did not seem to have a Plan B when Ali and Kohli went berserk. The ground fielding was ordinary and Karthik looked clueless as a captain, especially when it comes to setting the field. As a result, now even with the dew, this will be a stiff target to chase for the home team.

After 20 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 213/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 17 , )

KKR need 214 to win!

We have witnessed a special innings from Kohli today! 100 off 58. He gets out on the final ball but has done enough to take RCB beyond 200 as they finish at 213/4 in 20 overs.

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OUT! Kohli c Shubman Gill b Gurney 100(58) 

The amazing innings comes to an end! The show is over on the last ball of the innings. Kohli went for a swipe off the full delivery but didn’t connect from middle of bat as Gill took the catch at mid-wicket.

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HUNDRED! FOUR! Kohli completes century! Slog shot to backward square leg for a four and Kohli completes his hundred

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SIX! Slower delivery picked very well from Stoinis as he slammed it over the bowler’s head

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FOUR! Stoinis pulls the short ball from Gurney to square leg and Kuldeep was there but he messed it up and deflected it for a four

After 19 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 197/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 95 , Marcus Stoinis 6)

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Two best shots of the innings came in this over. Kohli stood tall to slam the length ball from PK over his head for a six. And then bent down to slam the wide yorker through extra-cover for a four. Stoinis also added a four as he thrashed the full delivery for a four through deep extra-cover. 19 off the over

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FOUR! Another full delivery from PK and that is thrashed through deep-extra cover by Stoinis, Lovely timing

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FOUR! PK changes his line and goes full outside off as Kohli bends down to slam it through extra cover

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SIX! Stand and deliver! Picks the length ball to play it down the ground with a straight bat. Kohli on 88 now!

After 18 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 178/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 80 , Marcus Stoinis 2)

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10 from the over which included a huge six from Kohli. Narine pulled his length back and Kohli slogged that over mid-wicket off back foot for a maximum.

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SIX! A bit short by Narine and that was enough for Kohli as he rocked back to cut it across over mid-wicket fence

After 17 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 168/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 72 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

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No Ali, no problem as Kohli takes charge. Tucks the short ball excellently to fine leg fence and then carves the wide yorker through gap on offside for a four. Slaps the pitched up ball by Gurney down the ground for a six. 19 off the over.

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SIX! Blasted down the ground! Gurney pitches it up and Kohli clobbers it straight down the ground

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FOUR! Very well played by Kohli. Wide yorker carved between the gap on off for a boundary

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FOUR! Gurney decides to go short and Kohli does well with a swivel-pull to tuck it ot fine leg fence

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice

That was some power-hitting by Moeen Ali. Kuldeep had absolutely no idea of where to pitch the ball against him. Anything in his ark was hit to the fence. Perhaps. the bowler should have come around the wicket much earlier in the over. Though eventually Ali got out in that over but, by that time, his job was completed. 200 is well on the cards here.

After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 150/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 55 , Marcus Stoinis 0)

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The over of the match! 27 from it and a wicket! Mo Ali went berserk in this over. Slapped first ball for a four over cover. Then a six down the ground to complete his fifty. Followed by a four over bowler’s head and then two sixes, one over long-on and one over long-off. Kuldeep continued to toss it up as Ali went for another slog shot on his knees but the top-edge went high and in the hands of fielder at long-on.

Most runs conceded by spinners in an IPL match:

59 – Imran Tahir, Delhi v MI, Vizag, 2016
59 – Kuldeep Yadav, KKR v RCB, Kolkata, 2019*

Fastest fifties this IPL: (In balls)

17 – Pant v MI, Wankhede
22 – Pollard v KXIP, Wankhede
23 – Russell v DC, Kotla
24 – Warner v CSK, Hyderabad
24 – Moeen Ali v KKR, Kolkata*

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OUT! Moeen Ali c Prasidh b Kuldeep Yadav 66(28) 

Kuldeep was under pressure but did well there as he went slow again. The slog sweep went wrong for Ali as the top-edge went to long-on fielder

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SIXES! This is insane hitting! Mo Ali goes down the ground both times as Kuldeep keeps flighting. One over long-off and one over long-on.

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SIX! FIFTY! Mo Ali is on fire! Six straight down the ground to complete his half-century

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FOUR! Flighted delivery from Kuldeep is slapped over extra-cover. Fantastic start to the over

After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 55 , Moeen Ali 40)

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12 from the over! Two fours with two top-edges! Kohli tried cutting across the line and the edge flew to third man fence. Ali got another edge which flew over DK.

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FOUR! Another top-edge and another four! This time from Ali’s bat as it flew over helpless-looking DK

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FOUR! Unlucky for KKR! Top-edge off Kohli’s bat went to third man fence as there was no fielder there to stop it

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FIFTY! Kohli drives the full ball to mid-off for a single and completes his fifty. Captain’s knock!

After 14 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 110/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 49 , Moeen Ali 35)

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Big over! 12 off it! Ali’s strike rate is close to 200 now. Slams the tossed up ball by Kuldeep over mid-wicket for a six and then carves the quicker one next ball to third man for a four.

KKR vs RCB, Expert’s Voice

Of late Moeen Ali has batted exceptionally well in this IPL. He scored a dominating half-century in the last game and the confidence is reflecting in his batting, especially in the way the left-hander has gone after KKR’s wrist-spinners in this innings.

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FOUR! Good batting! This was a quicker delivery but Ali did well to stay in his crease to carve it to third man fence

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SIX! Tossed up ball by Kuldeep and that has flown over mid-wicket as Ali plays the slog shot

After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 98/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 48 , Moeen Ali 24)

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RCB keep getting the singles and a four here and there to keep runs flowing. Ali went for a hard slog cut against Narine which hit the under part of his bat and went to fine leg fence. Nine off the over.

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FOUR! Ali was looking for a hard slog cut against Narine, under edged it which ran to the fine leg fence

After 12 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 89/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 46 , Moeen Ali 17)

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Piyush Chawla welcomed into attack by a big six by Mo Ali. Gets onto his knees to clobber the tossed up ball over long-on. 10 off the over.

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SIX! Chawla flights this one as Ali gets onto his knees to thrash this over long-on for a maximum

Akshdeep Nath’s wicket was Russell’s 50th wicket for KKR in IPL. He became the first pacer to take 50 wickets for KKR in IPL.

After 11 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 79/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 44 , Moeen Ali 9)

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Russell shows why he’s so good. Kohli takes a few steps after pushing the ball but Russell grabs it quickly and throws it back forcing Kohli to dive but then he picks the next short ball quickly to pull it over deep square leg. Nine off the over.

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SIX! Magnificent shot! Russell decides to go short as Kohli gets into position in time to pull it over square leg

After 10 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 35 , Moeen Ali 9)

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Another over, another first-ball six for Kuldeep. This time from Mo Ali. The chap has been in good form. He comes down the track to slam the ball over long-on for a maximum. Four singles added as well.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s voice

Virat Kohli is slowly coming into his grooves. Not a good sign for the home team. Nath is playing the second fiddle quite well. KKR will bowl a lot spin in these middle overs and ideally the slow bowlers would prefer bowling against the likes of  Klaasen, Ali and Marcus Stoinis rather than Kohli.

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SIX! Mo Ali is in good form and he looks hungry here. Comes down the track to swing Kuldeep’s delivery over long-on

After 9 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 60/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Moeen Ali 1)

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RCB lose another wicket and Nath experiment end as a failure. He never looked settled. Went to pull across line but the top-edge flew over in silly point area for Uthappa to take it. Bowler Russell was also going for the catch and there could have been a collision.

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OUT! Akshdeep Nath c Uthappa b A Russell 13(15) 

The youngster never got going and was under pressure. Went to cut across the line but the top-edge flew in air close to him as Uthappa took the catch while avoiding a clash with Russell

Virat Kohli becomes the sixth batsman to score 6,00-plus runs against KKR in IPL after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and Chris Gayle.

After 8 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 57/1 ( Virat Kohli (C) 32 , Akshdeep Nath 12)

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Kuldeep comes into attack and Kohli decides to dominate the wrist-spinner. Shimmies down first ball to lift it straight down the ground for a four. Slams the drifting wide of off ball through cover for another boundary. 10 off the over. Time for strategic timeout.

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FOUR! This was put wide of off, drifting away as Kohli backtracked to cut it through cover for another boundary

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FOUR! Kohli charges down against Kuldeep on first ball. Comes down the track to slam the tossed up ball down the ground

After 7 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 47/1 ( Virat Kohli (C) 23 , Akshdeep Nath 11)

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RCB haven’t really got going here. A double for Kohli as his shot to point is deflected to third man. Three more singles and five off the over.

After 6 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 42/1 ( Virat Kohli (C) 19 , Akshdeep Nath 10)

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Huge appeal for LBW against Nath on first ball but height saves him. Nath then dispatches next ball for a six. Picks the short ball from off to clobber it over mid-wicket. Prasidh successfully beats Kohli’s flick shot but the leading edge runs down to third man fence. Powerplay up. 12 off the over.

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FOUR! Kohli was looking to play a flick shot, beaten by PK but the leading edge flew to third man fence

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SIX! What a shot by Nath! It was just a bit short and he picked it from off to pull it over mid-wicket

After 5 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 30/1 ( Virat Kohli (C) 14 , Akshdeep Nath 3)

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Good over that from Gurney. Just three off it as he gets to restrict the flow of runs. Also, successfully beats the outside edge of Kohli on last ball with a ripper from length.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s voice

One needs to credit Dinesh Karthik for giving that one extra over to Sunil Narine in the powerplay. Tonight he knows the RCB batting is vulnerable without AB. So, the KKR skipper has attacked them right at the beginning and has got the wicket of Parthiv.

After 4 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 26/1 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , Akshdeep Nath 1)

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RCB lose a wicket! Narine draws first blood. You could see that Parthiv had the responsibility to score quick runs. Went for a slog-sweep and the top-edge flew to Rana at mid-wicket. Kohli added a four with a pull shot which could have been saved by Gill but the fielder was too slow and let it slip. Nine off the over.

Sunil Narine has now taken 16 wickets against RCB in IPL – the most by an overseas player against them, surpassing Albie Morkel’s tally of 15 wickets.

KKR spinners’ bowling average of 41.2 in this season of IPL – the second worst among all teams.

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FOUR! Strong pull shot by Kohli off the half-tracker but Gill makes a mess of it as he allows that to slip through

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OUT! Parthiv Patel c Nitish Rana b Narine 11(11)

Parthiv was looking to score quickly and went for a slog sweep against Narine but the top-edge has been taken by Rana at mid-wicket after a couple of fumble

KKR vs RCB Expert’s voice

So far so good for Kolkata. The first few overs have been quite tight. Both RCB openers did not get any freebie. Also, good to see Karthik giving that one over to Gurney right at the top. Against CSK he bowled exceptionally well upfront.

After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 17/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 11 , Virat Kohli (C) 5)

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Prasidh Krishna bowls the third over. Gets a fiery yorker first up but Parthiv does well to get his bat down in time as the inside-edge runs down to fine leg fence. Cuts the short and wide ball over point for another four. 10 off the over.

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FOUR! Short and wide by Prasidh as Parthiv cuts it over point for second boundary of the over

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FOUR! Lucky! Good yorker by Prasidh Krishna but Parthiv gets his bat down in time to find an inside edge which runs down to fine leg fence

After 2 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 7/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 2 , Virat Kohli (C) 4)

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Sunil Narine called into attack. Massive appeal for LBW against Kohli. Narine gets to rip one and hit Kohli’s pads but the impact was on leg. Given not out but KKR took a review and replays show it was missing leg. Four off the over.

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REVIEW AND NOT OUT!

KKR lose their review in first over. Kohli is struck in front of stumps by Narine but it looked like it was going down and given not out. KKR went for a DRS and replays confirmed what the umpire felt.

Virat Kohli has scored fifty-plus runs in each of his last two innings against KKR in IPL.

After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 3/0 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 1 , Virat Kohli (C) 1)

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Gurney starts off with a slower one as Parthiv checks his drive shot for a chip to cover. Tucks the third ball to square leg for a single. Gurney gets Kohli to edge his first ball but it falls short of first slip, thanks to his soft hands. Takes a single with a flick to mid-wicket. Three from first over.

Gary Kirsten has been asked to ring the bell at Eden Gardens to mark the start of proceedings today.

Virat Kohli and Parthiv have made their way to the middle. Harry Gurney will open the attack for KKR.

Dale Steyn is playing his 200th T20 match.

It’s time for live action!

Despite KKR’s poor form, RCB need to put up a solid total on the Eden Gardens pitch to stand a strong chance of winning, especially a target that is away from Andre Russell’s reach.

Dale Steyn is playing a T20 match for RCB after 3128 days. His economy rate in T20s while playing for RCB is 6.79.

KKR vs RCB Expert’s Voice
 
Ok, first hurdle crossed, Karthik wins the toss and decides to chase. With the prospects of dew later in the game and the kind of wicket Eden gardens produces it was a no-brainer actually. Good to see KKR sticking with the same XI, which played against the CSK. Though there is no clarity yet on whether Russel is fit enough to bowl in this game or not.

RCB, on the other hand have picked Styen straightway, as expected. He will enjoy bowling on this pitch. But the biggest setback is, AB is not well and he has been replaced by fellow South African Henrich Klaasen.

KKR v RCB head to head

KKR have a 14-9 record against RCB in IPL.

Moreover, since 2017, KKR have defeated RCB in each of the five matches in IPL.

Virat Kohli: We aren’t too bad at setting a target. Last time when we played against KKR we set them a total of 200. This wicket is outstanding, proper cricketing wicket and the bowlers will have something if they put the ball in the right areas. Every game for us now is like a semi-final or a final, but the most important thing for us is to enjoy ourselves. AB de Villiers is not well and we don’t want to risk him. Klaasen comes in for him and Dale Steyn comes back for us after nine long years.

Dinesh Karthik: We will bowl first. We have been bowling a lot here and we want to stick to it. It is a batting friendly wicket and that is what we are looking to exploit that. We have had a break and . Russell is fit and we are playing with the same eleven.

RCB playing 11 today
 
Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

KKR playing 11 today

Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney

KKR vs RCB Toss Result Today:

Dinesh Karthik makes the right call at toss and KKR pick to bowl first against RCB at Eden Gardens

Pitch report: “This pitch offers most pace and bounce in the entire country. So we expect lots of runs. We are set for some good new ball bowling and then some big hitting,” says Graeme Smith

Important game this for the Kolkata Knight Riders. They have to win at least four out their six remaining league games to secure a place in the playoffs. And Having lost their last three encounters, KKR’s campaign is in disarray at present. They are depending too much on individual performances. 

Coming into this particular match, Russell’s fitness has been a concern for the home team. However, he is currently warming up and looks like the in-form Jamaican will play tonight. 

However, most importantly Karthik needs to win the toss and chase total here. 

For RCB, it is all about playing for pride. Dale Steyn is now available for selection and going by his extensive practice session last evening, I expect him to play here.

KKR vs RCB Match Preview: 

Today’s match would be a great opportunity for RCB to post a win against an opponent (KKR) who are low on confidence having slipped from second to sixth position in the points table. Click here to read the match preview.

Dinesh Karthik wants to focus on IPL and not on World Cup

KKR captain Karthik pipped Rishabh Pant for a place in India’s World Cup squad but the veteran feels it’s time to focus on IPL at the moment and not on the World Cup. Click here to read all what he had to say.

IPL 2019 Purple Cap, Leading Wicket Taker latest updates 

Kagiso Rabada has a healthy lead over Imran Tahir as he sits at top of Purple Cap list but Indians occupy the third and fourth positions. Click here to find out.

IPL 2019 Orange Cap, Highest Run Scorer latest updates

David Warner continues to lead the Orange Cap list followed by KL Rahul and Jonny Bairstow. Click here to check the Orange Cap list.

IPL 2019 Points Table, Team Standings and Rankings Latest Updates

CSK continue to lead the table but a win for KKR would take them to one of playoffs spots. Click here to check the points table and also the other playoff contenders.

There are media reports that KKR’s star all-rounder Andre Russell could miss tonight’s match against RCB. He was hit on the shoulder during a practice session. In case he misses out, Carlos Brathwaite is expected to be drafted into the playing XI. We will bring you the line-ups as soon as they are available.

KKR have lost their last three matches and would be looking to break the losing streak today at home. They are currently sixth on the points table and would not want to be left behind. Meanwhile, RCB need to win all of their remaining matches and need help from other teams to qualify for playoffs.

Today’s IPL match live blog between KKR and RCB

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s LIVE blog for Match 35 of the IPL fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.