RCB's NRR is above two after just one game. The defending champions will travel to Guwahati to face RR, RCB will travel to Chennai to play CSK. Do check out the report, analysis from this game. Hope to see you for the double header tomorrow. For now, it's goodbye from me Ekanth, Ashish Pant who was also on comms, and our scorers, Ranjith P and Venkat Raghav.

Krunal Pandya, POTM: I just wanted to narrow down my focus upon returning in the 11th over. Glad I was able to deliver. You have to go with the flow, right now batters can hit sixes consistently, so you have to find ways to up your game. So, I wanted to bowl quick, changes of pace were useful too. Jitesh knows I can do anything, bowl a wide yorker or bouncer, so he's aware. You have to use what you have in your arsenal. Once I got into the team, I got to know about the madness. Even when I was playing domestic cricket in Bangalore, there were RCB chants. It's been a great feeling in the last ten days with the team.

Rajat Patidar, RCB captain: There was pressure, of course, but it was a good day for me. Hope for more such days. (Bringing back Suyash for the fourth over) It was clear we wanted Russell's wicket, him conceding runs didn't matter. He is our strike bowler, we backed him. All credit goes to Krunal and Suyash, they were 130 off, the bowlers showed courage and determination. Feels great to captain Kohli, he supports a lot, great opportunity to learn from one of the best. (On the shot on 14.6 - a lifted square drive off a length ball) It was a pre-determined shot, I wanted to go over cover.

Phil Salt: Kohli and I haven't batted together much, to put on a partnership like that was key. It's a ground I know, had a simple game plan coming in. Wanted to go on longer, but not to be. Batting second here makes a bit of difference, you have to hit through the line.

Ajinkya Rahane, KKR captain: We went well till the 13th over, 2-3 wickets changed momentum. We have to learn from our mistakes,. We thought 210-220 was par when Venky and I were batting but we lost wickets. There was dew but they had a very good powerplay. We couldn't get early wickets. We don't want to think too much about this game, just want to improve as a unit.

Saty: "Supporting RCB is an emotional rollercoaster--one day it's 'we will never improve,' the next it's 'this is our year!' The struggle is real!"

10:47pm: A comprehensive win for RCB. They were behind 10 overs into the game, but Krunal Pandya helped them stage a comeback with the ball. With the bat, Phil Salt blew the hosts out of the water with powerplay power-hitting. Kohli's sixes off Johnson in the fifth over were great too. Ten fours and four sixes, 80 for 0 in six overs, that was way too big an advantage on a pitch that was batter-friendly. There was a slight slowdown with the first two wickets but Patidar batted like an artist, caressing and whacking the ball with sheer effortlessness. Kohli stayed on till the end, and the visitors completed the win with 22 balls to spare.

16.2

Johnson to Livingstone, FOUR runs

Whacked to the right of mid-on and 17 years after RCB were thumped by KKR in an IPL opener, they return the favour. It finishes with a length ball outside off that was heaved across with a semi-horizontal bat.

16.1

Johnson to Livingstone, SIX runs

Hooked over RCB's dugout. Livingstone greeted with another short ball, this wasn't bad. Around top of shoulder height, fourth-stump line. The batter went across, got inside the line of the ball, leant to the off side and swung in front of his face. Went very fine, and well over deep fine leg

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Liam Livingstone in death overs (in T20s)

RUNS

923

OUTS

4s/6s

55/72

190.70

AVE

17.75

Final over of the game? Johnson is back

end of over 1610 runs • 1 wicket

RCB: 167/3CRR: 10.43 • RRR: 2.00 • Need 8 runs from 24b

Liam Livingstone5 (3b 1x4)

Virat Kohli59 (36b 4x4 3x6)

Vaibhav Arora 3-0-42-1

Harshit Rana 3-0-32-0

Partha Chatterj: "KKR have looked really rusty tonight except for the first 10 overs, no plan and no desperation evident from the players, even the fielding was average"

15.6

Arora to Livingstone, 1 run

Length just outside off, square driven to deep point

Replays showing Kohli clutching his back after completing a run earlier. He's okay to continue as of now though

15.5

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Arora to Livingstone, no run

Under-edged to the keeper on the bounce. Was a length ball on fifth that Livingstone tried to slap to the leg side with a horizontal bat

15.4

Arora to Livingstone, FOUR runs

Pulled just behind square. Half-tracker at chest-height, Livingstone's head turned leg side as the bat swooshed across, but it was in one full motion

Prasanna : "RCB should send Jitesh next, their designated finisher.." It'll be Livingstone, who's also a finisher

RaoP: "wish the IPL had the concept of bonus points. would make one sided chases like this even more interesting. "

Tcj: "14.6 - That's the shot of the match right there."

Timeout

15.3

Arora to Patidar, OUT

Pulled, timing's not bad but he finds deep midwicket. Great innings nonetheless, just 13 now needed off 27. Was a length ball around off, another languid bat swing, Rinku ran in and took it on the move

Rajat Patidar c Singh b Arora 34 (16b 5x4 1x6 17m) SR: 212.5

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15.2

Arora to Patidar, FOUR runs

More effortlessness. Smart batting too. Patidar pulled the length ball arriving towards his ribs, but he hollowed in his belly to lift the ball over short fine leg rather than go square.

15.1

Arora to Kohli, 1 run

Length on fourth, driven on the up to mid-off

end of over 1519 runs

RCB: 157/2CRR: 10.46 • RRR: 3.60 • Need 18 runs from 30b

Rajat Patidar30 (14b 4x4 1x6)

Virat Kohli58 (35b 4x4 3x6)

Harshit Rana 3-0-32-0

Sunil Narine 4-0-27-1

An exhibition of boundaries, great aesthetics. 19 off the over to boot

14.6

Harshit Rana to Patidar, FOUR runs

That's a late cut played like a lifted drive. The hard-length ball was rising, it was in the channel, Patidar stood leg side of the ball, leapt up while wristily carving the ball. The bat went from low to up, the toe was facing point and the hand speed was remarkable

14.5

Harshit Rana to Patidar, FOUR runs

Wowza, that is a serene square drive that races to the point boundary. Harshit not happy with the fielding... and replays show that the ball wasn't that far to the fielder's left.

14.4

Harshit Rana to Patidar, 2 runs

To the left of short fine leg but not a bad ball, oh that's a good stop close to the boundary too. The fielder stops it by plonking his shoe in the way. Was a length ball around off to which Patidar went across and flicked late. From deep in the crease, off the back foot

14.3

Harshit Rana to Patidar, FOUR runs

Bad ball. Down leg with short fine leg in, the leg glance was effectively a free hit.

Rajat Patidar in middle overs (in T20s)

RUNS

874

OUTS

4s/6s

45/65

174.80

AVE

39.72

14.2

Harshit Rana to Patidar, FOUR runs

Launched just over cover, who leaps up and throws his left hand up but it's not in reach. Was a length ball to which Patidar made room and forced a drive

14.1

Harshit Rana to Kohli, 1 run

Length just outside off, cloths a heave to long-on

Harshit bowled well last over, but now the asking rate is effectively run a ball. There needs to be a flurry of wickets if KKR are to come close.

end of over 1411 runs

RCB: 138/2CRR: 9.85 • RRR: 6.16 • Need 37 runs from 36b

Virat Kohli57 (34b 4x4 3x6)

Rajat Patidar12 (9b 1x6)

Sunil Narine 4-0-27-1

Harshit Rana 2-0-13-0

13.6

Narine to Kohli, 1 run

Length on middle and leg, worked to long-on

13.5

Narine to Patidar, 1 run

Waits for the slow length ball that landed on off to spin to leg, twirls quickly while pulling the ball to deep square leg

Reetam: "Ball changed yet?" no

13.4

Narine to Kohli, 1 run

Length on off, punched to deep midwicket

13.3

Narine to Patidar, 1 run

Flicked off the back foot through backward square leg

hari: "First Six as RCB Captain Patidar"

13.2

Narine to Patidar, SIX runs

That has been monstered over long-on. Patidar got leg side of the ball, lunged a bit and heaved across the line. It was an on-stumps ball that sailed 91 metres

Rajat Patidar vs offspin in T20s

RUNS

153

OUTS

4s/6s

9/11

171.91

AVE

51.00

13.1

Narine to Kohli, 1 run

Length around off, flicked softly to square leg.