ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB) vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR) LIVE SCORES IPL 2016

LIVE SCORES | RCB vs KKR | IPL 2016 | M CHINNASWAMY

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FULL SCORECARD 

  KKR innings 19.1 overs: KKR beat RCB by 5 wickets. Superb hitting by Yusuf Pathan. He single-handedly won this match for KKR. 19 overs: KKR need just one run to win from the last over. 18 overs: Good over by Chahal. Just 6 runs and he provided Russell's wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders 169/5 (17 runs required from 12 balls). 17.3 overs: WICKET! Chahal breaks the partnership. Andre Russell c Binny b Chahal 39 (24b 1x4 4x6). 17 overs: Super expensive over. Pathan bludgeoned Watson for 24 runs in the over. Kolkata Knight Riders 163/4 (23 runs required from 18 balls). Pathan 45 (23b 5x4 2x6), Russell 38 (22b 1x4 4x6), Watson 3-0-38-1, Aaron 4-0-34-0. 16.6 overs: FOUR! Short of length, Pathan swung hard, ball took outside edge and went to third man boundary. 16.4 overs: SIX! Full on middle, Pathan helped it over long-on boundary. 16.3 overs: FOUR! Three in a row. Short ball, Pathan lofted it over square-leg fielder. 16.2 overs: FOUR! Watson bowled it wide but Pathan bludgeoned it over cover. 16.1 overs: FOUR! Length ball, Pathan cleared his front leg and slogged it between long-on and  mid-wicket. 16 overs: Expensive over by Aaron. 16 runs off it. Kolkata Knight Riders 139/4 (47 runs required from 24 balls). 15.5 overs: SIX! Full outside off, Russell swung hard to send it over long-off boundary. 15.3 overs: FOUR! Aaron tries to york, Pathan shuffles back and flicks it to mid-wicket boundary. 15 overs: Very expensive over. Shamsi was put to the sword by Russell. 18 runs off the over. Kolkata Knight Riders 123/4 (63 runs required from 30 balls). 14.5 overs: FOUR! Bowled full and Russell hit it hard to the left of long-on fielder. 14.4 overs: SIX! This one went way back into the stands. Huge hit. 14.3 overs: SIX! Short and Russell hit it very high but it cleared the boundary safely. 14 overs: 12 runs without a boundary. Most of the runs came as extras. Kolkata Knight Riders 105/4 (81 runs required from 36 balls). 13 overs: 9 runs off Aaron's over despite a SIX on the first ball. Good comeback. Kolkata Knight Riders 93/4 (93 runs required from 42 balls). 12.1 overs: SIX! Short of length by Aaron, Pathan cleared his front leg and sent it out of the park. 12 overs: 11 runs off the over. Chahal was wayward in the over.  Kolkata Knight Riders 84/4 (102 runs required from 48 balls). 11.2 overs: SIX! Chahal deserved it. It was a very short ball, Russell went back and whacked it over mid-wicket. 11 overs: Watson bowled a successful over. Just 4 runs and he provided Pandey's wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders 73/4 (113 runs required from 54 balls). 10.1 overs: WICKET! Big blow to KKR. Manish Pandey is out. Shane Watson gets the wicket. Short ball and Pandey pulled it straight down Sachin Baby's throat at long-on boundary. Manish Pandey c Sachin Baby b Watson 8 (12b 0x4 0x6). 10 overs: 3 runs off Shamsi's over. KKR need to maintain a steady run-flow or they will fall too behind.  Kolkata Knight Riders 69/3 (117 runs required from 60 balls). 9 overs: Successful over by Sreenath. 7 runs and he got Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders 66/3 (120 runs required from 11 overs). 8.6 overs: WICKET! What a ball. Slower one right in the blockhole. Gambhir played it too early. Ball hit is back pad. Umpire had no hesitation to raise his finger. Gautam Gambhir lbw b Aravind 37 (29b 4x4 1x6). 8.5 overs: FOUR! Short of length on middle, Gambhir pulled it to mid-wicket boundary. 8 overs: Varun Aaron is bowling well today. He has beaten Gambhir on several occasions in his two overs. 7 runs off it. Kolkata Knight Riders 59/2 (127 runs required from 12 overs). Gambhir 32 (24b 3x4 1x6), Pandey 6 (8b 0x4 0x6), Aaron 2-0-9-0, Shamsi 1-0-15-0. 7 overs: Expensive over by Shamsi. 15 runs off it. Kolkata Knight Riders 52/2 (134 runs required from 13 overs). 6.4 overs: FOUR! Short ball and Gambhir slapped it to backward square-leg. He was further helped by some sloppy fielding. 6.3 overs: SIX! Gambhir bends his back leg and slogged Shamsi over the mid-wicket boundary. 6 overs: Excellent over to finish the Powerplay. Varun Aaron gave just 3 runs in the over. Kolkata Knight Riders 37/2 (149 runs required from 14 overs). 5 overs: Successful over by Chahal. Bowling in powerplay overs is not easy for a spinner. Just 2 runs and he got wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders 34/2 (152 runs required from 15 overs). 4.4 overs: WICKET! Yuzvendra Chahal removes Chris Lynn. Second wicket for RCB. Chris Lynn b Chahal 15 (12b 0x4 1x6). 4  overs: Good over for KKR. 10 runs off it. Watson was unlucky that Lynn's catch landed between two fielders. Kolkata Knight Riders 32/1 (154 runs required from 16 overs). 3.6 overs: FOUR! Gambhir shimmies down pitch flicked it over mid-wicket. 3 overs: 11 runs off Binny's second over. Kolkata Knight Riders 22/1 (164 runs required from 17 overs). Gambhir 9 (8b 1x4 0x6), Lynn 10 (6b 0x4 1x6), Binny 2-0-17-1, Aravind 1-0-5-0. 2.2 overs: SIX! Full on off and Lynn lofted it over long-off without much fuss. 2 overs: Economical over by Sreenath Aravind. 5 runs came off it. Kolkata Knight Riders 11/1 (175 runs required from 18 overs). 1 over: Excellent over. Binny bowled in good areas. Just 6 runs off it and a wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders 6/1 (180 runs required from 19 overs). 0.6 overs: WICKET! Stuart Binny has got Robin Uthappa in the first over itself. Big blow to KKR. He has been in form. Robin Uthappa c Kohli b Binny 1 (4b 0x4 0x6). Have RCB got enough runs on board or KKR allowed them to score too many? RCB innings 20 overs: 18 runs off the last over. RCB finish at 185/7.  19.6 overs: WICKET! Watson is run out while running the second run off the last ball of RCB's innings. Shane Watson run out 34 (21b 5x4 1x6). 19.5 overs: WICKET! Stuart Binny is out after a good cameo. Stuart Binny c Pandey b UT Yadav 16 (4b 1x4 2x6). 19 overs: Expensive over for KKR. Russell was hit for 13 runs in the over including three FOURS. RCB 167/5. Watson 32 (19b 5x4 1x6),  Russell 4-0-24-1, Yadav 3-0-38-0. 18.6 overs: WICKET! Russell ends his expensive over with Sachin Baby's scalp. Sachin Baby c & b Russell 16 (8b 2x4 1x6). 18 overs: Big over. Umesh Yadav gave 23 runs in it and he bowled 9 balls. RCB 154/4. Baby 16 (7b 2x4 1x6), Watson 19 (14b 2x4 1x6), Yadav 3-0-38-0, Morkel 4-0-28-2. 17 overs: Good over by Morkel. Just 6 runs and he got Virat's wicket. RCB 131/4. 16.4 overs: WICKET! Virat wasted the life he got on the previous ball. Virat Kohli c Russell b Morkel 52 (44b 4x4 0x6). 16.3 overs: DROPPED! Gautam Gambhir has spilled Virat Kohli's catch. It can be a big mistake for them. 16.1 overs: Single and FIFTY up for Virat Kohli. 16 overs: 13 runs of Narine's over. Watson is looking in good touch today. RCB 125/3. 15.6 overs: FOUR! Another boundary to finish the over. Low full toss and Watson dispatched it between mid-wicket and long-on. 15.2 overs: SIX! Watson slogged Narine over mid-wicket for the maximum. 15 overs: KKR bowlers have applied the choke on RCB. Again just 3 runs from the over. RCB 112/3. Watson 1 (6b 0x4 0x6), Kohli 47 (39b 4x4 0x6), Morkel 3-0-22-1, Chawla4-0-32-2. 14 overs: Another successful over by Chawla. Wickets in back to back overs for him. Just 3 runs off this over. RCB 109/3. Watson 0 (2b 0x4 0x6), Kohli 45 (37b 4x4 0x6), Chawla 4-0-32-2, Narine 3-0-32-0. 13.4 overs: WICKET! Chawla has dismissed AB de Villiers. Short and quick, the ball skids and beats ABD's bat before hitting his back pad. AB de Villiers lbw b Chawla 4 (6b 0x4 0x6). 13 overs: 9 runs off Narine's over. Now Virat is playing the aggressor's role. RCB 106/2. de Villiers 3 (4b 0x4 0x6), Kohli 43 (35b 4x4 0x6), Narine 3-0-32-0, Chawla 3-0-29-1. 12.3 overs: FOUR! Amazing shot. Bowled full on off, Virat bent his back leg and squatted it between mid-wicket and long-on fielder. 12.1 overs: FOUR! Excellent shot by Virat. Bad ball by Narine. It was very short and outside off-stump. 12 overs: Successful over by Chawla. Just 5 runs and a wicket. RCB 97/2. 11.1 overs: WICKET! Rahul falls right after completing his fifty. Wanted to play it between long-on and deep cover fielders but the ball went straight to deep cover fielder. KL Rahul c Pathan b Chawla 52 (32b 6x4 2x6). 11 overs: Another good over RCB. 13 runs off Narine's over. RCB 92/1. Kohli 32 (28b 2x4 0x6), Rahul 52 (31b 6x4 2x6), Narine 2-0-23-0, Chawla 2-0-24-0. 10.2 overs: FOUR! This time Rahul plays the reverse sweep. And that brings up Rahul's fifty. 10.1 overs: SIX! Rahul sweeps Narine over square-leg boundary. 10 overs: Expensive over by Chawla. Rahul was is getting aggressive. RCB 79/1. Rahul 40 (27b 5x4 1x6), Kohli 31 (26b 2x4 0x6), Chawla2-0-24-0, Yadav 2-0-15-0. 9.4 overs: FOUR! Well played. Opened the face of the bat and guided ball between third man and point fielder. 9.4 overs: SIX! Rahul danced down the pitch and lofted Piyush Chawla over long-on boundary. 9 overs: Good comeback by Umesh Yadav. Just 4 runs in the over. RCB 64/1. 8 overs: 9 runs from the over. It has been one of the slowest starts for RCB this season. RCB 60/1. Kohli 26 (22b 2x4 0x6), Rahul 26 (19b 4x4 0x6), Chawla 1-0-9-0, U Yadav 1-0-11-0. 7.4 overs: FOUR! Bad ball by Piyush Chawla. Very short and Virat dispatched it over mid-wicket. 7 overs: Expensive first over by Umesh Yadav. 11 runs off it. RCB 51/1. 6.3 overs: FOUR! Another short ball by Umesh, and this time Rahul punished him. 6.1 overs: FOUR! First boundary for Virat Kohli. Pulled Umesh Yadav to square-leg boundary. 6 overs: Good over for RCB. 10 runs off Narine's over. RCB 40/1.  5.1 overs: FOUR! This time Rahul swept the ball to square-leg boundary. 5.1 overs: FOUR! Narine concedes boundary on his very first ball. Good cover drive by Rahul. 5 overs: Andre Russell is bowling very economical overs today. Just 5 off this over. RCB 30/1. Kohli 11 (12b 0x4 0x6), Rahul 11 (11b 1x4 0x6), Russell 3-0-11-0, Morkel 2-0-19-1. 4 overs: Better over for RCB. 10 runs off it. RCB 25/1. Kohli10 (9b 0x4 0x6), Rahul 7 (8b 1x4 0x6), Morkel 2-0-19-1, Russell 2-0-6-0. 3.3 overs: FOUR! Short ball by Morkel, Rahul waited and played it backward of square leg. Fine leg was inside the circle. 3 overs: Another economical over by Russell. Just 4 runs off it. KKR have started well. RCB 15/1. Rahul 2 (6b 0x4 0x6), Kohli 5 (5b 0x4 0x6), Russell 2-0-6-0, Morkel 1-0-9-1. 2 overs: Successful over by Morkel. 9 runs came off the over by he dismissed the dangerous Gayle. RCB 11/1.  1.3 overs: WICKET! Gayle is out. Morkel extracts revenge for getting hit for a SIX on the previous ball. Chris Gayle c Uthappa b Morkel 7 (7b 0x4 1x6). 1.2 overs: SIX! Gayle opens account with a big shot. Morkel is the bowler. 1 over: Excellent over to start with. Russell gave just 2 runs. RCB 2/0. Players are in. Chris Gayle walks out to open the innings with KL Rahul, NOT Virat Kohli. Andre Russell to start the proceedings for KKR. THREE CHANGES in KKR. Chris Lynn for Brad Hogg, Morne Morkel for Jason Holder, Manis Pandey for Rajagopal Sathish. FOUR CHANGES in RCB. Chris Gayle is back . Stuart Binny, Sreenath Aravind and Yuzvendra Chahal are also in. Kane Richardson, Kedar Jadhav, Harshal Patel, Parvez Rasool go out.

PLAYING XIs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, KL Rahul, Varun Aaron, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tabraiz Shamsi. Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel.

  TOSS TIME. KKR won the toss and chose to bowl first against RCB. Good evening everyone. Welcome to the live coverage of the 30th match of the IPL 2016 between RCB and KKR. SQUADS Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Varun Aaron, Abu Nechi, S Arvind, Samuel Badree, Stuart Binny, Yuzuvendra Chahal, AB De Villiers, Praveen Dubey, Chris Gayle, Travis head, Iqbal Abdulla, Kedar Jadhav, Akshay Karnewar, Sarfraz Khan, Vikramjeet Malik, Mandeep Singh, Adam Milne, Harshal Patel, Lokesh Rahul, Parveez Rasool, Kane Richardson, Sachin Baby, Mitchell Starc, Vikas Tokas, Shane Watson, David Wiese and Tabraiz Shamsi. Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Piyush Chawla, Brad Hogg, Jason Holder, Sheldon Jackson, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Manan Sharma,Morne Morkel, Colin Munro, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Ankit Rajpoot, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Shakib Al Hasan, Jaydev Unadkat, Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav.

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PREVIEW Two-time title holders Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to earn two valuable points and move up to second spot in the points-table when they take on struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match. The Knight Riders are currently placed at third position in the table with eight points from seven games, winning four and losing three, while Royal Challengers are lying at a lowly seventh spot with four points from six games that included just two wins. Although both KKR and RCB are coming into the match after facing defeats last night, in Delhi and Hyderabad, respectively, the visitors would definitely start as favourites. KKR would be keen to find their foot after suffering a 27-run loss to Delhi Daredevils when they were bowled out for 159 in 18.3 overs, chasing 187. For the Knight Riders, Chinnaswamy stadium has been the happy hunting ground, for they had lifted the IPL title for the second time here after defeating Kings XI Punjab in the final. The Kolkata outfit led by Gautam Gambhir are in top form. Thanks to their batting might, they have done extremely well till now in the tournament. Gambhir himself has been among runs, having hit three half-centuries in seven games. He has been well supported by the likes of Robin Uthappa, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell. Uthappa's brilliant innings of 72 off 52 balls against the Daredevils last night was the lone bright spot for the Knight Riders. Even their bowling have done reasonably well with the likes of Sunil Naraine, Umesh Yadav and Piyush Chawla in the ranks. However, it would be interesting to see how they counter the strong batting line-up of the Royal Challengers. The RCB, on their part, would once again be relying heavily on their batsmen, hoping that skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, KL Rahul and Shane Watson put up a massive total on the board. And Chris Gayle's return after a paternity leave would further strengthen the home team's batting. Captain Kohli would be desperate to turn the wheels in the team's favour and he would hope that even his bowlers come up with something special. The Royal Challengers would have to put the disappointment of their 15-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad last night behind quickly and make amends. Watson has also been in good form with both bat and ball, but other bowlers in Yuzvendra Chahal, Kane Richardson, Iqbal Abdulla and Varun Aaron are yet to click.