IPL 2017 | KKR vs RCB Live Score: IPL 2017: Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir give Kolkata a flying start

In-form Kolkata Knight Riders shall be taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL encounter in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Kolkata are comfortably placed at the second spot in the points table after winning four of their six games. Meanwhile their opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore are languishing at the bottom of the table with only two wins from their six games. However, RCB shall come in with some with some momentum after beating Gujarat Lions in their previous encounter.

Playing XI

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa (w), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Colin de Grandhomme, Chris Woakes, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Umesh Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Kedar Jadhav (w), Mandeep Singh, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Adam Milne, Sreenath Aravind, Samuel Badree, Yuzvendra Chahal

Live Cricket Score: Kolkata Knight Riders vs  Royal Challengers Bangalore 

Kolkata Knight Riders vs  Royal Challengers Bangalore

Here are the live updates for the match:

#8.52pm

Back-to-back boundaries for Narine. KKR 39 in 3 overs

#6.45pm

Six!!! Clever batting by Gautam Gambhir 

#8.43pm

Two dot balls by Tymal Mills

#8.42pm

Tymal Mills to Gautam, lovely delivery, no run

#8.40pm

SIX!!! That's brutal from Narine, 18 runs off the first over

#8.39pm

Another four by Sunil Narine. KKR 12/0 in first over

#8.38pm

Four!!! Back to back boundaries from Narine

#8.37pm

KKR captain Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Narine are out in the middle to open

#8.22pm

Royal Challengers Bangalore win toss, invite Kolkata Knight Rideres to bat first

#8.12pm

Toss to take place at 8.15pm

#The covers are being removed one by one now. There will be an inspection at 8 PM. 

#Rain has stopped at Eden Gardens, the toss shall be underway soon

#The toss has been delayed by 10 mins

#There is a slight drizzle at Eden Gardens, hope it is a passing shower

#The toss shall be underway at 7:30 pm

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