KKR 159-4 (15.1 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

Pandey punches Negi through the off-side for a couple to take KKR to an easy six-wicket victory, with 29 balls to spare.

RCB were never in the contest after the initial onslaught from KKR openers -- Narine and Lynn -- who put 105 runs in the first six overs, the highest score in the Powerplay in the history of IPL.

Narine blasted a 15-ball half-century, the fastest in IPL history, before he was caught behind off Choudhary after a blazing innings of 54 from 17 balls.

Meanwhile, Lynn slammed 50 from 22 balls, while de Grandhomme made 31 from 28 balls before KKR lost a few quick wickets in the middle overs but were always in control of the run chase.

KKR 157-4 (15 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

Negi brings RCB some relief with the wicket of Grandhomme, who is stumped by Jadhav after scoring 31.

In the next over, Chahl gets the wicket of Gautam Gambhir, who is caught in the covers for 14 as RCB delay KKR's victory charge.

Yusuf Pathan has a close shave as he comes down halfway, looking for a run to mid-on but is sent back and safely makes his crease. He then goes after a wide delivery from Chahal and is beaten but all the RCB players go up in appeal for catch behind but it is turned down.

Yusuf playing a strange innings as he goes after another wide delivery but is beaten which is called a wide and he tries the shot again off the last ball but misses out again.

KKR are 157 for four in 15 overs, needing just two runs for victory.

KKR 152-2 (13 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

Part-time spinner Head comes into the attack as KKR collect five easy runs from the ninth over.

Badree comes back as Grandhomme finally hits a boundary, pulling a short ball over midwicket for a six.

KKR are 126 for two in 10 overs, needing another 33 from 10 overs for victory.

Grandhomme looking to lift the tempo after a few quiet overs. This time a short wide delivery from Negi is cut past point for a four as 10 runs come from the 11 over.

Grandhomme then lofts Head over long-on for another six as KKR reach 152 for two in 13 overs.

KKR 110-2 (8 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

The strategic break does the trick for RCB as they make the breakthrough with the first delivery after the resumption.

Choudhary attempts the short ball as Narine plays the pull shot but gets a top edge which is caught by wicketkeeper Jadhav.

Narine walks back after an entertaining innings of 54 from just 17 balls, having hit six fours and four sixes.

Colin de Grandhomme comes in at No. 3 as he plays out the remaining five deliveries of the over as Choudhary bowls a wicket-maiden.

Lynn taps Negi on the off-side for a single to to race to his fifty from just 21 balls.

Two balls later, Lynn loses his wicket as he is bowled by Negi after a quickfire 50 from 22 balls.

RCB making a slight comeback, claiming two wickets for five runs to reduce the visitors to 110 for two in eight overs.

KKR 105-0 (6 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

No stopping KKR's openers as the two batsmen attack from both ends. Chahal comes back as Lynn comes down the track and lofts the first ball over long-off for a six. The next ball is short as Lynn smashes it past point for a four followed by two runs.

Lynn slog sweeps the last ball for a six over midwicket as KKR race to 105 for no loss in six overs, to become only the second team to hit 100 runs or more in the Powerplay.

Narine has blasted his way to 54 from 16 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes, while Lynn has hammered 49 from 20 balls, laced with five fours and four sixes.

KKR need another 54 runs from 14 overs for victory.

KKR 85-0 (5 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

The RCB bowlers are running for cover with both batsmen on the attack. Left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind comes into the attack and even he suffers.

Narine lifts the first ball over the off-side for two runs and then gets the next ball over the covers for a four.

He hits another couple of boundaries before lofting Aravind straight back over his head for a six to race to his fifty from just 15 balls, the fastest half-century in the history of IPL.

The last ball is smashed over the covers for a four as Aravind goes for 26 in his first over with RCB racing to 85 for no loss in five overs, scoring at 17 runs per over.

KKR 59-0 (4 ovs) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

Spin from the other end as leg-spinner Samuel Badree comes into the attack from the other end.

Sunil Narine defends the first two balls before he comes down and has a go at his West Indian team mate, but gets an edge which flies over the short thirdman fielder for a four followed by two singles.

Spin from both ends as RCB's best bowler Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. But even he is taken to the cleaners by Lynn as he drives the second ball through the covers for a four before slamming the fourth ball down the ground for a six. The last ball is again hit through the covers for another four as 14 come from the over.

Narine goes after his West Indian team mate Badree, hammering the leg-spinner for three consecutive sixes over the long-off region. The fourth ball is short as Narine pulls it through fine leg for a four followed by another two runs and keeps strike with a single from the last ball as 25 runs come from the over.

KKR are racing away with the match as they smash their way to 59 for no loss in four overs, with Narine on 30 from 10 balls and Lynn on 29 from 14 balls.

KKR 14-0 (1 ov) vs RCB 158-6 | Scorecard

KKR have a brand new opening pair as Chris Lynn walks out to open the innings with Sunil Narine, with captain Gautam Gambhir deciding against opening the batting.

Lynn, who has recovered from a shoulder injury, gets off the mark with a four as he drives left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary through the covers. The next ball is hammered past mid-off for another boundary before he smashes the fourth ball over long-on for a six as 14 come from the first over.

What a confident comeback from Lynn!

RCB 158-6 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kedar Jadhav looks to get on with things right from the start as he looks to pull Woakes but can't make connection. A few singles before Jadhav finally pulls a slower ball square on the leg side for a four.

Rajpoot nearly bowls a good over, giving away just four singles from five balls, till Head spoils it by smashing the last ball for a six over long-on. Despite going for 10 in his final over, the young Rajpoot finishes with tidy figures of 25 runs from his four overs.

Woakes dents RCB's hopes of making it around the 150-run mark with the wicket of Jadhav, who holes out to long-off to be dismissed for eight.

Head drives Woakes straight down the ground for a four to bring up his fifty, from 41 balls. The left-hander lofts the next ball back over the bowler's head for a straight six and keeps strike with one from the last ball, as 12 come from the 19th over.

Umesh to bowl the final over of the innings. Head picks a single before Pawan Negi drives the second ball through the covers for a four.

The next ball is slower as Negi has another wild swing but ends up skying it high and Lynn does well to judge it and complete a good catch.

Head takes charge as he heaves Umesh over midwicket for a six and then smashes the next ball straight down the ground for another maximum.

Umesh tries another short ball but Head is waiting for it as he pulls it square for a four to get 21 from the over and boost RCB's total to 158 for six in their 20 overs.

An outstanding innings from the left-hander as he finishes unbeaten on 75 from 47 balls, having hit three four and five sixes. He batted with caution in the middle overs as he rebuilt the innings in the company of Mandeep Singh (52) after the early dismissals of Gayle (0), Kohli (10) and Ab de Villiers, who made just 15 runs between them.

RCB hit 43 from the last three overs courtesy of Head's attack as they finished on a competitive total on a pitch where chasing has not been that easy this season.

RCB 108-4 (16 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

The game gets underway after a 40-minute rain break as Mandeep collects a couple of runs to complete his half-century, from 41 balls.

However, he falls soon after, in the very next over. He looks to to slog sweep but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Umesh at deep square to perish after a good innings of 52 from 43 balls, ending a good stand of 71 runs for the fourth wicket with Head.

Narine gives away just three runs in his final over to finish with good figures of two for 29 in four overs, with RCB reduced to 108 for four in 16 overs.

RCB 100-3 (14.1 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Mandeep looks to sweep Narine but doesn't connect properly and picks up a couple of runs followed by a single. Head then sweeps Narine over midwicket for a six followed by two more singles as RCB look to make a comeback.

Narine goes for 12 in his third over, with RCB reach 96 for three in 14 overs.

Mandeep looks to maintain the tempo as he plays the late cut past the fielder at short thirdman for a four to take his score to 48.

And the umpires are forced to stop play because of a light drizzle as the players rush back to the dressing room.

RCB have done well to recover to 100 for three with Mandeep (48) and Head (35) putting on an unbroken stand of 46 runs for the fourth wicket, after the hosts were left reeling on 34 for three at one stage.

RCB 84-3 (13 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Rajpoot has a huge appeal for LBW turned down and rightly so as it pitched outside the line of the leg stump and would have slanted across, missing the off-stump.

But he bowls another tight over, giving away just four runs as RCB struggle to 63 for three in 10 overs at the halfway stage.

The boundaries have dried up at the moment as KKR look to build up the pressure with some tight overs.

Head releases some pressure as he pulls Rajpoot for a four behind square on the leg side, the first boundary after nearly five overs.

Pacer Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack. He also manages to keep things tight giving away just six with RCB reaching 84 for three in 13 overs, with Mandeep on 40 and Head on 26.

RCB 59-3 (9 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Umesh looking to mix up his pace as he ends up giving away a wide before Mandeep takes a single. He overpitches as Head flicks it through midwicket for a four before Umesh bowls a very slow delivery, clocked at 104kph, as Head is unable to get the short wide ball away.

RCB flirt with danger as Mandeep survives a run out chance as he comes back for the second run and is lucky that Umesh misses with the direct hit at the non-striker's end from long-on.

Mandeep looking in good touch as he cuts a short ball from Narine past point for a four as the spinner goes for nine in his second over.

Pacer Ankit Rajpoot comes into the attack, replacing Umesh, who bowled a superb first spell of two for 15 in three overs.

He makes a tidy start, giving away just five singles with leg-spinner Piyush Chawla coming into the attack from the other end.

He also concedes five in his first over as RCB reach 59 for three in nine overs with Mandeep on 32 from 23 balls and Head on 11 from 13 balls.

RCB 34-3 (5 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Mandeep turns Woakes fine on the leg side for a couple and then picks a run. AB de Villiers looks to play the ramp shot but fails to make connection before he gets off the mark with two runs on the off-side. He comes down the track and heaves Woakes over the leg side for a four.

Sunil Narine cripples RCB further with the key wicket of AB, who looks to sweep but misses and is bowled for 10.

RCB's batting nightmare continues as the big three again perish cheaply to leave their team reeling on 34 for three, in the fifth over.

AB had looked to attack the bowlers as he lofted Narine for a four over the covers off the previous delivery and then tried to sweep the next ball fine but failed t make connection.

Narine nearly picks another wicket as Travis Head is beaten by one spinning away and wicketkeeper Sheldon Jackson whips off the bails but the left-hander's feet are back in the crease.

RCB 20-2 (3 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kohli picks another single off the first ball of the second over bowled by Chris Woakes before Mandeep Singh attacks the England pacer.

A short ball is chopped over the point region for a four before Mandeep hammers the last ball down the ground for a six.

In the next over, Mandeep pulls a short ball from Umesh for a four before he takes a single.

Kohli gets a lifeline as he mishits a full toss but Piyush Chawla is unable to take the catch at mid-off. However, Umesh gets his man off the very first delivery. Kohli is foxed by the slower ball as he looks to hit it across the line on the leg side but misses and given out leg before wicket for five.

Once again, batting proving to be a real struggle for RCB as they are reduced to 20 for two in three overs.

RCB 1-1 (1 ov) vs KKR | Scorecard

Umesh Yadav makes a dream start with the ball for KKR as he claims the big wicket of Chris Gayle with the very first delivery.

Gayle, playing his 100th IPL match, looks to turn the first ball on the leg side but gets a leading edge and is caught on the off-side for a golden duck.

Captain Virat Kohli defends the next four deliveries before he gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over.

Welcome to the coverage of the 46th match of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

KKR captain Gautam Gambhir has won the toss and elected to bowl.

The visitors have been boosted by the return of the fit-again Chris Lynn as he replaces pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile, while Piyush Chawla and Ankit Rajpoot come in for Kuldeep Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav respectively.

Hosts RCB have made one change with Travis Head replacing Shane Watson.

Welcome to the coverage of the 46th match of the Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

KKR captain Gautam Gambhir has won the toss and elected to bowl.

The visitors have been boosted by the return of the fit-again Chris Lynn as he replaces pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile, while Piyush Chawla and Ankit Rajpoot come in for Kuldeep Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav respectively.

Hosts RCB have made one change with Travis Head replacing Shane Watson.