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A close game
Karthik finishes it in style with a 6 and a 4 with 7 needed off the last over. It full and on the stumps, Karthik drives it down the ground for a FOUR to hit the winning runs. The finisher has done the job again.
Hasaranga looks to go over covers again but the extra bounce from good length does him in.
Tim Southee bowls an excellent over
Game in the bag?
Shahbaz Ahmed hits Andre Russell for two sixes as 15 runs come in the over.
RCB vs KKR: End of 10 overs
David Willey and Sherfane Rutherford have stitched a healthy 42-run partnership in the middle. RCB: 59/3
IPL 2022, RCB vs KKR: Umesh keeps things tight
Umesh Yadav keeps things tight as RCB manage just one run in his third over.
RCB vs KKR: Excellent over by Southee
Tim Southee bowls an excellent over as just two runs come in his over. Meanwhile, RCB have reached 24/3 after four overs.
Umesh Yadav provides KKR with a perfect start
Umesh Yadav provides KKR with a perfect start as RCB lose Anuj Rawat on 0.
It is all over!
RCB bundled out for 128
Hasaranga's four wickets futher dent KKR
Russell show
Andre Russell is dictating the proceedings, despite KKR being seven down. He smashes Shahbaz Ahmed for two massive sixes as 16 runs come off the over.
Can Russell provide the impetus?
Hasaranga offers a bit of flight and Russell gets down on his knee and muscles it over the mid-wicket fence. Can Russell get going as KKR reach 83/6 after 11 overs.
KKR in absolute disarray
KKR on backfoot as they are 6 down with just 70 on the board.
KKR on backfoot
KKR on backfoot as they are 4 down with just 46 on the board.
Another blow
Back of a length, Rahane frees his arms and pulls... straight down the throat of Shahbaz at deep backward square! KKR two wickets down now. Good start this for RCB
Measured bowling
Another fine over from Willey. Hasn't given much room to maneuver anything. Just four runs off it.
What a start
Venkatesh welcomes Siraj with a boundary. steps across, frees his arms and slaps it away square of the wicket with an open face. Iyer has crunched that through point.
Toss done
RCB win toss, opt to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders
RCB vs KKR DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM LEAGUE IPL T20
Wicketkeepers: Dinesh Karthik (c), Sheldon JacksonBatters: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shreyas IyerAll-rounders: Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Wanindu Hasaranga (vc)Bowlers: Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy
PITCH REPORT
The DY Patil ground has a pitch that gives decent bounce to the bowlers but often it stays true. We can expect matches that produce scores in the vicinity of 160-170 as a standard fare.
KKR's last outing
Kolkata notched up a six-wicket win against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after a bit of a stutter.
IPL 2022: Big names missing from RCB camp
The lack of Aussie players is not limited to KKR, RCB too will miss out on the services of Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, and Jason Behrendorff.
RCB vs KKR Probable Playing XI
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Jackson(w), Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy
RCB vs KKR Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
The biggest positive for KKR from the last game
The biggest positive for KKR was Ajinkya Rahane finding his mojo and scoring runs.
RCB vs KKR: Head-to-Head
Kolkata Knight Riders enjoy a better record against their opponent, winning 16 times against them. Meanwhile, RCB have emerged victorious on 13 occasions.
RCB vs KKR Live Score: KKR's bowling vs RCB's batting