RCB 176-4 (18 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

AB de Villiers starred with a breathtaking innings of 90 from 39 balls to power RCB to a six-wicket victory against Delhi Daredevils in Bengaluru.

De Villiers went on the attack right from the start, hitting 10 fours and five sixes,  to take his team to victory with two overs to spare.

Captain Virat Kohli hit 30 from 26 balls before he was brilliantly caught by Trent Boult on the fine leg fence off Harshal Patel.

Earlier, youngsters Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer blasted half-centuries to propel Delhi Daredevils to a huge 174 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Pant smashed a brilliant 85 from 48 balls, while Iyer stroked 52 from 31 balls to rally Delhi after a slow start.

RCB 176-4 (18 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

Mandeep Singh swings hard at Morris but the ball goes off the leading edge and over the wicketkeeper for a six followed by a wide.

Two singles before Mandeep lofts the fourth ball over mid-off for a four. Jason Roy dives full length to prevent the ball from going for a boundary but is unable to do so and seems to have hurt his shoulder in the process.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball to get 14 from the over, with 12 needed from three overs for victory.

De Villiers and Mandeep batting sensibly against Boult, happy to deal in singles and not take any risks as the target is in single digits now.

But you can't keep AB quiet for long as he plays the ramp shot to a short ball from Boult as he gets it over short thirdman for a four.

The next ball is smashed through the covers for another boundary to power RCB to a six-wicket victory with two overs to spare.

RCB 149-4 (16 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

De Villiers continues his super show with the bat, as he swings Tewatia over the midwicket region for a six coupled with five singles to get 11 from the over.

Morris comes under attack from De Villiers. The RCB right-hander slams the third ball for a six before he glances the next fine for a four to get 14 from the over.

RCB are pretty well placed on 140 for three in 15 overs, needing another 35 runs from five overs for victory.

Boult starts his new spell with a full toss which Corey Anderson hits over the leg side for a six.

Delhi miss a chance to make the breakthrough as both batsmen are running to the same end after de Villiers taps it to the off-side and sets off but Anderson turns back halfway down before deciding to carry in a bid to sacrifice his wicket.

However, the bowler is unable to collect Gambhir's throw from point as RCB have a narrow escape.

But Boult strikes with the next ball as he bowls Anderson with a yorker for 15.

RCB are 149 for four in 16 overs, needing 26 from four overs for victory.

De Villiers has smashed his way to brilliant 80 from 35 balls, having hit eight fours and five sixes.

RCB 115-3 (13 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

Tewatia produces a beauty, getting a lot of turn and extra bounce to beat Corey Anderson.

It is a good over from the leg-spinner as he gives away just five singles in the over.

With the asking rate jumping up following the last over, de Villiers starts the next over with a huge six off Patel in the next over.

He walks across and then smashes the next ball through the covers for a four to race to his fifty, from 24 balls.

A couple of singles before de Villiers deposits the last ball over square leg for another six to get 18 from the over.

RCB are 115 for three in 13 overs, needing 60 from seven overs for victory.

RCB 115-3 (13 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

Tewatia produces a beauty, getting a lot of turn and extra bounce to beat Corey Anderson.

It is a good over from the leg-spinner as he gives away just five singles in the over.

With the asking rate jumping up following the last over, de Villiers starts the next over with a huge six off Patel in the next over.

He walks across and then smashes the next ball through the covers for a four to race to his fifty, from 24 balls.

A couple of singles before de Villiers deposits the last ball over square leg for another six to get 18 from the over.

RCB are 115 for three in 13 overs, needing 60 from seven overs for victory.

RCB 92-3 (11 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

De Villiers going after spinner Nadeem as he hits him for a hat-trick of fours, using the sweep to good effect and bisecting the space to perfection through the leg side.

The South African has raced to 21 from seven balls, having hit five fours so far, releasing some pressure off Kohli, who is on 15 from 14 balls.

Kohli joins the party as he whips a full delivery from Morris through the leg side for a four followed by five singles.

Medium pacer Harshal Patel bowls a tidy first over, giving away just six runs, bowling against his old team mates.

De Villiers goes after Tewatia in the next over, hitting him over the leg side for a six as RCB reach 82 for two in 10 overs.

Patel strikes in his next over with the key wicket of Kohli, who is brilliantly caught by Boult on the fine leg fence after scoring 30 from 26 balls.

Kohli flicks a full toss from Patel and it looks to be heading over the ropes till Boult plucks it out of mid air with a one-handed catch, timing his jump to perfection and is careful not to touch the boundary as he lands.

A sensational catch which leaves even Kohli stunned as he makes his way back to the dressing room.

Kohli and de Villiers put on 63 runs for the third wicket to keep RCB in the hunt. They need another 83 runs from nine overs for victory.

The onus will be on De Villiers to carry RCB for victory, he has blasted his way to 40 from 19 balls.

RCB 43-2 (6 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

Trent Boult bowls another tight over, his second in a row, for a total of 11 runs conceded in two overs.

Maxwell will continue as Quinton de Kock  breaks the shackles as he sweeps him over the leg side for a six.

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem comes into the attack, to replace Boult. He nearly strikes with the big wicket of Kohli, but the edge goes between the wicketkeeper and the slip fielder and gives RCB a boundary.

But Delhi strike off the very next delivery as de Kock is run out after a huge misunderstanding with Kohli to perish for 18.

AB de Villiers takes no time to get going. He sweeps the second ball he faces, from Nadeem, for a boundary to get off the mark and then lofts the next ball over the covers for the same result.

Chris Morris comes into the attack as Kohli flicks the fourth ball over the leg side for a six but the pacer manages to bowl five dot balls.

RCB are 43 for two in six overs with Kohli on 14 and de Villiers on eight.

RCB 9-1 (2 ovs) vs Delhi 174-5 | Scorecard

Delhi make a surprise move to introduce part-timer Glenn Maxwell to bowl the second over.

And move pays off as he claims the early breakthrough for Delhi with the wicket of RCB opener, who top edges the sweep and is caught at fine leg for two.

Delhi 174-5 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Youngsters Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer blasted half-centuries to propel Delhi Daredevils to a huge 174 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Pant smashed a brilliant 85 from 48 balls, while Iyer stroked 52 from 31 balls to rally Delhi after a slow start.

Delhi were struggling on 58 for two in 10 overs before the two youngsters went on the attack to turn the innings on it's head as they added 75 runs for the third wicket from 49 balls.

Pant then went beserk at the end, as he put on a quickfire stand of 65 runs from just 25 balls for the fifth wicket with Rahul Tewatia, who was unbeaten on 13.

Delhi 174-5 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Siraj comes back into the attack. He gifts Pant a full toss which he flicks over deep square leg for a six before the pacer bowls a wide, missing his line with the slower ball.

No stopping Pant who slams the fifth ball powerfully down the ground for another six before clipping the last ball to deep midwicket for one.

Pant is dealing in sixes at the moment. A full wide delivery is smashed over the off-side for another maximum who has blasted his way to 71 from 40 balls.

He tries for the pull and misses but the ball hits the pads and goes fine for a four.

Pant unstoppable at the moment as he reverses Woakes over thirdman for a four and pulls the next through fine leg for the same result.

Corey Anderson to bowl for the first time as he is entrusted to bowl the final over.

Tewatia gets a leg bye from the first ball before Pant continues his fireworks, smashing Anderson for a six over long-on.

But Anderson gets revenge with the wicket of Pant, who holes out to long-off to perish after a cracking innings of 85 from 48 balls, laced with seven sixes and six fours.

Left-hander Tewatia walks across and paddle scoops Anderson over fine leg for a four but is beaten by the yorker from the final ball.

Delhi 130-4 (17 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Delhi will need a special knock from Glenn Maxwell but it won't be easy for him at the start of his innings on this difficult track.

Maxwell blocks a slightly short ball from Siraj as Pant calls him for a quick run and they pocked another extra run courtesy of an overthrow.

Pant misses out on a full toss as he hits it to the fielder at midwicket before he is hit on the pads by trying to swing Siraj across the line.

RCB take the review but the ball has pitched outside the line of the leg stump as the TV umpire sticks with the on-field umpire's decision.

Just five runs from the over as Delhi reach 103 for three in 15 overs.

Chahal, who has two overs in hand, comes back. He claims the vital wicket of Glenn Maxwell, who plays the reverse sweep but is caught at short thirdman for four.

But Pant continues his aggressive approach as he blasts the next ball straight down the ground for a six as Chahal gives it generous flight.

He plays an astonishing reverse sweep off the next ball, hitting the quicker delivery over the thirdman fence for another six.

Woakes comes back as Rahul Tewatia edges the first ball which goes fine for a four. Three balls later he looks to play the lofted shot and just about clears the fielder at mid-off for another four. He drives the next ball as it falls just short of the cover fielder as they get a single.

Pant hits the last ball for a four behind square on the leg side to bring up his fifty from 34 balls.

Delhi 98-3 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Fast bowler Chris Woakes comes back. The runs are difficult to get for Delhi as just four runs come from the first five balls.

Pant ends the over well for the visitors as he smashes the last ball straight down the ground for a four to get eight from the over.

It's not proving to be easy against the spinners as Sundar sends down another tidy over, conceding just six runs, including a leg bye.

Iyer caught in two minds as he initially decides to duck under a short ball from Siraj before playing a half pull shot to tap it on the leg side.

The two batsmen have brought the innings back on track, adding 50 from 39 balls for the third wicket.

Iyer makes room and carves the fourth ball over the off-side for a four before Pant slams the last ball for a straight six to get 12 from the over.

Iyer is turning the innings with his brilliant strokeplay. He flicks Sundar over the leg side for a six and slog sweeps the next ball for another maximum to race to his fifty, from 29 balls.

But Sundar ends up with the last laugh as Iyer chases a wide ball only to chip it to backward point.

Iyer walks back after a superb innings of 52 from 31 balls, having hit four fours and three sixes.

If they finish strongly, Delhi are on course for a total around the 160-run mark, which could be very handy on this pitch.

Delhi 58-2 (10 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Pacer Mohammed Siraj is called into the attack. He continues RCB's good showing with the ball as he concedes just four singles in his first over.

Off-spinner Washington Sundar introduced as Shreyas Iyer picks a single before Rishabh Pant reverse sweeps the third ball for a four followed by two singles.

In the next over, Iyer cuts Umesh for a four before he hits the last ball to get 13 from the over as Delhi look to lift the tempo after a slow start.

Despite going for 13 in his final over, Umesh finishes with respectable figures of one for 27 in his four overs.

Five singles from Sundar's second over as Delhi reach 58 for two in 10 overs, the lowest score in this year's IPL.

Iyer has boosted the scoring recently to hit 30 from 19 balls, while Pant has made 17 from 15 balls.

Delhi 28-2 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

We now switch to the RCB vs Delhi IPL match in Bengaluru where the visitors have struggled at the start, to score just 28 runs in the first six overs, while losing two wickets.

Gautam Gambhir perished early, caught by Yuzvendra Chahal off pacer Umesh Yadav for three.

His fellow opener Jason Roy also departed cheaply, as he was bowled by Chahal for five.

Punjab 126-1 (11.1 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Mavi comes back as Mayank Agarwal picks a single off the first ball before Gayle does well to keep out a yorker and the pacer follows it up with a wide.

Three dot balls before he takes a single from the last ball to keep strike.

Gayle finishes off things in the next over as he lofts Tom Curran for a six to end the match in grand style.

Punjab win the match in 11.1 overs to win by nine wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Gayle finishes unbeaten on 62 from 38 balls, hitting five fours and six sixes.

Punjab 117-1 (10 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Rahul also completes his half-century in the next over. He pulls a short ball from Narine over midwicket for a six to race to his fifty, from 24 balls.

He charges down the track and blasts the next ball over the covers for a four and then cuts the next ball for the same result.

A bit of relief for Narine as he gets revenge for the hammering with the wicket of Rahul. The right-hander comes down the track and has another wild go but this time he ends up lofting it straight to the fielder at deep midwicket.

Punjab inch closer to victory as they reach 117 for one in 10 overs, needing eight runs for victory from there overs.

Rahul and Gayle put Punjab on course for victory with their blazing partnership of 116 runs from 58 balls.

Rahul walked back to a standing ovation from the Eden crowd after an entertaining innings of 60 from 27 balls, hitting nine fours and two sixes.

Punjab 102-0 (9 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Gayle continues from where he left off after the break as he blasts a full toss from Chawla down the ground for a six to bring up his half-century, from 28 balls.

Punjab in control on 102 for no loss in nine overs, needing 23 from four overs for victory.

Punjab 96-0 (8.2 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

The Punjab vs KKR match will begin at 8.15pm and it will be a 13-over match.

Punjab have been set a revised target of 125 in 13 overs, which needs they 29 from 28 balls.

Click here for the scorecard from the RCB vs Delhi match

Finally, some update from Kolkata.

"It has stopped raining and the covers have come off. The umpires on the field for inspection. We will have an update soon on the match conditions," IPL tweeted.

Meanwhile, click here to check the scorecard from the RCB vs Delhi match.

Punjab 96-0 (8.2 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Meanwhile, we have some update from Kolkata, where the covers are coming off at the Eden Gardens, which means that the game could get underway soon.

The toss has taken place at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru where Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils, in the 19th match of the IPL.

The hosts make a change as Manan Vohra replaces Safaraz Khan.

However, Delhi have made a big decision to drop fast bowler Mohammed Shami with medium pacer Harshal Patel making his debut for the franchise.

Punjab 96-0 (8.2 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

The third spinner in the attack for KKR as Kuldeep Yadav is introduced, to bowl the seventh over.

He starts with a short ball as Rahul pulls it through midwicket for a four and then takes one.

Gayle warming up nicely as he smashes a full delivery for a six over long-on. The tall West Indian has gone past the 200-run mark in the tournament in just his third innings and also bags the 'Orange Cap'.

Three more singles as Kuldeep goes for 13 in his first over with Punjab's openers dishing out a flurry of boundaries.

Narine comes back, replacing Chawla, as he bowls with a slight drizzle in the air at the Eden Gardens.

He manages to keep things tight, conceding just three singles from his second over.

Chawla also back from the other end as KKR shuffle their spinners around.

A single to Rahul off the first ball before Gayle takes on Chawla and seems to have miscued it, but the ball goes high and the breeze carries it over the ropes for a six.

The rain has gone a bit heavier forcing the players off the field.

Punjab are pretty well placed on 96 for no loss in 8.2 overs with Rahul on 46 from 23 balls and Gayle on 49 from 27 balls.

Punjab 73-0 (6 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla comes into the attack. Gayle goes hard at a wide one but is beaten before he takes one.

A short ball is then pulled past short fine leg for a four before Rahul paddles the next fine on the leg side for another boundary.

While Gayle is the focus of attention, Rahul is looking the more dangerous of the two.

Gayle has hit 35 from 22 balls, while Rahul has stroked 37 from 14 balls at a strike rate of 264 with Punjab racing to 73 for no loss in six overs, to begin their run chase in the right ernest.

Punjab 62-0 (5 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

Gayle gets the second ball through the off-side for a four before he is beaten off the next ball by Mavi.

Gayle not in control but still manages to beat Narine at midwicket for another boundary.

The last ball is short and this time Rahul slams it over midwicket for a six as Mavi goes for 19 in his second over.

Russell gets some taste of his own medicine as he comes under heavy attack from Gayle. The first ball is right up as Gayle hammers it over long-on for a six followed by two singles before the tall West Indian drives the fourth ball through the covers for a four.

Russell drops short as Gayle carves it over the thirdman region for the second six of the over.

Russell is down with some injury and has to retire off the field, leaving his over incomplete. Part-timer Nitish Rana bowls the last ball as Gayle is nearly done in, but manages to get his bat down in time.

Mystery spinner Sunil Narine comes into the attack with KKR desperate to make the breakthrough.

Rahul picks a single off the first ball before Narine manages to tie down Gayle with four dot balls in a row.

But Gayle ends the over well with a boundary off the last ball to take Punjab to 62 for no loss in five overs.

Gayle is looking dangerous once again, smashing 34 from 20 balls, while Rahul has stroked 27 from 10 balls.

Punjab 22-0 (2 ovs) vs KKR 191-7 | Scorecard

The young Shubham Mavi to open the bowling for KKR against Punjab's dangerous opening duo of KL Rahul and Chris Gayle.

Rahul keen to get going right from the start as he attempts to drive the first ball but gets a thick inside edge for a four fine on the leg side.

He steers the next ball past point for another four followed by a single.

Gayle, who hit a century in the last match, is beaten by a good delivery from Mavi as the ball slants across him. Mavi starts off well as he beats Gayle again off the last ball.

Andre Russell to bowl the second over. The first ball is slightly wide as Rahul slaps through the covers for a four and then steers the next past short thirdman for another boundary.

A single to Rahul before his partner Gayle crashes the fourth ball through the covers for a four as Punjab race to 22 for no loss in two overs.

KKR 191-7 (20 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Chris Lynn stroked a quickfire 74 from 41 balls, while captain Dinesh Karthik slammed 43 from 28 balls to power KKR to a huge 191 for seven in their 20 overs.

After an early wicket, Lynn and Robin Uthappa (34 from 23 balls) brought KKR back on track as they added 72 runs for the second wicket.

Lynn then put on another good stand, 62 runs for the fourth wicket with Karthik before KKR struggled at the end.

Andre Russell's early departure followed a few quick wickets at the end helped Punjab restrict KKR to within the 200-run mark.

Andrew Tye bowled two excellent overs at the end, to finish two for 30 in four overs, while Barinder Sran claimed two for 50.

KKR 191-7 (20 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Rajpoot starts the next over with a wide one as Karthik guides the first ball through thirdman and steers the next fine on the off-side for successive fours.

A couple of wides from the pace bowler before Gill strokes it wide of long-off for two runs and cover drives the last ball for a four to make it 17 from the over.

Sran bowls a superb penultimate over, giving away singles and a wide from the first four balls before he strikes with the wicket of Karthik.

The KKR captain, who smashed 43 from 28 balls, is caught in the deep on the leg side.

Sran ends his spell with a good over, giving away just six, as he finishes with two for 50 in four overs.

Tye to bowl the final over. Tom Curran is beaten off the first ball by the slower ball before he is caught at short thirdman for one.

No boundaries in the last two overs, as Tye gives away just five in the final over to register good figures of two for 30 in four overs.

Having failed to fire at the end, KKR fail to cross 200 but still manage to post a huge 191 for seven in their 20 overs.

KKR 163-5 (17 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Sran comes back and comes under attack from Russell. A full toss is driven straight for a four by the in-form West Indian before he pulls the next ball behind square for another boundary.

But pacer Sran has the last laugh as he bags the key wicket of Russell, who targets the straight boundary but is caught at long-off for 10.

Under-19 star Shubman Gill gets going with a boundary off the first ball he faces, square on the off-side.

KKR 148-4 (16 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Tye is back into the attack. A single off the first ball before Lynn slams the second ball down the ground over long-on for a six.

He then cuts the next ball over point for a four before he gets a lifeline off the last ball.

DROPPED! Lynn (62) smashes Tye over the off-side but Sran at sweeper cover was unable to hold on to the catch to give the KKR opener a lifeline.

In the nexdt over Mujeeb drops short as Karthik plays the cut shot for a four followed by three singles.

Lynn drives the last ball through the off-side for a couple to get nine from the over as Mujeeb finishes one for 32 in four overs.

Ashwin comes back, to bowl his final over. He starts with a wide followed by two singles before Karthik slashes the fifth ball past point for a four and then Lynn drives a short ball through midwicket for two runs to get 10 from the over.

Tye makes the breakthrough in the next over with the key wicket of Lynn. He walks across a long way and looks to swing the second ball over the leg side but gets the edge and is caught behind after a cracking innings of 74 from 41 balls.

Tye bowls two dot balls to new batsman Andre Russell, who then gets off the mark with one before Karthik is beaten off the last ball, trying to pull.

Just two overs conceded by Tye and he also manages to pick the big wicket of Lynn.

KKR 112-3 (12 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Mujeeb comes back as Punjab claim another wicket as the in-form Rana is run out for three.

He cuts the ball to short thirdman and sets off for a quick run before he is sent back but is caught short by a long way.

KKR captain Dinesh Karthik gets off the mark with a single from the last ball.

Karthik looks to keep the runs flowing as he sweeps Ashwin for a four before he flicks the next through midwicket for another boundary.

Karthik then taps the next two deliveries on the leg side for two runs off back to back deliveries and then takes one.

Part-timer Yuvraj Singh comes into the attack. Karthik opens the face of the bat at the last minute runs the first ball past the wicketkeeper for a four.

A single before Lynn smashes the third ball straight down the ground past mid-off for another four before he complete his fifty off the last ball of the over with two runs to long-off.

KKR 83-2 (9 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Ashwin strikes after the first time out. Infact, Uthappa manages to pull a short ball straight into the hands of Nair at deep midwicket to perish after scoring 34 from 23 balls.

Uthappa and Lynn rallied KKR after an early wicket as they put on 72 runs from 41 balls for the second wicket.

Nitish Rana gets off the mark with one to long-off before Lynn nudges the next ball to square leg for two runs followed by one and Rana takes one.

KKR 78-1 (8 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack. He makes a quiet start, giving away just five singles in his first over.

Sran is back into the attack after just one over from Tye.

The first ball is short as Uthappa pulls it over the square leg fence for a six followed by a single.

Lynn hammers the third ball over the covers for a four before he smashes the fourth ball over midwicket for a huge six, to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket.

The last ball is a slow ball but Lynn has read it as he despatches over midwicket for the third six of the over, which goes for 23 runs.

This is brilliant batting from the duo with Lynn hitting 40 from 23 balls and Uthappa on 34 from 22 balls, having added 72 runs from 40 balls so far.

KKR 50-1 (6 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran comes into the attack. Lynn clips the first ball behind square for two runs before he pulls the slower bouncer through the leg side for a four.

But Sran makes a good comeback with three dot balls in a row.

Andrew Tye comes into the attack and he starts with a no ball. But its a shocker from the umpire as the pacer's front foot was clearly behind the crease as is evident in the replays and Punjab's players are clearly unhappy with the call after watching the replay on the big screen.

But Tye bowls a good delivery, a yorker, as Lynn can only stroke the free hit delivery to long-on for one.

After playing three dot balls in a row, Uthappa picks the slower bouncer as he pulls it over square leg for a four and steers the last ball to thirdman for one as KKR reach 50 for one in six overs with Uthappa on 24 from 16 balls and Lynn on 22 from 17 balls.

KKR 36-1 (4 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Uthappa plays away from his body as he edges Rajpoot but Chris Gayle in the slips is slow to react with the ball flying away for a four.

He is beaten two balls later with another one that moves away and then takes a single off the fifth ball.

The last ball is short as Lynn deposits over the square leg fence for a six.

Uthappa on the charge as he hits Mujeeb for three boundaries in a row. He reverse sweeps the second ball for a boundary through thirdman before sweeping the next for the same result.

Mujeeb then gets one to turn big as Uthappa gets the inside edge to make it three fours in a row followed by singles off the last two balls as KKR recover to 36 for one in four overs.

KKR 10-1 (2 ovs) vs Punjab | Scorecard

Pacer Ankit Rajpoot to bowl the first over. Chris Lynn taps the first ball on the off-side for one to get KKR off the mark and Sunil Narine clips the next on the leg side for a single.

A couple of single each and a leg bye as KKR get five runs from the first over.

Mystery spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman strikes in his first over, with the wicket of the dangerous Narine (1). He comes down the track and swings it over midwicket but Karun Nair runs it across to his right and manages to hold on to a low catch.

Mujeeb drops slightly short as Lynn slaps it through the covers for a four.

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (captain, w/k), Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Tom Curran, Piyush Chawla, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav.

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), KL Rahul (w/k), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh,Andrew Tye, Barinder Sran, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin has won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Hosts KKR are unchanged, while Punjab have made one change as Ankit Rajpoot replaced fellow opener Mohit Sharma.

The winner of the match will go top of the IPL standings.

Welcome to the coverage of the 18th match of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab in Kolkata on Saturday.

Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders and a transformed Kings XI Punjab cross swords in an Indian Premier League contest in which big-hitting Jamaicans Andre Russell and Chris Gayle will be up against each other in Kolkata on Saturday.

Gayle was at his best on Thursday night, registering this season's first century -- a 63-ball 104 not out -- at the expense of Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has one of the best bowling combinations.

The Jamaican smashed 11 sixes, seven of them coming against the world's top-ranked T20 International bowler Rashid Khan, and gave a fitting response to his critics after the humiliation he faced at the IPL auctions where he went unsold.

The 38-year-old enforcer, who represented Royal Challengers Bangalore and KKR, twice went unsold after 10 glorious years before the Virender Sehwag-mentored side gave him a lifeline.

Gayle still had to sit out the first two matches, but when his moment came he played two match-winning knocks, including a 63 against Chennai Super Kings.

Russell, another explosive Jamaican, singled-handedly decimated Delhi Daredevils in his 12-ball 41 in their last match at the Eden.

The biggest gain for the home side is that of Mumbai Indians recruit Rana, who got back-to-back Man of the Match awards in their wins over Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals.

The left-hander has showed fine temperament, forming the backbone of their batting, which wore an unsettled look at the start.