8:51pm A stunning rescue act by the Royals captain. He walked in when his side was 59-4 and they slipped further into trouble at 71-5. Powell, though, held his nerve, negotiated the Knight Riders' spin threat and then unleashed at the end, playing a pivotal role as the Royals ransacked 28 off the last two. Prior to that, de Kock was at his belligerent best and seemed to be batting on a different surface to the others. Unfortunately for the Royals, only two of their batters found their groove.

The Knight Riders will be largely pleased with their effort, although they might feel they could have kept the Royals down to a much lower total. Narine and Salamkheil was brilliant through the middle overs, keeping the batters guessing with their variations. Hosein, earlier, had started it all off in the first over with two scalps, and those performances mean that the Knight Riders are now chasing a total they should be comfortable chasing. Join us in a bit for the second innings!

Akeal Hosein: (On his performance) It was okay, I could have been much better. (On the pitch) It is actually a good cricket wicket. The ball got wet as we went on in the innings. A bit tricky but execution is the key. I still think they are 15-20 runs short but that said, it is a good total on the board. Batters need to bat properly to get to that target. He (Salamkheil) has continued from where he left off last season and it is a pleasure to have him. He does his job of taking wickets in the middle overs (and keeping the run-rate down).

Seales to bowl the last over. Powell will be fancying his chances of taking the Royals up to 160. There is a change of ball too and that has left the Royals skipper displeased. Around the wicket to Powell

Powell on strike. Hinds to bowl. Over-rate under control. Can the Royals get up to 160 from here? Will take a herculean effort

Theekshana is the new batter in

Narine comes on for his final over. How does Powell play it?

Something could give soon...