IPL Live Cricket Score, IPL 2018 Match 3, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
LIVE IPL SCORE, IPL 2018 MATCH 3, KKR VS RCB: Hello and welcome to our ipl live coverage of the third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 11 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata will aim to create a new identity in the post-Gautam Gambhir era when they host Bangalore at Eden Gardens in their opening match of the IPL 2018. Catch IPL 2018 Cricket Live Score and IPL 2018 Live here on India TV Sports. However, it would not be a surprise to see a packed Sunday Eden crowd rooting for the star Indian skipper Virat Kohli in the RCB jersey. Gambhir, who led KKR to the IPL title twice, returned to where he belongs. In the IPL 11, the Southpaw batsman will lead his home team Delhi Daredevils. Besides Karthik, KKR have an unknown entity in Rinku Singh, and three uncapped youngsters in Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarcoti, fresh from winning Under-19 World Cup. The nucleus of the purple camp is intact in Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav. In RCB, Kohli and AB de Villiers will once again form a strong top-order with 2,212 runs together in 53 innings, including seven century-stands. Traditionally a batting-heavy unit, RCB have showed the urgency in tweaking the side by letting go stars such as Chris Gayle and Shane Watson. (KKR VS RCB LIVE STREAMING) (LIVE SCORECARD)
LIVE UPDATES, KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS VS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE, IPL 2018 MATCH 3 FROM EDEN GARDENS
21.03 IST: SIX! RCB 127/2 in 14.1 overs
21.00 IST: AB de Villiers positions himself to go big but Russell bowls a very good full ball on middle. ABD flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. Just three from the first three balls.
Andre Russell is into the attack.
20.55 IST: SIX! Uses his feet to this flighted ball. Gets to the pitch of it and then sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. This carnage out here. There is a boundary being hit in almost every over, since the time ABD has come out. This also brings up the 50-run stand between the two. RCB 114/2 in 12.4 overs
20.52 IST: SIX! 10 from the last two! This is HUGEEEE! Johnson goes fuller this time on off, de Villiers picks his spot and lofts it over the extra cover fence for a maximum. he moves onto 33 now. RCB 106/2 om 11.2 overs
20.51 IST: FOUR! Short and put away! On the body, ABD helps it on its way through square leg for a boundary. He is dealing in boundaries here. RCB 100/2 in 11.2 overs
20.50 IST: NOT OUT! AB de Villiers survives to fight another day. The Bangalore dug out will breathe a huge sigh of relief. Johnson comes from around the wicket and angles it into the batsman. ABD tries to guide it down to third man but the ball seems to go off something into the keeper's mitts. He takes it and appeals. The umpire raises his finger but de Villiers reviews. Replays roll in and it first shows daylight between bat and ball. Also UltraEdge shows a spike as it passes the pads. Now they check for the LBW and the impact it outside off. The on-field call has to be overturned.
20.48 IST: Have Kolkata got the big wicket? The umpire has given AB de Villiers out caught behind but he reviews it. Karthik feels he has got him but ABD is pretty sure he has not edged it.
20.47 IST: FOUR! Kohli gets into the act now! He goes inside out and covers well. Goes over covers and the ball races away. This is turning out to be an expensive over. RCB 96/2 in 11 overs
20.46 IST: SIX! This guy looks to be in the mood today. His third biggie in the last four balls he has faced. Narine floats this one up on leg stump. AB de Villiers makes room and sweeps it over the fence for a biggie. RCB 89/2 in 10.3 overs
20.44 IST: SIX! This time even better! Tossed up ball around off, de Villiers charges down the track and smokes this over the bowlers head for back-to-back biggies! RCB 82/2 in 10 overs
20.43 IST: SIX! Leg spinner on middle and off, de Villiers slices this and goes through with the shot. The ball sails over into the stands towards the deep point region. RCB 76/2 in 9.5 overs
And with the wicket, comes the first strategic break. Bangalore are going well and they will hope their skipper bats through. With one big hitter gone, AB de Villiers comes in the middle to join his captain.
20.36 IST:
Bowled him!!!#Knight @SunilPNarine74 gets the better of McCullum, as he misses the ball & it crashes onto the stumps.#KKRvRCB #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/N5gZo5fnqr
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 8, 2018
20.35 IST: OUT! Bowled 'em! No fifty for McCullum. Looks to score big and falls in the trap of Sunil. Narine delivers this on a good length on off. It spins into Brendon who tries to swing this away over mid-wicket. He fails to connect with it and the ball goes through the gate. The led bails flash and Kolkata lose a big wicket. . RCB 63/2 in 8.2 overs vs KKR
20.33 IST: FOUR! Length ball outside off, Brendon gives room, gets low and slaps this over mid off one bounce to the fence. Moves to 42 with this. RCB 62/1 in 7.4 overs
20.32 IST: Interesting Stat -
#KKRStatCorner
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 8, 2018
Leggies at their best! 😎🤙
Piyush picked up a wicket in his first over and joined Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia to pick a scalp in their first over of this year's @IPL.#KKRvRCB #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018
20.31 IST: FOUR! Crunched away! Low full toss on off, McCullum gets low and cracks that away to the sweeper cover region for a boundary. RCB 58/1 in 7.2 overs
Mitchell Johnson to bowl his first over.
20.30 IST: Yes, he can! Just two from this one. Excellent first over by Narine. Another loopy ball on off, it swings away a touch. Kohli jams it back to the bowler. RCB 54/1 in 7 overs
Sunil Narine is into the attack.
20.28 IST:
What a legend! @Bazmccullum #PlayBold #RCBvKKR #RCB pic.twitter.com/4P9LFSFrvT
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 8, 2018
20.26 IST: SIX! Just two of the over before Brendon deposits this one over the fence. Charges down the track and lofts this ball over mid on for half a dozen. RCB 52/1 in 6 over
20.21 IST: Safe! McCullum manages to get his foot back in time. Yadav gives this air on middle and off, McCullum fails to connect with his sweep and Karthik takes the bails off in a flash. He appeals and the umpire takes it up. Replay shows us that Brendon just manages to get his back foot back in time.
20.20 IST: A stumping appeal has been referred upstairs. Some smart glove work from Karthik and he thinks he has got McCullum. Let's see if he is right!
20.19 IST: FOUR! Up and over! Floated ball around off, Brendon charges down the track and lofts it over the mid off circle for a boundary. RCB 43/1 in 4.1 overs
20.18 IST: 5 WIDES! Sprayed down the leg by Kuldeep. McCullum tries to swipe at this one but misses. Karthik, behind the stumps moves with the ball and so fails to collect it as he is blind sighted by it. The ball races away to the fine leg fence. RCB 39/1 in 4 overs
20.17 IST: FOUR! Cuts and cuts hard. Another flat ball on off, McCullum stays back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. RCB 34/1 in 4 overs
20.13 IST: In the airrr but safe...! McCullum survives. Yadav bowls this slower through the air on middle and off. Brendon closes his bat face early and gets a leading edge towards short cover. It falls safe of the diving fielder and they cross. RCB 25/1 in 2.4 overs
20.10 IST:
Wohhoooo!!! RCB - 18/1#Knight, Piyush Chawla gets the breakthrough. de Kock plays a reverse sweep & Vinay Kumar takes an easy catch. #KKRvRCB #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/p5zRx0HqPT
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 8, 2018
Virat Kohli is the next man in.
20.09 IST: OUT! What a poor shot under the circumstances. It is a good pitch to bat on and the ball is coming to nicely to the bat. Not the smartest of options to play. Slower one on middle and off, de Kock gets in position and tries to reverse sweep this over the short third man fielder. Gets a top edge to it and the ball goes straight in the hands of Vinay Kumar waiting for it. Chawla kisses him goodbye as a send-off! RCB 18/1 in 1.4 overs vs KKR
20.07 IST: FOUR! Tossed up ball on off, de Kock drives it superbly through covers for another boundary. RCB 18/0 in 1.1 overs
Piyush Chawla will bowl from the other end.
20.06 IST: FOUR! Signs of a very quick outfield here. Full ball on leg, McCullum flicks it away through square leg for a boundary to end the over. 14 from the first over. RCB 14/0 in 1 over
20.04 IST: Look who's here -
King Khan is in the house! 😍#KKRvRCB #KKRHaiTaiyaar #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/K5oHVKhy2R
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 8, 2018
20.03 IST: SIX! Top edge... but carries all the way to the fence. Goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge to this. The ball balloons towards wide third man region and well over the fence. With this maximum McCullum now crosses 9000 T20 runs. RCB 10/0 in 0.4 overs
20.01 IST: FOUR! Starts by straying one full onto the pads of Brendon who flicks it away towards deep square leg for the first boundary. RCB 4/0 in 0.1 overs
19.59 IST: Vinay Kumar has the new white ball to ball the first over.
19.56 IST: The players and the umpires are making their way out in the middle to take centre stage. The Kolkata players take their positions as Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum will open for the team in red and black
19.51 IST: AB de Villiers rings the iconic bell of the Eden Gardens to begin the proceedings.
19.49 IST: Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper states that even he would have bowled first on this pitch. He opines that the pitch looks good and he will look to put runs on the board. Continues saying that this is the most balanced Bangalore side he has ever had and is looking forward to the competition. Ends by saying that his four overseas players are Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Chris Woakes.
19. 47 IST: Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata skipper reckons that it is a good wicket and they will look to chase down the total on the board. He adds by saying that the contest is between two good teams and he is looking forward to the match. Ends by saying his four overseas players are Chris Lynn, Andre Russel, Sunil Narine and Mitchell Johnson.
.@Bazmccullum and @chriswoakes are among 6⃣ #RCB debutantes tonight! Come on boys, #PlayBold! #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/zVUu0sl0el
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 8, 2018
19.45 IST: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Chris Woakes, Kulwant Khejroliya, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
19.40 IST: "We are going to bowl first. Looks a good wicket, so we will look to chase. Should be a good contest. Everything's been good so far touch wood things go well. This is one aspect of captaincy I have to learn. The four overseas are Lynn, Narine, Russell and Johnson," Karthik says after winning the toss.
19.32 IST: TOSS! KKR win toss, opt to bowl vs RCB at Eden Gardens.
19.25 IST: In Mohali, hosts Kings XI Punjab started their IPL 2018 campaign with a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils. (KXIP vs DD HIGHLIGHTS)
19.20 IST: Here are the squads of both the teams for the third match of the IPL 2018.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (c), Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi and Tom Curran.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton de Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Corey Anderson, M Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, Anirudha Joshi.
The match starts 8pm.
19.15 IST: Without Gautam Gambhir, who led them to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title twice, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will enter a fresh era under new captain Dinesh Karthik when they host Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match at Eden Gardens on Sunday. The mood of uncertainty in the home camp was aptly summed by their assistant coach Simon Katich who termed themselves as "underdogs" against RCB, despite KKR leading the head-to-head record 12-9. (Read Full Match Preview)
