KKR convincingly beat RCB by 7 wickets.

KKR are 156/2 after 14.1 overs. They are racing towards the total.

Phil Salt follows Narine. Departs after scoring 30 runs. KKR-94/2 after 8.2 overs.

Sunil Narine departs after a smashing innings of 47 OFF 22 BALLS. KKR-90/1 AFTER 7.1 OVERS.

KKR have gone past the score of 50 in no time. KKR-53/0 after 4 overs.

RCB put on a challenging total on the board. RCB finish at 182/6 after 20 overs. Virat Kohli stays unbeaten at 83.

A couple of wickets have gone down in quick succession, and runs are not coming as fast as they were coming a while ago. RCB-152/5 after 17.4 overs.

Runs are coming thick and fast. RCB-124/2 AFTER 14 OVERS. Kohli and Maxwell are in the middle.

Andre Russell takes the wicket of Cameron Green. RCB-84/2 AFTER 9.3 OVERS.

Harshit Rana on a roll again, sends the opposition captain home. Du Plessis goes after making 8 off 6. RCB-17/1 after 2.1 overs.

Virat Kohli starts with a boundary. Mitchell Starc at the end again. It is 4/0 after 0.1 overs.

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.
• Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

KKR captain Shreyas Iyer wins toss, opts to field first.

Ahead of the classic showdown between the Delhi boys, an old video of Gautam Gambhir expressing how RCB as a franchise has underachieved has gone viral.

Fans can watch the live telecast of the RCB vs KKR IPL 2024 encounter on the Star Sports network. Simultaneously, the match will stream live on the Jio Cinema app and website.  

The RCB vs KKR encounter will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The live action will kick-start at 7:30 PM IST.

Good evening folks, welcome to yet another action packed encounter of the IPL 2024. Today the teams of RCB and KKR will lock horns. With Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir present at the opposite ends, some intense scenes could emerge. However, aside from that it is the cricket which will spew the awe. With so much to look forward to in the match, let's stick together and find out who prevails in the battle between the heavyweights.