Takawale and Patel open for Bangalore. Umesh Yadav runs in to bowl for KKR. Parthiv looks to pull the short ball but is not in control of the shot. He gets a couple of runs as the ball goes over square leg. Four, Patel drives it through the covers for four, a couple of singles to end the over.
Starc to bowl the last over, three different extras from three balls, a wide, a leg bye and a bye. Yadav chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs. KKR getting close to 150. A single and then Vinay Kumar takes a couple of runs, he digs the yorker out and it goes over the bowler's head. WICKET! Vinay Kumar moves across his stumps and hits it straight to the short fine leg fielder. A wicket of the last ball, and KKR end on 150.
Dinda starts his last over and Yadav hits the first ball for four, he sweeps it past midwicket for four. The slower ball is pushed to short fine leg for a couple of runs. Three singles to end the over, one more over to go.
Aaron comes back into the attack and strikes with his first ball. WICKET! Aaron picks up his third wicket as RCB keep chipping away. Uthappa lifts it to deep midwicket, it has not got the distance and Starc takes a good catch. A couple of dots as Vinay Kumar comes out to bat. Yadav cuts it to third man for a single and then Aaron bowls a wide. A couple of singles to end the over, good bowling by Aaron today, picking up three wickets for 16 runs in his 4 overs.
Starc comes back into the attack, he has two overs remaining. Yadav squeeze the second ball behind point for a couple of runs. A single and then Uthappa top edges it over short fine leg and the ball goes all the way for a six. A single and then Yadav hits the last ball of the over for a six. 16 runs from the over, a much needed one for KKR.
A single to start the over and then Chahal strikes, WICKET! Kallis is out and Takawale takes the catch. Kallis tries to hit it inside out with the spin and hits it straight to deep extra cover who takes the catch. Suryakumar Yadav comes out to bat, KKR need some quick runs. Uthappa takes a single and then Yadav hits it square on the leg side for a couple of runs. A couple more to end the over, KKR 113 for 5 after 16 overs.
Dinda starts with a full yorker outside off and Kallis digs it out for a single. Uthappa runs it down the third man for a couple of runs, KKR need boundaries. Three singles to end the over, the run rate drops further to 7.06.
Chahal starts his third over, four singles from the over and KKR get to 100 in 14 overs. The run rate drops it 7.14 per over.
Dinda starts his second over, a couple of singles to start the over. Uthappa flicks the fuller delivery through midwicket for two runs. Five from the over.
Aaron starts his third over, Kallis punches it down the ground for a single. WICKET! Lynn is out and AB takes catch at long-off and Aaron strikes for RCB. WICKET! Yusuf Pathan comes and goes, Aaron picks up two wickets in three balls. Kohli takes the catch at mid-off. Brilliant over for RCB.
Dinda comes into the attack, a good partnership building here for KKR. Five singles from the first five balls and then Dinda bowls a wide. He attempts a slower ball but it ends up going down the wrong line. A single to end the over.
Chahal starts his second over, Kallis hits it through deep midwicket for two runs. A couple more runs through the deep midwicket region. Two singles to end the over.
Three singles to start the second over from Murali, Kallis joins the action. He slog sweeps the spinner over deep square leg for a six. A single to end the over. 10 runs from the over, KKR going at 8.44 per over.
Chahal comes into the attack. A couple of singles from the first two balls. Six, Lynn hits it over deep midwicket again for a six, he is looking dangerous today. Nine from the over.
Murali comes into the attack, six, Lynn launches this over deep midwicket for a six. A couple of singles and then another six, Lynn whacks it over deep square leg this time for another big one. 15 runs from the first over of spin.
A couple singles to start the over as Aaron starts his second. Kallis punches the last ball through cover for a couple of runs.
A single to start the over, Lynn drives it through the covers for four, it spins away from the cover fielder after Lynn hits it. Four more, a half-volley is thumped through extra cover for four more. 10 runs from the over
Aaron comes into the attack, a couple of singles and then Lynn moves to the leg side and hits it down the ground for four.
A single from the first ball and then Starc is stopped twice in his run up as there is movement behind the sight screen. Four dots and then Kallis hits a four to end the over, five runs from it.
Albie Morkel comes into the attack. Short and wide and Pandey backs away and punches it through point for four. WICKET! Albie bowls it fuller and on off stump Pandey pushes it to mid-on where Kohli takes a good catch. Two wickets in two overs, Lynn walks out to bat. Lynn takes a single to bring Kallis on strike. Kallis hits it in the air and to the boundary for four, it is wide of the mid-on fielder. A couple of singles to end the over.
Kallis and Gambhir open the innings for KKR and Starc bowls the first over for RCB. Kallis takes a single from the second ball to bring Gambhir on strike. WICKET! Gambhir gets his third duck, Starc gets the first wicket and Gambhir is out lbw, caught plumb in front of the stumps. Manish Pandey walks out to bat. Pandey pushes the ball to third man for a single. Kallis takes a couple of runs through midwicket. Six runs from the first over.
Murali comes in for Maddinson and Takawale replaces Rana for Bangalore, still no sign of Gayle. Gambhir brings in Umesh Yadav in place of Chawla to attack Bangalore with pace and Chris Lynn gets a game as Shakib sits out.
Bangalore win the toss and will bowl first.
Hello and welcome to our over-by-over coverage of the Bangalore versus Kolkata game. Bangalore have a great batting line-up and Kolkata have a good overall team, so it will be a good contest.