RCB 17-1 (2 ovs) vs Gujarat 158 | Scorecard

The in-form duo of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli will open the batting for RCB, chasing a target of 159, which should be easy pickings for the hosts given the way they have batted in the last few games.

Veteran Praveen Kumar to open the bowling for Gujarat, who will be looking at a few early wickets to get their way back into the match.

The first ball is a wide down the leg side to Gayle, who nudges the next ball fine for a four to get off the mark.

The wicketkeeper comes up to the stumps for Gayle as Praveen bowls another big wide down the leg side for five extra runs.

Praveen bowls another one on the pads which flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

A good start for RCB as they get 11 from the first over, without making kuch effort with the bat.

Dhawal Kulkarni comes on from the other end and he strikes in his very first over with the big, big wicket of Kohli.

The in-form RCB captain plays away from his body but only manages to edge it back on to his stumps to be dismissed for a two-ball duck.

The entire stadium is stunned into silence as Kohli makes his way back after suffering a rare failure in the last few months.

AB de Villiers gets off the mark with a single as the fielder on the off-side fails to stop it cleanly.

Gayle is then struck on the helmet by a bouncer from Kulkarni. He mishits the last ball of the over and somehow gets it over the fielder at mid-off, as it goes for a four.

A superb first over from Kulkarni as he brings his team right back into the contest with the early dismissal of Kohli.