Live Cricket Score, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2015, Match 5 at Kolkata, RCB 179/6 in 19 overs: RCB win by 3 wickets

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Man of the Match: Chris Gayle

RCB win by three wickets.

RCB: 179/6 in 19 overs. Harsha Patel 6 & Abu Nichem 5.

OUT! Chris Gayle 95 run out Manish Pandey 95 (56).

Morkel is back and gets smacked for a biggie. Goes for another over the same region, Pandey saves a certain six and throes it to run Gayle out. Can KKR make a turn around from here? This might go down to the wire. Abu Nechim comes in and takes a quick single. It is followed by a couple with four runs to win off eight as Patel scrambles for another single towards fine leg. The final over is short and is played behind deep third-man for a boundary to finish the proceedings.

RCB: 164/6 in 18 overs. Chris Gayle 89 & Harsha Patel 6.

It’s Narine’s turn now as he gets smacked for a couple of boundaries, followed by a couple and a single. Harsha to take the strike for the first time and it’s a dot, followed by a SIX stright on to the sight screen to end the over. It’s almost over for KKR it seems.

RCB: 147/6 in 17 overs. Chris Gayle 78 & Harsha Patel 0.

OUT! Sean Abbott run out Morne Morkel 1 (4)

Shakib is back and runs out Sean Abbott after Gayle went for a couple towards deep mid-one. Morne Morkel makes a good throw following the crucial drop of Gayle. He follows a couple of dot as Gayle is not interested in the singles as he smokes the fourth over mid-on and into the crowd, followed by another one. The last delivery is a single as Morne Morkel attempted a difficult one at long on for a catch.

RCB: 132/5 in 16 overs. Chris Gayle 64 & Sean Abbott 1.

Morkel is back and is greeted by a boundary towards mid-on and a six straight down the ground. The third ball is followed by a single. Abbott faces another dot and takes a single towards deep mid-on. Gayle goes for a big towards mid-wicket and is dropped by Morkel. Dear oh dear! Did he drop the game there? Only time will tell.

RCB: 119/5 in 15 overs. Chris Gayle 52 & Sean Abbott 0.

OUT! Darren Sammy st Uthappa b Shakib 7 (9)

Shakib Al Hasan comes in to the attack and starts off with a dot, followed by a couple of singles and stumps Sammy in the fourth for seven. Sean Abbott comes in and starts off with a couple of dots to end the over.

RCB: 117/4 in 14 overs. Chris Gayle 51 & Darren Sammy 6.

Narine is back and stuns Gayle with a googly off the first ball. He plays the second to long on for a single and brings up his half-century. Sammy plays it one towards off-side for a single, followed by another googly to Gayle. the fourth delivery takes the outer edge of Gayle for a single and rush in for another single off the last delivery towards fine leg.

RCB: 113/4 in 13 overs. Chris Gayle 48 & Darren Sammy 4.

Chawla comes in, starts off with a single, dot off the second and is smoked for a six over mid-on by Gayle. He follows it with a single, straight down the ground and gets another single towards mid-off and another by Gayle over mid-wicket to end the over.

RCB: 103/4 in 12 overs. Chris Gayle 41 & Darren Sammy 2.

Yusuf comes back and starts off with Gayle who takes a single and is followed by three more singles. The fifth one is a dot, but the final delivery was smoked straight in to the sight screen off a full toss by Gayle.

RCB: 93/4 in 11 overs. Chris Gayle 32 & Darren Sammy 0.

OUT! AB de Villiers st Uthappa b Cariappa 28 (13)

Cariappa comes in and is greeted with a boundary towards mid-off, followed by a couple of singles and another boundary in the same region. Fourth ball is smoked again by de Villierd over long on towards the crowd. However, Cariappa makes it count as he has stumped de Villiers for 28.

RCB: 77/3 in 10 overs. Chris Gayle 32 & AB de Villiers 13.

Pathan is back as he starts off with a single, followed by another three singles. The fifth one is smoked again by de Villiers over Mid-on for six and follows a single towards mid-on boundary to keep the strike.

Strategic time out is taken.

RCB: 66/3 in 9 overs. Chris Gayle 30 & AB de Villiers 5.

Russell starts off again with a boundary off Gayle towards fine leg and is followed by a dot. He follows a short one for a dot as the umpire warns him ‘One an over’. A full length delivery is followed and is played straight through the covers for a four and the next delivery, De Villers chrages down the ground, but misses it only to be collected by the keeper. Final deliver is struck staright, takes a deflection off Gayle straight down the ground for a single.

RCB: 56/3 in 8 overs. Chris Gayle 25 & AB de Villiers 0.

OUT! Dinesh Karthik b Pathan 6 (8)

OUT! Mandeep Singh b Pathan 6 (3)

Pathan comes to bowl, starts off with a couple of leg byes. Second ball strikes the pad of Gayle, appeals for a leg-before, but the umpire turns it down as he feels it struck outside leg as they take a single. However, he does it the next delivery as he bowls Karthik out. Mandeep Singh comes in and faces the next delivery for a dot, but smokes it for a big one straight down the ground. However, he is bowled again off the next one. It’s a dream spell for Yusuf. Fails to fire with the bat, but is doing it with the ball.

RCB: 47/1 in 7 overs. Chris Gayle 24 & Dinesh Karthik 6.

Andre Russel is on as he starts off with a couple of dots, but follows a short as Karthik hooks it off the gloves towards deep square leg for a boundary. He follows it back with a dot again and bowls the same delivery in the fifth one to be pulled towards square leg for a single, followed by another single to end the over.

End of powerplay

RCB: 40/1 in 6 overs. Chris Gayle 23 & Dinesh Karthik 1.

KC Cariappa, the mystery bowler comes in as the first ball is played for a dot, but gets smoked the next delivery straight down the ground by Gayle for a SIX. He follows back with a dot, but is again played for a boundary, just over mid-on. Fifth deliver is down the ground for a single as he finished the over with a single again.

RCB: 29/1 in 5 overs. Chris Gayle 7 & Dinesh Karthik 0.

OUT! Virat Kohli c Uthappa b Morkel 13 (14)

Morkel starts off with a single towards mid-wicket, but the second ball is played straight down the ground by Gayle for a boundary. Single outside leg off the third as the fourth delivery is a dot again. Fifth ball is short, Kohli goes for a hook, clips the glove and is taken high by Uthappa behind. KKR get the first crucial breakthrough in the form of the skipper as Karthik comes in. Final delivery results in a dot.

RCB: 23/0 in 4 overs. Chris Gayle 7 & Virat Kohli 12.

Narine starts off with a single, a dot, followed by a sweep and a boundary towards fine leg. Fourth ball is on to the pads for a dot followed but a good googly to the keeper. On to the pads again for a dot off the last delivery.

RCB: 18/0 in 3 overs. Chris Gayle 7 & Virat Kohli 11.

Morkel continues as he starts off with a dot. However, he follows with a short one, pulled hard by Kohli over mid-on for a big one. Morkel follows it back with another dot. Fourth ball is played over mid-off in the air, but Gambhir ran fast enough to cut the boundary off a bounce as they run a couple, followed by another dot. However, Gayle finishes the over with a boundary towards long on.

RCB: 5/0 in 2 overs. Chris Gayle 3 & Virat Kohli 2.

Sunil Narine on to the action straight on. First ball, dot off an outside edge to Gayle. Second ball is played straight for a single, followed by another four singles of the next four deliveries to end the over.

RCB: 1/0 in 1 over. Chris Gayle 1 & Virat Kohli 0.

Morne Morkel starts things off with a dot as he bowls to the explosive, Chris Gayle. Second ball is on to the pads and is played towards mid on for a single, followed by four consecutive dots to end the over.

RCB need 178 to win off 20 overs with 10 wickets in hand.

OUT! Yusuf Pathan c Kohli b Aaron 3 (4)

OUT! Shakib Al Hasan run out D Karthik 0 (1)

Aaron to bowl the final over and gets Yusuf out off a short delivery who fails to connect properly, sends it high down the ground to be comfortably taken by Kohli at long on. Second ball, short again and it gone over the keeper off an edge for a big one, followed by another one off the third. Single off the fourth towards deep cover while a dot off the fifth. Aaron bowls an overhead wide as Shakib is run out for a duck in an attempt to steal a single. However, the final delivery is a full toss, played by Russell over the cover for a boundary to end the innings.

KKR: 163/4 in 19 overs. Yusuf Pathan 3 & Andre Russell 28.

Harshal comes back but Russell smokes it over long on for a SIX. followed by a full toss, Russell mistimes it as it goes high in the air, but Aaron and Abbott couldn’t decide, who should go for the catch as the ball land safe in no man’s land. Couple more, while the third and fourth cost two singles. Dot off the fifth, however, the final one is smashed towards fine leg for a boundary.

KKR: 149/4 in 18 overs. Yusuf Pathan 2 & Andre Russell 16.

Nechim is back as Yusuf plays it straight down for a single. Nechim seems to have suffered a cramp and is down as the physio checks on him. He’s back on after the physio check and bowls a dot, followed by a straight down the ground shot by Russell for a boundary. Dot again off a short, but is followed by a big one over long off and a single of the final delivery, played staright don the ground again.

KKR: 137/4 in 17 overs. Yusuf Pathan 1 & Andre Russell 5.

OUT! Surykumar Yadav c Mandeep Singh b Patel 11 (9)

OUT! Manish Pandey run out Virat Kohli 23 (15)

Patel is back and dismissed Yadav off the first ball. On to the pads, Yadav plays it high towards deep square leg, but is taken comfortably by Mandeep Singh at the ropes. Yusuf Pathan comes in as Pandey faces the second, and it’s a run out as he departs for 23. Miscommunication with Yusuf as he sends Pandey back, but a direct throw by Kohli does the damage. Third ball is a dot outside leg, but the same delivery is flicked deep for a boundary towards fine-leg. Fifth ball results in a single towards on side follwoed by another on as they quickly scramble thorugh. Andre Russell is the new man.

KKR: 131/2 in 16 overs. Manish Pandey 23 & Suryakmar Yadav 11.

Strategic timeout for KKR.

Chahal is back as he bowls short to be pulled over sweeper cover for a single, followed by another single and a dot in the next couple. Fourth delivery and beautifully played over mid-off for another boundary. Next up is on to the pads as he sweeps towards fine leg for a single along with a couple of the final delivery to end the over.

KKR: 122/2 in 15 overs. Manish Pandey 20 & Suryakmar Yadav 5.

Abbott is back as he starts off with a single, followed by a slow bouncer to Yadav for a dot. Third ball, short and just flicked over the keeper for a boundary. Short again as he pulls over mid-wicket for a single. Fifth ball for Pandey, on to the pads and flicked through square leg for another boundary. Turning out to be a good over for KKR. Final ball, short and pulled again by Pandey over mid-on for another boundary.

KKR: 108/2 in 14 overs. Manish Pandey 11 & Suryakmar Yadav 0.

OUT! Gautam Gambhir c Mandeep Singh b Chahal 58 (46)

Chahal continues to Gambhir as he plays it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. However, the second delivery sees him walking back as an atttempt for a big one ends up in handing a high catch to Mandeep Singh at deep mid-wicket. Third ball to Pandey and no run, but is a boundary of the fourth as he plays it straight and hard down the ground. Fifth one, scrambled for a single followed by a dot to end the over. Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in.

KKR: 101/1 in 13 overs. Gautam Gambhir 56 & Manish Pandey 6.

Aaron comes in and bowls to the skipper as he scrambles for a single to bring up his half-century. Second delivery and Pandey smashes it hard down the ground for a boundary. Short third delivery, Pandey doesn’t time it good, but still manages to get a single. Fourth delivery and towards third man for another boundary. It is followed by a bouncer over shoulder as the umpire gives it a wide. Fifthe delivery results in a couple as the batsmen quickly scramble through with a close chance of direct hit by de Villiers. Final delivery and single off a leg-bye.

KKR: 87/1 in 12 overs. Gautam Gambhir 49 & Manish Pandey 1.

Chahal continues to Gambhir as he scrambles for a couple towards mid-wicket followed by another one towards short fine leg. Couple of singles again in the next couple of deliveries, while the fifth one is followed by a dot and so is the sixth one.

KKR: 82/1 in 11 overs. Gautam Gambhir 45 & Manish Pandey 0.

OUT! Robin Uthappa c Sammy b Ahmed 35 (28)

Nechim into his third over as he starts off with a single, followed by another over covers by Gambhir. Uthappa plays another one over covers for a couple. However, the fourth delivery finally gives RCB the breakthrough they were looking for as Uthappa gors for a big over long on, doesn’t time it good and is taken well by Sammy. Manish Pandey comes in as gambhir scrambles for a single of the fourth delivery, followed by a dot to end the over as he bowls a bouncer.

KKR: 77/0 in 10 overs. Robin Uthappa 32 and Gautam Gambhir 43.

Spin comes in. Yuzuvendra Chahal is here and starts off with a single towards mid-wicket. Second ball, played towards mid-off, no run. Player made the throw towards the bowler and it almost took him apart. Fourth ball is another comfortable single by Uthappa, followed by a low rising fifth delivery. Gambhir went for a sweep, but missed it completely as the keepr went for a stumping chance which was never a stumping actually. Final delivery is a full toss as Gambhir swipes hard towards mid-on. The ball strikes two fielders, but still manages to reach the boundary.

KKR: 70/0 in 9 overs. Robin Uthappa 30 and Gautam Gambhir 38.

Change in bowling, Darren Sammy is here and starts off with a single towards mid-off, followed by single towards square leg. Third ball, on to the pads, big appeal, but turned down. Maybe it was striking outside off for Uthappa. Dot for the fifth ball, followed by a beautiful boundary by Gambhir as he strikes it straight down the ground.

KKR: 62/0 in 8 overs. Robin Uthappa 29 and Gautam Gambhir 32.

Nechim continues and is scrambled again for a single, followed by another single of the second ball towards mid-wicket. Dot ball as a short ball is well defended by Uthappa, followed by another short in the fourth deliver, as Uthappa pulls towards mid-on, but no run taken. Single off the fifth towards mid-on. Final delivery and WHAT ON EARTH am I seeing! AB de Villiers drops Gautam Gambhir on 32. Short ball, he pulls towards square leg and de Villiers drops an absolute sitter.

Strategic timeout taken by RCB.

KKR: 58/0 in 7 overs. Robin Uthappa 27 and Gautam Gambhir 30.

Aaron continues and starts off with a dot, while the second one is played towards mid-off for a quick single. Third one is a dot again. Was a close chance of a run out at the other end for Uthappa, but the throw was too high. Quite a close run-out chances for tonight. Fourth delivery, short one and hooked well by Gambhir over the keeper for a boundary. Well played shot by Gambhir. Dot to end the over.

End of mandatory powerplay

KKR: 53/0 in 6 overs. Robin Uthappa 26 and Gautam Gambhir 26.

Abu Nechim comes in and the first ball is played by Uthappa towards third-man for a single followed by a boundary towards square-leg by the skipper. The next couple of deliveries result in a single, while the fifth one is played towards point for a single followed by another quick single to end the over.

KKR: 46/0 in 5 overs. Robin Uthappa 24 and Gautam Gambhir 21.

Varun Aaron comes in as he starts off with a single. Follows up with a short delivery, played towards covers, another mis-field, but backed up by Kohli as they scramble for a single. Third one, on to the pads of Gambhir, but is way outside leg as the fourth ball results in a dot off a short delivery not properly played by the skipper. Fifth ball, on to the pads again, but well picked up by the skipper over mid-on for a boundary. Finishes off with a quick bouncer that is ducked by Gambhir for a dot.

KKR: 40/0 in 4 overs. Robin Uthappa 23 and Gautam Gambhir 16.

Patel continues and starts off with a wide, scrambles for a single off the first legal ball followed by a boundary off the second between cover and point by Uthappa. Third ball is again scrambled for a single followed by another single off the fourth. Fifth delivery was a rising one as Uthappa tries to fiddle over the keeper, but lets it go to safely towards him. Final ball outside off and played comfortably through covers for another boundary.

KKR: 28/0 in 3 overs. Robin Uthappa 14 and Gautam Gambhir 14.

Abbott continues and what a shot by Gambhir. Staright over mid-wicket for a big one. First maximum of the night. Bowled on to the pads in the second delivery, flicked on the on-side for a single. Third ball is a dot, but the fourth one is short as Uthappa pulls, couldn’t time it well, but lands safely in mid-wicket as they take a single. Fifth delivery and another dot while the last delivery is again scrambled for a single.

KKR: 19/0 in 2 overs. Robin Uthappa 13 and Gautam Gambhir 6.

Harshal Patel starts second over with a boundary towards covers by Uthappa, while the second ball is scrambled for a single. The third, fourth and fifth balls result in dots while the sixth is again scrambled for a single by Gambhir.

KKR: 13/0 in 1 over. Robin Uthappa 8 and Gautam Gambhir 5.

Sean Abbott starts things off. Robin Uthappa faces the first ball, edges it to third man and a misfield by Abu Nichem results in a boundary. Poor start as the second ball is played straight for a single. Gambhir flicks the third towards mid-wicket, the fielder dives but is unable to save as it races away for four, while the fourth is played again to the third-man as Nichem recovers it well this time. The crowd is roaring high on KKR chants. They quickly scramble for a single on the fifth, but an overthrow results in another run. Last delivery, a single towards mid-off.

Team News: KKR skipper, Gautam Gambhir makes a changes as he brings in rookie and uncapped Indian, KC Cariappa in place of Umesh Yadav, while RCB move in with their best squad.

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bowl)

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KKR were off to a flying start to their 2015 campaign after registering a comfortable, seven-wicket win over former champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) at Eden Gardens on the opening day, on Wednesday. KKR would like to continue their winning start and maintain the momentum against one of their rivals, RCB at their home ground. IPL 2015: CSK, KKR, RCB, KXIP, MI, RR, SRH, DD full team details in IPL 8

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Playing at home with their current momentum and a superior bowling attack, KKR should be able to hold off the RCB threat. But in Gayle, Kohli, and de Villiers, RCB possess perhaps the most dangerous batting line-up of the tournament. Eden Gardens is likely to witness an engaging contest. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2015, Preview: A well-balanced unit with a hunger for success

Playing XI:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Kishan Cariappa.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Virat Kohli (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), AB de Villiers, Darren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Aaron, Abu Nechim.

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