- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.4 goes straight up, and Rahane's fun is over! Banged into the track just outside off. Rahane looks for the pull but is awfully late on the stroke. Pops up off the top edge and Hazlewood completes the most regulations of return catches. Hazlewood into the act early! 48/22.3 nicked and gone! Bhuvi has the last laugh, and Allen is outta here! Back of a length in the channel and this threatens to angle in before straightening off the pitch. Allen is squared up as he wafts at it and can only feather it through to the keeper. Big, big wicket for RCB, and the crowd finds its voice! 23/119.6 run-out to finish the innings, and KKR end up on 192! Superb yorker on leg. Rinku cannot get under it and clinks it out to long on. Raghuvanshi chances his luck on the second but is well short, despite a dive. Top work by Padikkal from the deep, it must be said! 192/412.2 zing bails go flying, and Green is sent packing Pace-on, back of a length on off. Zips back in a touch and Green, having an ugly hoick across the line, gets done in by the pace. Misses it completely and the ball thunders into the stumps. RCB with a timely breakthrough! 116/3Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL192/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Finn Allen, 2.3 ov), 2-48 (Ajinkya Rahane, 4.4 ov), 3-116 (Cameron Green, 12.2 ov), 4-192 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 34 1 8.5 9 3 1 0 0 JA Duffy 4 0 48 0 12 9 6 3 0 0 JR Hazlewood 4 0 35 1 8.75 8 4 1 0 0 Rasikh Salam 4 0 35 1 8.75 6 5 0 1 0 KH Pandya 4 0 39 0 9.75 5 1 3 1 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
10.12
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
61/2 (12.2)
Current Run Rate
CRR
10.12
Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 5 Ov (RR)
61/2 (12.2)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.2 a snorter at almost 144kph, and Bethell has to depart! Shortish on middle and leg. Climbs through on Bethell and he gets cramped for room on the pull. Nowhere to go and the ball spoons up off the splice. Kisses the helmet before looping up definitively and the bowler does the rest. Bethell's chain also falls off, and RCB's opening partnership has been broken in the fourth over! 37/113.1 slapped straight to extra cover, and Tyagi breathes life into this contest! Back of a length outside off. Padikkal backs away and throws the lot at it. Smashes it but smashes it straight down Rahane's throat. RCB's big partnership is broken, and the door is slightly ajar for KKR now! 129/215.6 Patidar shanks one, and Rahane holds on, after multiple attempts! Back of a length on middle and off. This spins away and Patidar, swishing wildly at it, skews it up. Rahane settles under it at extra cover and after 7-8 bites at the cherry, eventually clings on. Ball landed on his stomach in the end as he fell to the turf, and Rahane will be grateful it did! 157/317.5 oh my days - what a sensational catch that is! An absolute worldie! Shortish just outside off. David backs away and flays it towards backward point. Pandey flies to his left, lunges down low and somehow makes it stick. The crowd is shocked. The bowler cannot believe it either. Not sure anyone watching can believe it either. The ball was almost behind Pandey as he flung out his left mitt, and he grasped it beautifully. There is a check on to see if the catch is fair. Third umpire says the catch is clean, and this might go down as one of the greatest IPL catches of all time! 180/4Extras14 (lb 4, w 10)TOTAL194/4 (19.1 Overs, RR: 10.12)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Jacob Bethell, 3.2 ov), 2-129 (Devdutt Padikkal, 13.1 ov), 3-157 (Rajat Patidar, 15.6 ov), 4-180 (Tim David, 17.5 ov)
Match Details
Players per side
12(11batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Royal Challengers Bengaluru , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.45
Match days
13 May 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0
Match Notes
- Rain: Kolkata Knight Riders - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Kolkata Knight Riders - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 2 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Subs: Saurabh Dubey, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Dahiya, Ramandeep Singh and Navdeep Saini
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Player Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Swapnil Singh and Romario Shepherd
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 76/2 in 9.0 overs (A Raghuvanshi 26, C Green 12)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (A Raghuvanshi 32, C Green 22, Ex 1)
- A Raghuvanshi: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru impact Player Sub: Devdutt Padikkal in for Jacob Duffy (Kolkata Knight Riders innings,13.6 ov)
- Over 15.2: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - RK Singh (Struck down)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 153/3 in 16.0 overs (A Raghuvanshi 62, RK Singh 19)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (A Raghuvanshi 19, RK Singh 31, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 192/4 in 20.0 overs (RK Singh 49)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders impact Player Sub: Saurabh Dubey in for Finn Allen (Kolkata Knight Riders innings,19.6 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 66/1 in 6.0 overs (V Kohli 30, D Padikkal 16)
- Over 8.5: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - D Padikkal (Upheld)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (V Kohli 20, D Padikkal 24, Ex 7)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 10
- V Kohli: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 129/1 in 13.0 overs (V Kohli 64, D Padikkal 39)
- Over 14.4: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - RM Patidar (Upheld)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 13
- V Kohli: 100 off 58 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 18.5: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - V Kohli (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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RCB bowl with Duffy and Venkatesh in; Varun misses out for KKR
Romario Shepherd and Suyash Sharma made way for RCB while Saurabh Dubey is set for his KKR debut
Varun's fitness in focus as KKR eye crucial points against RCB
RCB will expect more from their batters as they face KKR, who are coming into the game with two big wins
'Astonishing' skill development - Watson sees a young Samson in Raghuvanshi
Raghuvanshi's numbers in the IPL are a bit sobering but Watson believes he will continue to develop into a well-rounded batter
Dropped, detached, dangerous again: Bhuvneshwar keeps raising his ceiling
Four years since his last T20I for India, Bhuvneshwar talks about what makes him stand the test of modern T20 batting

