END OF OVER:20 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 182/6 | RR: 9.10
- Virat Kohli83 (59b)
- Mitchell Starc4-0-47-0
- Andre Russell4-0-29-2
9:04pm Kohli stays unbeaten after opening the batting - the 16th time it has happened in the IPL - to finish on 83, but have RCB have got enough? He started off in top gear but even as he continued to motor along, the others around him struggled. Only Green and Maxwell managed to find the boundaries regularly, and then of course, Karthik at the end. But has Kohli's innings put RCB in a good position or are KKR in it?
Cameron Green after handing Kohli the Orange Cap: "Pretty happy with the total. Bit more freedom in the last couple of innings. Good to get in early today. There's certain bowlers in their team I haven't faced before but [Kohli] has, so that helped. They used the change of pace, hitting it in the wicket. Hopefully dew does not come in."
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Sudhir: "Honest opinion (and I know I'm right) - RCB missed a key play by not sending in D Karthik earlier, ahead of Patidar and Rawat. They are 30-40 short of a part total, I think." Might not be that big a difference, but yes, I think DK should have come in earlier given how little of the innings was left
KD Karthik run out 20 (13m 8b 0x4 3x6) SR: 250.00
Third and point are in. Cover, long-off, long-on, midwicket and square leg out
FakeUmpire: "Karthik was stretching on his toes and ball was clearly just above his head, not sure why that wasn't a wide?" It was around his helmet, not above
Starc for the final over
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs | RCB: 166/5 | RR: 8.73
- Dinesh Karthik13 (6b)
- Virat Kohli74 (55b)
- Andre Russell4-0-29-2
- Harshit Rana4-0-39-2
END OF OVER:18 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 153/5 | RR: 8.50
- Virat Kohli73 (54b)
- Dinesh Karthik1 (1b)
- Harshit Rana4-0-39-2
- Andre Russell3-0-16-2
George : "KKR have been mighty lucky that their dropped catches haven't cost them heavily. Could so easily have been out of the game by now."
Dinesh Karthik in next
Anuj Rawat c †Salt b Harshit Rana 3 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Rana bowls out. Pace-off? Chakravarthy goes out and Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes in as Impact Sub
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB: 148/4 | RR: 8.70
- Virat Kohli69 (50b)
- Anuj Rawat3 (2b)
- Andre Russell3-0-16-2
- Mitchell Starc3-0-31-0
Anuj Rawat ahead of DK!
RM Patidar c Singh b Russell 3 (10m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00