IPL 2021 Highlights, RCB vs KKR: Virat Kohli's RCB thumps Eoin Morgan's KKR by 38 runs to maintain unbeaten run

FOUR! Revere sweep and four! No, not Maxwell. Padikkal shows innovation and smacks Harbhajan for a four.

FOUR! Short and wide from Harbhajan. Enough width for Maxwell to rock back, free his arms and muscle the ball over deep cover for four.

The partnership between the two is now 86 off 56 balls. RCB are after 95/2 after 11 overs.

Prasidh bowls his second over. FOUR! Maxwell runs his hands through a wide long hop from Krishna. Rana stationed at backward point fails to get down on time. 10 overs up, RCB are 84/2.

FOUR! SHOT, MAXWELL! Cummins bangs a short ball into the pitch but Maxwell negotiates with it by coming down the track, giving himself room, and swatting the ball from over his head through deep extra-cover for four. Tennis forehand of a shot!

FIFTY FOR MAXWELL! He dabs the ball past the ball towards long-on for a single to bring up his second fifty on the bounce.

RCB are 78/2 after 9 overs.

How many wickets will he get in this over? Varun brought back on.

He starts off with a no-ball! Spinners overstepping? Yikes!

FREE-HIT AND SIX! Maxwell is looking in fine touch from the get-go. Varun goes into the pitch, Maxwell sits back and swats the ball off his back foot over long-on for six.

FOUR! He's not all about power, is he! Varun bowls a long hop again and drags it down the leg side. Maxwell off his back foot guides the ball behind square and past the short fine-leg fielder for four.

15 off the over, RCB are 67/2 after 8 overs.

Time for a breather for the players in the prickly Chennai heat. First time-out of the day taken.

NO-BALL! Devdutt takes a single and Maxwell will face the free-hit.

FOUR! That's going to be hit for a boundary 9/10 times. Short and wide, Maxwell gives himself room as there is a lot of width on offer. He goes up and over the backward point region for four.

8 off the over, RCB are 53/2.

SIX! He's looking comfortable, is Maxwell. Gets a boundary off Shakib's first ball again, this time a maximum. Tossed up by Shakib, Maxwell clears his front leg and smacks the ball over the long-on boundary for a maximum.

FOUR! Poor from Shakib. Short and wide to Padikkal, the batsman rocks back and threads the ball through the point region with ease.

SIX! That's a Maxwell trademark. Goes for the reverse sweep and thumps the ball for a maximum over backward point region.

POWERPLAY OVER! RCB 45/2

Pat Cummins is introduced into the attack.

FOUR! Streaky but four. Maxwell throws his hands at a short of a length delivery without any foot movement. The ball finds the inside edge and runs for a boundary past the short fine-leg fielder.

9 off the over. RCB 28/2 after 5 overs.

FOUR! Maxwell welcomes Shakib Al Hasan in style. Shakib goes short and wide first up and Maxwell rocks back and cuts the ball through the backward point region for 4.

7 off the overs. RCB 19/2 after four overs.

Glenn Maxwell walks out as Harbhajan Singh continues. RCB 9/2 after 2 overs.

BOWLED HIM! Rajat Patidar, the new man in, falls for 1 off 2 balls. Chakravarthy's delivery comes back in. Patidar looked to push the ball of the back foot, but finds the inside edge. The ball hits the back and onto the stump. WHAT A START!

Spin from both ends.

OUT! THAT'S A SUPER CATCH to send Kohli back. What a grab that was. Varun floats one up and Kohli looked to go inside out by opening his arms. He doesn't get middle of the bat and skies it. Tripathi does very well to sprint back and grab the catch. Kohli gone for 5.

FOUR! Harbhajan Singh's second ball is a no-ball. Virat runs down the track on the free hit but finds the under edge of the bat. The ball breezes through wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik's pads for four.

5th ball- Padikkal leans forward to defend and there was a half-shout from the keeper. None from the bowler. Reply shows the ball would have missed the stumps.

Except for the no-ball, it was a super over from the veteran. RCB after 6/0 after 1 over

RCB openers Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are out.

Harbhajan Singh to bowl the first over.

Let's play!!

Out come the men that matter.

Two on-field umpires followed by KKR and RCB openers

Right then! It's almost time for Virat Kohli vs Eoin Morgan.

You'd say Kohli has done the first thing right by winning the toss, for the first time in seven tosses.

Will the match result follow suit?

One question that is left to be answered: Where will ABD bat with Rajat Patidar coming?

ABD is best at 3 and Maxwell has been most successful at No.4. Does it mean Rajat Patidar, who has been brought in for his prowess against spin, bats at No.5? We shall find out...

As expected, both teams have almost gone with similar playing XIs. While RCB brought in just the one change, KKR play with the same XI

->Virat Kohli is 56 runs away from completing 6,000 runs in IPL. He will be the 1st player to reach this landmark.

->AB de Villiers is 102 runs away from 5000 IPL runs.

->AB de Villiers is 6 fours away from completing 400 fours in IPL.

->Navdeep Saini is 1 wicket away from completing 50 wickets across T20s.

->Dinesh Karthik is 4 fours away from completing 600 fours across T20s.

->Dinesh Karthik is 50 runs away from completing 1,000 runs for KKR in IPL.

->Dinesh Karthik is 7 fours away from completing 100 fours for KKR in IPL.

->Harbhajan Singh is 2 catches away from completing 50 catches in IPL.

->13 runs away from completing 1,000 runs in IPL.

->Shubman Gill is 7 fours away from completing 100 fours in IPL.

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Team News- No change in Playing XI

We were looking to bat first as well, we've played good cricket despite the last game. No changes for us, same team. We have done pretty well in the first two games, and want to finish things in Chennai on a high. When I was the vice-captain, my role was to support DK, now as a captain, it's just about letting the team flow and make the correct decisions on the field. Obviously, have a lot of support from the backroom staff.

Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell(w), AB de Villiers, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Change: Rajat Patidar comes in for Dan Christian- only 3 overseas players for RCB

We will bat first, the pitch will become slower and slower as the game goes on, but this surface looks better, want to put up a decent total player. WE're playing three overseas players - Dan Christian misses out, Rajat Patidar is in. We just want to do a professional job, do the process right, take one game at a time and enjoy -keep calm under pressure.

Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, opt to bat first.