RCB win by 7 wickets and with 17 balls to spare

Glenn Maxwell continues his fine form and remains unbeaten on 50 off 30. ABD with the winning runs. A comprehensive victory in Dubai for Virat Kohli and Co.

RCB 149/3 after 17 overs: FIFTY for Glenn Maxwell as he picks up 22 runs in Morris’s last over. The scores are tied!

RCB 127/3 after 16 overs: WICKET! Mustafizur strikes against the run of play. Bharat walks back for an excellent 44 off 35 after pulling one to fine-leg. RCB need 23 off 24. AB de Villiers is the new batter.

RCB 123/2 after 15 overs: Sakariya offers too much width and Maxwell drives it over cover for four. RCB need 27 off 30.

RCB 115/2 after 14 overs: Bharat brings out the revese-sweep and picks up four. The right-hander is playing a gem of an innings for his team. Nine runs from that Tewatia over.

RCB 106/2 after 13 overs: SIX! Bharat stays really low and sweeps one from Morris for a huge six. Super shot that. Morris has figures of 0/28 from three overs. RCB need 44 off 42.

RCB 95/2 after 12 overs: Shot! Bharat steps out to Lomror and drives a short delivery straight over for four. The right-hander moves on to 24 off 23. RCB need 55 off 48.

RCB 86/2 after 11 overs: Tewatia bowls it short and wide and Maxwell cuts it in the gap for four. RCB need 64 off 54.

RCB 75/2 after 9 overs: Tyagi bangs it in and Maxwell doesn’t connect well with the pull but it falls just wide of the fielder in the deep and runs away for four. The Australian then attempts another pull and this time Mustafizur pulls off an absolutely sensational stop at the fine-leg boundary. He jumped at the rope and stretched his arms high up to push the ball back into the field of play. Stunning work by the Fizz.

RCB 66/2 after 8 overs: Tewatia joins the attack and drops one short, Bharat does well to rock back quickly and pull it in the gap for four.

RCB 58/2 after 6.5 overs: WICKET! Brilliant from Riyan Parag! He dropped a tough chance earlier in the over but he hits bullseye this time and Virat Kohli (25 off 20) is run-out. Big moment in the game. Glenn Maxwell is the new batter.

RCB 48/1 after 5.2 overs: WICKET! Padikkal was looking solid but he is clean bowled by Mustafizur. The left-hander attempted a wild slog and missed the ball completely. He walks back for 22 off 17. Srikar Bharat is the new batter.

RCB 48/0 after 5 overs: Shot! Sakariya drops one slightly short and wide, Padikkal stays low and cuts it in the gap for four. Seven runs from that over.

RCB 41/0 after 4 overs: Class from Padikkal! He pulls one over mid-on for four and follows that up with a gorgeous cover-drive for four more. Expensive start from Mustafizur as well.

RCB 29/0 after 3 overs: Dropped! Sakariya gets one to swing in sharply and it cramps Padikkal for room, the left-hander attempts a square-cut but gets the outside edge. Samson, however, doesn’t react fast enough and drops the catch despite getting both hands to it. RR can’t afford to make such mistakes defending a small total.

RCB 26/0 after 2 overs: Another big over for Bangalore! Padikkal gets going with a stylish on-the-rise drive through cover and mid-off for four, before Kohli lifts one over mid-off to pick up his fourth boundary. Tyagi was a bit all over the place in that over.

RCB 12/0 after 1 over: Kohli is up and running! The RCB skipper gets a thick edge past the keeper for four, followed by a solid pull over the in-field for four, and finally a clip to the fine-leg fence for another boundary. Expensive start from Morris.

9.34 pm: RCB need 150 runs in their 20 overs. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are at the crease. Here we go!

RR finish with 149/9

Harshal removes Sakariya off the last ball for his third wicket in the final over of the innings. Lewis and Jaiswal put on a 77-run opening stand but the Royals lost four wickets for 14 runs in the middle overs.

RR 146/8 after 19.3 overs: WICKET! Padikkal with a stunning catch at deep extra-cover! Harshal gets his second as Morris departs for 14 off 11.

RR 146/7 after 19.2 overs: WICKET! Harshal Patel gets his 24th wicket of the season. Riyan Parag never looked settled. He walks back for 9 off 16, having not hit a single boundary.

RR 146/6 after 19 overs: Morris gets a four through square-leg as Siraj concedes nine runs in the penultimate over of the innings. Parag is batting on 9 off 14 and hasn’t hit a boundary yet.

RR 137/6 after 18 overs: A much-needed boundary for Rajasthan! Chris Morris swings hard and gets an edge past the keeper for four. Eight runs come from that Harshal Patel over.

RR 127/6 after 16.2 overs: WICKET! Livingstone (6 off 9) tries to up the ante and hits it straight to ABD at long-on. Chahal gets his second.

RR 120/5 after 15 overs: Chahal keeps the pressure up with a tidy over. RR have Liam Livingstone and Riyan Parag at the crease now. They would want to go at around 10 runs an over at least in the last five.

RR 117/5 after 14 overs: WICKET! Shahbaz Ahmed has two in his first over! This time Rahul Tewatia sweeps it straight to the fielder in the deep. The RR innings is falling apart after a great start.

RR 114/4 after 13.1 overs: WICKET! Shahbaz Ahmed joins the attack and strikes with his first ball! And it’s the big wicket of Sanju Samson. The RR skipper hits it straight to the fielder at deep extra-cover and walks back for 19 off 15.

RR 113/3 after12.5 overs: WICKET! Lomror is stumped as Chahal strikes. The left-hander walks back for 3 off 4. RCB are fighting back.

RR 100/2 after 11.1 overs: WICKET! Garton gets the breakthrough RCB wanted! Lewis tries to pull one out of the ground but gets a top edge and is caught. He departs for a superb 58 off 37.

RR 100/1 after 11 overs: Chahal joins the attack and bowls five good balls but Samson whacks the sixth one for six. Super shot that from the RR skipper.

FIFTY for Evin Lewis! The left-hander gets there in just 31 balls. RR are in a strong position thanks to his fireworks.

RR 77/1 after 8.2 overs: WICKET! RCB finally get the breakthrough as Dan Christian removes Yashasvi Jaiswal. The left-hander tried to clear the in-field again but got caught at mid-off. He walks back for 31 off 22. Sanju Samson is the new batter.

RR 67/0 after 7 overs: Now Jaiswal gets in on the act! Dan Christian comes on to bowl and the left-hander hits him for two fours.

RR, thanks to Evin Lewis, have dominated the powerplay. They have raced to 56/0. Lewis has raced to 41 off 21 with three sixes and as many fours.

RR 52/0 after 5 overs: There’s no stopping Lewis at the moment, Harshal joins the attack and is hit for a a four and a six. Lewis has raced to 39 off 19.

RR 39/0 after 4 overs: Huge over for Rajasthan! Lewis is striking the ball brilliantly and he hit Garton for two sixes and a four in that over. RCB’s bowlers haven’t bowled the right lengths consistently enough so far.

RR 21/0 after 3 overs: Big over for Rajasthan! Kohli brings Maxwell into the attack and Jaiswal decides to go after the off-spinner. He takes his front leg out of the way and clobbers a 96-meter six over long-on. Lewis then cuts one through the in-field for four.

RR 8/0 after 2 overs: Siraj bowls four dot balls to Jaiswal, who plays-and-misses a couple, but the last ball of the over is cut away nicely by the left-hander for four.

RR 3/0 after 1 over: Lewis pulls one hard but doesn’t connect. Luckily for him, it falls short of the fielder in the deep. Tidy first over from Garton, who is making his debut.

7.30 pm: Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal are opening the batting for RR. George Garton has the new ball in hand for RCB. Here we go!

Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (w/c), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

7.03 pm: RCB have one change: Kyle Jamieson makes way for George Garton. RR have one change: Kartik Tyagi replaces Jaydev Unadkat.

Toss:

Virat Kohli has won the toss and RCB will bowl first.

6.50 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 43 of Indian Premier League 2021. Tonight, Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals take on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore at Dubai.