RCB vs KKR IPL 2023 Highlights: KKR beat RCB by 21 runs

KKR have done it. They defend 200 runs at the Chinnnaswamy Stadium to win by 21 runs.

Dinesh Karthik remains key for RCB

Can RCB chase this down? Dinesh Karthik needs to bat till the end.

What are RCB doing? Run-out at this stage is a crime. A mix-up and Suyash is gone

Such a crucial moment in the match! Andre Russell is brought back into the attack and he sends back Virat Kohli. This could be the game for KKR.

Varun Chakaravarthy strikes!! Six and OUT for Lomror.

Virat Kohli smashes his 49th IPL fifry. The chase master is at work!!!!

Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror are building a partnership. Can they take RCB close. But the required rate is rising with every over. 

Spinners picking up RCB wickets yet again. But Virat Kohli still in the middle

In-form Faf du Plessis is gone!!! Suyash Sharma has struck in his very first over. Are spinners going to dominate now?

RCB have got 30 runs off two overs!! What a start!

Kohli has already hit two fours!!! Is he in the mood tonight?

KKR have done well to reach 200 runs in 20 overs. David Wiese slammed two sixes in the last over.

Siraj has got the big man Andre Russell. What a brilliant delivery

Rinku Singh is on fire!!!

Rana and Iyer are gone in 18th over. Can KKR cross the 200-run mark?

KKR first 6 overs: 66/0 

KKR next 7 overs: 51/2

What a comeback from RCB!!!

Vyshak Vijaykumar has sent back Jason Roy now!! What a brilliant bowling

Vyshak Vijaykumar strikes for RCB. KKR lose Narayan Jagadeesan. A good wicket for KKR perhaps

Roy smashes a 22-ball fifty!! What an effort from the England lad!!

This is some start from KKR. They have not lost a wicket in the powerplay for the first time this season!! Jason Roy is on fire at the moment.

Jason Roy is into his elements now!! A good start from their openers

Jason Roy smacked two fours in the first over but Jagadeesan has been watchful so far.

KKR openers Jason Roy and N Jagadeesan are out in the middle! Mohammed Siraj has the new nut!!

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): N Jagadeesan(w), Jason Roy, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj

Virat Kohli has won the toss and RCB will bowl first. What will be the par score at this venue?

The dimensions are small. Longest hit is 71 metres, that's not far by any stretch of the imagination. 102 sixes in the five games played here. When you have a look at the surface, as a batter you need to be consistent and being consistent means you got to give yourself a chance. When I look down here, it actually looks very dry. I am completely fine with the batter turning up here thinking 'let me find my way here, is it going to spin, is it not going to spin.' The batters can catch up. As a bowler, you have to be precise with your skills. If you're not, you disappear too often. 194 is an average score here.

Faf du Plessis will continue to play as an Impact Player.

RCB and KKR are set to lock horns today. To start with, how about this for a stat: RCB have not beaten KKR at the Chinnaswamy Stadium since 2015. Wow!!

Can they break the jinx today? I, Aditya Kukalyekar, will bring you all the live updates. So Stay tuned....