IPL 2020: AB de Villiers shines in RCB's massive 82-run win over KKR
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Score IPL 2020: Hello and welcome to our coverage of RCB vs KKR IPL 2020 match from Sharjah. A clinical bowling display, led by spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar, after AB de Villiers' batting pyrotechnics helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive 82 runs in a lopsided IPL match on Monday. De Villiers smashed a sensational 33-ball 73 not out to power RCB to 194 for 2 after opting to bat. Then the RCB spin duo of Sundar (2/20) and his senior partner Chahal (1/12) reduced the match to a no-contest, stifling KKR to 112 for 9 in 20 overs. Pacer Chris Morris (2/17) chipped in at the death to hand RCB a comprehensive win. The win lifted RCB to second spot with 10 points from seven matches, while KKR dropped one place down to fourth with eight points as the league reached the halfway stage. It was Navdip Saini who drew first blood for RCB, spoiling the debut of talented Tom Banton (8) as KKR's ploy to open with the Englishman came a cropper.(SCORECARD)
RCB beat KKR by 82 runs
23.11 IST: Udana to Krishna, SINGLE! Done and Dusted, Royal Challengers Bangalore (194/2) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (112/9) by 82 runs in Sharjah. Gill 34, Morris 2/17
23.07 IST: Morris to Nagarkoti, OUT! BOWLED! Nagarkoti tries to make room for himself and Morris hits the bulls eye.
22.55 IST: Siraj to Rahul, OUT! EIGHT DOWN and Rahul also tries to play the glory shot and Morris takes an excellent diving catch.
22.54 IST: Siraj to Rahul, FOUR! Fullish from the bowler and Rahul drives it over sweeper cover for a boundary.
22.46 IST: Morris to Cummins, OUT! Slower one does the trick again as Cummins tries to play it over long-off but misses the connection and Padikkal takes an easy catch.
22.41 IST: Udana to Russell, OUT! MASSIVE BLOW and it's almost over for KKR. Russell lofts another one and Siraj takes an easy catch.
22.38 IST: Udana to Russell, SIX! MUSCLED! Half-tracker and Russell muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.
22.37 IST: Udana to Russell, FOUR! In the slot and Russell slams it hard over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
22.32 IST: Morris to Russell, DROPPED! Russell slams it straight down the ground and Padikkal drops a difficult one.
22.25 IST: Sundar to Morgan, OUT! Edged and it lands directly into Udana's hands. KKR in big trouble now.
22.21 IST: Chahal to Karthik, OUT! CASTLED! Leg break and DK tries to drive it but gets an under edge to stumps.
22.18 IST: Sundar to Morgan, FOUR! CLASS! The southpaw just guides the ball in the gap and it races away for a boundary.
22.16 IST: Sundar to Morgan, RUN OUT! KKR in big trouble now, excellent throw and ABD does the rest.
22:14 IST: The spinners have so far been impressive for RCB conceding just 15 runs in four overs with seven dot balls and wicket.
22:10 IST: Chahal to Gill, DROPPED! Flighted ball, and Gills shimmies down to loft the bowler. No real strength as Finch makes a small run to long-on to take...drops a dolly. OHHH DEAR!!!
22:07 IST: Sundar to Rana, OUT! Angles it in, fuller in length and Rana undone. He had struggled against this delivery in the previous over against Sundar, and this time gets dismissed.
22:03 IST: Excellent first over from Chahal! Just three singles off it.
21.53 IST: Siraj to Gill, SIX! SMART! Gill just uses the pace of the bowler and plays a ramp shot over third man for a maximum.
21.50 IST: Siraj to Rana, FOUR! Poor line, on the pads and Rana just places into the gap to collect a boundary.
21.48 IST: Saini to Banton, OUT! BOWLED! Saini does that with his raw pace as the 148 kmph delivery was too much for Banton this time as he edges it to stumps.
21.44 IST: Saini to Gill, FOUR! The batsman makes room for himself and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
21.42 IST: Siraj to Gill, SINGLE! Good over from Siraj, only four runs from it.
21.30 IST: Morris to Gill, FOUR! On the pads and the batsman flicks it beautifully over deeps square leg for a boundary.
* NEW OPENING PAIR: Shubman Gill returns for the massive chase alongside debutant Tom Banton.
21.12 IST: Russell to Kohli, SINGLE! Royal Challengers Bangalore score 194/2 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah
21.10 IST: Russell to ABD, FOUR! Yorker and ABD even slams the for a boundary and big concern for Russell it that was a no ball.
21.09 IST: Russell to ABD, SIX! Length ball and ABD loves it as he slams it over long-off for a maximum.
21.05 IST: Krishna to Kohli, FOUR! Kohli gets a deliberate edge to it and the ball races away for a boundary.
20.59 IST: Russell to ABD, SIX! In the slot and there is no stopping for ABD as he launches it over long-on to reach his fifty.
20.57 IST: Cummins to ABD, SIX! Juicy full toss and ABD smacked it hard over deep mid-wicket for a flat six.
20.55 IST: Cummins to ABD, FOUR! Another length ball and this time ABD slams it hard over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
20.53 IST: Cummins to ABD, SIX! Length ball and ABD slams it over long-off for a maximum.
20.48 IST: Nagarkoti to ABD, SIX! Another slower and ABD picks it extremely well to send it out of the park.
20.47 IST: Nagarkoti to ABD, SIX! This time ABD picks the slower one and waits for it slams it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
20.43 IST: Varun to Kohli, DOUBLE! The skipper cuts it hard but manages only two runs as Tom Banton stops it at the rope. Good over from the spinner only four runs from it.
20.34 IST: Krishna to ABD, FOUR! In the slot and ABD slams it hard straight for a powerful boundary.
20.32 IST: Krishna to Finch, OUT! CASTLED! Pretty similar to the Padikkal's dismissal as Finch also tries to make room for himself and Krishna beats him with a fiery yorker.
20.31 IST: Krishna to Finch, FOUR! The Aussie makes room for himself and cuts it hard for a boundary.
20.30 IST: Nagarkoti to Finch, SINGLE! Another brilliant over Kamlesh as he uses the slower one exceedingly well against Kohli and Finch. Only four runs from the over.
20.21 IST: Nagarkoti to Finch, SINGLE! Excellent over from the young man, only six runs from it.
20.08 IST: Russell to Padikkal, OUT! BOWLED! Padikkal tries to make room for himself but Russell hits the bull's eye with a yorker.
20.04 IST: Russell to Padikkal, SIX! The short ground does the trick as Padikkal lofts it straight down the ground and it just landed inches over the rope.
19.55 IST: Russell to Finch, FOUR! In the air and dropped! Short from Russ and Finch pulls it as it goes through Nagarkoti's fingers.
19.46 IST: Krishna to Padikkal, FOUR! Pitched up and the southpaw flicks it over deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
19.41 IST: Cummins to Padikkal, FOUR! The southpaw makes room for himself and launches it over square point for a boundary.
19.40 IST: Cummins to Padikkal, FOUR! Up and over extra covers for a lovely boundary.
19.37 IST: Krishna to Finch, SIX! MONSTROUS! Fullish from the bowler and Finch launches it over mid-on to send it out of the park.
19.31 IST: Cummins to Finch, FOUR! Aaron takes some step and flicks it over on-side for a boundary to get off to the mark.
* Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch to open the innings for RCB. Pat Cummins to start the proceedings with new ball
19.05 IST: Playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders is out
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Tom Banton, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
19.03 IST: Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore is out
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
19.00 IST: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli wins toss and elects to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders
18.53 IST: All eyes will be on in-from Run Machine Virat Kohli when he comes out to bat in Sharjah
18.51 IST: England's young T20 sensation Tom Banton to debut in Indian Premier League against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
18.15 IST: Hello and welcome to our live blog of RCB vs KKR live IPL match from Sharjah
