AB in a hurry to finish off things. He walks across a long way to Boult before swiping a full toss over square leg for a six and then takes one.

Colin de Grandhomme then takes a single on the off-side for one to level scores before De Villiers hammers the last ball over long-off for a six to lift RCB to an easy five-wicket victory.

Boult comes back and he briefly revives Delhi's hopes with the wicket of Mandeep, who looks to heave it on the leg side but misses and is bowled for 13.

Sarfaraz Khan gets off the mark with a single followed by four more singles to get five runs from the over.

Harshal Patel comes back as the first ball is a full toss which Sarfaraz looks to clip but is hit on the pads. Delhi take the DRS but the ball is going way down the leg side as the hosts lose their review.

Sarfaraz smashes the second ball over the covers for a four and then steers the third ball for another four through thirdman.

Sarfaraz then tries the Dilscoop, hitting it over the wicketkeeper but Delhi have a fielder in place for that shot as Shaw takes the catch despite an initial fumble.

Harshal then bowls a leg side wide which keeper Pant half stops to give away three wides followed by a single off the last ball.

RCB inch closer as they need just 10 runs from the last two overs for victory.

Pacer Dala comes back. He makes the mistake of dropping it short as Mandeep Singh rocks back and pulls it over square leg for a six before he gets two runs from the fifth ball.

Mishra continues as de Villiers punches the first ball to long-on for one before Mandeep miscues the sweep for two runs to deep midwicket.

Two dot balls before Mandeep chips down and drives it to long-on for one before AB clips the last ball to deep midwicket and rushes back for the second.

RCB inch closer as they reach 153 for three in 16 overs, needing another 29 from four overs for victory.

This is proving to be a batting masterclass from the two world's best batters out in the middle for RCB.

Kohli once again uses his wrists to good effect as he flicks Mishra from the stumps through midwicket for a four.

But Mishra gets revenge off the next ball as Kohli looks to drive a wide full delivery which turns enough to take a thin edge and wicketkeeper Pant does well to take a sharp catch.

Kohli walks back after a good innings of 70 from 40 balls, having put on 118 runs for the third wicket with de Villiers to turn the tide in RCB's favour.

RCB are 139 for three in 14 overs, needing 43 from the last six overs for victory.

Kohli plays his trademark flick over the midwicket region for a six off Patel to raise the 100-run stand for the third wicket from 59 balls.

A single to Kohli before de Villiers cuts a short ball past point for a four.

Harshal pitches the next one right up as the RCB right-hander hammers it down the ground for a six to race to his fifty in grand style, from 28 balls.

Two runs from the last delivery makes it 19 from the over as RCB reach 132 for two in 13 overs, needing 50 from seven overs for victory.

AB de Villiers is slowly finding his range too. Mishra gifts him a wide half-volley which the South African lofts over the off-side boundary for a six.

10 from the 10th over as RCB reach 95 for two at the halfway mark, needing 87 from the remaining 10 overs for victory.

In the next over, Kohli gets a lifeline as he smashes powerfully back at the bowler Harshal Patel, who is unable to hold on to the catch on his follow through.

A single for Kohli off the next before AB walks across his stumps and paddles the fast bowler over short fine leg for a four and then takes one.

Kohli then slaps the last ball through the off-side for two runs to keep the scoreboard ticking.

Lamichchane comes back to bowl his fourth and final over. What should have been a good over is spoilt by AB's brilliance as he gets down low before sweeping the leggie over square leg for a six, which just about beats the fielder on the boundary.

10 from his final over but despite that Lamichchane ends with impressive figures of one for 25 in his four overs.

RCB are well placed on 113 for two in 12 overs, needing 69 runs from eight overs for victory.

Lamichchane comes back for his second spell. He starts with a wide half-volley which Kohli crashes through the covers for a four followed by four singles to get eight from the over.

Amit Mishra comes into the attack. Four singles from the first four balls before De Villiers hammers a full delivery high over long-off for a six to get 10 from the over.

Pacer Dala comes back into the attack. Kohli clips the second ball through midwicket for a couple before he flicks the next fine on the leg side for a four to race to his fifty, from just 26 balls.

RCB are on course on 85 for two in nine overs, needing another 97 runs from 11 overs for victory.

Kohli looks set to anchor another run chase for his team, he is currently batting on 52 from 28 balls, while AB is warming up nicely on 21 from 15 balls.

Pacer Junior Dala comes into the attack. The second ball is short as Kohli pulls it confidently over midwicket for a four followed by a wide and two balls later he flicks a full delivery over long-on for a six.

Kohli makes room and smashes Dala through the covers for another boundary as RCB look to counter-attack after the early wickets.

Dala tries the slower ball which slips down the leg side as Kohli tries the glance but can't make a proper contact before he clips the last ball to deep square leg for two runs.

Medium pacer Harshal Patel comes into the attack. He starts his spell with two dot balls before De Villiers cuts a short ball through the covers for a four.

He punches a full delivery down the ground to long-on for a single.

Kohli makes room and smashed the next ball through the off-side for a boundary followed by a single off the last ball.

Boult comes back into the attack. Two singles before Kohli clubs a length delivery over the off-side for a six before he takes one and De Villiers swings the last ball over midwicket for a four.

RCB are on course as they recover to 58 for two in six overs, with Kohli on 36 from 17 balls and AB on 10.

A good recovery from RCB as they score 40 from the last three overs. They still need 124 runs from 14 overs for victory.

A major moment for Lamichchane as he comes up against the best batsman in world cricket at the moment in Kohli.

The RCB captain defends the first ball before he nudges the next on the leg side for one.

The third ball is well flighted up as Parthiv smashes it back over the bowler's head for a four.

But Lamichchane gets revenge off the very next delivery, as Parthiv goes for the sweep but misses and is trapped leg before wicket for six.

AB de Villiers takes a huge stride forward and looks to clip the googly on the leg side and is beaten but the call for LBW is turned down.

De Villiers defends the last ball watchfully as RCB are struggling on 18 for two in three overs.

A huge moment for Nepal as debutant leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will open the bowling for Delhi Daredevils.

RCB have a new opening pair as Parthiv Patel walks out with left-hander Moeen Ali.

The first ball is a trifle short as Parthiv pulls it to deep midwicket for one before Moeen is beaten by the googly.

Moeen then turns the next ball on the leg side for one before Parthiv is beaten by one which spins across him and also beats wicketkeeper Pant, to get RCB four byes.

Pacer Trent Boult to bowl the second over. He strikes with his first delivery as Moeen looks to drive it on the up but ends up chipping a simple catch to Shaw in the covers to perish for one.

RCB captain Kohli has his task cut out with his team chasing a huge total. He gets off the mark with a single before Parthiv also takes one off the next delivery.

Boult bowls a good probing delivery, getting some movement as Kohli looks to defend but gets an edge which flies wide of the slip fielder and fetches him a boundary.

Kohli pulls the next ball but only for a single to deep square leg as seven come from the second over.

Rishabh Pant continued his rich vein of form with a blazing innings of 61 from 34 balls, while debutant Abhishek Sharma smashed 19-ball 46 to power Delhi Daredevils to 181 for four in their 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Delhi lost both their openers -- Prithvi Shaw (2) and Jason Roy (12) early -- before Pant and Shreyas Iyer got the hosts back on track as they put on 93 runs for the third wicket.

Surprise package Abhishek provided the boost at the end as he slammed four sixes and three fours in his 19-ball knock as RCB's bowlers again struggled in the death overs.

Abhishek is provided the final flourish. A short ball from Siraj is steered over the thirdman region for a six before Shankar glances the fourth ball fine for a four.

Two more singles as Siraj goes for 14 runs in his third over.

Southee is unlucky to give away a no-ball and a free hit as RCB had just three fielders inside the circle.

Abhishek lofts the free hit over the off-side as Umesh takes it on the edge of the boundary at long-off, to concede just a single.

Shankar looks to pull a short ball from Southee but is beaten as Parthiv appeals for caught behind before he takes one from the last ball as the fast bowler concedes just seven from his final over, to finish with 41 runs from four overs.

Siraj to bowl the final over. The first ball is a yorker as Shankar inside edges it on the leg side for one.

Abhishek is beaten by a full delivery before the left-hander smashes the third ball over the covers for a six.

The next ball is smashed straight down the ground for a four, just about avoiding the bowler and umpire.

He then drives a low full toss on the off-side for one and Shankar chips the last ball down the ground for another single to finish on a huge 181 for four in their 20 overs.

Pant continues his aggressive approach as he sweeps Moeen behind square for a one-handed boundary.

He comes down the track and has another swing but fails to get the distance as AB de Villiers runs across from long-on, puts in the slide to complete a stunning catch, holding on despite the tumble very close to the boundary ropes.

Pant walks back after another cracking innings of 61 from 34 balls, having hit five fours and four sixes.

With Pant back in the hut, Chahal manages to bowl a quiet over, giving away just four runs. Infact, new batsman Vijay Shankar is nearly caught in the covers off the last ball but it just sails over him for two runs to the man in the deep.

Umesh comes back as Iyer picks a single before Shankar pulls the third ball fine for a four followed by two more singles.

Siraj comes back and he cripples Delhi with the key wicket of captain Iyer, who flicks it straight to his opposite number Kohli at deep midwicket.

Iyer walks back after a sedate innings of 32 from 35 balls as Delhi lose their fourth wicket.

Young left-hander Abhishek Sharma starts off in great style in IPL, lofting Siraj over mid-off to get off the mark with a four.

An angry Siraj responds with a quick bouncer which the left-hander does well to avoid, and the pacer does well with three dot balls in a row.

The young Abhishek on the attack as he carves Southee over the thirdman region for a four. The left-hander lofts the next ball straight down the ground for a six and then swings the next over midwicket for the same result.

He lofts the last ball over the covers for a couple to race to 24 from nine balls.

Moeen has bowled two good overs but this time he comes under attack from Pant, who smashes the off-spinner down the ground for a straight six.

He continues his attacking approach as Chahal is sent over the long-on fence for another six.

Pant pulls the next ball for a four to race to his fifty, from just 27 balls, followed by two singles before a misfield from Sarfaraz at short fine leg gives him a couple to take the RCB past the 100-run mark, in the 12th over.

If RCB don't get Pant in the next few overs, then they could be staring a huge score from Delhi.

Off-spinner Moeen Ali comes into the attack. And he makes a good start with the ball, giving away four runs, including a wide.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj comes into the attack. He makes the mistake of dropping short to the in-form Pant, who pulls it over midwicket for a six.

The next ball is pitched right up as Pant hammers it straight down the ground for another maximum and then takes one as Siraj goes for 14 in his first over.

Off-spinner Moeen bowls another good over, conceding just four runs, the same as the first to keep things tight from his end.

Medium pacer Colin de Grandhomme comes into the attack. The first ball is wide as Iyer steers it through the thirdman region for a four. He mishits the next ball but it falls short of the fielder at deep midwicket and two balls later he miscues it on the off-side but a misunderstanding between Kohli and AB de Villiers sees the chance go waste, with the latter nearly getting under the ball before withdrawing at the last minute anticipating a collision.

Iyer again guides the last ball fine on the off-side for the second four of the over.

Delhi have recovered to 78 for two in 10 overs with Pant on 35 from 21 balls and Iyer on 25 from 26 balls.

Just one over with the new ball for Umesh before Tim Southee is called into the attack. He starts with a short ball which slants across as Pant looks to cut but is beaten and RCB appeal for caught behind which is turned down.

Wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel is confident but the other players are not so confident, including the bowler himself.

An unsure captain Kohli decides to take the DRS just at the last minute but it turns out to be a wrong decision as the review is wasted.

The next ball is short as Pant pulls it behind square for a four and then repeats the shot but just for a couple.

He looks to turn the fourth ball on the leg side but gets an inside edge on to the pads before he is beaten off the last two balls.

Umesh is called back into the attack. Pant picking up length quickly as he pulls a short ball but Mandeep Singh comes up with a stunning effort to stop the boundary and keep it down to just a single.

But two balls later, he gets it perfectly in the gap for another boundary and the last ball is lofted over the covers as Pant races to 16 with the help of three fours.

Southee has started off well as he bowls another tidy over, conceding just five runs.

Delhi Daredevils have reached 44 for two in six overs with Pant on 17 from 12 balls and Iyer on 10 from 11 balls.

The young Prithvi Shaw walks out to open the batting with England's Jason Roy for Delhi Daredevils.

RCB will open with leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, strikes in his first over with the wicket of the in-form Shaw, who is beaten by the wrong one and bowled for two.

Umesh Yadav to bowl the second over. He starts with a short ball which Roy pulls over midwicket for a six before he hits the fifth ball through the covers for a four.

Chahal strikes again in his second over. Roy is also done in with the googly as he tries to drive it through the off-side but the ball goes in through the gate and crashes into the stumps.

Rishabh Pant gets off the mark with a single before Shreyas Iyer manages to pick the googly as he punches it square on the off-side for a four.

In the second match of the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore have elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils in Delhi.

In the first match of the day, KKR kept their play-off hopes alive with a 31-run victory against Kings XI Punjab.

Sunil Narine and Dinesh Karthik hammered quickfire half-centuries to help Kolkata Knight Riders outclass Kings XI Punjab

Opener Narine took the Punjab bowlers to the cleaners as he smashed an entertaining 75 from 36 balls before Karthik provided the flourish at the end, blasting 50 from 23 balls to propel KKR to a huge 245 for six in their 20 overs.

In reply, the in-form KL Rahul gave Punjab early hopes with a smashing knock of 66 from 29 balls, while Ravichandran Ashwin stroked a quickfire 45 from 22 balls at the end but the hosts finished on 214 for eight.

Narine, who has one over in hand, comes back for his final spell. Three singles from the first three balls before Ashwin late cuts the fifth ball for a four.

It looks like Punjab have given up on the run chase and are looking to reduce the margin as much as possible, to keep the net run rate in control.

Ashwin smashes the last ball straight down the ground for a four as Punjab reach 181 for six in 17 overs, needing another 65 runs from three overs for victory.

Pacer Prasidh Krishna comes back into the attack. He beats Tye with the first ball who swings and misses before he takes one off the next ball.

Krishna bowls it wide before Karthik runs across and has a chat with the young bowler.

He then bowls a short ball which Ashwin pulls for a couple and then takes one down the ground.

Tye hammers the last ball for a four through the leg side as nine come from the over.

Ashwin takes on Russell as he hammers the West Indian straight down the ground for a six and then takes one.

Two balls later, Ashwin clubs Russell for another six over midwicket to take Punjab past the 200-run mark.

Russell tries the short ball as Ashwin makes room and ramps it over the wicketkeeper for a four.

18 runs from Russell's final over spoils his figures as he finishes with 41 for three in his four overs.

The young Prasidh to bowl the final over with 38 needed for victory. He strikes with the wicket of Tye, who looks to pull a short ball down the leg side but gets hits on the gloves and is caught behind for 14.

Two balls later, he dismisses Ashwin, who stroked a quickfire 45 from 22 balls.

Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla comes into the attack as KKR bring on their remaining two spinners late in the innings.

Chawla bowls a tidy over under the circumstances, giving away just seven runs, managing to keep both Ravi Ashwin and Aaron Finch quiet, who are both looking for big hits.

Finch gets into the act in the next over as he smashes Kuldeep for successive sixes followed by three singles to get 15 from the over.

Ashwin hits Chawla for a boundary in the next over, but the leggie bowls another quiet over, going for just nine runs.

Pacer Searles comes back and he is welcomed by a huge six from Finch.

But the fast bowler gets revenge immediately as Finch tries the paddle scoop but is caught by Kuldeep at short fine leg to perish for 34.

New batsman Andrew Tye wastes no time as he smashes the first ball he faces, from Searles, for a straight six.

A single followed by a wide before Ashwin hits the last ball for another six to get 20 from the over.

Debutant Searles had a tough outing with the ball as he finishes with expensive figures of one for 52 in four overs.

With Rahul gone, Searles uses the opportunity to bowl a quiet over under the circumstances.

Three singles before Axar Patel crashes one through the covers for a foura and then takes one to get eight from the over as Punjab reach 101 for four in 10 overs, still way behind the asking rate.

Narine follows it up with another tight over, as he concedes just four singles from his third over.

Spin from both ends as KuldeepYadav comes into the attack. Three singles before Axar comes down the track and hammers it down the ground for a four.

He repeats the shot and this time it goes the distance for a six before Kuldeep gets revenge off the last ball.

Axar has another go but this time he is caught at long-off to be dismissed for 19.

Punjab slip to 119 for five in 12 overs, needing another 127 runs from eight overs for victory at an asking rate of 15.

Searles comes back into the attack. Rahul and Karun Nair pick a single each before the former blasts the fourth ball down the ground for a straight six.

Rahul picks one before Nair miscues the last ball which falls short of the fielder at long-on.

In the next over, Rahul steers a short wide delivery over the thirdman fence for a six to race to his fifty, from just 22 balls.

But Russell checks Punjab's charge with the wicket of Nair from the last ball of the over.

He targets the straight boundary but is caught at long-on after scoring just three.

Narine comes back and suffers at the hands of the attacking Rahul. He comes down the track and blasts the first ball back over the bowler's head for a straight six.

Two balls later, he pulls a short ball over the square leg fence for another maximum.

But Narine has the last laugh with the big wicket of Rahul. The right-hander looks to sweep the last ball but he misses and the ball goes off hids pads into the stumps.

Rahul walks back after a cracking innings of 66 from 29 balls, laced with seven sixes and two fours, as Punjab's hopes receive a big jolt.

Punjab are 93 for four in nine overs, needing another 153 runs from 11 overs for victory.

Medium pacer Andre Russell comes into the attack. Rahul clips the first ball to fine leg for one before Gayle smashes the next ball straight for a boundary.

Russell gets a short ball to bounce more than expected as Gayle gets the edge but wicketkeeper Karthik is unable to hold on to a tough chance despite the dive.

Punjab have raced to 43 for no loss in four overs as they begin the run chase in the right ernest.

Pacer Krishna comes back as he starts his new spell with a short wide delivery which Rahul slashes over thirdman fence for a six.

Two dot balls before Rahul takes a single to bring up the fifty, from 4.4 overs.

The next ball is down the leg side as Gayle looks to glance but misses and wicketkeeper Karthik appeals for catch down the leg side but umpire is not interested. Karthik takes the DRS but loses the review as the ball has come off the pads.

In the next over, Gayle swings Russell over midwicket for a six before the bowler gets revenge with the wicket of the Punjab opener.

Gayle looks to pull a short ball over the leg side but gets an outside edge and is caught behind for 21.

Russell strikes again off the next delivery, again with the short ball, as Mayank Agarwal top edges the pull and is caught in the deep for a golden duck.

Rahul evades the hat-trick by taking a single off the last ball as Punjab are reduced to 58 for two in six overs, with Rahul going strong on 36 from 18 balls.

Sunil Narine, who played a cracking innings with the bat, will open the bowling for KKR.

Punjab's openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle have their task cut out, with a huge run chase of 246.

Rahul starts off with a single off the first ball to long-on before Gayle does the same next ball to get off the mark.

Rahul comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground for a straight six and lofts the next over the covers for successive sixes.

Rahul picks a single on the leg side to get 15 from the first over.

Young pacer Prasidh Krishna to bowl from the other end. Rahul guides the first ball through the vacant thirdman region for a four before he takes one, followed by three more singles.

Medium pacer Javon Searles comes into the attack. Rahul continues his dashing start, smashing a wide delivery over point for a four and Gayle repeats the shot two balls later followed by two singles as Punjab race to 36 for no loss in three overs.

Sunil Narine and Dinesh Karthik hammered quickfire half-centuries to power KKR to a mammoth 245 for six against Kings XI Punjab.

Opener Narine took the Punjab bowlers to the cleaners as he smashed an entertaining 75 from 36 balls.

Andre Russell played a cameo of 31 from 14 balls before Karthik provided the flourish at the end, blasting 50 from 23 balls.

It would take a special effort from the Punjab's batsmen to overhaul this score, but they certainly have the batting line-up capable of chasing this total.

Shubman Gill continues the flow of boundaries as he edges the first ball from Tye which beats Gayle at short thirdman and goes for a boundary.

Gill picks one off the third ball before Karthik takes a single off the fifth ball to race to his half-century, from just 22 balls.

One more single off the last ball as Tye goes for seven in his final over, but still ends with expensive figures of four for 41 in four overs.

Sran to bowl the final over. Karthik attempts to hit it down the ground but mistimes the slower ball and is caught at long-on after a cracking innings of 50 from 23 balls, laced with three sixes and five fours.

Sran tries the slower ball but Gill manages to pull it over square leg for a four.

The pacer tries a wide full delivery which Gill steers past point for another boundary.

Gill comes down the track but only manages to punch the fifth ball to sweeper cover for one.

Debutant Javon Searles smashes the first ball he faces in IPL, over long-on for a six to end the innings in grand style.

Pacer Mohit comes back into the attack. Nitish Rana pulls the first ball over midwicket for a six.

Singles from the next two balls before Rana smashes the fourth ball straight down the ground beating the fielder at long-off for a four.

Rana goes for another big hit but mistimes it as Miller takes an easy catch at long-off to send back the left-hander for 11.

Karthik ends the last ball of the over with a boundary as he revere sweeps the pacer through thirdman for a four.

Mujeeb, who earlier went off the field with an injury after being struck by a powerful blow from Narine, comes back into the attack.

Karthik slog sweeps the first ball for a six before he attempts the same shot two balls later but gets a top edge over the wicketkeeper for a four.

Karthik sweeps the fourth ball over square leg for another six and then takes a single on the off-side.

The last ball is down the leg side as Russell glances it fine for a four to get 21 from the over, with 40 coming from the last two as KKR are set for a huge total.

Tye, who has taken three for 19 in two overs so far, comes back into the attack.

He starts with a slower bouncer as Karthik pulls it over short fine leg for a six and then takes one.

Russell then carves a wide full delivery over short thirdman for a four to take KKR past the 200-run mark, in the 17th over and then takes one before the pacer bowls a wide.

A single to Karthik before Tye bowls another wide as he attempts the slower bouncer which bounces a lot more than expected.

Russell swings at the next one but gets the top edge as wicketkeeper KL Rahul takes the catch on the leg side.

Russell walks back after a quickfire 31 from 14 balls as KKR reach 205 for four in 17 overs.

Mohit comes back as Andre Russell picks a single off the first ball and Karthik does the same off the next.

Russell makes his intentions clear as he heaves the third ball over midwicket for a six and then punches the fifth ball to long-on for one.

A single to Karthik off the last ball as Mohit concedes 10 in his third over.

With Ashwin going for runs, Axar continues with the ball. Karthik steers the first ball fine on the off-side for two runs before he sweeps the next as Tye at deep square leg fumbles near the boundary to give away a four.

Two balls later, Russell sweeps it powerfully square on the leg side for a six.

Two balls later, he slog sweeps Axar and this time it goes ever further, infact out of the ground for the second six of the over.

19 runs from the over as Axar finishes with expensive figures of 52 runs from four overs.

KKR on course for a huge total as they reach 169 for three in 15 overs, with Russell on 22 from 10 balls and Karthik on 19 from 10 balls.

Ashwin has struggled with the ball for Punjab so far. Uthappa sweeps the first ball past Gayle at short fine leg for a four and two balls later he plays the slog sweep for a six over midwicket to raise the 50-run stand for the second wicket from just 25 balls.

Three more singles as KKR race to 106 for one in 10 overs, with Narine on 55 from 29 balls and Uthappa on 22 from 14 balls.

Left-arm pacer Sran comes into the attack. Uthappa guides the first ball to short thirdman and runs across for a single but Narine is struggling. However, Mohit Sharma fails to get the direct hit with Narine haven given up on making the crease but is lucky that the fielder missed.

Narine makes most of the reprieve as he heaves the second ball over square leg for a six and then smashes the next for a four, clipping it through the leg side.

Sran tries the slower bouncer but Narine is waiting as he pulls it comfortably over midwicket for the second six of the over, which goes for 17 runs.

Tye comes back as Narine smashes the second ball over the covers for a four. But Tye once again makes the breakthrough with the key wicket of Narine, who gets the edge and is caught behind.

Narine gave KKR a flying start with his cracking innings of 75 from 36 balls, having hit nine fours and fours sixes.

Tye strikes again two balls later as Uthappa mistimes the drive and is caught by Mohit at point after scoring 24 from 17 balls.

Dinesh Karthik looks in good touch as he punches Axar through the off-side for a four in the next over. A couple of singles before Karthik gets an edge over short thirdman for another boundary.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel comes into the attack. Four singles from the first four balls before Narine lofts the fifth ball back over the bowler's head for a straight six.

Axar bowls a wide before Narine takes one off the last ball to get 12 from the over as KKR continue to boost the tempo.

Skipper Ashwin comes back and comes under attack from Narine. He lofts the first ball over the covers for a four before smashing the next ball straight, beating the fielder at long-on for successive boundaries.

A single to Narine before Ashwin beats Uthappa, who attempts the sweep and misses but the appeal for LBW is turned down.

Axar continues as Uthappa decides to join the party, smashing the left-arm spinner straight down the ground for a four, despite the dive from the fielder at long-off.

A single to Narine off the third ball helps the left-hander race to his half-century, from just 26 balls.

He then pulls a short ball from Axar for a four as KKR race to 93 for one in nine overs.

Narine has smashed his way to 54 from 28 balls, while Uthappa has made 10 from nine balls.

Lynn sweeps Mujeeb but is denied a boundary by the diving stop from Gayle at short fine leg as he gets just a single.

Narine smashes one straight back to the bowler Mujeeb who is struck on his right arm and seems be in a lot of pain as he forced is off the field.

Captain Ravichandran Ashwin takes over, to bowl the remaining four deliveries of the over.

Ashwin starts with a short ball which Narine pulls over midwicket for a six and then smashes the next over mid-on for a four as KKR finally manage to break the shackles.

Two more singles as Ashwin goes for 12 off his four deliveries of the over to get KKR kick-started after a sedate start.

Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran is welcomed to the bowling crease by a huge six from Lynn as he smashes it over midwicket.

A single to Lynn before Narine lashes at a short wide delivery but gets a thick outside edge over short thirdman for a four.

Two balls later, he looks for a big hit down the ground and despite not timing it not that well, he manages to clear mid-on for another four.

Pacer Andrew Tye comes into the attack. Lynn immediately goes after the fast bowler, launching him for a huge six down the ground.

But Tye gets revenge immediately as he bowls Lynn, who goes for the pull but misses and the ball goes off his body and his gloves and deflects on to the stumps.

Lynn had made a good start, scoring 27 from 17 balls, but was unable to carry on. However, he gave KKR a good start, putting on 53 runs for the opening wicket with Narine from just 32 balls.

Robin Uthappa gets off the mark with a single before Narine pulls a short ball behind square leg for a four.

A single from the last ball as Tye goes for 12 as KKR reach 59 for one in six overs, with Narine unbeaten on 31 from 18 balls.

Pacer Mohit Sharma will open the bowling for Punjab, while Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine are the two openers for KKR.

Lynn leaves the first ball alone before he goes after the next, trying to drive it through the off-side but gets an inside edge which goes for a boundary through the fine leg fence.

He repeats the shot off the next ball for another boundary off the inside edge before he keeps strike with a single from the last ball as nine come from the first over.

Mujeeb ur Rahman to bowl the second over. Lynn steals a quick single from the second ball to point before Narine takes one to get off the mark.

Lynn picks another run before Narine lashes at the last ball and get three runs as the fielder does well with a slide on the cover fence.

Mohit starts his second over with a full toss but Narine is unable to find the gap through the off-side for just a single.

Lynn is beaten by the slower ball as he gets an inside edge on to the pads before it goes through to the keeper. He then picks a single before Narine tries to run it past short thirdman but fails to find the gap and mistimes the next one, a slower ball to midwicket.

Narine makes room as Mohit drops short but the left-hander is still able to pull it through midwicket for two runs.

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

KKR have made one change as Javon Searles comes in for Tom Curran.

Meanwhile, Punjab have made as many as three changes with Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch and Barinder Sran replacing Akshdeep Nath, Marcus Stoinis and Manoj Tiwary respectively.

Welcome to the coverage of the 44th match of the Indian Premier League between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indore on Saturday.

Deflated after a crushing defeat against Mumbai Indians in the previous encounter, Kolkata Knight Riders will be aiming to pick up pieces when they face Kings XI Punjab in a must-win match.

With 10 points from 11 games, it is a must-win encounter for Dinesh Karthik and his men if they want to keep their play-off chances alive.

For Kings XI Punjab, the game against Rajasthan Royals turned out to be a proverbial banana peel as they lost by 15 runs chasing a modest target of 159.

The defeat led to unverified reports of rift between franchise co-owner Preity Zinta and Director of Cricket Virender Sehwag, something that the franchise denied in an official statement.

With 12 points from 10 games, KXIP are in a tricky situation. A win will take them closer to play-offs but a defeat will mean that Mumbai Indians will be breathing down their neck.