RCB vs KKR highlights: KKR defeat RCB by 21 runs

Virat Kohli: To be honest we handed over the game to them. We deserved to lose. We weren't professional enough. We bowled well but fielding was not up to standard. This was a freebie handed over to them. In the field, we dropped two chances, that cost us 25-30 runs. When batting, we set us ourselves up very well, but then four-five soft dismissals. Not wicket-taking balls but we hit straight to the fielders. Even while chasing, after losing wickets, one partnership brought us back in the game. We were one partnership short. We need to stay switched on, and not give away soft plays.

Hasaranga gets back to the pavilion very cheaply.

Varun Chakravarthy dismisses Dinesh Karthik.

KKR continue their excellent run against RCB as they have won the match 21 runs.

Varun Chakravarthy also wins his fight against Mahipal Lomror

The RCB skipper registered another half-century but Andre Russell has him.

Suyash Prabhudesai is involved in a run out as its becoming a impossible task for RCB

Shahbaz could manage just two runs as Suyash traps him before the wicket

The dangerous Glenn Maxwell returns early to the pavilion.

Suyash Sharma dismisses Faf de Plessis

KKR have setup a 201 run target for RCB

Nitish Rana departs after a well made 48

Hasaranga removes Venkatesh Iyer

Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer aim to post a massive score on the board

Vijaykumar Vyshak has his second of the evening as he dislodges the stumps of Jason Roy

RCB have the first breakthrough as Vijaykumar Vyshak dismisses Jagadeesan

Jason Roy continues his stride as he has registered his second half-century in IPL 2023

Jason Roy and Jagadeesan have provided a good start to KKR

Jason Roy will hope to provide a solid start to KKR

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel

Kolkata Knight Riders: N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), V Iyer, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Vaibhav Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma and Anuj Rawat

Kolkata Knight Riders: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das and Suyash Sharma

Virat Kohli wins a rare toss and RCB will bat first

It remains to be seen whether Virat Kohli captains the side or Faf du Plessis makes a return to the playing XI

RCB struggled to play KKR spinners like Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, and Varun Chakravarthy when they last met in IPL 2023. The team will look forward to counter the spin challenge and also win the match vs the Knight Riders. 

The middle order and the death bowling will be an issue for the Royal Challengers Bangalore during their match against Kolkata Knight Riders. The team will hope to address the issue and play well in the match in Bengaluru.

The pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is expected to be a paradise for the batsmen and we can once again see yet another high scoring encounter in the RCB vs KKR IPL 2023 clash. 

The weather in Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is expected to be partly cloudy and there is a slight possibility of rain.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Mandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Litton Das and Venkatesh Iyer

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Harshal Patel, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma and Anuj Rawat

Kolkata Knight Riders Probable XI: N Jagadeesan (wk), Jason Roy, Nitish Rana (c), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Suyash Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suyash Prabhudessai, David Willey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak

The pitch at Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium has seen a lot of high-scoring games in the past and it will not be wrong if we witness another high-scoring match between KKR and RCB. 

Virat Kohli has led the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous 2 games and took the team to victory. It will be interestintg to see if Faf du Plessis continues to play as 'Impact player' or not.

RCB all-rounder and former IPL Purple Cap winner Harshal Patel is two wickets short of completing 200 wickets in T20 matches. Can Harshal Patel achieve this feat in front of his home crowd in Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders tonight? We will have to wait and watch.

The last few matches of the Indian Premier League have gone down to the wire and seeing the history of matches between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, it would not be certain if we see another thriller in Bengaluru.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore aim to strengthen their position in the IPL 2023 points table by winning their upcoming encounters against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru. 

The opening pair will be a concern for the Kolkata Knight Riders as till now they have not been able to get a good opening start and the team will hope their opening batsmen fire in the match against RCB. 

Virat Kohli captained Royal Challengers Bangalore in the team's previous two matches of the Indian Premier League 2023 whereas the permanent skipper came out just to bat and stayed out of the fielding. The team will hope he is fully fit in the match vs Kolkata Knight Riders and also lead them in the match

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders take on each other at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in match 36 of IPL 2023. 

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 81 runs last time when both teams met each other in Kolkata in IPL 2023. The Faf du Plessis-led team would be looking to take revenge on Nitish Rana's team at their home ground and continue their winning momentum. 

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to continue the winning momentum vs KKR that they gained after winning two back-to-back matches against Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. 

Gujarat Titans defeated the Mumbai Indians by 55 runs in match 35 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.