IPL 9, KKR vs RPS, as it happened: Chawla, Yusuf Pathan help Kolkata thrash Pune by eight wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets by D/L method

The run-chase was a cakewalk for the home side. But they won the game while bowling. Piyush Chawla and Sunil Narine completely stifled the Rising Pune Supergiants batsman who buckled under pressure. Easy win for the home side in the end

After 4 overs, KKR 57/2 (Y Pathan 36(14) M Pandey 13(7))

Yusuf Pathan has just killed this game as a contest. After a superb first over from Ashwin, Yusuf Pathan has taken the attack to the RPS bowlers. KKR need 9 runs from 5 overs

Sensational start to KKR innings, two wickets in first over. This could get tricky for the home team

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 14, 2016

5 wickets for Ashwin in team's first over in T20s in 2016 - joint-most by a bowler. Bhuvneshwar also has 5 wickets. #KKRvRPS

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 14, 2016

Gautam Gambhir won’t be happy with this

12 ducks for Gambhir in IPL. Joint-most by a player with Harbhajan Singh. #KKRvRPS

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 14, 2016

OUT! G Gambhir lbw b R Ashwin 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Ashwin strikes again, now sends Gambhir back to the hut. Rising Pune Supergiants not giving up on this. Gambhir not happy with the decision, but has to walk back to the dugout

OUT! RV Uthappa st †Dhoni b R Ashwin 4 (1b 1×4 0x6)

Ashwin sees Uthappa coming down the track and bowls it down the leg side. Dhoni has no problems in completing the stumping

Uthappa and Gambhir are out to open the innings for Kolkata Knight Riders. Ashwin to bowl the first over for RPS

PLAY TO START AT 11:45 IST 

UPDATE: @KKRiders require 66 runs in 9 overs to win (D/L method). Match to start at 11:45 PM IST #KKRvRPS #VIVOIPL

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 14, 2016

GROUND INSPECTION POSTPONED TO 23:00 ist

The inspection that was supposed to happen at 22:45 IST has been postponed by another 15 minutes thanks to a fresh shower. The rain has stopped in Kolkata, but the covers are still on at the Eden Gardens

UPDATE FROM EDEN GARDENS!

The umpires will inspect the ground at 22:45 hrs IST. Lots of standing water on the ground #KKRvRPS

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 14, 2016

Rain has interrupted play at the Eden Gardens. Rising Pune Supergiants are a 103 for a loss of six wickets

 OUT! NLTC Perera c Pandey b Chawla 13 (11b 0x4 1×6)

Perera is caught in the deep after he tries to heave a delivery from outside the off-stump on the leg side. Piyush Chawla is spinning a web around the Pune Supergiants

After 15 overs,Rising Pune Supergiants 94/5 ( MS Dhoni (C) (W) 6 , Thisara Perera 6)

Spin from both ends has really but the breaks on Rising Pune Supergiants. The pressure has increased on Dhoni and co. who have lost wickets at regular intervals. Dhoni is struggling to get going on this pitch that is on the slower side

OUT! IK Pathan run out 7 (8b 0x4 0x6)

Big mix-up between Irfan Pathan and Dhoni. Pathan sacrifices his wicket for Dhoni.

Chawla is spinning it like a top!

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 14, 2016

OUT! GJ Bailey st †Uthappa b Chawla 33 (27b 3×4 1×6)

Piyush Chawla beats Bailey in flight as Uthappa has an easy stumping to complete. Good bowling from the leg-spinner

After 10 overs,Rising Pune Supergiants 70/3 ( George Bailey 30 , Irfan Pathan 0)

George Bailey has looked in good touch and the responsibility of guiding Pune to a decent score rests on his shoulders.

After 6 overs,Rising Pune Supergiants 37/2 ( George Bailey 6 , Saurabh Tiwary 6)

Kolkata Knight Riders have done well to get both the openers back in the hut. With the spinners to come into action, the home side will be looking to put the breaks on the Pune scoring. Both captains said the wicket might get slower as the game progresses, so it is important that the Knight Riders restrict then below 150

OUT! UT Khawaja c Yadav b Shakib Al Hasan 21 (17b 3×4 0x6)

Khawaja is caught in the deep trying to clear the leg-side boundary. Big wicket for KKR

After 3 overs, Rising Pune Supergiants 19/1 (Usman Khawaja 15 , George Bailey 0)

Slow start from the Rising Pune Supergiants after electing to bat first. Khawaja has looked in good touch and has made his intent clear right from the word go. Kolkata Knight Riders must be looking to get rid off the Australian soon

OUT! AM Rahane b Russell 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)

Rahane departs trying to pull away a Andre Russell delivery. But only manages to drag it onto his own stumps. The crowd is on their feet as Pune lose their first wicket

LIVE ACTION BEGINS! Ajinkya Rahane and Usman Khawaja are out to open the innings for the Rising Pune Supergiants. Andre Russell to bowl the first over for the Kolkata Knight Riders

They may be out, but Dhoni’s men seem in high spirits ahead of clash at Eden Gardens

.@RPSupergiants boys are warming-up ahead of their game against @KKRiders #KKRvRPS #VIVOIPLhttps://t.co/kHvGBuwIni

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 14, 2016

RPS XI: A Rahane, U Khawaja, G Bailey, S Tiwary, MS Dhoni, T Perera, I Pathan, R Ashwin, A Zampa, M Ashwin, A Dinda

KKR XI: R Uthappa, G Gambhir, M Pandey, S Yadav, S Al Hasan, Y Pathan, A Russell, P Chawla, M Morkel, A Rajpoot, S Narine

Rising Pune Supergians have won the toss and elected to bat first

Irfan Pathan and Murugan Ashwin are drafted into the Supergiants team in place of RP Singh and Rajat Bhatia

Sunil Narine comes back into the Kolkata Knight Riders in place of Brad Hogg, while Ankit Rajpoot replaces injured Umesh Yadav

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the IPL 9 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rising Pune Supergiants at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Match starts at 8 PM IST. Follow this space for live scores and updates.