Chris Gayle and Tillekeratne Dilshan come out in a bid to try and give Bangalore a blistering start while Shaun Tait will attempt to give Redbacks an early breakthrough. 

Virat Kohli has injured his thumb while fielding so there's a lot of pressure on the two openers. Dilshan finds two boundaries in the opening over. 

Nathan Lyon to bowl the second over and he concedes just two runs.

Bangalore 13 without loss after two overs.

A spectacular unbeaten 108 by Daniel Harris and an aggressive 70 by Callum Ferguson helped South Australian Redbacks to a mammoth 214 for two against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a Champions League T20 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.

It is the highest total for the Redbacks in this competition.

Aravind's final over costs Bangalore 24 runs and the bowler finishes with disastrous figures of none for 69, the second most expensive figures in the tournament.

Daniel Christian remains unbeaten on a nine-ball 27, a knock which was inclusive of six boundaries

Ferguson smashes Bhatkal for a maximum over long-on but the bowler has the last word as a miscued top edge from the batsman is caught well by keeper Arun Karthik. 

Ferguson's 43-ball 70 was inclusive of four boundaries and three sixes and his dismissal brings to an end a 114-run stand for the second wicket that came off just 75 balls. Daniel Christian comes in to bat. 

Two sixes by Harris take him to his maiden T20 hundred (off just 58 balls).

Redbacks 190 for two after 19 overs.

Vettori comes back into the attack in the 13th over even as the ball is changed. The captain concedes nine runs in what is his third over and Ferguson and Harris bring up the 50-run partnership for the second wicket in the over. 

Vettori is guilty of dropping Harris (on 80) off his own bowling in his final over. Aravind is brought back into the attack in the 15th over and Ferguson welcomes him back by smashing his first ball over midwicket for a boundary. 

A maximum off the fourth ball helps Ferguson reach his fifth T20 fifty, a well-deserved one for sure. He celebrates the same with another boundary as 17 runs come off Aravind's third over, that is 45 off three overs for him in total.

Nannes back to bowl in the 17th over and Ferguson welcomes him with a maximum over long-off. A couple from Harris in the same over brings up the 100-run partnership for the second wicket (off just 68 balls).

Redbacks 160 for one after 17 overs. 

Vettori, having bowled two miserly overs, hands over the responsibility to Raju Bhatkal in the ninth over. The medium pacer concedes 15 in his first two overs. 

Virat Kohli replaces Syed Moahmmad (3-0-15-1) in the attack in the 12th over. He concedes 11 runs in his first over including a boundary to Harris.

Redbacks 99 for one after 12 overs.

Nannes' second over cost Bangalore 18 runs. Aravind goes for 16 in his second, with Harris hitting four successive boundaries. In fact, Harris has hit Aravind for seven boundaries. 

The onslaught has forced RCB captain Daniel Vettori to come into bowl in the fifth over. Harris hits the first ball he faces to the fence. However, just five come off Vettori's first over. 

Syed Mohammad is brought in to bowl the sixth over and he strikes first ball, having Klinger (7) stumped.

Callum Fergusson has come out to bat. Spin from both ends has brought down the scoring rate to a considerable extent. off Mohammad.

Harris though reaches a well-deserved fifty with a boundary

Redbacks 66 for one after eight overs.

Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris to open the batting for the Redbacks while Dirk Nannes will start with the ball for the Royal Challengers. Just three runs come off the first over. 

Sreenath Aravind to share the new ball and Harris welcomes him with a boundary first ball. The fifth ball also yields Harris a boundary, wide of the cover fielder, and so does the sixth, on this occasion fine of the third man.

Harris continues his onslaught in Nannes' second over, hitting the bowler for three successive boundaries.

Redbacks 33 without loss after three overs.

South Australian Redbacks won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Champions League T20 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. 

"Having runs on the board first would be a good thing," reasoned captain Michael Klinger. His opposite number didn't seem too perturbed with the toss loss.

"Hopefully the dew factor will come into play and help things," said Daniel Vettori.