Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 2024 Full score card

SIX! THAT'S IT! Shreyas Iyer finishes it off and Kolkata become the first team to win away from home in the 2024 Indian T20 League. Mayank Dagar stays around the wicket and drops it short, at the stumps, Shreyas Iyer is quick to pick up the length and rocks on the back foot. Picks it up nicely and pulls it over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. Kolkata have done it in a canter here as they win by 7 wickets with 19 balls to spare.

This is full and on off, Rinku Singh clears his front leg and hits it back past the bowler for a single. 3 more needed now.

Slanting across the right-hander, short and on off, Rinku Singh stays back and guides it towards backward point.

Fires it in, full and on the pads, Rinku Singh clips it to the left of wide long on and collects a couple of runs.

Lands it short and on off, Shreyas Iyer punches it with a straight bat to long off for one.

Takes pace off and serves it on a short of a length, on middle, Shreyas Iyer nudges it wide of mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

FOUR! Skillfully done! On a hard length, on off, Shreyas Iyer waits for the ball to arrive and angles the bat face to glide it between short third and backward point. Virat Kohli and ​​​​Mohammed Siraj give the chase but the ball wins the race. Just 8 runs needed now.

Slanting in, on a shortish length, on middle and leg, Rinku Singh tries to take on the short ball but mistimes the pull to the left of deep backward square leg for a run.

WIDE! Tries to go into the wicket and it is slower as well. It bounces over the batter's head for a wide.

Length delivery, angling away, outside off, Shreyas Iyer drives it through covers for a single.

Goes short and directs it at the batter, Rinku Singh swivels and pulls it on the bounce to fine leg for a single.

Strategic Break! Kolkata are just a few hits away from the win as they have made a mockery of this total. The top three batters went hard from the start and played with aggressive intent. Bengaluru have been below par so far with the ball. Only Vijaykumar Vyshak and Mayank Dagar have had decent figures in the match. The rest of the attack has been taken to the cleaners. Shreyas Iyer will look to knock off the remaining runs with the newly arrived Rinku Singh.

OUT! TAKEN! Venkatesh Iyer cannot quite see his side through! Dayal comes back into the attack and begins from over the wicket. Takes pace off and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer goes for a swipe across the line and has to drag it from outside off. Gets this one off the toe-end of the bat and it goes straight to deep mid-wicket where Virat Kohli makes no mistake. End of a fine knock from the southpaw and he gets patted on the back by a couple of Bengaluru players on his way to the dugout.

SIX! Picked up beautifully! Siraj lands it full and slanting into the pads, Shreyas Iyer gets this one in his arc and whips it flat and over wide long on fence for a maximum.

A single and that brings up FIFTY for Venkatesh Iyer. 8th Indian T20 League fifty for Iyer and this intent-laden knock will put him in good stead for the rest of the competition. Siraj delivers it on a shortish length, on off, Venkatesh Iyer shapes up to drag the pull. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat and it rolls on the leg side for one.

Angling away, on a back of a length, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer cuts it late but can't get it past Virat Kohli at backward point.

WIDE! Bangs it into the deck, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer reaches out to upper-cut it but misses. It goes over the batter's head and the umpire calls it a wide.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on off, Shreyas Iyer employs the short-arm jab and hits it to the right of long on for a single.

Pitches it right up to the batter, on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it to the left of long off where Cameron Green cuts it off. They cross.

WIDE! Goes full and down leg, Venkatesh Iyer misses out on the tickle. Wided.

SIX! Dispatched into the stands! Siraj bangs it into the deck, around middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer stands tall and hammers the pull flat and over deep square leg for a maximum.

Length ball on middle and leg, Venkatesh Iyer mistimes the pull to deep midwicket. Settles for a single.

Slower dipping yorker on off, Shreyas Iyer squeezes it to point for a quick single.

Very full on off, Venkatesh Iyer drills it to long-on.

Short and slanting down the leg. Shreyas Iyer controls the pull to fine leg for one.

Pitched full, outside off. Drilled to long off for a single.

Short and wide outside off. Iyer cuts it to deep point for one.

Hard-length on the leg peg. Shreyas Iyer tucks it to deep mid-wicket for one and keeps the strike.

Slower back of a length delivery, angling into the batter. Venkatesh Iyer advances and miscues the hack to left of long on for a run.

Back of a length, on off. Venkatesh Iyer hangs back and bunts it to mid off.

FOUR! THUMPED! Pitched full, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer dances down the pitch and lifts it to the sweeper cover region for four runs.

On a good length, just outside off. Venkatesh Iyer plays and misses.

Back of a length, angled into the batter. Tucked to wide long-on for a run.

Cameron Green is introduced into the attack now.

Slower bumper, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer flays and misses. Checks with the umpire for the Wide but the umpire is unmoved.

Full-length on middle. Knocked to long on for a single.

Pitches it fraction full than a good length, around off. Venkatesh Iyer skips down the pitch and drills it through extra cover for a run.

Short and angling into the batter. Shreyas Iyer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

On a length, outside off. Venkatesh Iyer bunts it to extra cover for one.

Short of a length, angling down the leg. Shreyas Iyer helps it to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer takes it on and gets rewarded! Short again from Joseph! Venkatesh Iyer pulls and gets a top edge that flies over the keeper and races to the fence for another boundary. Runs are flowing from all ends.

Halt! Venkatesh Iyer seems to have tweaked his back and looks in some serious discomfort. The physio sprints out to attend to him and Bengaluru will welcome this break in play. Iyer is back on his feet and he is ready to resume.

SIX! Up and Away! Short and down the leg. Venkatesh Iyer gets into the position and helps it over the fine leg region for a maximum. This lands in the Kolkata dugout. Venkatesh Iyer holds his back after hitting that shot and looks in some pain. The physio comes in to have a look.

Sharp short ball, around the middle stump line. Venkatesh Iyer ducks under it and lets it go.

FOUR! Nicely done by Venkatesh Iyer and sloppy again from Yash Dayal. Short of a good length into the pitch. Venkatesh Iyer waits and steers it past the backward point fielder, races toward deep third. Dayal runs in from third-man, puts in the slide but fails to stop it.

SIX! Kolkata are racing away with the game here! Short of a length, around off. Venkatesh Iyer skips down the track and pulls it flat over the cow corner for a 79-meter hit.

Hard-length, just outside off. Venkatesh Iyer slaps it hard but goes straight to the man at mid off.

Lands it fuller and slower, on off, Shreyas Iyer looks to clear the in-field on the off side. Gets enough bat on it to clear extra cover and collects a couple of runs.

This is on a shortish length, on off, Shreyas Iyer ducks and lets it go through to the keeper.

DROPPED! Yash Dayal shells it and to rub salt into the wounds, it goes for a FOUR! Vyshak goes short and cramps the batter for any sort of room, Shreyas Iyer goes for the pull and gets a good chunk of the bat on it. It goes flat and down towards fine leg. Yash Dayal runs in and the ball is dipping on him. He gets there by sliding in front but puts it down as the ball bursts through his hands. Cameron Green runs around to back him up but cannot prevent the ball from trickling into the fence.

Width on offer on off, Shreyas Iyer holds his shape and slices it up and over cover. Alzarri Joseph runs around to his right in the deep and fumbles slightly but it does not cost them much. Two runs taken.

On a shortish length, on off and middle, Shreyas Iyer gets on his toes and stabs it down the deck.

Bends his back and digs it in short, at the right shoulder of the batter, Shreyas Iyer swivels in his crease and tries to take on the short ball. The ball stops in the surface a bit and it results in Iyer going through his shot early. Gets it off the toe-end of the bat and it deflects back onto his right elbow.

Slower through the air and around off, Shreyas Iyer lunges and works it square with the turn towards point for a single.

Full and on middle, Venkatesh Iyer nudges it off his pads to deep square leg for one.

SIX! Excellent use of the feet and that has gone many a mile! GIves the ball air and slows it up, full and on middle, Venkatesh Iyer shimmies down the track and tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Two leg byes! Fires it in, full and on leg, Venkatesh Iyer gets inside the line to have a swipe across the line. He fails to connect as the ball rolls off his pads to the left of short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Full and slanting away, outside off, Venkatesh Iyer throws to force it through the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Floats it up, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and pushes it to long off for a run.

Digs it in short but this is slower, on off, Shreyas Iyer waits on it and runs it down to deep third for one. End of a successful over by Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Kolkata's skipper, Shreyas Iyer walks in at 4.

OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE MAN! Instant impact by the Impact Player! Vijaykumar Vyshak roars in delight and the Bengaluru crowd have found their voices again! Goes into the deck and bowls it with pace, on middle, Phil Salt tries to take it on and nails the pull. The ball comes right off the screws but does not get the desired elevation. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of Cameron Green at deep square leg who takes it with ease.

Slower and shorter, outside off, Phil Salt does not read the change of pace and goes for the pull but misses out and connects with thin air.

On a hard length, on the pads, Venkatesh Iyer glances it away down to fine leg for one.

Takes pace off again, on a short of a length, outside off, Phil Salt cuts it to the right of backward point where Virat Kohli fails to gather it cleanly and it allows Salt to complete an easy single.

Starts off with an off-pace delivery, on a back of a length, on off, Venkatesh Iyer gets on his toes and punches it to the right of the bowler for a single.

Vijaykumar Vyshak comes into the attack for the first time.

Full on the leg peg. Eased to long-on for a single.

Bowls it full, just outside off. Iyer comes down the pitch and miscues the loft over the extra cover fielder for a couple.

Flat and turning into the batter. Iyer nudges into the leg side.

Venkatesh Iyer is in at number 3.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! A much-needed wicket for Dagar and Bengaluru! The crowd erupts and Dagar is delighted. Bowls it full and quick at the stumps. Narine is in two minds on how to play at this. Ends up yorking himself as the ball sneaks under his bat and crashes into the stumps. Narine departs for a breezy 47 as Kolkata lose their first.

Flatter arm ball, going across the batter. Narine plays and misses.

Shortish, on middle. Salt pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic break! Bengaluru are under the pump here, and it is a much-needed break for them. They do not seem to have any answers on how to break this stand, but they will be hoping that this break in play results in a breakthrough for them. Kolkata could not have asked for a better start than this. Sunil Narine is making the occasion of his 500th T20 game memorable for himself and his team. Time for spin as Mayank Dagar comes on to bowl now.

Full-length delivery, angling in on middle. Narine mistimes the whip to the man at mid-wicket.

FOUR LEG BYES! The night gets worse for Yash Dayal! Bowls it on a length and angles it down the leg. Narine helps it between the keeper and the short fine leg fielder for a bonus boundary.

SIX MORE! He is in no mood to stop tonight! Pace off delivery, just outside off. Narine picks the slower ball and powers it back over the bowler for a thumping blow.

SIX! TAKE THAT! Short and just outside off. Narine climbs into it and hacks it over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a 76-meter hit. He is reminding everyone of the Narine from 2017.

FOUR! Narine is throwing the kitchen sink at everything! Slower length ball, outside off. Narine swings hard and it flies off the thick outside edge, goes just over the short third fielder and trickles away into the fence.

Full-length ball outside off, angling across. Salt smokes it along the ground to deep cover for a run.

Hard-length, outside off. Narine flays it through extra cover and a misfield allows the batters to take a couple.

SIX! HAMMERED! Slower length ball, at the stumps. Narine waits and picks up the slower ball to smash it over the deep square leg boundary for half a dozen. The runs are flowing with ease for Kolkata.

Bangs it short, angling across the batter. Narine pulls and misses.

Hard-length, outside off. Salt mistimes the cut toward mid-off for one more.

Short, around middle stump line. Narine hangs back and pulls off the cue end, to the backward square leg region. A single taken.

Short of a length, angling into the batter. Salt pulls it into the body as the ball rolls to the square leg region for one.

Mohammed Siraj comes back into the attack. His first over went for 18 runs. Can he make amends by breaking this opening stand?

Slower and fuller, angling across. Salt lifts it off the toe-end, to deep point for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Salt mistimes the pull to the man at mid-wicket.

Short of a length, just outside off. Salt pulls it toward cow corner for a couple.

FOUR! Nicely done! Good length delivery on off. Salt waits and cuts it between the short third and the backward point fielder for four runs.

Slower and fuller outside off. Salt sets himself for the big one by clearing the front leg but gets deceived by the lack of pace and can only bunt it toward the bowler.

Good length, around off. Salt hits it off the toe end, back at Dayal.

SIX MORE! Just over the ropes! Narine rubs salt in the wounds! Joseph bowls it short of a length, around off. Narine goes hard for the pull and smacks it just over wide long on boundary for a maximum.

Short of a length on off. Narine backs away and bunts it to Joseph.

SIX! BANG! WHAT A SHOT FROM NARINE! Pitched full and in the slot. Narine clears the front leg and smacks it over the long on boundary for a biggie.

Bowls it at 150.4 kmph! Short of a good length, around the middle-stump line. Narine makes room and flay it away but fails to connect.

Bangs it short, across the batter. Narine sways out of the line and lets it go.

Hard-length, just outside off. Narine clears the front leg and lofts it off the toe end to the long-off region for a couple.

Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack.

More like it! Angling across the right-hander, on a back of a length from over the wicket, Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and tries to run it down towards deep third but misses out.

Delivers it on a hard length, on off, Sunil Narine gives himself room to go through the off side. It comes off the upper half of the bat and it rolls in front of cover for one.

FOUR! Hit with authority! Shaping away, on a good length, outside off, Sunil Narine clears his front leg and slaps it to the left of mid off for four more runs.

FIVE WIDES! That has taken off! Dayal digs it in short, at the batter. Sunil Narine ducks and lets it go. It sails way over the head of the leaping Anuj Rawat and it races into the fence.

Full and a bit of away shape, on off, Sunil Narine strokes it to the right of mid off and collects a couple of runs.

Angling across, full and around off, Phil Salt strokes it to the right of mid off where Glenn Maxwell dives to that side and cuts it off.

Leg bye! On a back of a length, on middle, Sunil Narine shapes up to flick it away but misses as the ball rolls off his pads towards deep third for a leg bye.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Yash Dayal.

SIX! SHOT! Siraj takes pace off and bowls it on a length, Phil Salt picks up the change of pace and just checks his shot. Gets more than enough bat on it and clears the long off fence for six more runs. 18 off the first over.

A direct hit and Sunil Narine was gone!  Siraj slants it back in, on a fullish length, on middle, Sunil Narine clears his front leg and drives it wide of mid off. He has to run around to avoid clashing with Siraj. Faf du Plessis has a shy at the bowling end but his throw is a bit wayward and Siraj cannot gather it, allowing Narine to make his ground.

Drags his length back and bowls it much straighter, on off, Phil Salt waits on the back foot and runs it down to deep backward point to rotate the strike.

FOUR! Flayed away! Width on offer on off, swinging away, on a good length, Phil Salt takes full toll of the width and carves it over cover for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Phil Salt and Kolkata are away! This is on a good length, on off, this sits up nicely for the batter, Phil Salt picks it up cleanly and lifts it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Starts off on a back of a length, around off, Phil Salt stays leg side of the ball and dabs it square towards backward point.

OUT! RUN-OUT! Slower length ball, angling across the batter. Kohli under-cuts it to the keeper as Karthik comes for the run. Salt collects it well and hits the stumps at the striker's end, has Karthik short of his crease. Bengaluru finish on 182 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Short and wide outside off. Karthik slaps it to deep extra cover for a single.

SIX! Karthik gets into the act now! Full on the peg. Karthik shuffles across the line, picks it nicely and sends it over fine leg region for half a dozen.

Slower bumper, outside off. Kohli pulls it to deep square leg for one.

SIX! WHACKED! Pitched full and in the slot. Kohli flicks it over the deep square leg boundary, into the crowd for a massive hit.

Slower length ball, on the middle and leg. Kohli skips down the pitch and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket region. A direct throw from the deep but Kohli has made his ground.

SIX MORE! BOOM! Short of a length, just outside off. Karthik connects well and just clears the man at long-on for another maximum.

Slower bumper, outside off. Karthik goes for the upper-cut but fails to connect. Bengaluru have challenged the decision. They think it's a wide for height. The third-umpire deems it a fair ball.

SIX! Up and Away! Pitched full, outside off. Karthik finally connects and lifts it over the long-off fence for a biggie.

Bowls it on a length again, around the middle and off. Karthik looks to nudge it into the leg side but fails and does not get a run.

Good length delivery on off. Karthik stays back and defends into the off-side.

Short of a good length, outside off. Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Full-length delivery, outside off. Kohli skips down the pitch and drags it to deep square leg for a run. Excellent over from Harshit Rana.

Back of a length, outside off. Kohli looks to punch it away but gets an inside edge into the pitch.

Slower length ball on middle. Nudged through square leg for one.

Dinesh Karthik walks in now.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! It is the slower ball that has done the trick for the second time on the night for Harshit Rana. Stays over the wicket and rolls his fingers over the ball as he goes full and angles it across, outside off, Anuj Rawat shuffles across and looks to go back over the bowler's head. He is through his shot early and gets an outside edge that goes through to Phil Salt behind the wicket who does the rest by diving in front.

Fuller and slower, on middle, Virat Kohli clips it through square leg for a single.

Slower and fuller, on off, Virat Kohli whips it towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. The throw from the deep hits the stumps at the batting end and rolls away on the off side, allowing Kohli to run the second run.

Kolkata bring in Angkrish Raghuvanshi as their Impact Player, replacing Varun Chakaravarthy. Harshit Rana (3-0-34-1) is back into the attack and he will bowl out now.

Full and angling into the batter. Kohli plays across the line but misses and wears on the pad. The ball ricochets off the pad into the off-side for a run.

In the air but dropped! Slower and shorter in length, outside off. Rawat hangs back and guides it to the short third region. Varun Chakaravarthy stationed there, comes forward but puts down a tough chance.

Short and around off. Rawat pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple.

OUT! CAUGHT! Patidar goes cheaply! Slower length ball, on middle. Patidar pulls but does not get the desired connection and falls into the throat of Rinku Singh at the deep mid-wicket boundary. Another failure for Patidar as Bengaluru lose their fourth. 100th Indian T20 League wicket for Andre Russell.

Anuj Rawat is the new man in.

WIDE! Too short and way over the batter. Patidar looks to play the upper-cut but fails to connect. Wide signaled by the umpire.

On a fullish length, outside off. Kohli drives it on the up to wide long-off for one.

Short of a length, around off. Patidar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Strategic break! Bengaluru are in a brilliant position to finish the innings with a bang. Kohli is well set on 67 and with Karthik to follow, the home side will hope to finish above 190 from hereon. Kolkata have bowled a few tidy overs in the last five but their fielding lapses have cost them a lot of runs. The visiting team will hope to try and restrict the Bengaluru team to a chasable score.

FOUR! Shot of real class! Starc slants it across the batter, on a good length, outside off, Virat Kohli holds his shape and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. 7 runs off the over, not a bad one from Starc given the stage in the game.

WIDE! Goes short but this sails over the batter's head for a wide. Virat Kohli tries to fetch the pull from over his head but misses.

Takes pace off and goes into the wicket, outside off, Virat Kohli tries to latch onto the width but swings too hard and connects with thin air. Turning out to be a good over from Starc.

Digs it in short at the body of the batter, Rajat Patidar hangs back and helps it to deep backward square leg for one more run.

Delivers it on a back of a length, on off, Virat Kohli pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Angling away, fuller and slower, around off, Virat Kohli loses his shape in trying to go back over the bowler's head and gets a bottom edge that rolls behind to the keeper.

Takes pace off and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Virat Kohli misses out on the pull as the ball goes under his bat.

Shorter and slower, on off, Virat Kohli goes for the pull but gets an inside edge that goes down to short fine leg for one.

Short and outside off, Virat Kohli makes room and cuts it wide of the man at deep point. Rinku Singh gets to the ball quickly and fires in a throw at the batting end but cannot prevent Kohli from coming back for the second. Kohli dives full length and makes his ground.

FOUR! In the gap! On a length, on middle, Virat Kohli clears his front leg and hacks it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full again and at the stumps, Virat Kohli wrists it wide of deep mid-wicket and comes charging back for the second run.

Full and turning away, around off, Rajat Patidar presses forward and drives it through covers for a single.

Rajat Patidar walks in at 5.

OUT! TAKEN! Sunil Narine redeems himself, having dropped Maxwell in the previous over. Glenn Maxwell runs out of luck and holes out now. Narine sees the batter make room and lands it short and away from the reach of the batter, Glenn Maxwell is made to reach out and ends up slicing it in the air towards deep backward point. Rinku Singh covers good ground to his left and completes the catch near his waist. Kolkata breathe a sigh of relief.

Takes pace off and bowls it on a length, at the stumps, Glenn Maxwell swipes across the line towards deep backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Glenn Maxwell rubs salt into the wounds now! This is at pace, on a fullish length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell opens the bat face and glides it to the right of short third for a boundary.

DROPPED! Slower and fuller outside off. Maxwell slogs it across the line and gets a top edge that flies toward the short third region. Narine runs back for the catch but spills it down. Maxwell gets another lifeline and adds two more to his score.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Short ball, around off. Maxwell goes back and tonks it over the long-on fielder for half a dozen.

Hard-length, angling into the batter. Kohli thumps it off the toe-end to long-on for just a single.

Slower and fuller outside off. Maxwell slices it through backward point for a single.

Full and sliding on the pads, Glenn Maxwell eases it off his pads to long on for one more run.

This is full and on middle, Virat Kohli knocks it down to long on for a single.

A bit too full, at the stumps, driven down to long on for a single by Glenn Maxwell.

Gives the ball air and bowls it around off, Virat Kohli works it down the ground to long off for a single.

DROPPED! Ramandeep Singh puts it down! You just cannot afford to give a player like Glenn Maxwell a second life. Offers flight and bowls it at the stumps, on a nagging length, Glenn Maxwell makes room and goes for a hack across the line. Skies it high in the air and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Ramandeep Singh runs around to his left and gets there. He settles under it but fails to hold on. How costly will this drop prove for Kolkata?

Short and turning in, on leg, Glenn Maxwell goes for the flick but misses and wears it on the pad.

Drags his length back and bowls it on middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell nudges it in front of square on the leg side. A much-needed productive over for Bengaluru, 17 runs off it.

FOUR! Two in two! Fuller in length, on middle, Glenn Maxwell gives himself room and cross-bats this one back over the bowler's head for four more runs.

FOUR! Shot! Tosses it up, full and outside off, Glenn Maxwell backs away and drills it to the left of long off for a boundary.

FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! 'He has still got it', said Virat Kohli after the last game and he is walking the talk here! Back-to-back fifties for Kohli. Short and turning in, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket for a single to get to his half-century.

SIX! A pressure-release hit by Virat Kohli! On a nagging length, on middle, Virat Kohli lets his hands flow into the shot and swings cleanly to deposit it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

On a fullish length, on middle, Glenn Maxwell whips it to wide long on to get to the other end

Bye! Rolls his fingers over the ball does Russell, on a short of a length, on off, Glenn Maxwell tries to turn it on the leg side but gets squared by. The ball goes on the bounce to Phil Salt and he fails to read the spin. The ball deflects off his gloves and dribbles in front. Virat Kohli is alert to the situation and calls Maxwell through for a quick single. Just 5 runs have come off the last two overs. Pressure building on Bengaluru.

That could have gone anywhere! Serves it full and around leg, Glenn Maxwell sits deep in his crease and has a swipe across the line. Gets a top edge that luckily for Maxwell, goes onto hit his helmet and it rolls safely on the leg side.

Delivers it on a good length, in the channel on off, Glenn Maxwell tries to use the pace of the delivery by opening the bat face but gets beaten.

At pace this time, on a back of a length, on middle, Virat Kohli covers the line of the ball and punches it with a straight bat to long on for a single.

And again! Into the wicket and pace-off by Russell, on middle, Virat Kohli goes for a short-arm jab but he is through his shot very early and fails to connect.

Takes pace off nicely and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Virat Kohli gives the ball the charge and shapes up for the pull but misses.

Wrong'un on a fullish length, on the leg peg. Maxwell misses the nudge and gets a thud on the pad. Just three off the over. Tidy start from Chakravarthy.

Shortish, around off. Kohli stays back and steers it through backward point for one.

Bowls a flipper on the leg peg. Kohli looks to play across the line but misses and wears on the pad.

Flat and quick, just outside off. Kohli plays it late and dabs it to short third.

Tossed up on off. Maxwell eases it through point for a single to get off the mark.

Flatter on the middle and leg. Kohli waits and nudges it through square leg for a single.

Glenn Maxwell walks in at number 4. Also, Varun Chakaravarthy comes on to bowl now.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Russell gets his man! Good length delivery, angled in at the pads. Green swings hard across the line but the ball deflects off the front pad and crashes into the stumps. Bengaluru lose their second as Green departs after a decent start.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Pitched full on the leg peg. Green picks it nicely and whacks it over long-leg boundary for a biggie.

Pace off again, into the pitch. Green pulls it early and gets an inside edge to the keeper.

Low full toss, tailing into the middle and leg. Kohli works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower length ball, just outside off. Kohli is through the pull shot early and gets an inside edge that rolls down to the keeper.

Hard-length on off. Green runs it down to third man for a single.

Flighted on middle and off. Kohli plays it early and pushes it back at the bowler.

SIX! INTO THE STANDS! Pitches it full and in the slot. Kohli gets down on one knee and smokes it over the cow corner fence for a biggie.

Darted on a length, around off. Kohli bunts it back at Narine.

Fraction short, outside off. Kohli goes back and cuts it uppishly to the wide long-off region for a brace.

Flatter, on middle. Green makes room and carves it to deep point for a run.

Floated on off. Kohli prods and whips it through mid-wicket for a run.

Arm ball on middle and leg. Kohli nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. Just three off the over.

Shortish, outside off. Green cuts it through covers for a single.

Yorker length delivery on middle. Green squirts it to backward point. Three dots in a row.

Arm ball on off. Green stays back and dabs it to point. Kohli wanted the run but sent back by Green.

Flatter, outside off. Green mistimes the cut into covers for none.

Shortish on the middle and leg. Kohli pulls it through square leg for one.

Strategic break! Bengaluru have come out firing, and although there have been a few mix-ups between Virat Kohli and Cameron Green, this stand is looking solid for the hosts. These two will look to tick along at a brisk rate and lay a solid foundation for the innings. As for Kolkata, they have not gotten it right with the ball so far and they will need to pick themselves up quickly. With the field restrictions now eased, they will look to put this partnership under pressure and force an error out of the two batters.

SIX! BOOM! Pitched full and in the slot. Green picks it nicely and powers it over the long-on boundary into the crowd for half a dozen. 15 runs off the over.

FOUR MORE! BANG! Slightly short and outside off. Green makes room and hammers it through extra cover for back-to-back boundaries.

FOUR! Put Away! Fraction fuller, at the stumps. Green gets low and slogs it through the backward square leg region for a boundary.

Flat and quick again at the stumps. Green makes room and cuts it to the man at point.

Flatter on middle. Green makes room and cuts it into covers.

Tossed up around off. Kohli comes forward and turns into the backward square leg region.

Another mix-up! Fires it in, on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Cameron Green goes back to flick it away but gets beaten for pace as the ball sneaks past the inside edge and rolls off his pads towards short fine leg. This time Kohli is eager for the run and gets sent back in the nick of time by Green.

Gets away with it! This is short and a hint of away turn, outside off, Cameron Green slaps it hard towards extra cover. Green sets off for the run as does Kohli but both are caught ball-watching halfway through the run. A calamity is avoided as both batters retreat back to safety.

Drags his length back and attacks the stumps, Cameron Green goes on the back foot and punches it to mid on.

Strays on the pads, full in length, Cameron Green flicks it to the right of mid on and comes back for the second run.

Darts this one in, full and on middle and leg, Virat Kohli makes room and drives it towards wide long off for a single.

Floats it up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli knocks it firmly to mid on.

Time for some spin. Anukul Roy comes on now.

FOUR! Nicely done! On a shortish length, outside off, Cameron Green goes after it and upper-cuts it over short third inside the circle for a boundary.

A huge mix-up but no harm done! That would have been catastrophic for Bengaluru! Short and wide on off, Cameron Green cuts it into the ground and sets off for the single as the ball goes to the left of backward point. Virat Kohli is caught ball watching and sends Green halfway through the run. Ramandeep Singh gets to the ball but takes his eyes off the ball in his quest to release the ball quickly. He fails to gather it cleanly which allows Green to get back in at the batting end.

This is banged into the deck again, on off, Virat Kohli swivels in his crease and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. They cross.

At 138.1 kph by Rana, into the wicket, outside off, Virat Kohli shapes up for the pull but he is through his shot early and connects with thin air.

It is Ramandeep Singh again! Lands it short now, outside off, Virat Kohli gets on top of the bounce and goes up and over point. Ramandeep Singh gives it a chase and dives in front to save a couple of runs for his side.

Good hand by Ramandeep Singh! On a good length, outside off, Virat Kohli slaps it from the crease towards point where Ramandeep Singh springs to his left and saves a certain boundary. Kohli comes back for the second.

FOUR! Green is off the mark in streaky fashion! Bowls it full, angling across the batter. Green is lured in the drive and gets an outside edge that flies past the short third fielder for four runs.

Back of a length on middle-stump line. Kohli tucks it to backward square leg for a single.

Delivers it on a short of a length, on off, Virat Kohli gets on his toes and glides it towards deep backward point where Rinku Singh puts in the dive to his left and cuts it off. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Streaky! A hint of inward movement, on a back of a length, on middle, Virat Kohli looks to keep this one out but the ball nips back in off the deck and it catches the inside edge. It races past the keeper for a boundary.

SIX! Dispatched with utter disdain! Starc lands it on a good length, shaping back into the right-hander, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli picks up the length early and lets his bottom hand do the rest. Whips it off his pads and it sails over deep square leg for a biggie. 239th Indian T20 League six for Kohli and he is now level with Chris Gayle.

Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Virat Kohli keeps it out on the off side.

Cameron Green walks in at 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Harshit Rana strikes back and it is the slower ball that has done the trick for him! Faf du Plessis tries the scoop again but it does not come off this time! Rana takes pace off and serves it on a good length, on off, Faf du Plessis moves to the off side and exposes all his stumps to scoop it over short fine leg. There is no pace for du Plessis to work with and it lobs tamely towards Mitchell Starc at short fine leg who does the rest. Rana draws first blood for Kolkata and he is pumped.

SIX! WOAH! How has Faf du Plessis pulled that off? This is on a length by Rana, outside off, Faf du Plessis walks across his stumps to scoop it over short fine leg. He is quick to realise that the line is not there for him to go over short fine leg. He adjusts and ramps it over the keeper's head and it sails over the third man fence for the first maximum of the night .

A bit too straight from Rana, on a back of a length, on the pads, Virat Kohli pulls it off the inner half of the bat to the right of deep square leg. Rinku Singh in the deep runs around to his right and cuts it off. Just a single taken.

Hurries the batter does Rana, on a back of a length, on middle, Faf du Plessis gets on his toes and glances it away off his hips towards short fine leg for a run.

WIDE! Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Faf du Plessis sways away and it goes over the batter's head for a wide. Rana is not pleased with the umpire's decision but Kolkata do not take the review.

Closer to the off-stump line, on a good length, Virat Kohli plays it right under his eyes and punches it to deep backward point to get to the other end.

Begins from over the wicket and delivers it on a short of a length, in the corridor of off, Virat Kohli uses the pace and guides it down to short third.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Harshit Rana.

Missed out! Starc presents a juicy half-volley at 142 kph, swinging in, on middle and leg, Faf du Plessis drives it crisply and the ball pings off his bat but it goes straight to Shreyas Iyer at mid off. du Plessis throws his head back in disappointment.

Gets the ball to shape back into the Bengaluru skipper, on a hard length, on middle, at 147 kph, Faf du Plessis opts to stay on the back foot and pushes it back to the bowler.

Drags his length back and gets a bit of extra bounce, on off and middle, Virat Kohli hops back and adjusts well to dab it down to deep backward point for one.

Faf du Plessis is away as well! Keeps it full again, in the channel on off, Faf du Plessis reaches out and mistimes the drive in front of mid off which allows him to set off for a quick single.

Goes full in search of swing and offers width on off, Virat Kohli leans into it and drives it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Virat Kohli is up and running and the crowd erupts! Starc steams in from over the wicket and angles it across the batter, on a good length, around off, Virat Kohli stays leg side of the ball and angles the bat face to steer it to the right of short third for a boundary.

All in readiness now. The players and umpires are making their way on to the park. Kolkata are in a huddle near the boundary before the spread onto the field. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis stride out to open for Bengaluru. It will be Mitchell Starc with the ball for Kolkata. Let's go...

Live visuals show Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who is among the Impact players nominated by Kolkata, being handed his maiden cap. It is a telltale sign that he will be subbed in when Kolkata come out to bat later.

The skipper of Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis says that they would have bowled first as well. Adds that they chased well in the last game and it looks like a good wicket. Shares that it is really important that you get over the line in close games early in the tournament. States that it was good to start at home with a win. Feels that it is about how you adapt to the conditions and see what your options are after assessing the surface. He says that the crowd has been amazing and his team likes to use the crowd to their advantage. Ends by saying that they are going with an unchanged team.

Shreyas Iyer, the Kolkata skipper says that they will bowl first. Adds that it looks like a new pitch and the curator has shared that it might spin a bit. Shares that they won the first game out of nowhere and the preparations have been top-notch. Mentions that they have done well in the past but it is important to stay in the present and focus on the current game. Adds that it is always good to have a lethal bowling lineup and lauds them for doing a phenomenal job in the previous game. Ends by sharing that they need to capitalize from the start and take on from there. Informs that Anukul Roy comes into the side for this game.

Impact players nominated by Kolkata - Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Phil Salt (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy (In for Nitish Rana), Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Impact players nominated by Bengaluru - Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Swapnil Singh.

Bengaluru (Unchanged Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (WK), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.

TOSS - The coin toss lands in the favour of Shreyas Iyer and Kolkata have elected to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop is pitchside. He starts by saying that it is a glorious evening in Bengaluru and the outfield looks superb. Informs that centre wicket will be used for this game, resulting in the square boundaries being 61 metres each and the straight boundary being 75 metres. States that the pacers took pace off in the last game here between Bengaluru and Punjab and feels that it might be the case again here in this clash. Sunil Gavaskar joins him and says that the pitch looks good but there are some loose cracks near the good-length area. He opines that if spinners land it on these cracks, it might come apart and will give them turn. Gavaskar shares Bishop's sentiment and believes that pace-off options will work for pacers. Bishop ends by saying that he hopes that the dew does not intervene and we get a high-scoring game.

In the purple corner stand Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata, who have played only one game so far, and their campaign got off to a winning start at the iconic Eden Gardens against Hyderabad. In that game, Phil Salt raced off the blocks, and then Andre Russell went crash, bang, wallop to help his side recover from an initial muddle to propel them over 200. Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, and Nitish Rana failed to have any sort of impact and would want to make amends in this game. In what will be his 500th T20 game, Sunil Narine will hold the key in the spin department, as he has done during the past 499 games. The most expensive buy at the auction, Mitchell Starc, was taken to the cleaners, but the way his new ball compatriot, Harshit Rana, held his nerves in the final over was heartening to see. Kolkata have been unbeaten for the past five games against Bengaluru in Bengaluru. But the trend so far has been the home teams winning their games. Will that change? Join us for the ride to find out.

Fighting out of the red corner, Faf du Plessis' Bengaluru started the season with a defeat in Chennai before bouncing back against Punjab at home to get their first points of the season. Fresh off his heroics from the last game, Virat Kohli will be riding high on confidence, but the likes of Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green, and Glenn Maxwell are yet to set the stage on fire. Dinesh Karthik has performed the finisher role with aplomb, as have Anuj Rawat and Mahipal Lomror. After a not-so-great outing with Gujarat last season, Yash Dayal seems to have put that season behind them and has bowled well in tandem with Mohammed Siraj. On the spin bowling front, they have not excelled as they would have liked, and it might force them to bring in Karn Sharma, who featured in the season opener against Chennai.

Hello and a warm welcome, folks! A clash of epic proportions awaits as two powerhouses, Bengaluru and Kolkata, lock horns at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. With a history of intense battles between these two sides, this match promises to deliver another epic chapter in their fierce rivalry. Buckle up for an action-packed clash where the fireworks will be guaranteed, and that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seats.

... MATCH DAY ...

It's time for another marquee clash in the Indian T20 League 2024 as the Chinnaswamy Stadium prepares to host the perennial rivals, Bengaluru and Kolkata in match number 10. These two heavyweight teams have a history of engaging in high-scoring encounters marked by intense battles and thrilling chases. Bengaluru is entering this match with a win under their belt after a loss in the curtain raiser. They emerged victorious in a nail-biting thriller against Punjab, where their bowlers, including Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell delivered commendable performances. Yash Dayal made a remarkable comeback with a superbly economical spell of four overs and a wicket. While chasing a target of 177, Virat Kohli provided a fiery start but witnessed a collapse from the other end as wickets kept falling. Kohli displayed exemplary resilience, scoring a crucial 77 runs, adorned with 11 exquisite boundaries and a couple of majestic sixes. However, Bengaluru found themselves in dire straits after Kohli's dismissal, with the required run rate soaring. Dinesh Karthik rescued his team once again, silencing his critics with a responsible innings that guided Bengaluru to victory. Impact substitute Mahipal Lomror also played a pivotal role with a quickfire 17 off 8 balls. With Karthik's cameo of 28 runs off just 10 deliveries, Bengaluru clinched the match with four deliveries to spare, securing their first win of the tournament. However, Bengaluru would be expecting more significant contributions from their batters in this high-octane clash. Bengaluru expects responsible contributions from the likes of Rajat Patidar and also Cameron Green. On the other hand, Kolkata also commenced their campaign with a victory but had nearly a week's break before this fixture. They narrowly defeated Hyderabad, posting a formidable total of over 200 runs. Despite a middle-order collapse, opener Phil Salt's responsible half-century and a thunderous innings by Andre Russell stole the show. Russell's blistering knock of 65 runs came off just 25 deliveries, including seven towering sixes and three boundaries. With crucial contributions from Ramandeep Singh and Rinku Singh, Kolkata breached the 208-run mark. However, defending their total wasn't smooth sailing, as their bowlers, including the marquee signing Mitchell Starc, faced a tough time. Kolkata's victory looked uncertain at one point, but Harshit Rana's composed final over, which included the dismissal of the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen off the penultimate delivery, ensured their triumph as they successfully defended 13 runs in the last over. Despite winning their opening game, Kolkata encountered some challenges in both batting and bowling departments, and they will be eager to address these issues ahead of this high-profile clash. While Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Phil Salt showcased impressive performances, the team would be looking for more substantial contributions from the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, and the enigmatic spinner Sunil Narine. Discussing the head-to-head encounters between these star-studded sides, Kolkata holds an advantage with 18 victories out of 32 meetings, whereas Bengaluru has won four fewer matches. This includes a memorable defeat in 2019, where they failed to defend a total of over 200 runs against Kolkata, a loss that still lingers in their memory. Bengaluru will be determined to improve their record against Kolkata, particularly on their home turf, as they currently trail in their head-to-head encounters. Who do you think will win this El Classico?