13 needed from the final two overs. R Ashwin the new man in. Lockie Ferguson bowls the penultimate. Four! Pressure on RCB, Powell gets the over underway with a boundary. Four more! And RR need just 5 off 10 to win this. 

Powell finds the fielder. Three dots on the trot and the equation comes down to 5 off 7. 

SIX! Down the ground and Powell take Royals home with a six. 

After losing four on the trot, Royals bounced back to pick up a 4 wicket win over RCB and march into Qualifer 2. RR end RCB's journey. 

The one massive over put Royals well in control of this chase. Royals need 30 from 24 to win. Yash Dayal returns, a single to begin. 

Four! Down the ground for a boundary as Hetmyer drills it back past the bowler. Four more! And this one races away past deep third. A single and a dot to end the over as Dayal leaks 11 runs. 

Siraj to bowl out, a single to get the over underway. Back-to-back wides. Siraj looks unhappy with the second wide call, RCB review the call. It's a wide, RCB lose the review.

Bowled! The stumps have been uprooted and Riyan Parag has to walk for 36 off 26. 

Rovman Powell the new man in. 16 needed off 16.

WICKET!!! And its the skipper who picks up the catch. Emotions run high as RCB come alive! The well set Hetmyer departs for 26 off 14 as Royals lose their sixth.

Brilliant over from Siraj as he concedes just six and picks up two wickets. 

Mohammed Siraj back onto the attack. Six overs to go, RR need 58 to win. A single to get the 15th underway.

Oh!! Almost another runout! Lucky Riyan Parag survives. The nerves are telling on RR now. 

Four! Top-edged and first boundary after 12 deliveries. Much needed for RR to take the pressure off. Short from Siraj and Hetmyer ducks and pulls it as it races to the fine leg ropes. A wide to follow. 11 runs off the over. 

Cameron Green back for his final over and Hetmyer gets it just over the ropes for a maximum. 

SIX!! Parag clears the boundary ropes this time as he launches it over covers.

Four! Parag has siezed control now. A clever shot from Parag as he ramps it over short third. 

Green leaks 17 runs off the over. 

Lockie Ferguson back into the attack, Riyan Parag beats the fielder. Good effort at the ropes to save a single as Parag, Jurel collect three quick runs.

SIX!! Parag stands tall and sends this sailing over deep midwicket for a maximum.

A single to end the over as Ferguson leaks 11 runs. 

Has Virat Kohli produced a magical moment on the field once again! This is the second sensational effort by Kohli. They go upstairs for the runout appeal. Another brilliant brilliant effort from Kohli as Dhruv Jurel run out! Kohli charges to his left and collects it and fires it back to Green. Umpires take a long time to check if the ball is in Green's hands. It is. And Jurel has to walk for 8 off 8. Royals lose their fourth. 

As the commentators say, 'Any other fielder it would've been a two.' But with Kohli, it was a runout!

Impact Player Shimron Hetmyer the new man in. 

Another brilliant over from Green as he concedes just four. 

Royals need 88 from 60 to win. Karn Sharma bowls his second and Sanju Samson stumped!! Suddenly RCB have picked up two quick wickets and Royals have two new batters at the crease. Karn anticipated Samson's charge and send it wide outside off. Samson charged down and Karthik collects it and whips the bails off. Samson departs for 17 off 14. 

Dhruv Jurel the new man in and gets off the mark with a boundary. 

Four more as Parag picks the goodle early and sends it past fine. 13 runs and a wicket of the over. 

Cameron Gteen continues, a dot to begin. 

Big appeal from Green. Karthik not too interested but they want to take their chances, take the review for caught behind. Gap between bat and ball and RCB lose the review on this occasion. 

Excellent over from Green as he concedes just two.

After the timeout, Karn Sharma comes into the attack. Jaiswal hits it through wide mid-on. Kohli's efforts keeps it to just a single. Samson drills it through covers, wants two, but Jaiswal sents him back. Oh! Samson would have gifted his wicket, he looks back to glare at Jaiswal and it almost cost him his wicket as his bat was not grounded. Had Karn taken the bails off, the RR skipper would have walked. Runs come in singles as Karn concedes just six off his first over. 

The physio is out in the middle to look at a struggling Jaiswal. Could be the heat as the physio is out with the ice pack. 

Cameron Green come into the attack, a single to begin. 

Wicket? Has Green handed RCB the breakthrough? A confident Green and DK convince the skipper to go for a review. Decision overturned! Jaiswal walks for 45 off 30 as Green strikes in his first over. 

Riyan Parag the new man in, gets off the mark with a single. 

Good over from Green as he concedes just five and picks up a wicket. 

Swapnil comes back into the attack and Sanju Samson welcomes him with a stellar shot that goes sailing over the boundary ropes. Slightly short from Swapnil, Samson launches it over deep midwicket.

Four! Jaiswal finds the gap for a boundary as he slaps this through cover. Four more! Jaiswal cuts this past backward point as he hammers Swapnil for back-to-back boundaries. 

Ferguson continues, a single to get the 8th over underway. Four! Edged past the keeper as it races away for four. 

10 runs off the over. 

Yash Dayal continues and oh no a horrid start to the over as Glenn Maxwell drops Kohler-Cadmore! What is happening to RCB tonight! Jaiswal dropped on 3 and now Kohler-Cadmore dropped on 12! 

Four! Kohler hits this over midwicket for the first boundary of the over and once again finds the gap to end the over with a boundary. 10 runs off Daya's second over. 

Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack, bowls the final over of the powerplay. 

WICKET!! That's the breakthrough RCB needed. A sizzling delivery from Ferguson lights up the stumps as Kohler-Cadmore departs for 20 off 15. Brilliant over from Ferguson as he concedes just two and picks up a wicket.

Yash Dayal comes into the attack, a dot to begin. Dropped and not just that its gone away for a boundary. Jaiswal gets a thick edge and Green at wide slip dives but its gone away for a boundary. Jaiswal follows it up with another four past short third. Four! Jaiswal drives this through covers for the third boundary of the over. Four more! Fourth boundary of the over! Jaiswal ends the over with a boundary as Dayal leaks 16 runs.

Siraj continues and the boundaries continue to flow as Kohler joins the party. Kohler sends this past mid-on to get the fourth over underway with a boundary. Four more! RR in a hurry here as Kohler drills this through the covers. 

Four more! Misfield by Swapnil and Jaiswal gets another boundary. 13 runs off the over. 

Welcome back. Rajasthan Royals need 173 to win. Can the RCB bowlers rise to the occasion and restrict RR? Time for the chase to get underway in Ahmedabad. Swapnil Singh begins the attack with the new ball. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore open for Royals. A dot to get the chase underway. Jaiswal edges towards short third to get off the mark with a single. Kohler too off the mark with a single as he hits it to deep midwicket. 

Quiet start from Swapnil as he concedes just two. 

Mohammed Siraj from the other end, a dot to get his over underway. A quiet over from Siraj as he concedes just four. 

Two overs to go. Dinesh Karthik changes his bat. Avesh Khan bowls the penultimate over, a dot to begin. WICKET!! Dinesh Karthik skies this and Yashasvi Jaiswal makes no mistake as he keeps his eye on the ball, running back from cover and picks him up. Karthik departs for 11 off 13. RCB lose their sixth. 

Impact Sub Signal: Swapnil Singh comes in for Rajat Patidar. 

Singh gets off the mark with a single, puts Lomror back on strike. 

Four! Lomror finds the gap as he sends it over short third for an important boundary. 

WICKET!! Rovman Powell picks up his third catch as Lomror has to walk for 32 off 17 as he hits it straight to Powell at deep cover. 

Brilliant from Avesh Khan as he concedes just five and picks up two wickets in the 19th over. 

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the final over. Swapnil gets the 20th underway with a single.

Four! Welcome runs for RCB. What has Jaiswal done! It bounces in front of him and spins away from him to the boundary ropes. 

SIX!! Sandeep misses his length and Swapnil pulls out the big hit as he gets into position and launches this over the square leg boundary. 

Wicket! Karn Sharma finds Powell as Sandeep picks up a wicket on the final ball. 13 runs and a wicket of the over. 

RCB toil to 172/8 vs RR in the Eliminator. 

Sandeep Sharma back into the attack, bowls the 17th. Dinesh Karthik welcomes him with a boundary as he dispatches it through the vacant backward square region. A quick single to follow. 

10 runs come off Sandeep Sharma's third over. Two overs to go. Can Karthik, Lomror take RCB 180 at least? Boult returns, bowls the 18th over, quick two the get the over underway.

FOUR! Lomror finds the important boundary as he slaps it over cover for four.

10 runs off Boult's final over. 

Avesh Khan bowls his third and Rajat Patidar gets the over underway with a lovely shot as he helps it over fine leg for a maximum! Patidar taking charge of RCB's innings.

WICKET! Avesh Khan gets his revenge on the very next delivery as Riyan Parag back tracks and times the jump to pick up Patidar at mid-off. Patidar departs for 34 off 22. RCB lose their fifth. 

Dinesh Karthik the new man in and huge appeal for LBW! It's given straightaway. But Karthik goes upstairs. Decision overturned! Karthik survives. Ultraedge shows a spike as the ball passes. But there was a clear gap and it looks like the bat has hit the pad! RR look frustrated  with the big umpiring blunder. How costly will this prove?

9 runs and a wicket off the over. 

Five overs to go. Chahal to bowl out. Karthik drives it back to Chahal to get the over underway with a dot. 

SIX!! Welcome runs as Lomror slog sweeps this over long-on. 9 runs off the over.

R Ashwin to bowl out. Green punches it to long-off to begin the 13th over with a single. Patidar drags it to midwicket for a single. WICKET!! Ashwin gets onto the wickettaker's list as he gets his first one. Powell makes no mistake as he backs away to pick up a good catch to send Cameron Green packing. Green departs for 27 off 21 as RCB lose their third. 

Glenn Maxwell in at No. 5. 

WICKET!!! Back-to-back scalps as Ashwin gets Maxwell on the next delivery as he departs for a duck. Looking to go down the ground Maxwell finds Dhruv Jurel at long-on who makes no mistake this time. 

Mahipal Lomror the new man in. A brilliant over from Ashwin as he concedes just two and picks up two wicket. 

Chahal bowls his third and Patidar welcomes him with a maximum as he launches this over deep midwicket. 

SIX! Another maximum as Lomror not only survives but gets a six. Jaiswal can't hold onto the it as it spills over the ropes for a maximum.

Four! One bounce and over the ropes as Patidar slaps it over cover point. A single to end the over as Chahal leaks 19 runs. 

R Ashwin continues.  Green gets the over underway with a single. Patidar blocks the next one, before Ashwin sends the next one down leg side, wide called. 

Dropped!! Dhruv Jurel drops a sitter! Short and Patidar looks to pull, but gets a top edge and Jurel coming in from long-off, drops a sitter as the ball pops out of his hand. How expensive will that drop prove?

Six runs off Ashwin's third over. 

Avesh Khan returns, a single to get the 12th underway. 

Four! Low full toss and Patidar gets it past fine. Boult can't get to it as it races away for four. 

Four more! Avesh misses the yorker and Green lifts this down the ground. The umpire has to duck as the ball races away for four. 13 runs off Avesh's second over. 

Ashwin continues, Cameron Green eases it to long-off to collect a single. Patidar tucks the length ball to short fine. Patidar clips the third ball through mid-on to take the single. Quick couple to get the over underway as Ashwin bowls another strong over conceding just five. 

Chahal continues, and its a maximum to get the ninth over underway! SIX!! Green sends this sailing over the deep midwicket boundary! Four! Green follows up the maximum with another boundary as he sends this past long-off. 

RCB reach 50/1 in the powerplay. Spin comes into play as R Ashwin comes into the attack in the first over after the powerplay. Kohli taps it through square leg to begin the 7th over with a single. 

Stellar over from Ashwin as he concedes just 6 off his first over. 

Time for the first strategic timeout.

Chahal comes into the attack against his former team. A dot to get the over underway.

WICKET!! Chahal strikes and its the massive wicket of Virat Kohli. Looking to take him on Kohli slog sweeps it but finds Ferreira. Its the big one as Kohli falls for 33 off 24. 

Rajat Patidar the new man in. 

Excellent over from Chahal as he concedes just two and picks up a wicket. 

Boult continues, bowls his third over, a quick couple to get the fifth over underway as Kohli whips it through midwicket.

WICKET!! A brilliant catch by Rovman Powell as the RCB skipper departs for 17 off 14. Boult gets the first wicket. Faf is waiting near the boundary ropes as umpires take a look to check if its a clean catch. It is! Faf has to depart as Boult hands RR the big wicket of the RCB skipper. 

Cameron Green the new man in. Another brilliant over from Boult as he concedes just three and picks up a wicket. 

Sandeep Sharma to bowl the last over of the powerplay. Four! Kohli whacks it over mid-off to get the over underway with a boundary. 

Four! Kohli chips it wide of mid-off to pick up the second boundary of the over. A single to end the over. 13 runs off the over. 

Boult continues. Full around off and Kohli defends it, a dot to get the third over underway. Kohli miscues the pull, gets a bottom edge towards deep backward square, takes a single. 

Faf whips the length ball wide of mid-on to take a single. Excellent over from Boult as he concedes just three.

Avesh Khan comes into the attack and Virat Kohli pulls out the pull shot to welcome him with a maximum.

Four! Faf du Plessis brings out the scoop shot as he gets away over the vacant fine leg region for a boundary. 

Four to end the over! Captain Faf dispatches this through the midwicket as Avesh leaks 17 runs in his first over. 

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis at the crease. RR players in a huddle and the Eliminator is all set to get underway. Trent Boult with the new ball and Virat Kohli on strike. Echoes of 'RCB RCB' take over Narendra Modi Stadium. 

A back of the length delivery around leg and Kohli gets off the mark with a single as he pulls it to square leg.

An inswinging yorker and Du Plessis stumbles as he jams his bat down, manages to nudge it to square to get off the mark with a single. 

Strong start from Boult as he concedes just two.

Sandeep Sharma in from the other end, starts off with a full length around off delivery, a dot to begin. Ooo! Nearly chopped on! Faf survives, takes a single. FOUR! First boundary of the match and it's off Kohli's bat of course! 

Kohli attacks the length ball and swings it in the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on for a boundary.

SIX!! Captain Du Plessis joins the party as he pumps it down the ground for the first maximum off the night. 12 runs off Sandeep's over.

RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (capt), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj

Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Himanshu Sharma

RR XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (wk & capt), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Subs: Nandre Burger, Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Tanush Kotian, Shimron Hetmyer

Speaking at the toss, RR skipper Samson said, "Looking at the conditions here we'll bowl first. It's all about the mindset and you play on the present day. Great energy here, looking forward to the game. Looking at what cricket has taught us - when you're having bad days you need to have the character to come back. Fitness has been the challenging part. Shimron Hetmyer comes back."

Meanwhile RCB skipper Faf du Plessis, said, "If I could win the toss then would have done the same. We were watching the game last night. This looks a little bit on the dryer side. We've had the mind set. The last game against Chennai was an unbelievable one. Want an aggressive start. Same team."