KKR vs RCB Live Score: Siraj, Chahal knocks down Kolkata Knight Riders, restricts them to 84/8 | Cricket news

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End of 20: 10 races and a window in race form in the Chris Morris final. A combined bowling effort led by Mohammed Siraj has restricted KKR to 84/8 – your second lowest total in IPL.
End of 19: Mohammed Siraj completes the penultimate of the entries. Only 6 races on it. It ends with phenomenal figures of 4-2-8-3. KKR 74/7
17.4 about: KKR has now passed 67, its lowest total in the IPL. A quick single by Lockie Ferguson off Chris Morris. KKR 68/7
End of 17 plus: 7 tours from Yuzvendra Chahal’s over including a limit. Chahal completes his quota for the day. End with figures yes 4-0-15-2. KKR 65/7
15.4 overs: OUT! And right after hitting a boundary, Eoin Morgan this time he hits the ball directly into the hands of the cow corner fielder. The KKR slide continues. Morgan leaves for 30. Sundar picks up his first wicket. Lowest KKR total in IPL is 67. Will they at least get across it? KKR 57/7
50 for Kolkata Knight Riders!
Finally! It took KKR 15 to hit the 50-race mark today. That has been the level of dominance of RCB bowlers. A perfect start so far in this clash. Now they just need to finish well in the last 5. KKR 52/6
End of 14 plus: Another good from Washington Sundar. Only 5 singles of him. RCB has just continued to keep the pressure on KKR. I have not revealed anything. KKR 46/6
Fact: Lowest total in IPL is 49 by RCB vs KKR in 2017
12.3 overs: OUT! Second wicket for Yuzvendra Chahal. Pat Cummins dies, trying to beat one out of the park. Outside Chahal and Cummis throws his bat at him. Mistimes and Devdutt Padikkal complete a simple long-range capture. KKR 40/6
End of 11: A maid now from Washington Sundar. Pat Cummins simply had no response to the six Sundar installments on that change. It also survived a Sundar review. KKR 39/5
Halfway! And RCB has completely dominated KKR in this first half of the first inning. The wickets have fallen like a deck of cards for KKR. Now it’s all up to the boss Eoin Morgan and Pat Cummins to first get them past 100 and then possibly to a competitive total. KKR 36/5after 10 overs.
8.5 overs: Pat Cummins review and survive! Once again, a Yuzvendra Chahal googly and this time the referee dictates the decision in his favor. Cummins goes to the review and the replays and ball tracking confirm that this time the ball was missing the trunnions. KKR 32/5
8.4 overs: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal now attacks in her first over. Chahal’s googly and Dinesh Karthik completely loses it. It hits him on the pads. The original decision was not published and virat Kohli opt for just-in-time review. A perfect call to the RCB pattern as multiple reps and ball tracking confirm that the ball is hitting the stumps. Karthik has to come back and another success for RCB. His bowlers are on a roll. Half of the KKR’s batting order is back in the cabin. KKR 32/5
End of eighth plus: SIX to finish the ending of Navdeep Saini. A short distance from him and Eoin Morgan hits him in the deep region of the square leg for six major runs. The ball passes over the fielder at the fence. Yuzvendra Chahal enters the attack for the first time. KKR 30/4
6.3 overs: FOUR! A limit, finally for KKR. A much needed one! Isuru Udana and Eoin Morgan’s overdrive propels him through the decks to collect four runs.
End of Powerplay!
A sensational start from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Four terrains in the power play and KKR are reeling right now. They are in all kinds of trouble. Mohammed Siraj, the boss wrecker with three wickets so far in his 3 overs. Complete your third round with a well-managed goalkeeper. Siraj’s figures so far – 3-2-2-3. Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik are currently fighting RCB quicks. KKR 17/4
End of fifth envelope: Another excellent ending, this time from Chris Morris. Just one of him who is also a leg. The Pacers have put RCB on top, early in this contest. A dream start for Virat Kohli and Co. KKR 15/4

3.3 overs: OUT! Third wicket for Mohammed Siraj. It is on fire! This time he knocks out Tom Banton by 10. Outside edge and AB de Villiers is not wrong behind the stumps. The decision to hit first has been largely counterproductive for Kolkata. They are reeling right now. KKR 14/4
2.2 overs: OUT! Another for RCB! This time, Navdeep Saini gets rid of Shubman Gill. A horrendous start for KKR. Gill tries to go over the field on the side, but he doesn’t. Chris Morris midway completes a single catch. Gill comes out 1 and KKR are now 3 down. KKR 3/3
End of the second round: A sensational start from Mohammed Siraj. A double wicket maiden of him first. Navdeep Saini now replaces Chris Morris. KKR 3/2
1.4 overs: OUT! He shot it down! Two out of two for Mohammed Siraj. And what a perfect delivery Siraj’s was. He moved to the left and hit Nitish Rana’s stump. The stump flies off. A perfect sight for a fast bowler. Frog comes out for a first ball duck. KKR 3/2
1.3 overs: OUT! Mohammed Siraj with the initial advance. Wicket for him on his first change. Soft dismissal for Rahul Tripathi as he directs the ball straight into AB de Villiers’ hands behind the stumps. Rahul comes out for 1. KKR 3/1
End of 1st.: A good start for Chris Morris. Only 3 since your first change. Both Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi are out of place. Mohammed Siraj to share the new ball with Morris from the other end. KKR 3/0
Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi are in the middle to start the Kolkata Knight Riders innings. Chris Morris has the new ball in hand for Royal Challengers Bangalore. A slip in place for Morris. Gill on strike. Here we go!
Playing XI for both teams!

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shubman Gill, Tom Banton, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Rahul Tripathi, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Captains in the draw
Eoin Morgan: “We’re going to hit first. The wicket looks good. There’s been continuous improvement. A couple of changes. Banton and Prasidh come in instead of Mavi and Russell.”
virat Kohli: “We would have hit first. It looks like a good pitch, it should be a good chase as long as we pitch well. We pitch them cheaply in Sharjah. It’s about how we exceed our plans. Siraj comes back. Shahbaz misses.”
Team news: A couple of changes for KKR. Tom Banton and Prasidh Krishna enter by Andre russell and Shivam Mavi respectively. Mohammad Siraj replaces Shahbaz Ahmed at RCB XI
Toss news: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan wins the draw and opts to bat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi.
Field and terrain report: “It is a new course today in Abu Dhabi, as in Dubai – one of the limits of the square is short at 62 m and 71 m, while the other side has limits of 74 m and 80 m respectively. Similarly, the limits straights vary. The straight boundary is huge at 79 m, while the other straight boundary is the shortest of all, at 59 m. There should be an appreciable bounce on this surface, especially with the new ball. There is a uniform cover of green grass, the surface is very difficult too. There is not much in terms of spin in this wicket. They will have to use their cunning, angles and mix things up to be successful here, “said JP Duminy and Daren Ganga.
Players from both teams are in the middle, warming up before the crucial match. We are only 15 minutes from launch.
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