RCB 59-0 (6 ovs) vs Sunrisers 208-7 | Scorecard

Gayle has a mighty swing against Sran but fails to make connection. However, he gets the next ball of the middle, heaving a length delivery over midwicket for a six.

Sran again beats him as the tall West Indian goes after a length ball but again is beaten. The next ball is slower and Gayle reads it early, before he swings it over midwicket for a four.

Sran bowls a full delivery on the pads which Gayle flicks it and sends it into the crowd over square leg for a six.

Sran goes for 16 runs in his second over as RCB race to 42 for no loss in four overs.

First bowling change for Sunrisers as Ben Cutting, who played a smashing innings with the bat, comes into the attack. He replaces Bhuvneshwar, who bowled a good first spell of just 11 runs from two overs.

Gayle is on fire at the moment. He upper cuts a short ball from Cutting over the thirdman fence for a six before swatting the next through midwicket for a four.

The openers raise the 50-run stand from 4.4 overs with Gayle smashing 42 from 21 balls and Kohli chipping in with just six runs.

After five overs, RCB have raced to 55 for no loss in five overs, going at 11 runs per over.


Sunrisers are desperate for a wicket and they bring in their best bowler, Mustafizur Rahman, also fondly referred to as the 'Fizz'.

Kohli looks in no rush as he defends the first two balls from Rahman before taking a single to bring Gayle back on strike.

Gayle also picks one before Kohli takes two runs from the last ball to take RCB to 59 for no loss in six overs. They have made the perfect start but they still need another 150 runs from 14 overs for victory.