RCB vs RR Highlights, IPL 2019 Match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Full cricket score: Match called off due to rain; RCB knocked out

It was a cruel day for cricket fans! Rain delayed the start by over two hours and the five-a-side match was also called off due to more rain. Still we had something to cherish. Shreyas Gopal took a hat-trick including the wickets of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. RCB are now officially out of IPL 2019. RR's playoff chances still hang by a thread.

That's it from our end for tonight. Good night!

Matches having 'No Result' in IPL:

Delhi v PWI, Delhi, 2011
RCB v CSK, Bangalore, 2012
RCB v RR, Bangalore, 2015
RCB v Delhi, Bangalore, 2015
RCB v RR, Bangalore, 2019*

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00:30 (IST)

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RCB become the first team to get eliminated from IPL-2019.

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00:30 (IST)

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Confirmation: Match called off due to rain and RCB have been knocked out of IPL 2019

It has started raining again! Covers come back and the players have left the pitch. Looks like we will have no more live action. Players are greeting each other.

Yuzvendra Chahal becomes the first bowler to take 50 IPL wickets at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

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OUT! SV Samson c Negi b Chahal 28 (13)

The ball was spinning away from Samson as he tried going over cover-point but could only edge it to point. Catch taken by Negi.

After 3 overs,Rajasthan Royals 40/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 28 , Liam Livingstone 11)

Khejroliya's first ball is dragged from outside off to long on for a six by Samson. Couple of singles and then a dot ball. Samson smashes the full pitched ball straight for a six and gets a four on last ball with a edge past keeper. 23 needed in 2 overs.

FOUR! Full, outside off as Samson throws his bat on it and the thick outside edge runs down past the keeper

SIX! Samson is a beauty! Slower ball, full pitched and Samson climbs on it to smash that straight down the ground without any movement

SIX! Kulwant Khejroliya's first ball is smashed over long on for a six by Samson. What a shot. What power.

After 2 overs,Rajasthan Royals 22/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 11 , Liam Livingstone 11)

Saini's length ball first up was pulled to cow corner for a four by Livingstone. Next ball was a bit short as it was slapped over straight boundary for a six. But good comeback after that as two singles and two dot balls follow. RR need 41 more.

DROPPED! Tough chance! Klaasen almost pulled off a stunner at cover as Livingstone slashed the full toss but he couldn't grab it despite the dive

SIX! What power! Saini pulled his length back a little as Livingstone opened the front leg for a straight slap and that went over boundary ropes

FOUR! Livingstone gets a boundary. Picked the length early, cleared his front leg to club that to cow corner

After 1 overs,Rajasthan Royals 10/0 ( Sanju Samson (W) 10 , Liam Livingstone 0)

Good over from Umesh! 10 runs but four dot balls. Samson got a six with a short arm pull as he smashed the length ball over the fence. Flicked the ball from his pads to backward square leg for a four.

FOUR! Poor delivery! Umesh bowled on Samson's pads as he flicked it to backward square leg fence for a boundary

SIX! Huge! Massive! Samson gets off the mark with a six! Length ball at waist-height as Samson plays a short arm pull to put it beyond the fence

Time for chase!

Sanju Samson, Liam Livingstone to start. Umesh Yadav to bowl first over for RCB.

RCB innings:

First nine balls : 35 runs, 0 wicket lost
Next 21 balls : 27 runs, 7 wickets lost

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After 5 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 62/7 ( Umesh Yadav 0 , Navdeep Saini 0)

RR need 63 to win!

RR have made a good comeback in this rain-hit match! Just eight off it. Oshane Tomas started with a no ball but free-hit went for a single only. Two wickets fell. Klaasen edged his shot to cover while Negi edged his pull shot to keeper. Negi also got a four as a top-edge ran to third man fence.

OUT! P Negi c Samson b Thomas 4 (3)

Wicket! One more for RR! Length ball and Negi wanted to swipe it to cow corner as he edged that to the keeper

Shreyas Gopal is the first bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in a same IPL match on three difference occasions. 

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FOUR! Much-needed boundary as the top-edge off Negi's bat flew over the keeper to give RCB a four through third man area

OUT! H Klaasen c Livingstone b Thomas 6 (7)

Klaasen wanted to go big downtown but he sliced it as the leading edge went to point. Catch taken and he has to leave.

After 4 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 55/5 ( Heinrich Klaasen 5 , Pawan Negi 0)

RCB lose another wicket but that hardly matters! Parthiv got a four first as top-edge off his pull shot flew over to fine leg fence. He tried scooping a full pitched delivery but that went straight to short fine leg. Nine off the over.

OUT! PA Patel c Thomas b Unadkat 8 (5)

Parthiv went for a cheeky shot but lost his wicket! Moved across to scoop the full delivery past the wicket but managed to just flick it to short fine leg

Hat-tricks for RR in IPL:

Ajit Chandila v PWI, Jaipur, 2012
Pravin Tambe v KKR, Ahmedabad, 2014
Shane Watson v SRH, Ahmedabad, 2014
Shreyas Gopal v RCB, Bangalore, 2019*

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FOUR! Another top-edge and another four. Unadkat took the pace off and Parthiv went early with his pull shot as the edge flew behind the wicket

After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 45/4 ( Heinrich Klaasen 4 , Parthiv Patel (W) 0)

Gurkeerat got RCB a four as his top-edge off sweep shot ran to fine leg fence but dragged his shot next ball from long on to cow corner as it was taken in deep. 10 off it.

OUT! Gurkeerat Singh c Lomror b Parag 6 (3)

Went for a slog down long on but mistimed his shot to drag it to cow corner as his catch is taken

FOUR! Gurkeerat top-edges his sweep shot that goes over the keeper and to fine leg fence for another boundary

After 2 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 35/3 ( Heinrich Klaasen 0 , )

Gopal gets Kohli and ABD out once again. This time goes a step further and completes hat-trick. Kohli got out after he was caught in deep trying to clear long on fence. ABD top-edged his slap over cover for a catch to Parag and Stoinis played his shot off legspin straightto mid off fielder.

Shreays Gopal has picked up nine wickets from three matches at an average of 5.55 against RCB in IPL. He got three in one over today. 

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23:41 (IST)

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OUT! HAT-TRICK FOR GOPAL!

M Stoinis c Smith b Gopal 0 (1)

Hat-trick for Gopal! After dismissing Kohli and ABD, gets the wicket of Stoinis. He hit the leg-break straight into the hands of the mid off fielder.

OUT! RCB LOSE ABD!

AB de Villiers c Parag b Gopal 10

Another tossed up delivery and ABD got out trying to go big. Went for a slap over cover but poor timing led to a slice over cover and a catch.

OUT! V Kohli c Livingstone b Gopal 25 (7)

Kohli gets out going for another maximum! Tossed up by Gopal, in the slot as Kohli went downtown but didn't get it off the middle and Livingstone took the catch at long-on

FOUR! Kohli drills the full delivery with all his power down to long off boundary. RCB off to a great start

SIX! Shreyas Gopal into attack. Kohli picks the googly well to slam it straight over long on for a big six

After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 23/0 ( Virat Kohli (C) 13 , AB de Villiers 10)

Crowd waited for long for live action and Kohli gave them the perfect start! Sliced the overpitched delivery first ball over deep extra cover for a six. Slammed that next ball over third man for a six with the help of a top-edge. ABD also got a four as outside edge off his bat as he went for a cover drive ran to third man fence. One more boundary as ABD picks the ball from slot to long on fence. 23 in first over.

FOUR! Full pitched and in the slot for ABD as he slammed that over the circle for one bounce four for long on

FOUR! The ball was outside off as ABD went for a drive but the outside edge ran between the keeper and short third man

AB de Villiers has scored seven fifty-plus scores out of 10 innings at Bangalore since 2018 in IPL.

Only Suresh Raina (609 runs) has scored more runs against RR in IPL than AB de Villiers (571 runs).

AB de Villiers needs to score 20 more runs to become the second batsman after Virat Kohli to complete 2,000 T20 runs at Bangalore.

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23:29 (IST)

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SIX! Kohli moved across to create room and threw his bat on the short ball as the top-edge flew over third man

SIX! What a start to the match! Crowd is ecstatic. Overpitched ball driven over deep extra cover for a maximum

Alright, finally time for the match to start!

Virat Kohli will open with AB de Villiers in this rain-hit match. No Parthiv Patel at top. Varun Aaron to bowl first over.

Revised playing conditions:

Five-overs-a-side match

Powerplay: 2 overs

1 over per bowler

10 minutes innings break

Update: We will have a game tonight! Five overs a side match to start at 11.26 PM.

Start time 11.26 PM. It will be a 5 overs a side game #RCBvRR

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Decision awaited! 

The umps are back on the pitch.

Come on, gentlemen, give us a game! #playbold #RCBvRR #VIVOIPL2019

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 30, 2019

Update: Umpires have decided to have another pitch inspection at 11.05 pm. Water has seeped into main pitch reportedly.

News from the umpires is that there'll be another inspection at 11:05PM.. 😐😐 #RCBvRR #VIVOIPL2019

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 30, 2019