We are back for the chase!

...THE RUN CHASE…

Wanindu Hasaranga (4-0-20-4) comes up for a quick chat. The Lankan says that he is not used to playing in these kinds of big Leagues and adds that he is happy to become the leading wicket-taker this season. Mentions that the pitches are quite good for batting and the straight boundaries are shorter, so he just tried to bowl his normal length. He picks Shreyas Iyer's wicket as his favourite. Regarding a couple of misfields from him, Wanindu Hasaranga has an embarrassing smile on his face and

Faf du Plessis will be delighted with the way his bowling unit has bounced back after the last game. There was a spark in their performance, a willingness to show their quality and execute the plans. Wanindu Hasaranga got the best returns as a bowler but the rest also were equally impressive, barring Shahbaz who was put to the sword by Andre Russell. Right from winning the toss to decimating Kolkata for just 128, Bangalore have done everything right and would now hope to complete the chase witho

A little recovery towards the end but it won't be wrong to say that Kolkata were blown away this evening! No doubt, Bangalore bowled with a lot of planning and discipline but they were also assisted by some very ordinary shot selection. It was a steady procession of wickets and not even once did Kolkata look to have any semblance of control. Perhaps they aimed too high given the conditions will be wet later in the evening and went for the big shots without even sizing up the conditions. The stan

Right then, Bangalore need 129 runs to win and open their account this season. It's a very straightforward target and with the dew setting in, this chase can end pretty quickly. That said, in this notorious format, anything can happen. Stay tuned for the second innings...

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Akash Deep nails a yorker and cleans him up! Akash Deep decides to go with his pacy delivery and bowls a yorker on leg. Umesh Yadav goes for a big heave across the line but misses. The ball clips his pads and shatters the stumps. It has been a handy little knock from Umesh Yadav but still a below-par total for Kolkata. They are all out for 128!

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! Another misfield by Hasaranga, this time in the deep. You can call it a schoolboy error from an international player. Slower one, fuller in length and outside off, Yadav hammers it square of the wicket on the off side. Wanindu Hasaranga rushes across to his right, over-runs it a bit and then the ball spins away from him to find the fence. Embarrassing, to say the least. 

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, And again. Action replay of the previous ball. Fuller and outside off, Yadav tries his best to drill it through the off side but misses.

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, Swing and a miss! Full in length and wide outside off, Umesh goes hard at it but connects only with thin air.

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! These are crucial runs for Kolkata! A full toss around off, Umesh is no mug with the bat, he latches onto it and muscles it over wide long on for a biggie.

Akash Deep (3-0-35-2) is back on.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Short and close to off, Varun jumps and tries to guide it down to third man but misses. 8 from the over. 4-2-11-2, Harshal Patel is done with the ball.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, MISFIELD AND ! Hasaranga is the culprit. Short in length, outside off and slower in pace, Varun Chakaravarthy reaches out for it and slaps it towards point. The Lankan spinner misfields and concedes a boundary. Probably, a bad bounce.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Width on offer outside off, Varun Chakaravarthy once again chances his arms, throws his bat at it but gets nothing. 

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, On middle, helped to mid-wicket.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length, around off, defended from the back foot.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, EDGY ! Harshal Patel attempts for a yorker but it turns out to be a full toss outside off, Varun Chakaravarthy throws his bat at it and edges it down to third man for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, An appeal for an LBW! But it seems that no one else is interested apart from Siraj! Lands on a length, on middle and leg. Yadav is trapped on his crease as he looks to defend.  He misses it and the ball hits his pads. There is a big appeal by Siraj but the umpire says no. Siraj tries to convince his skipper to take a review but Faf du Plessis is not interested. Dot ball!

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, ! Valuable runs for Kolkata! This is full, on leg. Umesh Yadav heaves it across the line but gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes fuller outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy drives but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes towards the third man fence and the fielder is put very fine there. He stops it and a single is taken.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bangs it short on off, Varun Chakaravarthy hits it towards the off side without much timing again.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Short and on off, a mistimed pull shot by Varun Chakaravarthy goes to mid-wicket.

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, Very full and on middle, forced down to long on for a run.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, A late shout for an lbw! Not given and it has been reviewed. Harshal Patel serves a very full ball on off, Varun Chakaravarthy digs it out. However, surprisingly, Bangalore go for a review for an LBW. The replays roll in and they show that it has hit the middle of the bat clearly. So Varun Chakaravarthy will continue. Have to say, this can be counted as one of the poorest reviews ever in any form of cricket.

Change in bowling. Mohammed Siraj (3-0-19-1) returns to the attack.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bangs it short again on middle, Varun Chakaravarthy lets it go again. He looks at the umpire as he thinks it is a wide but a dot ball in the end.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length, around off. Varun Chakaravarthy sways away from the line of the ball.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, Gets lucky this time! A slow full toss on middle. Yadav works it straight to short fine leg. A single taken.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, This is fuller on off. Varun Chakaravarthy drives it to long on for a single.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, Back of a length, on off, Umesh Yadav looks to pull but does so without much timing and the ball goes towards long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes out to bat.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes fuller on off, Varun Chakaravarthy leans forward and defends it. What a spell by Wanindu Hasaranga, 4-0-20-4!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, Quicker and flatter, probably a googly. Varun Chakaravarthy defends it solidly.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, A flatter delivery on off. Varun Chakaravarthy blocks it off the back foot.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Southee, ! CAUGHT! It is all going against Kolkata now, Wanindu Hasaranga gets his fourth wicket! Smart captaincy by Faf du Plessis to bring Wanindu Hasaranga back on. This is flatter and quicker on middle, Tim Southee looks to go big towards the leg side. He completely miscues it and the ball goes in the air towards long on. Faf du Plessis there takes an easy catch and the 9th wicket goes down for Kolkata.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Umesh Yadav, Quicker delivery on middle. Yadav pushes it to long on for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Southee, Tossed up on off. Southee hits it to wide long on for a single. 100 up!

Strategic break. Not a lot to strategize for Kolkata here with only two wickets left in the kitty. They have been decimated here by Bangalore and are in danger of not batting out their full quota. Wanindu Hasaranga to bowl after the break.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, A fullish delivery and slower in pace on middle. Yadav works it towards the leg side. Another wicket maiden for Harshal Patel!

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! The pressure of dot balls induces a false shot and Harshal Patel gets his second wicket. This is a big wicket for Bangalore and now, Kolkata will surely struggle to cross even 120 here. This is shorter and outside off. Andre Russell makes room and looks to cut but gets an outside edge. The ball goes back to the keeper and Dinesh Karthik takes an easy catch to send his former teammate back to the pavilion.

Umesh Yadav's turn to show his skills with the bat. 

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Back of a length, on middle. Russell stays deep in his crease and steers this delivery towards short third man. Four dot balls!

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Again a shorter delivery, on middle. Andre Russell goes for a big swing across the line but misses. Good bowling by Patel.

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Lands on a length, angling into middle. Russell looks to heave it away but gets the inside half of his blade to short fine leg. A good stop from Akash Deep and Russell turns down the single.

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Patel bangs it short, on off, at 125 kph. Andre Russell first sets up to pull it but then sways away from the line of the ball.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Tim Southee, Dot ball to end the over! But a very good one for Kolkata, 16 from it! A flatter and quicker one, on off. Southee blocks it off the front foot. Russell will be on strike now.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, Darted on leg. Russell clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, ! Two sixes in the over, so far! Bangalore need to be careful here! Fuller, outside off. Andre Russell gets under it and tonks it over long off for a maximum.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, This is shorter and outside off. Russell slaps it to deep extra cover for a couple.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, WIDE! This is delivered way outside off. Andre Russell leaves it alone and the umpire calls it wide.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, ! Something for Kolkata to cheer for! A quicker delivery, flatter and on middle, Russell goes down on one knee and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Till the time he is there, Kolkata still can get to a challenging total.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, A flatter delivery on off to start. Russell defends it right back to the bowler.

Change in bowling. Shahbaz Ahmed replaces Wanindu Hasaranga from this end.

Harshal Patel to Tim Southee, Shorter and outside off, Southee looks to cut it away but misses. Harshal begins with a wicket maiden.

Harshal Patel to Tim Southee, Goes fuller on off, slower in pace. Tim Southee blocks it out.

Tim Southee is in next.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, ! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Harshal Patel strikes in his first over! Kolkata batters keep going for their shots and keep throwing their wickets away. A shorter delivery around off. Billings goes for a horizontal bat shot as he looks to pull it. The ball goes off the top edge of his blade towards long on and Virat Kohli there takes an easy catch. Kolkata needed Billings to bat deep but unfortunately for them, it all comes down to Russell now.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, A trademark slower delivery this time! Back of a length, outside off. Billings looks to guide it towards the off side but gets beaten.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, Serves a length delivery, on off, Billings attempts to defend it but does so from the outer half of his bat.

Will we get to see Harshal Patel now? Oh yes, we guessed it right.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, Lands on a length, outside off. Billings drives it on up but safely to the cover fielder.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, A flatter and quicker delivery on off. Andre Russell blocks it off the front foot.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, ! Andre Russell says enough is enough and goes for a big one. He smashes this 94 metres into the stands. This is tossed up on middle. Andre Russell gets low and slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, This time fuller, on leg. Andre Russell looks to defend it off the front foot but gets hit on the pad instead.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, Goes flatter and slightly shorter on off. Russell blocks it out.

Andre Russell is the next batter in as Mohammed Siraj is back on. He has given away 12 runs in his two overs so far and has taken an important wicket of Ajinkya Rahane.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Fuller on middle again. Billings skips down the track and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Wanindu Hasaranga serves this fulller on off. Sam Billings leans forward and defends it.

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Another bouncer from Siraj, around middle and leg, Russell sits underneath it. At the halfway mark, Kolkata are 76/6!

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, A near-yorker on middle, Dre Russ digs it out back to the bowler.

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, ! Shot! Back of a length, around off, Andre Russell rocks back inside the crease again and slams it to the deep cover fence.

Drinks break! Just the start Bangalore needed with the ball after their bowlers had an off day in the previous game. They came out with better plans and more importantly the execution in the middle was spot on. Five wickets down and that includes a big one of Kolkata skipper, Shreyas Iyer. Kolkata have a tough task ahead of them from hereon and they need something special from the likes of Sam Billings and Andre Russell to take them to a par score, at least. Sheldon Jackson is the next man

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Digs it in short, around middle and leg, Russell stands deep inside the crease and then leaves. The keeper fails to collect and they get two byes.

Mohammed Siraj to Sam Billings, Uses the angle of the bowler and works it behind square leg for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Sam Billings, Top effort in the field! Short in length and outside off, Billings runs it down to third man. Harshal makes a sliding stop near the fence. The ball though again starts to approach the rope. He recovers from his slide, dives and pulls it back yet again. The replays find everything clean and it's only two runs for Kolkata.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sheldon Jackson, ! SOUND OF TIMBER! Wanindu Hasaranga is on fire! A well-disguised googly from him, it lands on a fuller length around off and seeing that Sheldon Jackson commits himself forward for a booming cover driver. The ball though pitches, turns the other way, beats the inside half of his bat and shatters the stumps. Completely bamboozled the batter with his variation.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, ! CAUGHT AT POINT! Hasaranga has two and Kolkata have now lost half their side. The Lankan dishes out a fuller delivery, turning away, Narine rocks back to heave it over the leg side but gets a top edge instead. It loops tamely towards point and Akash Deep takes the simplest of catches. Akash has been in the thick of things this evening. Kolkata in tatters!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Almost a return catch! Floated and full, around off and spinning away, Billings gets forward to work it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. It flies past the diving bowler and goes to long off. They cross.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Turning back in from around off, a touch short in length and cramping the batter for room, Sam defends it back.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, ! Easy pickings for the Englishman! A gift from Hasaranga, around off, Billings gives the charge and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Flighted delivery, full and around middle, Billing reverse-sweeps it through point for a couple of runs.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Swing and a miss! Width on offer outside off, short in length, Narine throws his bat at it but fails to connect. 12 from the over!

Akash Deep to Sam Billings, Angling down the leg side, on a good length, Sam tucks it behind square leg and opens his account with a single.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Serves it on a length around off, Narine hammers it to sweeper cover for a single.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Short in length and outside off, this time Narine withdraws his pull shot.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, ! Off the top edge! Not convincing but this is how he bats. Short and around off, Narine tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies all the way over third man. Lucky boundary but at this stage, Kolkata will take everything.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, ! That's a magnificent shot from Narine! He is not going to get bogged down and will play his shots. A touch short in length, around middle and off, Narine hangs on the back foot and whacks it over mid off.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Quicker and on middle, worked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. Top over from the Lankan magician!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Shout for an lbw but the finger has stayed down. Flighted and full, on middle and turning back in, Billings has not picked it and is hit on the pads as he draws forward to defend. The appeal is not entertained, maybe going down.

Sam Billings is the next man in.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, ! Shreyas holes out! Wicket number 4 goes down for Kolkata and they are staring down the barrel. A very ordinary shot selection from the skipper given the condition of his team. Loopy and full, landing close to off, Shreyas attacks it and tries to power it over long on. He though doesn't get the elevation and it's a simple catch for Faf du Plessis in the deep. Bangalore are all over Kolkata at the moment.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, Short in length, around off and turning away, Narine rocks back and punches it in front of square on the off side for a single.

Will we see Mohammed Siraj bowling another over? No, it is time for some spin now. Wanindu Hasaranga is into the attack.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, A touch flatter and shorter on middle, Shreyas goes back and taps it down to the off side for a quick run.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted delivery, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and defends it to the off side.

Sunil Narine is the next man in.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Back of a length, around leg, Narine defends it back from the crease. At the end of the Powerplay, Kolkata are struggling at 44/3!

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! Excellent running catch from David Willey and Kolkata lose their third wicket. Nitish Rana once again attempts to take on the bowler with his pull shot but gets dismissed. Akash Deep digs it in short, around off at 140 clicks, Rana's pull shot only fetches a top edge and the ball flies behind square leg. David Willey is stationed at short fine leg, he immediately runs across to his right and completes the catch with a slide. Brilliant work, Kolkata are in e

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane, ! CAUGHT! Another one goes down, it is Rahane now and it has been a good start for Bangalore! Siraj bangs it short on middle. Rahane hangs back and pulls it. However, he fails to get enough distance and ends up finding Shahbaz Ahmed at deep square leg. He takes a good catch and Bangalore will look to build pressure on Kolkata now with two early wickets.

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, Lands it on a length, around middle and off, Rana goes back and defends it to the off side.

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! Good placement! A low full toss wide outside off, Nitish Rana reaches out for it and steers it behind backward point for a boundary. 

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, Shortish and close to off, angling away, Rana steps back to make room and have a big go at it but misses. Called a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming...

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! What a shot! Rana opens his account with a biggie. Making his intentions clear very early. Short in length, around off, Nitish rocks back and rockets it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, on a length, Shreyas drives it to the right of cover-point and steals a single.

Nitish Rana walks in next.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer,  Goes fuller on off. Iyer drives it to mid off for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, Ohh...a difficult chance for Siraj off his own bowling, it goes down! Lands on a length, on middle. Iyer makes room and looks to hit it away but ends up hitting it back to the bowler. Siraj leans down and looks to catch it but fails to pouch it cleanly.

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane, Again drifts on the pads! Back of a length, around leg. Rahane looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, ! Easy pickings for a player like Shreyas Iyer! Lands on a length, on middle. Iyer just clips it fine towards fine leg for a boundary. A valiant effort by the fielder in the deep as he dives to stop it but fails and it goes away to the fence.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, On a length, on middle. Iyer works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammed Siraj changes his ends.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Nicely played! Class of Rahane written all over it! Back of a length, around off. Rahane rides the bounce and steers it past short third man, in the gap, for a boundary. End of a successful first over from Akash Deep but he ended up conceding 11 runs as well.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, Nice carry and bounce! Short and wide outside off. It zips off the surface and beats Rahane who looks to cut it.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, On the shorter side again, on off. Rahane with a short-arm jab. It goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket and the batters run a couple.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, on middle. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, ! The Kolkata skipper is off the mark in style! This is a fullish delivery on off. Iyer leans forward and creams it through covers for a lovely boundary. This is a shot of a man in form.

Shreyas Iyer is the new batter at number 3 for Kolkata.

Akash Deep to Venkatesh Iyer, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a start for Akash Deep! Venkatesh Iyer was not looking comfortable in the middle and finally departs now. Back of a length, on middle. Iyer is slightly early as he looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball also hurries him a bit as that bounced sharply. It takes the shoulder of his bat and goes in the air towards the leg side and Akash Deep off his own bowling speeds to his left and takes a fine running catch. Bangalore have

Change in bowling. Akash Deep has been brought into the attack.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Iyer dances down the track and David Willey decides to shorten his length, on off. Iyer defends it towards the off side and takes a single. Good disciplined start by Bangalore.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, A length delivery that is angled on middle and leg. Iyer looks to clip it but fails to get any timing on it.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length, outside off. Rahane uses the depth of the crease and punches it to deep cover for a single.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Serves a fullish delivery on leg, Iyer looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the leg side and a quick single is taken. A stifled appeal for an LBW but nothing serious.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Beaten! A good-length delivery that pitches around off and shoots up slightly. Iyer looks to defend it from his crease but gets beaten as the ball climbs over the blade.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Serves a length delivery on middle. Rahane clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Lands on a length and around off again. It bounces a bit extra than Iyer anticipated. The ball hits him high on the bat as he looks to defend. It goes through the gully region and a couple of runs are taken. Barring that first ball, it was an excellent over from Siraj.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Serves a length delivery on middle and leg, Iyer blocks it out on the leg side.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Beats him this time! A good-length delivery and angling across the batter. There is plenty of away movement. It is outside off and Iyer looks to drive again but gets beaten off the outside edge.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Ohhh...almost drags this back onto the stumps! A good-length delivery, around off. Iyer looks to drive it on up. However, he gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls just past the stumps. Better length from Siraj!

There is a silly mid off in place, right next to the non-striker.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Pulls his length back and it is angled across again. It is outside off and Venkatesh Iyer leaves it alone.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, ! Siraj is greeted with a boundary! This is fullish and going across the batter, around off. Iyer drives it through cover-point for a boundary. Lovely timing from the left-hander!

Mohammed Siraj to steam in from the other end.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Lands on a length, around off. Rahane defends it towards point. Not much swing so far!

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Angling on middle and leg again. Venkatesh Iyer flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length, on leg. Venkatesh Iyer clips it wide of short fine leg and takes a couple. He is off the mark.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Goes fuller on off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it to covers. Willey will be looking for swing early on and it is important that he bowls fuller.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Ajinkya Rahane and Kolkata are underway straightaway! David Willey starts with a length delivery on off. Rahane dabs it towards point and takes a quick single. The fielder runs forward and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Comfortable run, in the end, good running.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Ohh...this time he finds some movement and beats Rahane! A fullish delivery and outside off, Rahane takes a step or two forward and looks to push inside the line but the ball beats the outside edge of his blade.

We are all set to begin! It is a clash between two teams with a huge fanbase and the Bangalore fans will be hoping to see their team register its first win today. Can they set the tone with the new ball? Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer are the openers for Kolkata. David Willey to serve the first over. Here we go...

Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee (In place of Shivam Mavi), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata, says that he would have loved to bowl first as well due to the dew factor. Adds that they didn't learn too much from the last game as the bowlers did the majority of the job. He is looking forward to putting up the runs on the board. Informs that they have made one change - Tim Southee comes in for Shivam Mavi. Signs off by saying that he has been enjoying captaincy and praises the management for all the support. He just wants to carry forward the momentum

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bangalore, smiles and says that it's no surprise that they want to bowl. Adds that the pitch looks similar to the last time but he feels it's a bit tacky and dew could be a factor again. Mentions that there were a lot of positives for them in the last game and he sounds pleased with the way they constructed their batting innings. Wants to improve small things with their bowling and informs us that they are going in with the same XI.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Bangalore. They have elected to BOWL first. 

... MATCH DAY …

Bangalore, on the other hand, lost their opening game in a typical Bangalore fashion. They put a big score on the board, courtesy of a fantastic knock by their new skipper, Faf du Plessis and some nice finishing touches by Dinesh Karthik. However, despite possessing some quality bowlers in their lineup, they buckled under pressure against a strong Punjab batting lineup and will be looking to iron out flaws tonight. Can they put forward an all-round performance this time around and register thei

PITCH REPORT - Morne Morkel is down for a pitch report. He says that the wicket looks drier than the first game but tells that it is still a very good wicket. He adds that the side boundaries are big and straight boundaries are short here. He mentions that the team that wins the toss will look to bowl first as it does get wet and it is quite tricky to control.

Kolkata did a lot of things right in their first encounter right from the start as Umesh Yadav set the tone with the new ball. They have a quality spin attack at their disposal and they will hope that their bowlers continue the good work. With the bat, it was Ajinkya Rahane who displayed his class and one of the key aspects of any successful team in the Indian T20 League, is the quality of local talent and Kolkata is the one team that has plenty of them. It is all about keeping the winning mom

India's biggest cricketing party continues as we get ready for another high-profile encounter where Bangalore will face off against Kolkata at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. The finalist of the last year, Kolkata have started the tournament with a clinical performance whereas Bangalore went down in a high-scoring affair. It promises to be a mouth-watering contest and we welcome everyone around the world to our coverage. 

We are back for the chase!

...THE RUN CHASE…

Wanindu Hasaranga (4-0-20-4) comes up for a quick chat. The Lankan says that he is not used to playing in these kinds of big Leagues and adds that he is happy to become the leading wicket-taker this season. Mentions that the pitches are quite good for batting and the straight boundaries are shorter, so he just tried to bowl his normal length. He picks Shreyas Iyer's wicket as his favourite. Regarding a couple of misfields from him, Wanindu Hasaranga has an embarrassing smile on his face and

Faf du Plessis will be delighted with the way his bowling unit has bounced back after the last game. There was a spark in their performance, a willingness to show their quality and execute the plans. Wanindu Hasaranga got the best returns as a bowler but the rest also were equally impressive, barring Shahbaz who was put to the sword by Andre Russell. Right from winning the toss to decimating Kolkata for just 128, Bangalore have done everything right and would now hope to complete the chase witho

A little recovery towards the end but it won't be wrong to say that Kolkata were blown away this evening! No doubt, Bangalore bowled with a lot of planning and discipline but they were also assisted by some very ordinary shot selection. It was a steady procession of wickets and not even once did Kolkata look to have any semblance of control. Perhaps they aimed too high given the conditions will be wet later in the evening and went for the big shots without even sizing up the conditions. The stan

Right then, Bangalore need 129 runs to win and open their account this season. It's a very straightforward target and with the dew setting in, this chase can end pretty quickly. That said, in this notorious format, anything can happen. Stay tuned for the second innings...

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Akash Deep nails a yorker and cleans him up! Akash Deep decides to go with his pacy delivery and bowls a yorker on leg. Umesh Yadav goes for a big heave across the line but misses. The ball clips his pads and shatters the stumps. It has been a handy little knock from Umesh Yadav but still a below-par total for Kolkata. They are all out for 128!

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! Another misfield by Hasaranga, this time in the deep. You can call it a schoolboy error from an international player. Slower one, fuller in length and outside off, Yadav hammers it square of the wicket on the off side. Wanindu Hasaranga rushes across to his right, over-runs it a bit and then the ball spins away from him to find the fence. Embarrassing, to say the least. 

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, And again. Action replay of the previous ball. Fuller and outside off, Yadav tries his best to drill it through the off side but misses.

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, Swing and a miss! Full in length and wide outside off, Umesh goes hard at it but connects only with thin air.

Akash Deep to Umesh Yadav, ! These are crucial runs for Kolkata! A full toss around off, Umesh is no mug with the bat, he latches onto it and muscles it over wide long on for a biggie.

Akash Deep (3-0-35-2) is back on.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Short and close to off, Varun jumps and tries to guide it down to third man but misses. 8 from the over. 4-2-11-2, Harshal Patel is done with the ball.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, MISFIELD AND ! Hasaranga is the culprit. Short in length, outside off and slower in pace, Varun Chakaravarthy reaches out for it and slaps it towards point. The Lankan spinner misfields and concedes a boundary. Probably, a bad bounce.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Width on offer outside off, Varun Chakaravarthy once again chances his arms, throws his bat at it but gets nothing. 

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, On middle, helped to mid-wicket.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length, around off, defended from the back foot.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, EDGY ! Harshal Patel attempts for a yorker but it turns out to be a full toss outside off, Varun Chakaravarthy throws his bat at it and edges it down to third man for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, An appeal for an LBW! But it seems that no one else is interested apart from Siraj! Lands on a length, on middle and leg. Yadav is trapped on his crease as he looks to defend.  He misses it and the ball hits his pads. There is a big appeal by Siraj but the umpire says no. Siraj tries to convince his skipper to take a review but Faf du Plessis is not interested. Dot ball!

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, ! Valuable runs for Kolkata! This is full, on leg. Umesh Yadav heaves it across the line but gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes fuller outside off. Varun Chakaravarthy drives but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes towards the third man fence and the fielder is put very fine there. He stops it and a single is taken.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bangs it short on off, Varun Chakaravarthy hits it towards the off side without much timing again.

Mohammed Siraj to Varun Chakaravarthy, Short and on off, a mistimed pull shot by Varun Chakaravarthy goes to mid-wicket.

Mohammed Siraj to Umesh Yadav, Very full and on middle, forced down to long on for a run.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, A late shout for an lbw! Not given and it has been reviewed. Harshal Patel serves a very full ball on off, Varun Chakaravarthy digs it out. However, surprisingly, Bangalore go for a review for an LBW. The replays roll in and they show that it has hit the middle of the bat clearly. So Varun Chakaravarthy will continue. Have to say, this can be counted as one of the poorest reviews ever in any form of cricket.

Change in bowling. Mohammed Siraj (3-0-19-1) returns to the attack.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Bangs it short again on middle, Varun Chakaravarthy lets it go again. He looks at the umpire as he thinks it is a wide but a dot ball in the end.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, Back of a length, around off. Varun Chakaravarthy sways away from the line of the ball.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, Gets lucky this time! A slow full toss on middle. Yadav works it straight to short fine leg. A single taken.

Harshal Patel to Varun Chakaravarthy, This is fuller on off. Varun Chakaravarthy drives it to long on for a single.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, Back of a length, on off, Umesh Yadav looks to pull but does so without much timing and the ball goes towards long on for a single.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes out to bat.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, Goes fuller on off, Varun Chakaravarthy leans forward and defends it. What a spell by Wanindu Hasaranga, 4-0-20-4!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, Quicker and flatter, probably a googly. Varun Chakaravarthy defends it solidly.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Varun Chakaravarthy, A flatter delivery on off. Varun Chakaravarthy blocks it off the back foot.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Southee, ! CAUGHT! It is all going against Kolkata now, Wanindu Hasaranga gets his fourth wicket! Smart captaincy by Faf du Plessis to bring Wanindu Hasaranga back on. This is flatter and quicker on middle, Tim Southee looks to go big towards the leg side. He completely miscues it and the ball goes in the air towards long on. Faf du Plessis there takes an easy catch and the 9th wicket goes down for Kolkata.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Umesh Yadav, Quicker delivery on middle. Yadav pushes it to long on for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Tim Southee, Tossed up on off. Southee hits it to wide long on for a single. 100 up!

Strategic break. Not a lot to strategize for Kolkata here with only two wickets left in the kitty. They have been decimated here by Bangalore and are in danger of not batting out their full quota. Wanindu Hasaranga to bowl after the break.

Harshal Patel to Umesh Yadav, A fullish delivery and slower in pace on middle. Yadav works it towards the leg side. Another wicket maiden for Harshal Patel!

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! The pressure of dot balls induces a false shot and Harshal Patel gets his second wicket. This is a big wicket for Bangalore and now, Kolkata will surely struggle to cross even 120 here. This is shorter and outside off. Andre Russell makes room and looks to cut but gets an outside edge. The ball goes back to the keeper and Dinesh Karthik takes an easy catch to send his former teammate back to the pavilion.

Umesh Yadav's turn to show his skills with the bat. 

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Back of a length, on middle. Russell stays deep in his crease and steers this delivery towards short third man. Four dot balls!

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Again a shorter delivery, on middle. Andre Russell goes for a big swing across the line but misses. Good bowling by Patel.

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Lands on a length, angling into middle. Russell looks to heave it away but gets the inside half of his blade to short fine leg. A good stop from Akash Deep and Russell turns down the single.

Harshal Patel to Andre Russell, Patel bangs it short, on off, at 125 kph. Andre Russell first sets up to pull it but then sways away from the line of the ball.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Tim Southee, Dot ball to end the over! But a very good one for Kolkata, 16 from it! A flatter and quicker one, on off. Southee blocks it off the front foot. Russell will be on strike now.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, Darted on leg. Russell clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, ! Two sixes in the over, so far! Bangalore need to be careful here! Fuller, outside off. Andre Russell gets under it and tonks it over long off for a maximum.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, This is shorter and outside off. Russell slaps it to deep extra cover for a couple.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, WIDE! This is delivered way outside off. Andre Russell leaves it alone and the umpire calls it wide.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, ! Something for Kolkata to cheer for! A quicker delivery, flatter and on middle, Russell goes down on one knee and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Till the time he is there, Kolkata still can get to a challenging total.

Shahbaz Ahmed to Andre Russell, A flatter delivery on off to start. Russell defends it right back to the bowler.

Change in bowling. Shahbaz Ahmed replaces Wanindu Hasaranga from this end.

Harshal Patel to Tim Southee, Shorter and outside off, Southee looks to cut it away but misses. Harshal begins with a wicket maiden.

Harshal Patel to Tim Southee, Goes fuller on off, slower in pace. Tim Southee blocks it out.

Tim Southee is in next.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, ! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Harshal Patel strikes in his first over! Kolkata batters keep going for their shots and keep throwing their wickets away. A shorter delivery around off. Billings goes for a horizontal bat shot as he looks to pull it. The ball goes off the top edge of his blade towards long on and Virat Kohli there takes an easy catch. Kolkata needed Billings to bat deep but unfortunately for them, it all comes down to Russell now.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, A trademark slower delivery this time! Back of a length, outside off. Billings looks to guide it towards the off side but gets beaten.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, Serves a length delivery, on off, Billings attempts to defend it but does so from the outer half of his bat.

Will we get to see Harshal Patel now? Oh yes, we guessed it right.

Harshal Patel to Sam Billings, Lands on a length, outside off. Billings drives it on up but safely to the cover fielder.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, A flatter and quicker delivery on off. Andre Russell blocks it off the front foot.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, ! Andre Russell says enough is enough and goes for a big one. He smashes this 94 metres into the stands. This is tossed up on middle. Andre Russell gets low and slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, This time fuller, on leg. Andre Russell looks to defend it off the front foot but gets hit on the pad instead.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Andre Russell, Goes flatter and slightly shorter on off. Russell blocks it out.

Andre Russell is the next batter in as Mohammed Siraj is back on. He has given away 12 runs in his two overs so far and has taken an important wicket of Ajinkya Rahane.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Fuller on middle again. Billings skips down the track and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Wanindu Hasaranga serves this fulller on off. Sam Billings leans forward and defends it.

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Another bouncer from Siraj, around middle and leg, Russell sits underneath it. At the halfway mark, Kolkata are 76/6!

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, A near-yorker on middle, Dre Russ digs it out back to the bowler.

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, ! Shot! Back of a length, around off, Andre Russell rocks back inside the crease again and slams it to the deep cover fence.

Drinks break! Just the start Bangalore needed with the ball after their bowlers had an off day in the previous game. They came out with better plans and more importantly the execution in the middle was spot on. Five wickets down and that includes a big one of Kolkata skipper, Shreyas Iyer. Kolkata have a tough task ahead of them from hereon and they need something special from the likes of Sam Billings and Andre Russell to take them to a par score, at least. Sheldon Jackson is the next man

Mohammed Siraj to Andre Russell, Digs it in short, around middle and leg, Russell stands deep inside the crease and then leaves. The keeper fails to collect and they get two byes.

Mohammed Siraj to Sam Billings, Uses the angle of the bowler and works it behind square leg for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Sam Billings, Top effort in the field! Short in length and outside off, Billings runs it down to third man. Harshal makes a sliding stop near the fence. The ball though again starts to approach the rope. He recovers from his slide, dives and pulls it back yet again. The replays find everything clean and it's only two runs for Kolkata.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sheldon Jackson, ! SOUND OF TIMBER! Wanindu Hasaranga is on fire! A well-disguised googly from him, it lands on a fuller length around off and seeing that Sheldon Jackson commits himself forward for a booming cover driver. The ball though pitches, turns the other way, beats the inside half of his bat and shatters the stumps. Completely bamboozled the batter with his variation.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, ! CAUGHT AT POINT! Hasaranga has two and Kolkata have now lost half their side. The Lankan dishes out a fuller delivery, turning away, Narine rocks back to heave it over the leg side but gets a top edge instead. It loops tamely towards point and Akash Deep takes the simplest of catches. Akash has been in the thick of things this evening. Kolkata in tatters!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Almost a return catch! Floated and full, around off and spinning away, Billings gets forward to work it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. It flies past the diving bowler and goes to long off. They cross.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Turning back in from around off, a touch short in length and cramping the batter for room, Sam defends it back.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, ! Easy pickings for the Englishman! A gift from Hasaranga, around off, Billings gives the charge and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Flighted delivery, full and around middle, Billing reverse-sweeps it through point for a couple of runs.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Swing and a miss! Width on offer outside off, short in length, Narine throws his bat at it but fails to connect. 12 from the over!

Akash Deep to Sam Billings, Angling down the leg side, on a good length, Sam tucks it behind square leg and opens his account with a single.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Serves it on a length around off, Narine hammers it to sweeper cover for a single.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Short in length and outside off, this time Narine withdraws his pull shot.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, ! Off the top edge! Not convincing but this is how he bats. Short and around off, Narine tries to pull but it takes the top edge and flies all the way over third man. Lucky boundary but at this stage, Kolkata will take everything.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, ! That's a magnificent shot from Narine! He is not going to get bogged down and will play his shots. A touch short in length, around middle and off, Narine hangs on the back foot and whacks it over mid off.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Quicker and on middle, worked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket. Top over from the Lankan magician!

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sam Billings, Shout for an lbw but the finger has stayed down. Flighted and full, on middle and turning back in, Billings has not picked it and is hit on the pads as he draws forward to defend. The appeal is not entertained, maybe going down.

Sam Billings is the next man in.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, ! Shreyas holes out! Wicket number 4 goes down for Kolkata and they are staring down the barrel. A very ordinary shot selection from the skipper given the condition of his team. Loopy and full, landing close to off, Shreyas attacks it and tries to power it over long on. He though doesn't get the elevation and it's a simple catch for Faf du Plessis in the deep. Bangalore are all over Kolkata at the moment.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Sunil Narine, Short in length, around off and turning away, Narine rocks back and punches it in front of square on the off side for a single.

Will we see Mohammed Siraj bowling another over? No, it is time for some spin now. Wanindu Hasaranga is into the attack.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, A touch flatter and shorter on middle, Shreyas goes back and taps it down to the off side for a quick run.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted delivery, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and defends it to the off side.

Sunil Narine is the next man in.

Akash Deep to Sunil Narine, Back of a length, around leg, Narine defends it back from the crease. At the end of the Powerplay, Kolkata are struggling at 44/3!

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! Excellent running catch from David Willey and Kolkata lose their third wicket. Nitish Rana once again attempts to take on the bowler with his pull shot but gets dismissed. Akash Deep digs it in short, around off at 140 clicks, Rana's pull shot only fetches a top edge and the ball flies behind square leg. David Willey is stationed at short fine leg, he immediately runs across to his right and completes the catch with a slide. Brilliant work, Kolkata are in e

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane, ! CAUGHT! Another one goes down, it is Rahane now and it has been a good start for Bangalore! Siraj bangs it short on middle. Rahane hangs back and pulls it. However, he fails to get enough distance and ends up finding Shahbaz Ahmed at deep square leg. He takes a good catch and Bangalore will look to build pressure on Kolkata now with two early wickets.

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, Lands it on a length, around middle and off, Rana goes back and defends it to the off side.

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! Good placement! A low full toss wide outside off, Nitish Rana reaches out for it and steers it behind backward point for a boundary. 

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, Shortish and close to off, angling away, Rana steps back to make room and have a big go at it but misses. Called a no ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming...

Akash Deep to Nitish Rana, ! What a shot! Rana opens his account with a biggie. Making his intentions clear very early. Short in length, around off, Nitish rocks back and rockets it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, Around off, on a length, Shreyas drives it to the right of cover-point and steals a single.

Nitish Rana walks in next.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer,  Goes fuller on off. Iyer drives it to mid off for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, Ohh...a difficult chance for Siraj off his own bowling, it goes down! Lands on a length, on middle. Iyer makes room and looks to hit it away but ends up hitting it back to the bowler. Siraj leans down and looks to catch it but fails to pouch it cleanly.

Mohammed Siraj to Ajinkya Rahane, Again drifts on the pads! Back of a length, around leg. Rahane looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, ! Easy pickings for a player like Shreyas Iyer! Lands on a length, on middle. Iyer just clips it fine towards fine leg for a boundary. A valiant effort by the fielder in the deep as he dives to stop it but fails and it goes away to the fence.

Mohammed Siraj to Shreyas Iyer, On a length, on middle. Iyer works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammed Siraj changes his ends.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, ! Nicely played! Class of Rahane written all over it! Back of a length, around off. Rahane rides the bounce and steers it past short third man, in the gap, for a boundary. End of a successful first over from Akash Deep but he ended up conceding 11 runs as well.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, Nice carry and bounce! Short and wide outside off. It zips off the surface and beats Rahane who looks to cut it.

Akash Deep to Ajinkya Rahane, On the shorter side again, on off. Rahane with a short-arm jab. It goes in the air towards deep mid-wicket and the batters run a couple.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, Back of a length, on middle. Iyer clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Akash Deep to Shreyas Iyer, ! The Kolkata skipper is off the mark in style! This is a fullish delivery on off. Iyer leans forward and creams it through covers for a lovely boundary. This is a shot of a man in form.

Shreyas Iyer is the new batter at number 3 for Kolkata.

Akash Deep to Venkatesh Iyer, ! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a start for Akash Deep! Venkatesh Iyer was not looking comfortable in the middle and finally departs now. Back of a length, on middle. Iyer is slightly early as he looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball also hurries him a bit as that bounced sharply. It takes the shoulder of his bat and goes in the air towards the leg side and Akash Deep off his own bowling speeds to his left and takes a fine running catch. Bangalore have

Change in bowling. Akash Deep has been brought into the attack.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Iyer dances down the track and David Willey decides to shorten his length, on off. Iyer defends it towards the off side and takes a single. Good disciplined start by Bangalore.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, A length delivery that is angled on middle and leg. Iyer looks to clip it but fails to get any timing on it.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length, outside off. Rahane uses the depth of the crease and punches it to deep cover for a single.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Serves a fullish delivery on leg, Iyer looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the leg side and a quick single is taken. A stifled appeal for an LBW but nothing serious.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Beaten! A good-length delivery that pitches around off and shoots up slightly. Iyer looks to defend it from his crease but gets beaten as the ball climbs over the blade.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Serves a length delivery on middle. Rahane clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Lands on a length and around off again. It bounces a bit extra than Iyer anticipated. The ball hits him high on the bat as he looks to defend. It goes through the gully region and a couple of runs are taken. Barring that first ball, it was an excellent over from Siraj.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Serves a length delivery on middle and leg, Iyer blocks it out on the leg side.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Beats him this time! A good-length delivery and angling across the batter. There is plenty of away movement. It is outside off and Iyer looks to drive again but gets beaten off the outside edge.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Ohhh...almost drags this back onto the stumps! A good-length delivery, around off. Iyer looks to drive it on up. However, he gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls just past the stumps. Better length from Siraj!

There is a silly mid off in place, right next to the non-striker.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, Pulls his length back and it is angled across again. It is outside off and Venkatesh Iyer leaves it alone.

Mohammed Siraj to Venkatesh Iyer, ! Siraj is greeted with a boundary! This is fullish and going across the batter, around off. Iyer drives it through cover-point for a boundary. Lovely timing from the left-hander!

Mohammed Siraj to steam in from the other end.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Lands on a length, around off. Rahane defends it towards point. Not much swing so far!

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Angling on middle and leg again. Venkatesh Iyer flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Back of a length, on leg. Venkatesh Iyer clips it wide of short fine leg and takes a couple. He is off the mark.

David Willey to Venkatesh Iyer, Goes fuller on off. Venkatesh Iyer drives it to covers. Willey will be looking for swing early on and it is important that he bowls fuller.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Ajinkya Rahane and Kolkata are underway straightaway! David Willey starts with a length delivery on off. Rahane dabs it towards point and takes a quick single. The fielder runs forward and has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Comfortable run, in the end, good running.

David Willey to Ajinkya Rahane, Ohh...this time he finds some movement and beats Rahane! A fullish delivery and outside off, Rahane takes a step or two forward and looks to push inside the line but the ball beats the outside edge of his blade.

We are all set to begin! It is a clash between two teams with a huge fanbase and the Bangalore fans will be hoping to see their team register its first win today. Can they set the tone with the new ball? Ajinkya Rahane and Venkatesh Iyer are the openers for Kolkata. David Willey to serve the first over. Here we go...

Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

Kolkata (Playing XI) - Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Sam Billings, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee (In place of Shivam Mavi), Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Kolkata, says that he would have loved to bowl first as well due to the dew factor. Adds that they didn't learn too much from the last game as the bowlers did the majority of the job. He is looking forward to putting up the runs on the board. Informs that they have made one change - Tim Southee comes in for Shivam Mavi. Signs off by saying that he has been enjoying captaincy and praises the management for all the support. He just wants to carry forward the momentum

Faf du Plessis, the captain of Bangalore, smiles and says that it's no surprise that they want to bowl. Adds that the pitch looks similar to the last time but he feels it's a bit tacky and dew could be a factor again. Mentions that there were a lot of positives for them in the last game and he sounds pleased with the way they constructed their batting innings. Wants to improve small things with their bowling and informs us that they are going in with the same XI.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Bangalore. They have elected to BOWL first. 

... MATCH DAY …

Bangalore, on the other hand, lost their opening game in a typical Bangalore fashion. They put a big score on the board, courtesy of a fantastic knock by their new skipper, Faf du Plessis and some nice finishing touches by Dinesh Karthik. However, despite possessing some quality bowlers in their lineup, they buckled under pressure against a strong Punjab batting lineup and will be looking to iron out flaws tonight. Can they put forward an all-round performance this time around and register thei

PITCH REPORT - Morne Morkel is down for a pitch report. He says that the wicket looks drier than the first game but tells that it is still a very good wicket. He adds that the side boundaries are big and straight boundaries are short here. He mentions that the team that wins the toss will look to bowl first as it does get wet and it is quite tricky to control.

Kolkata did a lot of things right in their first encounter right from the start as Umesh Yadav set the tone with the new ball. They have a quality spin attack at their disposal and they will hope that their bowlers continue the good work. With the bat, it was Ajinkya Rahane who displayed his class and one of the key aspects of any successful team in the Indian T20 League, is the quality of local talent and Kolkata is the one team that has plenty of them. It is all about keeping the winning mom

India's biggest cricketing party continues as we get ready for another high-profile encounter where Bangalore will face off against Kolkata at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. The finalist of the last year, Kolkata have started the tournament with a clinical performance whereas Bangalore went down in a high-scoring affair. It promises to be a mouth-watering contest and we welcome everyone around the world to our coverage.