IPL, Highlights - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Yusuf Pathan's Blistering Fifty Helps KKR Defeat RCB By Five Wickets

After being put in to bat, hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Chris Gayle early but fifties from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul helped them post a fighting total of 185/7. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders lost four wickets inside first ten overs but blistering knocks from Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell in the latter part of the innings helped the tourists win the match by five wickets with five balls to spare. Catch all the highlights of the match between RCB and KKR here ( SCORECARD | STREAMING | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | NEWS | PLAY FANTASY LEAGUE)

23:55 hrs IST: That's it. Thank you for joining us. See you all tomorrow for the game between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils. Until then, it's goodbye! 

Andre Russell (Man of the Match): "Important game for us, we had to come back strong. We said back our strength. We are two strong guys. Pleasure to bat with Yusuf."

Gautam Gambhir (KKR skipper): "Unbelievable knock from Russell and Yusuf. The way we started with the bat, not upto the mark. Especially at this ground, we knew 12 or 13 can be chaseable. Just a matter of hanging in there."

Virat Kohli (RCB skipper): "Nothing much to say, we needed to take our chances. We let the game drift away. Composure with the ball was lacking. Guys like Russell and Yusuf will make you pay. Need to take chances in T20 cricket."

Yusuf Pathan hit three 6s and six 4s in his magnificent innings of 60 off just 29 balls.

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23:35 hrs IST: And that's the end. KKR defeat RCB by five wickets. Magnificent innings from Pathan. 

23:32 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for SK Yadav. KKR now require 2 off 8 balls. 

23:30 hrs IST: SIX! And that's fifty for Pathan. His 10th in IPL. 

23:29 hrs IST: End of an excellent spell from Chahal. He finishes with 2/27 in his four overs. KKR now require 17 off 12 balls. 

23:26 hrs IST: OUT! Much needed breakthrough for RCB. Russell c Binny b Chahal 39(24). 

23:24 hrs IST: Disastrous over for RCB. 24 runs off it. KKR now require 23 off 18 balls. 

23:21 hrs IST: Hat-trick of boundaries from Pathan. 

23:17 hrs IST: SIX! Another full delivery from Aaron, outside off, Russell mauls it over the wide long-off region. KKR now require 47 off 24 balls. It's time for strategic time-out.

23:14 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery from Aaron, Pathan shuffles and flicks it to deep mid-wicket boundary. 

23:10 hrs IST: KKR now require 63 off 30 balls. 

23:09 hrs IST: Consecutive sixes for Russell. 

23:07 hrs IST: KKR now require 81 off 36 balls. 

23:05 hrs IST: FIVE WIDES. Poor delivery from Chahal. Straying down leg.

23:02 hrs IST: Two runs off the last ball. KKR now require 93 off 42 balls. 

22:59 hrs IST: SIX! Length delivery from Aaron and Pathan muscles it over long-on. 

With that six, @iamyusufpathan equals Dhoni in the number of sixes scored in IPL. With 130, they are 4th highest #RCBvsKKR #KKRStats

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 2, 2016

22:55 hrs IST: SIX! First of the night for Russell. 

22:52 hrs IST: Another tight over from RCB. This time, it's from Watson. Just four off it. KKR now require 113 off 54 balls. 

RCB skipper Virat Kohli and Sreenath Aravind (L) celebrate the wicket of Gautam Gambhir.

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22:48 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandey c Sachin Baby b Watson 8(12). 

22:45 hrs IST: Good over from Shamsi. Just three off it. KKR now require 117 off 60 balls. 

22:39 hrs IST: OUT! Gambhir lbw Aravind 37(29). KKR are 66/2 after 8.5 overs. 

22:37 hrs IST: RCB have really tightened things up. For KKR, a lot depends on how Gambhir goes from here on. 

22:33 hrs IST: Seven runs off Aaron's second. KKR are 59/2 after 8 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

22:26 hrs IST: SIX and a FOUR for Gambhir. KKR are 52/2 after 7 overs. 

22:22 hrs IST: Tidy over from Aaron. Just two off it. KKR are 36/2 after 6 overs. 

22:16 hrs IST: Excellent over from Yuzvendra. Just two off it. 

22:14 hrs IST: WICKET! Beautiful delivery. Lynn b Chahal 15(12). KKR are 34/2 after 4.4 overs. 

22:12 hrs IST: In comes Yuzvendra Chahal for his first over. 

22:10 hrs IST: FOUR! Length delivery from Watson, Gambhir dances down the track and strikes it over mid-wicket. KKR are 32/1 after 4 overs. 

22:05 hrs IST: Expensive over from Binny. 11 runs off it. KKR are 22/1 after 3 overs. 

22:02 hrs IST: SIX! Full delivery from Binny and Lynn hits it well over long-off for a maximum. 

21:58 hrs IST: Sreenath Aravind bowls the second over and gives away two wides. The medium pacer needs to be more disciplined. KKR are 11/1 after 2 overs

21:55 hrs IST: WICKET! Uthappa (1) gone.

Binny bowls a full delivery outside off that moves away from the KKR opener, who attempts a wild drive and gets caught by Kohli at point. KKR are 6/1 after first over.

The catch to dismiss Uthappa was @imVkohli's 50th in the #IPL, he's 6th on the list of players with most #IPL catches! #PlayBold #RCBvKKR

- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 2, 2016

21:53 hrs IST: FOUR! Gautam Gambhir hits a slow short delivery from Binny past short fine leg. The KKR captain shows once again why he is the most consistent performer of his team.

21:52 hrs IST: And we're back again! Stuart Binny will open the bowling, against the star opening pair Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa.

21:37 hrs IST: RCB scored 73 runs in the last 5 overs. 

21:35 hrs IST: And that's the end. Watson gets run-out of the last ball. RCB finish on 185/7 in their 20 overs. We'll be back in a few minutes time. 

21:33 hrs IST: SIX and a FOUR for Binny. Poor bowling from Umesh. 

21:31 hrs IST: SIX! Slower delivery from Umesh and Binny clobbers it straight down the ground. 

21:31 hrs IST: Umesh Yadav to bowl the last over. 

21:27 hrs IST: Three boundaries in a row for Watson. 

21:24 hrs IST: SIX and a FOUR for Sachin Baby. Costly over from Umesh. 23 runs off it. RCB are 154/4 after 18 overs. 

21:22 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery from Umesh and Sachin Baby smacks it over the bowler's head for his first boundary of the night. 

21:20 hrs IST: FOUR! Juicy full-toss from Umesh, outside off, Watson just whacks to deep backward point. 

21:13 hrs IST: WICKET! Kohli c Russell b Morkel 52(44). RCB are 129/4 after 16.4 overs. 

21:11 hrs IST: Another fifty for Kohli. His 23rd in IPL. 

Captain gets to fifty! 50 off 42b for Virat #PlayBold #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/QHGd17VRXr

- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 2, 2016

21:11 hrs IST: FOUR! First boundary for Watson. RCB are 125/3 after 16 overs. 

21:09 hrs IST: SIX! Flighted delivery from Narine, Watson gets on his one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket. 

21:08 hrs IST: Outstanding over from Morkel. Just three runs off it. RCB are 112/3 after 15 overs. 

21:03 hrs IST: Good spell from Chawla. He finishes with 2/32 his four overs. RCB are 109/3 after 14 overs. Can they get to 170?

20:59 hrs IST: OUT! Big wicket for KKR.de Villiers lbw Chawla 4(6). It's time for second strategic time-out. 

20:57 hrs IST: Piyush Chawla to bowl his last over. 

KL Rahul scored his third consecutive fifty in 2016 Indian Premier League.

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20:56 hrs IST: No run of the last ball of Narine third's over. RCB are 106/2 after 13 overs. 

20:54 hrs IST: FOUR! Wide delivery from Narine and Kohli thumps it to deep extra cover. 100 up for RCB in 12.1 overs. 

20:49 hrs IST: WICKET! Rahul c Pathan b Chawla 52 (32). RCB are 92/2 after 11.1 overs. 

20:47 hrs IST: FOUR! And that's fifty for Rahul. Amazing innings! 

20:45 hrs IST: SIX and a FOUR for Rahul. Looks well on course for his third consecutive fifty. RCB are 79/1 after 10 overs. 

20:40 hrs IST: Great comeback by Umesh. Just four off his second over. RCB are 64/1 after 9 overs. It's time for strategic time-out. 

20:36 hrs IST: Another good over for RCB. Nine runs Chawla's first. 

20:35 hrs IST: FOUR! Shortish delivery from Chawla, Kohli rocks back and smashes it to deep mid-wicket region. 

20:31 hrs IST: Single of the last ball for Kohli. Expensive over from Umesh. 11 runs off it. RCB are 51/1 after 7 overs. 

20:30 hrs IST: FOUR! 4th boundary for Rahul. 

20:28 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery on the pads from Umesh and Kohli flicks to deep square leg boundary. 

20:25 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Rahul. 

20:25 hrs IST: In comes Sunil Narine for his first over. 

Morne Morkel dismissed Chris Gayle for just 7(7) in the second over of RCB's innings.

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20:24 hrs IST: RCB are 30/1 after 5 overs. 

20:21 hrs IST: Andre Russell to continue. 

20:17 hrs IST: FOUR! Short delivery from Morkel and Rahul pulls it well past the short fine leg fielder for his first boundary. 

20:16 hrs IST: Brilliant! 

#KKR have taken a total of 15 wickets in the powerplay this #VIVOIPL. The most by any team. #RCBvsKKR #AmiKKR #KKRStats

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 2, 2016

20:14 hrs IST: Another tidy over from Russell. Just four off it. RCB are 15/1 after 3 overs. 

20:10 hrs IST: Dot ball to finish off from Morkel. RCB are 11/1 after 2 overs. 

20:08 hrs IST: First runs of the night for Kohli. 

20:06 hrs IST: OUT! Gayle c Uthappa b Morkel 7(7). 

Gayle tries to hit another big one. Upper edge takes the ball high in the air and the keeper takes the catch #RCBvKKR #PlayBold

- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 2, 2016

20:05 hrs IST: SIX! Length ball from Morkel, Gayle steps out and hits it straight down the ground for a maximum. 

20:04 hrs IST: Single of the last ball for Gayle. Good start by Russell. RCB are 2/0 after first over. 

20:01 hrs IST: Rahul gets off the mark with a single. 

19:59 hrs IST: It's time for action. Chris Gayle and KL Rahul make their way out in the middle. Andre Russell to start the proceedings for Kolkata. 

19:50 hrs IST: Hope he gets a big one tonight! 

So good to see Chris Gayle back! He averages 67 vs #KKR at a SR of 160 in the #IPL! #PlayBold #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/kzmPpSacBw

- Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 2, 2016

19:46 hrs IST: Big news. Supreme Court has once again asked BCCI to implement Justice RM Lodha panel's recommendations in full.

19:43 hrs IST: Wow! 

In 11 innings against #RCB, @robbieuthappa has scored 435 runs at an average of 54.4. #KKRStats #RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/5se5YeW6ou

- KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 2, 2016

19:40 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - M Chinnaswamy Stadium has witnessed the most number of sixes (661) in Indian Premier League. 

19:34 hrs IST: Here are the playing XI of both teams: 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, KL Rahul (wk), Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sreenath Aravind, Varun Aaron, Tabraiz Shamsi 

19:30 hrs IST: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and elects to bowl first. 

19:25 hrs IST: Toss in five minutes. 

19:20 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Tonight, Gautam Gambhir will become the second player (after MS Dhoni) to captain 100 matches in Indian Premier League. 

19:16 hrs IST: Since evening, it has been rather cloudy in Bangalore but no signs of rain yet. Hopefully, we'll have a full 20-over game. 

19:10 hrs IST: A total of 11 players have been ruled out in the first three weeks of the tournament, with Australia's Shaun Marsh being the latest. 

19:05 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the coverage of 30th match of the Indian Premier League season 9. Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium tonight. 

Virat Kohli continued to endure disappointment as Royal Challengers Bangalore languish in seventh spot in the 2016 IPL.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore have two batsmen in the top five list of run-getters. Virat Kohli is in third place with 381 runs while AB de Villiers is in fourth place with 316. Yet, RCB are seventh in the table with just two wins out of six games. It is the same old story for RCB - A star-studded line-up let down by a paper-thin bowling.

Virat Kohli's Bowling Woes

In the game against Gujarat Lions, Dwayne Smith remarked that RCB's bowling is so weak that a total of 200 can be chased against them. In all their games, RCB's bowlers have conceded scores of 182/6, 194/5, 192/3, 182/4, 172/8 and 171/4. The inability to bowl an opposition out as well as the failure to curb the flow of runs has hurt RCB immensely. KL Rahul summed up the situation after their defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad when he said the team needed to work on their bowling. This could mean Chris Jordan's addition in the squad. In order to boost the batting, Chris Gayle, who has hurt Kolkata Knight Riders in the past, could come back from paternity leave.

However, there is a threat of rain forecast for this match and this could change the equation for both teams. The forecast for Bangalore is for rain to continue throughout the week and this might not bode well for RCB.

Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders slipped up against Delhi Daredevils and they will be hoping to bounce back.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Blow Hot and Cold

KKR have endured a topsy-turvy tournament so far. With four wins from seven games, they are fourth on the table but they will be aware that a slip-up could spice up the mid-table conundrum.

Gautam Gambhir's team will be looking to avoid a repeat of their batting collapse against Delhi Daredevils, where they lost five wickets for eight runs. Despite having a settled bowling and batting unit, KKR have struggled for consistency.

Gambhir's men will be hoping to bounce back but it will not be easy against RCB, who defeated them in both matches during the 2015 edition.