KKR 161-3 (18 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Southee starts the 18th over with a full toss which Lynn hammers powerfully down the ground, beating the fielder at long-off for a four.

Karthik taps the third ball to midwicket and calls Lynn for a second run and makes his crease despite the direct hit.

Southee tries the slower ball which Karthik pulls it behind square for a four and captain Kohli is left visibly disappointed, as the gap closes to 18 from 14 balls.

Lynn hits the last ball, a full toss, back over the bowler's head for two runs as Southee concedes 14 from his final over.

KKR 147-3 (18 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Lynn not changing his tactics and continues to sweep Ashwin. He is beaten by the googly off the first ball before he takes a single.

Rana comes down the track and lofts Ashwin over the off-side but Umesh running to his left at sweeper cover is unable to take the catch as he dives full length and gets his finger tips to it.

Lynn walks across a long way and attempts the sweep but is beaten by one which turns big before Rana sweeps the last ball over short fine leg for a four to take the score to 133 for two in 16 overs, needing 43 from four overs for victory.

Siraj starts his new spell with a wide before Lynn drives the next to long-off for one.

Rana punches a full delivery through the covers as Chahal misfields on the boundary to give away a four.

Rana immediately goes down in considerable pain as the physio comes out to attend but he is forced to retire with injury.

Andre Russell replaces him and he looks to attack the very first ball he faces. He tries to pull a short but miscues it behind the stumps as wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock runs to his left and completes a good running catch.

Siraj then bowls a wide to Lynn before he slaps the next to deep point for one.

Dinesh Karthik taps the fifth ball to point and sets off for a quick run but the fielder misses the direct hit with Lynn having given up after a misunderstanding. And to add insult to injury, KKR also manage to steal another run due to the overthrow before Karthik smashes the last ball through the covers for a four.

KKR are 147 for three in 17 overs, needing 29 from three overs for victory.

KKR 124-2 (15 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Lynn employing the sweep to good effect against the RCB spinners. He gets his front foot down and hammers Chahal square on the leg side for a four. He tries to repeat the shot but is beaten before he plays the reverse sweep but can't beat the fielder at short thirdman.

The fourth ball is flighted as Lynn sweeps it past short fine leg for two runs. He uses the same shot for a single to deep square leg to bring up his fifty, from 42 balls.

Nitish Rana pulls the last ball to deep square leg for one to get eight from the over.

Southee comes back and bowls a tidy over, giving away four singles to build some pressure on the visitors.

KKR are 124 for two in 15 overs, needing another 52 runs from five overs for victory.

KKR 112-2 (13 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Uthappa continues his fiery start as he lofts Chahal back over his head for a straight six. Four more singles make it 10 from the over as KKR continue to make good progress in the middle overs.

Umesh comes back and does well to concede just two singles from the first five balls. But Uthappa spoils the over as he pulls the last ball over square leg for a six.

Uthappa's entertaining knock comes to an end as he holes out Ashwin to long-on to perish for a quickfire 36 from 21 balls.

KKR are 112 for two in 13 overs, needing 64 from seven overs for victory.

KKR 88-1 (10 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Siraj starts his new over with a wide before Lynn picks one. He bowls two dot balls to Uthappa, who then clips the fourth ball fine, beating Mandeep at short fine leg for a four.

Uthappa picks a single before Lynn offers no shot to the last ball, which is just inside the wide line.

Uthappa looking to target Ashwin, who is playing his first match of IPL-11. He attempts to reverse the first ball but is unable to make proper connection. But he clips the next ball through midwicket for a four and follows it up with another boundary using the reverse sweep to good effect.

Uthappa picks a single before Lynn sweeps the fifth ball through squareg for another four and he repeats the shot off the last ball, but just for a single.

Murugan goes for 14 in his first over, as KKR reach 88 for one in 10 overs, needing exactly 88 runs from the last 10 overs for victory.

Lynn is batting well on 36 from 29 balls, while Uthappa looks keen to dominate, having hit 21 from 12 balls.

KKR 67-1 (8 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Murugan Ashwin comes into the attack. He will need to pick up a wicket or two to make up for his dropped catch of Lynn earlier in the innings.

Narine immediately goes immediately goes after the leggie but is caught at long-on by de Grandhomme to be dismissed for a quick 27 from 19 balls.

New batsman Robin Uthappa picks up a single and Lynn does the same before the former smashes Ashwin down the ground and he manages to clear the long-on fielder for a six.

KKR 59-0 (7 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack. Lynn shuffles across and sweeps the leggie powerfully through square leg for a four. He tries the shot again but is beaten before he skies the next one as he gets the leading edge but Murugan Ashwin on the off-side puts down the catch.

Change of ends for Umesh as Lynn drills a full toss through the covers for a four. Three balls later he hammers a full toss down the ground back over the bowler's head for a six.

He lashes at the next ball but the fielder at point fumbles to give away a single.

In the next over, Chahal gives one generous flight as Lynn is opened up and is beaten by the turn. Two more dot balls before Lynn smashes the fourth ball through the covers for a four.

Lynn is beaten again off the last ball as Chahal gets some turn but the KKR opener manages to keep his feet firmly in the crease.

Mohammed Siraj comes back into the attack. He starts with a wide followed by three singles before rain strikes the M Chinnaswamy to halt proceedings.

KKR are 55 for no loss in 6.3 overs at the rain interval, needing 121 from 81 balls for victory.

Narine has stroked 27 from 18 balls to continue his good form against RCB, while Lynn is growing in confidence to hit 25 from 21 balls.

A rain break of nearly 30 minutes before the players are back on the field to resume the game, without any loss of overs.

Siraj resumes proceedings after the break as Lynn defends the first ball. The next ball is short and wide as Lynn slashes it past point for a four as RCB reach 59 for no loss in seven overs.

KKR 29-0 (3 ovs) vs RCB 175-4 | Scorecard

KKR started with spin but RCB will opt for pace first up as Tim Southee opens the bowling for the hosts.

Three singles from the first four balls before Narine fends a short ball on the off-side as Kohli makes a valiant effort running forward from slips but is unable to complete the catch.

Another bouncer but it goes over Narine and is called a wide before he gets a single from the last ball to keep strike.

Umesh Yadav to bowl the second over. Narine clubs the first ball down the ground for a six before he steers a short ball over the slips for a four.

He tries to pull the last ball but gets a top edge which falls safely on the leg side as Umesh goes for 13 in his first over.

Southee continues the short ball tactics against Narine as he top edges pull which goes over short fine leg for a four.

The next ball is smashed past a diving a mid-on for another boundary before he defends the next ball which is again short.

The bouncers continue but this time it goes over Narine and is called a wide. A rare pitched up delivery as Narine lofts it over the covers but hasn't timed it too well for a couple.

11 from the over as KKR race to 29 for no loss in three overs.

RCB 175-4 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Captain Virat Kohli hit a sparkling half-century to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a healthy 175 for four against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru.

Kohli smashed an unbeaten 68 from 44 balls, hitting three sixes and five fours, as RCB made a strong comeback at the end, smashing 57 runs from the last four overs.

Quinton de Kock (29) and Brendon McCullum (38) gave RCB a good start as they put on 67 for the opening wicket.

Andre Russell checked RCB in the middle overs as he claimed three for 31 in his three overs.

RCB 175-4 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Youngster Mavi handed the responsibility of bowling the 19th over. He does well not to concede a boundary off the first five balls, giving away six runs, before he bowls a wide as RCB also pinches an extra run.

The last ball is a full toss as Kohli drives it to sweeper cover for one as Mavi gives away just nine from the penultimate over.

Johnson to bowl the final over. Kohli slaps the first ball down the ground to long-off for two runs and then takes one.

Colin de Grandhomme uses the long handle to perfection, slashing a wide delivery over the covers for a six.

He has a big swing off the next ball but is beaten by the slower pace but Kohli sneaks a quick bye.

The RCB captain swings the last ball over square leg for a six to finish off the innings in perfect fashion.

RCB 150-4 (18 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kohli cuts loose as he smashes Russell straight down the ground for a six followed by a single.

But Russell checks RCB's charge with the wicket of Mandeep, who swings it on the leg side but is caught on the edge of the fence at midwicket to be dismissed for 19.

Kohli hits the next two balls for two runs off successive deliveries to race to his fifty from 37 balls.

Kohli then flicks the last ball over the midwicket fence for another six as Russell goes for 17 in his third over.

RCB 133-3 (17 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Narine, who has two overs in hand, comes back into the attack. Kohli plays another cracking drive through the covers for a four and then slaps the next down the ground for a couple.

Kohli turns the third ball on the leg side for two more and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Mavi is hit for a boundary off the first ball of his new spell as Kohli steers the wide ball past point. Two dot balls before Kohli breaks the shackles by lofting the next over the off-side for another four followed by a single off the last ball.

Narine comes back, to bowl his fourth and final over. Kohli pulls the first ball to deep midwicket for one before Mandeep slog sweeps the next ball for a six.

Two singles before Mandeep lofts the last ball straight down the ground for another six to get 15 from the over.

RCB 100-3 (14 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

RCB feeling the pressure of the three quick wickets as Kuldeep bowls a quiet over, conceding just four runs.

Russell, who picked up two wickets in his first over, nearly claims another one. Mandeep attempts to leave a short ball outside the off-stump but his bat is hanging out as the ball goes off the face of the bat. Nitish Rana at short thirdman first goes to his right and then to his left as the ball swirls over him but he is unable to hold on.

Virat Kohli then smashes the next ball through the covers for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Kuldeep concedes just three runs in his final over, to finish with excellent figures of one for 20 in four overs.

Left-arm pacer Johnson comes back into the attack. Kohli hits the first ball through the covers for a four followed by five singles to get nine from the over.

RCB are 100 for three in 14 overs, with Kohli on 20 and Mandeep on six.

RCB 75-3 (10 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

KKR strike after the strategic timeout. Kuldeep makes the breakthrough as de Kock tries the inside out lofted shot but is caught at sweeper cover for 29.

A good over from Kuldeep, making the breakthrough, while giving away just three runs including a leg bye.

All-rounder Andre Russell comes into the attack. Singles from the first four balls before McCullum has a wild swing but gets an edge and is caught behind for 38 from 28 balls.

A wide before Russell strikes again off the next ball, with the wicket of Manan Vohra, who is bowled for a duck.

Birthday boy Russell strikes twice in his first over to reduce RCB to 75 for three in 10 overs.

RCB 67-0 (8 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. McCullum pulls the first ball behind square for one before de Kock slaps a wide ball past point for two runs.

Three singles from the first three balls before McCullum slog sweeps the last ball over midwicket for a six.

Chawla comes under attack from McCullum, in the eighth over. McCullum is beaten by one that turns as the ball strikes the backfoot and goes past wicketkeeper Karthik, who appeals for LBW but the umpire gives it runs as it goes for a four.

The next ball is cut past point for a four and then slog sweeps the last ball over midwicket for a six.

Chawla is hit for 15 runs in his third over as RCB reach 67 for no loss in eight overs.

McCullum has recovered from a slow start to stroke 35 from 22 balls, while de Kock has hit 29 from 26 balls.

RCB 40-0 (6 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

McCullum decides to target Chawla as he slog sweeps the leg-spinner over midwicket for a four. But Chawla makes a good comeback, giving away just two runs from the rest of the over.

De Kock sweeps Narine powerfully through midwicket for a four beating the dive from the fielder inside the circle.

He tries the shot off the last ball but gets an inside edge for a single as seven come from the over.

Young pacer Shivam Mavi comes into the attack. Mavi tries to swing the first ball on the leg side but misses and picks a leg bye before McCullum comes down and drives it to the fielder in the deep on the off-side for just a single.

De Kock drills a full toss along the ground to sweeper cover for one before McCullum is beaten by a short wide delivery from the fast bowler, which narrowly misses being called a wide.

The last ball is a full toss as McCullum drives it through the covers but Andre Russell dives to his left at mid-off to save the boundary and concede just a single.

Despite not losing a wicket, RCB have not got off to the blocks in the desired fashion, scoring 40 runs from the first six overs of Powerplay.

De Kock has stroked 24 from 21 balls, but McCullum has struggled to 13 from 15  balls.

RCB 23-0 (3 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum are the two openers for RCB, who need to win to stay afloat in the tournament.

KKR start with spin in leggie Piyush Chawla as de Kock gets a thick outside edge wide of slip before he takes one on the off-side to get off the mark.

McCullum makes a cautious start, defending the first three balls he faces as just a single comes from the first over.

Mystery spinner Sunil Narine comes into the attack. He starts with two dot balls in a row to de Kock before the South African before he sweeps the next two balls for successive fours followed by two dot balls.

Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson as McCullum and de Kock pick singles from the first two balls before the Kiwi comes down the track and hammers it over the off-side for a four.

McCullum chips down again but Johnson bowls a slower ball which goes a leg side wide and then takes one on the off-side.

De Kock smashes the last ball over the off-side for a six as RCB reach 23 for no loss in three overs, with Johnson going for 14 in his first over.

In the second match of the day, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik has won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

The big news is that AB de Villiers is down with a viral fever and misses the match. He has been replaced by pacer Tim Southee.

In the first match of the day, Captain Kane Williamson stroked a fluent half-century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad ease past Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur, on Sunday.

It was another brilliant performance with the ball by Sunrisers, who registered a 11-run victory to go top of the IPL standings with 12 points from eight games.

Electing to bat, Sunrisers recovered from an early wicket to post 151 for seven with Williamson stroking 63 from 43 balls.

They struggled at the end with Jofra Archer picking up three for 26 and Gowtham claiming two for 18.

In reply, Rajasthan never got going with the bat despite Rahane's 65. Siddarth Kaul claimed two for 23, while Sandeep, Thampi, Rashid and Pathan picked up a wicket each.

Rajasthan 140-6 (20 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Captain Kane Williamson stroked a fluent half-century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad ease past Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur, on Sunday.

It was another brilliant performance with the ball by Sunrisers, who registered a 11-run victory to go top of the IPL standings with 12 points from eight games.

Electing to bat, Sunrisers recovered from an early wicket to post 151 for seven with Williamson stroking 63 from 43 balls.

They struggled at the end with Jofra Archer picking up three for 26 and Gowtham claiming two for 18.

In reply, Rajasthan never got going with the bat despite Rahane's 65. Siddarth Kaul claimed two for 23, while Sandeep, Thampi, Rashid and Pathan picked up a wicket each.

Rajasthan 140-6 (20 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Thampi to bowl the final over. Gowtham starts off in the right ernest for Rajasthan as he flicks the first ball through square leg for a four.

He drives the next ball through the off-side but only manages a single to the covers. 16 from 4 balls

Thampi bowls another one in the blockhole as Rahane punches it down to long-off for one.

Gowtham drills a full toss straight down the ground but substitute fielder Chris Jordan gets his feet in the way and saves a four.

13 needed from two balls as Gowtham looks to hit it straight but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Dhawan at long-off.

Rajasthan 131-5 (19 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

With asking rate creeping up to 12, Rahane makes the first move as he slog sweeps Rashid over midwicket for a six.

But the Sunrisers leg-spinner makes up by conceding three runs from the rest of the over.

Rashid finishes with impressive figures of one for 31 in four overs.

Sunrisers are 125 for four in 18 overs, needing 27 from two overs for victory.

Kaul comes back as Rahane picks a single from the first ball. Lomror lofts the next ball down the ground as Pandey at long-off takes the catch but the momentum takes him over the ropes and he does well to flick the ball inside and keep it down to two. Fantastic piece of fielding from Pandey.

Lomror throws his bat at the next ball and gets a thick outside edge but Saha dives full length to his left and completes a brilliant catch.

Superb piece of fielding off back to back balls for Sunrisers, to put themselves in pole position.

Gowtham gets off the mark with a single before Rahane steers the next ball past point for two runs.

Rajasthan 116-4 (17 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Sandeep bowls another good over, conceding just six in his final over, to finish with excellent figures of one for 15 in four overs.

He has proved to be a perfect replacement for the injured Bhuvneshwar.

Rashid is flicked through midwicket by Rahane for two runs before he beats the Rajasthan captain with the next ball.

Rahane takes one before left-hander Mahipal Lomror reverse sweeps the fourth ball for two runs followed by two singles off the last two balls.

The match is poised for a thrilling climax with Rajasthan needing 43 from four overs for victory.

Kaul comes back as Rahane picks two runs from the first ball to bring up his fifty, from 42 balls.

He picks a single to thirdman and Lomror takes one to sweeper cover for the same result.

Seven from the over as Rajasthan reach 116 for four in 17 overs, needing another 36 runs from three overs for victory.

Rajasthan 96-4 (14 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Rajasthan still not able to break free with spinners doing a good job for Sunrisers.

Shakib sends down another tidy over, giving away just five runs, to finish with decent figures of 30 runs from four overs.

Following a wicket in his first over, Pathan gets another over. Two singles off the first two balls before Rahane sweeps the third for a four and then takes one.

Jos Buttler clips the last ball through square leg for two runs to get nine from the over.

Rashid, who has three overs in hand, comes back. And he immediately strikes with the wicket of Buttler, who looks to force the issue but is caught by Dhawan at long-off for 10.

Rajasthan are in a spot of bother on 96 for four in 14 overs, needing another 56 runs from six overs for victory.

Rahane is still battling hard on 41 from 35 balls but is not getting enough support, with wickets falling regularly from the other end.

Rajasthan 77-3 (11 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Kaul comes back and strikes with the key wicket of Samson, who is caught at midwicket as he looks to loft it over the leg side.

Samson is caught by Hales after a good innings of 40 from 30 balls, ending a 59-run stand for the second wicket with Rahane, which rallied the hosts after an early wicket.

At the halfway stage, Rajasthan have reached 72 for two in 10 overs, needing another 80 from the last 10 overs for victory.

Rahane will be the key to Rajasthan's hopes, he is looking to bat till the end, having made 27 from 23 balls so far.

Part-timer Yusuf Pathan comes into the attack and he claims the big wicket of Stokes, who attempts the heave over the leg side but misses and is bowled for a duck.

Rajasthan have two wickets for four runs off the last eight balls to be reduced to 73 for three, in the 11th over.

Rajasthan 69-1 (9 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Spin introduced as left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. Samson steers the first ball fine on the off-side for two runs followed by two singles.

Samson then paddle sweeps the fourth ball fine on the leg side for two more runs and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan comes into the attack. He starts with a short ball as Samson pulls it for just a single to deep midwicket and Rahane takes one to long-on.

Samson steers the third ball square for a couple and then gets a single before Rahane sweeps the fifth ball square for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Two singles from the first two balls before Rahane pulls a short ball over midwicket for a four.

They pick singles from the last three balls as Rajasthan reach 69 for one in nine overs, with Rahane on 26 and Samson on 39.

Rajasthan 43-1 (6 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Pacer Basil Thampi comes into the attack. Samson punches the first ball through the covers for a four before he pulls the next over midwicket for a six.

Two balls later, Samson plays another pull shot for a boundary and then clips the fifth ball towards midwicket for two runs followed by a single to get 17 from Thampi's first over.

Sandeep continues to excel with the new ball for Sunrisers, who will be feeling confident after their good start, in the first few overs.

Samson has a close shave as he steals a quick single to mid-on who misses with the direct hit.

Just four singles from the over as Sandeep registers impressive figures of one for nine in three overs.

Pacer Siddarth Kaul comes into the attack. Rahane turns the second ball on the leg side before Samson clips the next ball from outside the off-stump through midwicket for a four.

Samson then drives the fourth ball through the covers for two runs and then takes a single off the last ball.

Rajasthan have recovered after a slow start and an early wicket, to reach 43 for one in six overs, with Samson on 27 and Rahane on 12.

Rajasthan 14-1 (3 ovs) vs Sunrisers 151-7 | Scorecard

Pacer Sandeep Sharma to bowl the first over for Sunrisers as Rajasthan open with Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi.

Rahane defends the first two deliveries from Sandeep Sharma before the Rajasthan captain flicks the third delivery through midwicket for a four.

Sandeep gets it right for the last three balls as Rahane can only defend.

Spin from the other end as Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. Tripathi strokes the first ball wide of long-off for two runs followed by a single.

A single each to Rahane and Tripathi before the Rajasthan captain pulls the last ball through midwicket for a boundary.

Sandeep makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Tripathi, who comes down the track but is beaten and is bowled for four.

Sanju Samson starts with three dot balls in a row before taking a single off the last ball of the over.

A good start with the ball for Sunrisers as Rajasthan are struggling on 14 for one in three overs.

Sunrisers 151-7 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Jofra Archer picked up three wickets, while Krishanappa Gowtham claimed a couple as Rajasthan Royals restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to 151 for seven.

Gowtham struck early, dismissing Shikhar Dhawan for six, before Alex Hales (45) and Kane Williamson (63) rescued the visitors as they put 92 runs for the second wicket.

Williamson was dropped on 11 in the fifth over off Archer and he made Rajasthan pay big time for that lapse.

Archer crippled Sunrisers in the final few overs, claiming wickets at regular intervals.

He dismissed Shakib Al Hasan (6) and Yusuf Pathan in a single over as Sunrisers could manage only 31 runs from the last five overs, losing four wickets.

Sunrisers 151-7 (20 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Unadkat comes back into the attack. Pandey takes a single before Wriddhiman Saha picks two runs to thirdman and gets another couple off the next ball.

Pandey looks to break free but is foxed by the slower as he slices it on the off-side to be caught for 16.

Rashid Khan has a wild swing off the last ball but is beaten all ends up as the ball narrowly misses the stumps.

Archer to bowl the final over as Saha crashes the first ball through the covers for a four.

Three singles off the next three balls before Rashid has a wild swing but is caught at deep midwicket for one followed by a bye off the last ball.

Sunrisers finish on a disappointing 151 for seven in their 20 overs.

Sunrisers 137-5 (18 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Pandey and Shakib take a single each before the former drives Gowtham through the covers for a couple.

Pandey goes for the cross batted slog but gets it off the inside edge for two runs off the last ball.

Wonderful spell from Gowtham as he finishes with two for 18 in four overs.

Stokes comes back as Pandey looks to score some quick runs. Pandey drives the pacer through the covers for two runs and then lofts the next over mid-off for a four.

Archer comes back and starts off his spell with a cracking delivery. His quick yorker breaks through Shakib's defences who is beaten for pace to be bowled for six.

He is mixing his pace and length quite well to keep the SRH batsmen guessing.

Yusuf Pathan falls to the short ball as he steers it straight into the hands of the fielder on the thirdman boundary.

Archer's double strike reduces Sunrisers to 137 for five in 18 overs.

Sunrisers 133-4 (17.2 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Pandey and Shakib take a single each before the former drives Gowtham through the covers for a couple.

Pandey goes for the cross batted slog but gets it off the inside edge for two runs off the last ball.

Wonderful spell from Gowtham as he finishes with two for 18 in four overs.

Stokes comes back as Pandey looks to score some quick runs. Pandey drives the pacer through the covers for two runs and then lofts the next over mid-off for a four.

Archer comes back and starts off his spell with a cracking delivery. His quick yorker breaks through Shakib's defences who is beaten for pace to be bowled for six.

Sunrisers 120-3 (15 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Sodhi comes back into the attack. Three singles from the first four balls before Williamson is beaten by one which keeps low and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler appeals for caught behind, which is given out.

Williamson takes the review but the DRS shows that there was indeed some edge and the SRH captain walks back after a cracking innings of 63 from 43 balls.

Shakib Al Hasan paddle sweeps the last ball fine, to get off the mark with a boundary as SRH reach 120 for three in 15 overs.

Sunrisers 113-2 (14 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Archer comes back as Williamson continues his attacking approach. Two singles off the first two balls before Williamson is upset as the umpire doesn't call it a wide.

He smashes the next ball over long-off for a six before Archer responds with a quick yorker which the SRH captain does well to keep out and ends the over with a bouncer.

Gowtham comes back as Hales tries the sweep but gets an inside edge which saves him from the LBW shout before Williamson drives it to long-off for one.

Gowtham strikes again, as he gets the wicket of Hales, who slices it on the off-side and is caught by Samson for 45.

Williamson lofts the fifth ball over the covers for two runs and then taps the last ball wide of long-on for two more runs.

Sunrisers 99-1 (12 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Mahipal Lomror comes into the attack. Four singles from the first four balls before Hales pulls a short ball for a boundary as Sunrisers look to lift the tempo.

Williamson goes after Unadkat, who is called back into the attack. He walks across a long way and paddle sweeps the pacer fine on the leg side for a four.

He smashes the next ball over mid-off for a six before he slams the third ball over the covers for a four followed by two runs to midwicket.

Williamson then throws his bat at a wide one but gets a thick outside edge for a four followed by a single as he races to his fifty from just 32 balls.

Unadkat goes for 21 in his second over as Sunrisers reach 99 for one in 12 overs.

Sunrisers 70-1 (10 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Debutant leg-spinner Ish Sodhi comes into the attack. Four singles from the first four balls before Williamson pulls a short ball through midwicket for a four.

The last ball is flighted right up as Williamson drives it powerfully, which is half stopped by short cover for a single.

Ben Stokes comes into the attack. Hales punches the second ball down the ground as Gowtham runs across to his left at long-on and comes up with a diving save to stop the boundary and concede just two runs.

Three more singles as Stokes goes for six runs in his first over.

Hales swings Sodhi over the leg side as Stokes dives forward and takes a low catch at deep midwicket but immediately signals that the ball bounced before he took it.

Hales mishits the third ball as it falls wide of the fielder at long-on for two runs before Williamson lofts the last ball over the covers for a four.

Hales growing in confidence as he pulls a short ball from Stokes through square leg for a four before he clips the next fine for two runs.

Hales plays a cracking drive but the diving stop from Rahane in the covers saves some runs for Rajasthan.

At the halfway mark, Rajasthan have reached 70 for one with Williamson on 27 and Hales on 37.

Sunrisers 39-1 (6 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Dhawal starts his second over with another loose delivery, bowling it wide as Williamson drives it through the covers for his first four.

Williamson taps the third ball on the off-side for a single and Hles picks one to mid-off as Dhawal makes a good comeback, after being hit for a four off the first ball.

Two overs for Gowtham with the new ball before he makes way for pacer Jofra Archer.

Hales gets a single off the first ball before Williamson drives straight down the ground, past mid-on, for a four.

Archer bowls the next one slightly short and gets good bounce as Williamson looks to defend and gets the edge but is dropped by Rahul Tripathi in the lone slip region.

A single each to Williamson and Hales as Sunrisers get seven from Archer's first over.

Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat comes into the attack. Hales comes down the track but can only picks a single to mid-off before Williamson pulls it to the fielder in the deep for another run.

Hales clips the next on the leg side for two runs and pulls the next to the same region for two more runs.

A quiet start for Sunrisers as they reach 39 for one in six overs with Williamson on 13 and Hales on 20.

Sunrisers 20-1 (3 ovs) vs Rajasthan | Scorecard

Sunrisers Hyderabad have a new opening pair as Shikhar Dhawan walks out to open the batting with Alex Hales.

Rajasthan will open with spin with Krishnappa Gowtham bowling the first over.

Hales and Dhawan pick a single each off the first two balls to get their first runs.

Hales looks to slog sweep the fourth ball but misses before he takes one off the last ball to keep strike.

Pacer Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl the second over. He starts with a loosener, short and wide, as Hales hits it through the off-side for a four.

Two balls later, he pulls another short ball through square leg for another boundary before taking one.

Kulkarni then drifts on the pads as Dhawan flicks it square for the third four of the over followed by a single to get 14 from the over.

Dhawan tried to sweep initially as he went early and Gowtham shortened his length as the left-hander then tried to adjust trying to tap it on the off-side but got an inside edge to be bowled for six.

Captain Kane Williamson gets off the mark with a single and Hales also does the same.

Another single off the last ball as Gowtham sends down another tight over, he has conceded just six from his two overs, while picking up a wicket.

Welcome to the coverage of the 28th match of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur on Sunday.

Sunrisers captain Kane Williamson has won the toss and elected to bat.

The visitors have made one change as England batsman Alex Hales comes in for Mohammed Nabi.

Meanwhile, Rajasthan have brought in left-arm spin all-rounder Mahipal Lomror and Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.