Moeen Ali bowls the last over. Rana waits for a wide signal, no wide given. He takes a single. Russell on strike. 4 sixes from here to win. Slams over the long on for six runs! Can he do it again? Misses it, no run. Russell is run out, could not do it again for his team. He is gone for 65 off 25 balls. Rana slams a six off the last ball. Bangalore win by 10 runs.

Stoinis is here, good ball, no run. Wide! Another dot ball. Russell slams hard but straight to Moeen Ali. Excellent bouncer from Stoinis. Just three deliveries. Russell has timed it into the stands, six runs over square leg! Another six over the bowlers head, that brings up his fifty off just 21 balls. Six runs to end the over. 19 runs from the over. Kolkata 190-4. They need 24 runs from 6 balls.

After strategic time out. Mohammed Siraj is back. Rana takes a quick single, Russell could have been out had it been a direct hit. Wide ball! Russell slams a boundary toward point. Hammers a huge huge six over extra cover. Wide again. Crucial dot ball, Russell misses it completely. Single to end the over. 15 runs from the over. Kolkata 153-4 after 17 overs.  

The hosts need 61 runs from 18 balls. Too much? Don't remember Russell's 56 off 3 overs? 

Dale Steyn is back. Rana on strike, no run. Slams the second delivery for a huge six! They runs two quick singles. Rana slams another six runs! That went high high up. Good ball, Rana misses it. Last ball of the over, four runs. One bounce boundary. Kolkata need 43 off 12 balls.

Rana faces Chahal, no run. Another dot ball and then Rana takes a single. Wide called from the umpire. Russell leaves it. Russell hammers the ball over the midwicket for six. Full toss and the big man slams it for another six runs! Hat-trick of Six runs! 20 runs from the over. Kolkata 121-4. 

Saini continues, Rana slams a well timed boundary! Rana misses the next delivery, no run. Slams the next delivery over the midwicket for six runs and with that brings up his half century. Same place, same shot, same result. Six runs! Just one from the next delivery. Good ball, quick ball, no run.

Russell faces Chahal, takes a single. Rana slams a boundary over square leg. Takes a single and puts Russell on strike. Wide ball and Russell passes it. The next ball, he swings it for six runs into the stands. Two more dot balls to end the over. 13 runs from the over. Kolkata 94-4 after 13 overs. 

The hosts need 120 from 42 balls. Saini is back. Rana takes a single. Russell on strike, he stands and delivers, four runs! Dot ball. Next ball, Russell dropped! Klaasen runs in towards his left from fine leg, and Russell is dropped! Single for Russell. Dot ball to end the over.

Chahal is here. Uthappa takes a single. Rana slams a boundary. One bounce, four runs! Another four runs. Another single and two wides. 12 runs from the over. Kolkata 72-3 after 11 overs. 

Stoinis is back. Rana lofts the ball towards midwicket, Chahal drops! He should have got it but fell short. Next ball is sent to the ropes over point. Takes a single and Uthappa on strike. He pull and Pawan Negi takes a comfortable catch at square leg. Uthappa scored 9 off 19 balls. Andre Russell is the new batsman.

Uthappa faces Mohammed Siraj, four runs! Next is a dot ball. Wide ball and races towards the boundary. Boundary to end the over. Rana pulls and slams is over the midwicket boundary. 14 runs off the over. Kolkata 60-3 after 10 overs.

Siraj continues. Rana slams a boundary, excellent shot! Takes a single, Uthappa on strike. Three dot balls in the over. After 8 overs, Kolkata 44-3. 

Rana faces Stoinis, no run. Rana misses the next bouncer. Dot ball again. Two singles taken. Not enough for Kolkata

Nitish Rana is the new batsman. Mohammed Siraj is the new bowler. Five dot balls. Just wow! Boundary to end the over. Bangalore had aced the powerplay. Just four runs off the last powerplay over and three wickets! Stoinis in attack now. Uthappa on strike, no run. Two single and three dot balls!

Robin Uthappa is the new batsman. Steyn continues. Gill on strike, no run. Three runs for Gill. Chahal does well to sprint to almost the boundary and save 1 run. Lot of smiles on Bangalore players faces. Uthappa takes a single. Gills slams the ball for four runs. Just defends the next delivery. Top catch from Kohli! Kohli fumbles but keeps watching and takes the catch! Second wicket for Steyn. Gill gone for 9 off 11 balls.

Gill faces Saini, sends the ball to extra cover but can't beat the feilder, no run. Another dot ball. Takes a sinlge and Narine on strike. Skies the ball, it is high up and Parthiv Patel holds on to the ball. Narine gone for 18 off 16 balls.

Navdeep Saini comes from the other end. Narine stands and delivers! Four runs. Two dot balls and single for Narine. Gill just defends. Two more dot balls. Just five runs from the over. Kolkata 11-1 after 2 overs. 

Steyn continues. Narines slams the first ball to the ropes through the covers. Two dot ball and Narine again finds the gap and four runs. In the air, just short of third man, ball races to the boundary.

Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine to open for Kolkata. Dale Steyn is going to bowl first up for the visitors.  Lynn faces Steyn and DROPPED by Stoinis at first slip. Narine on strike, no run. Next delivery is slammed to the boundary. Narine takes a single and Stoinis on strike, who flips the ball to Virat Kohli who makes no mistake this time. Simple catch and Stoinis walks away scoring 1 off 2 balls. Steyn gets his man!

Prasidh Krishna bowls the penultimate over. Kohli takes two quick singles. A huge six! And backs it with a boundary over the extra cover drive. Stoinis joins the party, slams a boundary to end the over. 19 runs from the over. Bangalore 197-3. 

Gunrey bowls the last over. Single for Kohli. Stoinis slams a six! Takes a single and Kohli on strike. Kohli on 96 runs now. Misfield and four runs for Kohli, 100 comes up for Kohli off just 57 balls. Gill takes a simple catch at deep midwicket and Kohli is walking back scoring his century.

Bangalore set 214 target for Kolkata.

Prasidh Krishna is here again. Kohli takes a single. Four runs! It could have been a catch but ball flies off the fielder and one bounce boundary. Kohli takes a single. Lucky Kohli! Ball bounces in front of Chawla at long on. Ali on strike, four runs! Single to end the over. Bangalore 122-2 after 15 overs. 

Kuldeep Yadav in attack. Moeen Ali sends the ball for four runs. With a six, Ali brings up his half century. It is just amazing the wat Moeen Ali is striking the ball. Four runs Six more runs! Wide ball and Six runs again over long on! Kuldeep Yadav finally gets his man but he has conceded 27 runs! Ali walks back scoring 66 off 28 balls.

Stoinis is the new batsman. Gurney is back. Wide ball to start. Stoinis is off to a start with a single. Kohli on strike, whips the short ball over the long leg boundary for four runs. Runs two quick singles. Excellent shot, four more runs to Kohli. Gears have shifted here. Kohli on fire. Hammers a huge six. Single to end the over. 19 runs from the over. 46 runs from last two overs. Bangalore 168-3 after 17 overs.

Narine in attack. Two singles. Kohli then hammers the ball for a huge six. Kohli on 79 from 49 balls. Great stuff from the skipper. Dot ball to end the over. 10 runs from the over. At this rate Kolkata will be chasing 200 plus runs.

Sunil Narine is back. Four singles off four balls so far. Ali gets edge and ball is sent to the ropes through the midwicket. Single to end the over. Nine runs from the over. Bangalore 98-2 after 13 overs. 

Ali faces Kuldeep Yadav and flights the ball for a huge huge six. Next delivery sent to the ropes. Two more single from the over. 12 runs!

Andre Russell is here again. Kohli takes two quick runs. Two excellent balls from Russell. But can't keep Kohli quiet. King Kohli sends a huge six into the stands. Dot ball to end the over. Nine runs from the over. Bangalore 79-2 after 11 overs. 

Piyush Chawla is here. Kohli takes a single. Moeen Ali on strike, dot ball. Ali sends the ball into the stands over the midwicket. Three more singles in the over. 10 runs from the over.

Andre Russell continues. Nath takes a single. They are rotating the strike well. Until Russell strikes! Nath skies the ball, Uthappa takes a a fine catch. Nath walks back scoring 13 off 15 balls. Moeen Ali is the new batsman. And he is off t a start with a single. Bangalore 60-2 after 9 overs. 

Kuldeep Yadav continues. Moeen Ali runs down the pitch and hits a huge SIX. Four more singles from the over. 

Andre Russell is here to bowl. Kohli flicks the ball towards cover for a single. Nath also takes a single. These two are rotating the strike well. Five runs from the over. Bangalore 47-1 after 7 overs. 

Kuldeep Yadav in attack now. Kohli welcomes him with a boundary. Kuldeep does well and Kohli pushes the ball back to the bowler. Another four runs for the skipper, over deep extra cover! It went so fast! No one could have got that. Single to end the over. 10 runs from the over. Time for strategic timeout.

Gurney is back. Nath sends the ball back to the bowler. Dot ball again. Nath flicks the next delivery to short fine leg for a single. Just four runs from the over. Bangalore 30-1 after 5 overs. 

Prasidh Krishna continues, big shout! Umpire not interested and there are no reviews left in Kolkata kitty. The next delivery is sent for a huge six over the mid wicket boundary. Takes a single and King Kohli on strike. Kohli gets an outside edge and four runs. Single to end the over.

Parthiv faces Prasidh Krishna and smashes the ball to the fine leg boundary. Two dot ball followed by two single. So far so good. Four runs to end the boundary. 10 runs from the over. Bangalore 17-0 after 3 overs. 

Narine continues. Kohli sends the ball to midwicket for a single. Parthiv on strike and out! The ball is up up, high up and Nitish Rana takes the catch in three attempts. Parthiv gone for 11 off 11 balls. Aksdeep Nath is the new batsman. Kohli on strike and misfield by Gill. Three extra runs for Bangalore. Two more singles. Kohli ends the over with two runs.

Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli are out in the middle. Gurney has the new ball. Dot ball to start and next delivery is called wide. Parthiv gets going with a single. Kohli on strike, two dot ball. Kohli takes a single off next ball. Dot ball to end the over. At the end of first over, Bangalore 3 runs for no loss. 

Sunil Narine comes from the other end. Kohli takes two quick singles. Next delivery, big shout! Umpire not interested. Kolkata go for review. No edge and umpire's decision stands. Two more singles from the over. Good start for Kolkata.

Good news for Kolkata as Andre Russell is fit.

There are few changes in Bangalore side. AB is unwell so Henrich Klaasen plays and Dale Steyn makes his return. Kolkata are playing with the same XI. 

Kolkata: Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Robin Uthappa, Dinesh Karthik (capt, wk), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna,  Harry Gurney

Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (capt), Moeen Ali, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Akshdeep Nath, Pawan Negi, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini