KKR vs RCB Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Varun Chakaravarthy picks up his fourth wicket and seals the victory for Kolkata. It is tossed up, full and on off. Akash Deep tries to heave it across the line but it flies high in the air off the top edge. Varun Chakaravarthy gives it a chase and takes a sharp catch diving forward near mid on. KOLKATA WIN THE MATCH BY 81 RUNS.

Full and on off, in line with the stumps. Deep blocks it back to the bowler.

Darted on the pads, David Willey flicks it into mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, outside off. Deep slaps it hard past the bowler for a single.

An incredible spell of 4 overs comes to an end from the debutant. Suyash Sharma serves it full, on middle and leg. Willey tucks it to mid-wicket.

Flighted full toss, on off. Deep smacks it down to long off for just a single this time.

SIX! BANG! It is full and on off. Deep dances down the track and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Fuller, on off. Willey gets it to point and crosses.

FOUR! It is pitched up, on off. Willey lofts it down the park for a boundary.

Full, outside off. Willey tries to chase it but misses.

FOUR! This is only thing Bangalore need, that is for these two to bat for as long as they can, so that this defeat does not take a toll on the NRR. It is flatter, outside off. Deep slashes hard. It takes the inside edge and runs down to the fine leg fence.

Darted on the pads, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, wide of off. Willey tries to chase it but misses.

Pushed through quicker, coming in with the arm. David Willey wears it on his pads.

Flatter, outside off, tapped to point.

Fuller, angled into the pads. David Willey tucks it behind square on the leg side for a brace.

FOUR! Well, not this time. It is tossed up, full and on off. Akash Deep gets down on one knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. The ball hangs in the air for a long time, eventually it lands near the ropes and goes over the fence. A great over by Suyash Sharma comes to an end.

Short, wide outside off. David Willey cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. Can Sharma pick a four-wicket haul on his debut?

Full and on off. Akash Deep slogs it to deep square leg. It lands safely. One taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! Suyash Sharma gets his third wicket! Tossed up on off. Karn Sharma tries to sweep it but seems to have missed it as there is a big appeal for an LBW. The umpire though is not interested and Kolkata decide to take the DRS. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows that there is a big inside edge onto the pad. However, the catch is also taken by Rana at first slip. So, it means that Karn Sharma has to walk back.

Loopy delivery, on off. Willey drives it wide of long off for a single.

Tossed up and outside off. Willey tries to drive it away but gets an outside edge to short third man.

Back of a length, on off. Willey dabs it to covers for a single.

Short and outside off. Willey cuts it to the point fielder.

On the shorter side and around off. Willey punches it towards deep backward point for a couple.

FOUR! Good shot! Short and wide outside off. Willey slams it through covers for a boundary.

Short and wide outside off. Sharma cuts it to deep point for a single.

Back of a length, on middle. Willey works it to deep square leg for a single.

A googly that beats Karn Sharma all ends up! On off and it turns away. Karn Sharma presses forward to defend it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! Suyash Sharma gets his second wicket and Bangalore look down and out here. Nicely tossed up and outside off. Karthik goes for a big expansive drive but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball loops up in the air right of short third man and Varun Chakaravarthy takes an easy catch.

WIDE! Short and way wide outside off. Karthik lets it go.

Touch shorter and on off. Willey works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fullish and quicker delivery, outside off. Willey drives it to covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! The Kolkata Impact Player takes the wicket of the Bangalore Impact Player. Bowls a lovely googly again. Tossed up and outside off, a googly. Rawat goes for a slog-sweep but gets a top edge that goes straight into the hands of Narine at short third man. Kolkata all over Bangalore now.

A fullish delivery and outside off. A googly this and Rawat lets it go.

On a length and around off. Rawat guides it to third man for a single.

Short and angling across the left-hander. Rawat sways away from the line of the ball.

Back of a length, on middle. Rawat fends it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! Oh, you just can't keep Lord Thakur out of the game! He strikes in his first over and the dangerous Michael Bracewell is gone! Short and at 131 clicks this, on leg. Bracewell tries to pull it but gets a top edge. The ball loops up in the air in front of short fine leg and Nitish Rana takes a good low catch diving forward.

Bowls it full and on middle. Karthik flicks it to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Karthik welcomes Thakur with a boundary! Short and on off. Karthik pulls it to the square leg fence for a boundary.

Shortish and around off. Bracewell punches it to covers. 127 needed now from 54 balls!

A quicker one on middle. Karthik works it to mid-wicket for a single.

A fuller delivery on leg. Bracwell sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

SIX! A much-needed maximum for Bangalore! A half-tracker on middle. Michael Bracewell pulls it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Bracewell skips down the track and Sharma pulls his length back, quicker too. Bracewell plays it back to the bowler.

Shortish and outside off. Karthik cuts it wide of long off for a single.

Another single to end the over! It is floated and full. Dinesh Karthik gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg from outside off. Bangalore need 130 runs to win from 60 balls.

Back of a length, outside off. Michael Bracewell pushes it to covers for a single.

On off, blocked out solidly.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary. Flatter, outside off. Michael Bracewell stands tall and punches it down to third man off his back foot.

It is a bit short, outside off. Dinesh Karthik cuts it to deep point for a single.

LEG BYE! Varun Chakaravarthy serves it full, sliding down leg. Michael Bracewell couldn't tickle it fine. The ball rolls out to the leg side off the pads. They cross for a leg bye.

A successful over from Narine comes to an end. It is full, angled into the pads. Dinesh Karthik clips it towards mid on. He has his task cut out here.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sunil Narine now picks up his second wicket. Shahbaz Ahmed goes back cheaply. It is full and on off. Shahbaz Ahmed reverse-hits it to deep point. It comes off the middle as well. Although, it is hit straight down the throat of Shardul Thakur in the deep, who makes no mistake. Bangalore are in a spot of bother.

Darted on the pads. Michael Bracewell now tucks it to deep square leg and rotates the strike.

Flatter, on leg. Ahmed clips it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR BYES! It does not matter how the runs come for Bangalore. It is quicker and full, outside off, turns further away. Shahbaz Ahmed tries to sweep it away but misses. It beats the keeper as well and meets the third man fence.

Full and on off. Michael Bracewell shuffles and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Incredible over from Varun Chakaravarthy comes to an end. One run and two wickets off it. Full and on off. Ahmed defends it back to the bowler.

Varun Chakaravarthy floats it up, full and on off. Shahbaz Ahmed presses forward and defends it to point.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Varun Chakaravarthy can do nothing wrong here. He gets another wicket. Harshal Patel trudges back on a 2-ball duck. The gamble to push Patel up the order has well and truly backfired. It is a googly, that lands outside off and turns in. Harshal Patel tries to drive it through the line but it catches the inside edge, and the rest is history.

Full, outside off. Patel leans in and drives it into covers.

OUT! TIMBER! Varun Chakaravarthy gets his second wicket. The off stump goes for a ride this time. Glenn Maxwell tries to break his shackles but could not get anywhere near the ball. Once again the googly does the trick for Varun Chakaravarthy. It is a wrong 'un, outside off. Glenn Maxwell throws the kitchen sink at it but misses. The ball goes through to damage the sticks.

It is full, going down leg. Michael Bracewell gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg. They take a single.

Full and on off. Maxwell drives it to covers, could not sneak it through the gap though. Only three runs off the over. The spinners have done well to put a lid over the run rate here.

Flatter and on leg. Michael Bracewell flicks it towards mid on. They take one.

Michael Bracewell charges down the wicket. He misses the ball and takes a blow on his pads. A stifled appeal but Nitish Rana does not take it upstairs.

Floated and full, on off. Michael Bracewell presses forward and blocks it out to safety.

Another single now, as Maxwell flicks this full ball into mid-wicket.

Quicker and full, on off. Michael Bracewell uses his feet and knocks it down the park for a single.

Another googly, Maxwell does not ready it early and ends up getting an inside edge on his pads.

FOUR! Nicely played. It is tossed up, full and on off. Maxwell creams it through covers for a cracking boundary.

On the pads, tucked to the leg side.

Pushed through quicker, on off. Maxwell taps it out to point.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! The spinners are turning the game on its head here. Both the set batters out in a jiffy. It is a googly, which lands wide outside off and turns back in a long way. Faf du Plessis tries to go for an expansive drive but gets an inside edge. The ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Kolkata making early inroads, just what they were looking for.

Full, comes in with the arm, on off. Michael Bracewell does not pick up this delivery. He gets enough bat on it. One taken.

Angles it fuller and on the pads. Michael Bracewell tucks it to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! BOWLED! Oh, a moment of brilliance from Sunil Narine! Gets the big fish, Virat Kohli, and the Kolkata players are pumped up. Pitches it around off and gets it to turn in this time. Kohli tries to flick it but plays all around it as the ball snicks between the bat and pad. It shatters the stumps and this is a big, big wicket.

Fires it on the pads. Kohli flicks it straight to the square leg fielder.

Tight line, on middle and fuller. Faf du Plessis nudges it wide of square leg for a single.

Angles it on middle and leg. Kohli tucks it to square leg for a single.

A flatter and quicker one around off. Kohli works it wide of short third man.

Dot to end the over but 23 from it! On a length, on off. Faf du Plessis fends it back to the bowler.

SIX! What a shot! A slower full delivery on middle. Faf du Plessis picks it and just flicks it all the way over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

FOUR! After bowling such a good first over, Southee is leaking runs here! A fullish delivery again, this time outside off. Faf du Plessis slices it over covers for a boundary.

SIX! Faf du Plessis with a powerful shot this time! A fullish delivery on off. In the slot and Faf du Plessis tonks it over long on for a maximum.

A fullish delivery on middle. Kohli skips down the track and works it through mid-wicket. He takes three this time.

FOUR! Great use of the feet! Short of good length, on off. Kohli dances down the track and powers it over mid on for a boundary.

Touch shorter and around off. Faf du Plessis punches it towards the cover region.

FOUR! Faf du Plessis gets one away now! A full delivery and outside off. Faf du Plessis stays deep in his crease and lifts it over the in-field towards the long off fence.

Just a single! A fullish delivery and outside off. Kohli drives it wide of mid off for a single.

Serves it on a length this time and Kohli only manages to defend it towards the point region.

Back of a length and around off. Kohli dabs it to backward point.

In the air...but just over mid on! Short and outside off. Kohli walks down the pitch and tries to slap it. He gets a top edge that falls just behind the mid om fielder and two runs are taken.

On a length, on middle. Kohli works it wide of square leg for a single. Great first over from Southee!

Kohli skips down the track and Southee cleverly pulls his length back and bowls it outside off. Kohli tries to cut it but misses.

Goes fuller and on middle. Kohli pushes it to mid on.

Oh, superb delivery! Beats Kohli all ends up! Serves it on a good length and around off. Kohli gets across and tries to work it towards the leg side. However, the ball swings away and beats him.

On a length and outside off. Faf du Plessis pushes it towards point for a single.

On a length and outside off. It shapes away a bit and beats Faf du Plessis who tries to punch it away.

FOUR! Kohli is looking in great touch here! Shortish and outside off. Kohli waits for it and steers it through backward point for a boundary. 10 off the first over!

On a length, on middle. Faf du Plessis tucks it wide of square leg for a single.

Serves it on a good length and gets it to nip back in sharply. Faf du Plessis is hurried by this delivery and gets hit high on the pads.

Angles a fullish delivery on middle. Kohli tucks it wide of mid on for a single.

Back of a length and around off. Kohli dabs it to backward point.

FOUR! Virat Kohli and Bangalore are underway in style! The Eden Garden roars! This is full and on leg. Kohli flicks it through the backward square leg region for a boundary.