12.20am That's it from us here at ESPNcricinfo, it's past midnight and I can see my bed already. KKR will sleep well tonight, placed fourth with a positive NRR and RCB are now down to seventh place, same points as Mumbai and Daredevils. Lots can still happen, for now it's good night and good luck on this Sunday night from Vishal and Varun. Ciao!

DK: Always feels better to win first. Nothing too special about where we are, nothing bad about being in the middle of the table, we need to use some momentum from here. I thought it was a par sore, they batted really well and we knew Virat was the big wicket we needed in AB's absence. He came all guns blazing. I beleive we need to have a strong core and trust them. I've felt that you need to trust the players that are part of the XI. They're great kids (Mavi and Gill) and they're learning, they have good thigns to talk, lots of credit to Rahul as well, they have good things to say about him.

Lynn is the Man of the Match: I've had to grind out some runs this season. Definitely got to use the sweep in this part of the world especially against spin bowling. Whatever scenario comes, I'm going to play it by the ear. The body is getting there, been a tough schedule and I'm chipping away. I was about to get rid of it (moustache) yesterday but decided to keep it.

Rohit: "If vettori was working for a normal private form, he would have been fired till now. One just can't keep getting the team selection, scouting, and actual playing XI combination wrong match after match."

Anil: "Not good team selection by RCB today.. With the slow nature of pitch today which was evident. They should have played Moeen Ali for grandhomme "

Ishan Jain: "Being a fan of Kohli, it's so sad to see him always ending up on losing even after strong batting statements. His reaction after taking that excellent catch said it all. "

12.04am So KKR are back to winning ways after conceding too many the other day against Delhi Daredevils. Runs coming from the top order, middle order looking good even though Russell fell for a golden duck today. RCB, well. They were without AB today but they will also know 175 won't be a good score on this small ground on most days with their bowling attack

Kohli: The pitch is bringing out surprises everytime we play here. 175 was a really good score, we were thingking of 165 at one stage after those wickets, so 10 was a bonus. If we look back, we didn't deserve to win. I don't think we're trying hard enough, we need to be hard on ourselves. All 11 of us need to come together and bring that excitement on the field. We don't deserve to win if we field like that. We can't afford to field like that and let singles go to boundaries. We were just not good enough tonight. I can't pin point anything right now, we need to win six out of seven to qualify from here. We need to be in that mindset to take every match as as virtual semi-final from now. There's no room for lapses, complacency or hesitation. We need our guys stepping up and hopefully the guys can put up a better show.

Narine: We set the platform and the guys finished it off pretty good. Losing a game (to Daredevils) doesn't make you a bad team. If you play good cricket, you can come back on top. You put in a performance and come back to winning ways. We back everyone and continue to go from strength to strength

19.1
4
Yadav to Shubman Gill, FOUR, Gill hits the winning runs, takes his helmet off immediately and swings his bat in the air with his right arm, such passion! Gets a hug from Lynn. Short and wide, he stays on top the ball and cuts it square and fast

Two very similar chases so far today. Royals needed 50 off 30 balls, and managed just two boundaries at the death with the settled Ajinkya Rahane in the middle. KKR are on their way to hunting down a similar equation with five boundaries off 24 balls, despite losing Rana and Russell.

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 172/4 (4 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 4.00)

  • Shubman Gill1 (1b)
  • Chris Lynn62 (52b)
  • Mohammed Siraj4-0-40-2
  • Tim Southee4-0-34-0
18.6
1
Mohammed Siraj to Shubman Gill, 1 run, little full towards the pads and it's worked to leg for one
18.5
W
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, OUT, what a catch by Kohli! DK lofted it straight down yet again, Kohli's eyes spot it and he sprints across full speed in front and to his left from long on. Puts in a full-length dive just in time and gets both his hands under the ball

KD Karthik c Kohli b Mohammed Siraj 23 (10b 2x4 1x6) SR: 230

18.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, no run, he's hitting those drives and pulls so well, tries a reverse paddle now and misses

One shot away now

18.3
2
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, 2 runs, lands it short this time, and DK pulls it square for two more
18.2
6
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, SIX, oh my, how did he hit that! It was a short of length ball, mid off was in and DK lofted it straight over his head for a six!
18.1
2
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, 2 runs, slices that one high on the off side and it lands beyond backward point, wide of sweeper cover for two

15 from 12 is not tough for KKR now. Siraj and Umesh to bowl these. Siraj first

"How many years we have to support? No commitment in the field and bowling...no proper team selection..no hunt young talent... disappointment.... sorry ABD.. please shift your team... forgive me..." Sorry, Raghu

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs | KKR: 161/3 (15 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 7.50)

  • Chris Lynn62 (52b)
  • Dinesh Karthik13 (5b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-34-0
  • Mohammed Siraj3-0-29-1
17.6
2
Southee to Lynn, 2 runs, low full toss lofted down the ground, long off runs to his right and they come back for the second easily
17.5
1
Southee to Karthik, 1 run, chips the fullish ball down to long on
17.4
4
Southee to Karthik, FOUR, it's a slow and short cutter, short enough for DK to pivot on the back foot and pull it fine behind square. It's beaten depe fine leg too. The captain is not wasting any time here
17.3
2
Southee to Karthik, 2 runs, We have a direct hit and the third umpire comes into play, but he's safe. DK closed the face of the bat to tuck the ball to leg with soft hands and said "two" repeatedly as Vohra rain in from the leg side, they can back just in time

Rupesh: "Turnaround? What turnaround? KKR are still firm favorites in this one!"

17.2
1
Southee to Lynn, 1 run, full and wide, drives that away to deep cover for one
17.1
4
Southee to Lynn, FOUR, the big back lift sees the low full toss with a wobbly seam outside off and he whacks it straight down to beat long on. Strong arms and shoulders coming into play

29 from 18. Lynn not his usual self today, but on strike for Southee's last over

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | KKR: 147/3 (29 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.64, RRR: 9.66)

  • Dinesh Karthik6 (2b)
  • Chris Lynn55 (49b)
  • Mohammed Siraj3-0-29-1
  • Murugan Ashwin4-0-36-2
16.6
4
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, FOUR, two full to DK, he brings out the cover drive and drills that along the ground, just wide of deep cover. Four!
16.5
2
Mohammed Siraj to Karthik, 2 runs, Southee has a shy at the stumps from point, he can see only one of them and he misses as Lynn is miles away, he finally makes it and then even comes back for the overthrow. DK drove that straight to point and took off, Lynn wasn't sure and was nearly stuck on the pitch but DK was a long way down before Southee misses. No back up, little more mix up and that's two runs
16.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Lynn, 1 run, gets the wide yorker right this time and Lynn jams his bat in for a single to deep point
16.4
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Lynn, 1 wide, sends a wide on the off side, outside the tramlines

How many predicted this turnaround from RCB? Not me, neither did Chetan : "Looks like it's gonna be another night of disappointment for RCB fan. "

16.3
W
Mohammed Siraj to Russell, OUT, gone first ball on his 30th birthday! The crowd has come alive, I tell you. Siraj banged it in and Russell went hard at it with a swing of the arms, got only a top edge and de Kock ran a long way back to complete a superb catch

AD Russell c †de Kock b Mohammed Siraj 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Rana is in trouble because of his lower back and he's walking off. The physiology rushed out to check Rana and they soon decided to walk him off. In comes birthday boy Andre Russell

16.2
W
Mohammed Siraj to Rana, FOUR, Chahal gets to the ball but it's gone for four! It was full outside off, Rana jammed his bat in to steer it just behind square to make Chahal run to his left from third man. He rolled to get his hands on the ball, but it went through

N Rana retired hurt 15 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150

Kohli goes from long on to Siraj for a chat

16.1
1
Mohammed Siraj to Lynn, 1 run, uses a strong bottom hand to drill that through the covers. Have to settle for one
16.1
1w
Mohammed Siraj to Lynn, 1 wide, tries the wide yorker and it's gone a bit too wide

43 from 24. Last five overs have gone for 35 only. Do RCB have a chance? Siraj will answer

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | KKR: 133/2 (43 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.31, RRR: 10.75)

  • Nitish Rana11 (9b)
  • Chris Lynn53 (47b)
  • Murugan Ashwin4-0-36-2
  • Tim Southee3-0-20-0

Nitish Rana is getting a lower-back massage from Andrew Leipus. A time out will let me publish this:

Bharath Palaksh: "Someone give a broom stick to Lynn instead of bat, he has kept on sweeping spinners"

15.6
4
Ashwin to Rana, FOUR, goes down on a knee as the ball turns in and he paddle-scoops that fine and high to the fine-leg boundary

KKR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st59SP NarineCA Lynn
2nd49RV UthappaCA Lynn
3rd31CA LynnN Rana
3rd?AD RussellCA Lynn
4th32KD KarthikCA Lynn
5th5CA LynnShubman Gill