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Royal Challengers Bangalore will be relieved it got over the line on Friday night; the mood in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium would have been sombre if the first home game of the new season had ended in defeat. Last year, Virat Kohli’s men won only one game on their own patch, losing five thereafter to finish at the bottom. “The crowd has a lot of expectations from us,” the captain said afterwards. “Tonight was a game we wanted badly.”

Rajasthan Royals are fresh off a 10-run win over Delhi Daredevils in a curtailed encounter, when the run chase was reduced to a six-over dash.