Much Needed Boundary!

Finally a boundary from Virat Kohli. He was looking desperate for a big shot and Ferguson bowled that last ball to his legs and Kohli will never miss a ball there. Brilliant flick shot.

RCB 87/2 in 12 overs.

FOUR!

Shakib to Maxwell, reverse sweep and FOUR. Trademark Glenn Maxwell shot!!

OUT!

OUT!! KS Bharat was looking to break KKR’s momentum with his big shot but failed to go over the fence against Sunil Narine. Second wicket falls for RCB and that was a very good catch from Venkatesh Iyer.

Two Good Overs For KKR!

Two good overs for KKR. First Shakib Al Hasan gave away just 4 runs in his second over and then Varun Chakravarthy created a chance against KS Bharat that was missed by the wicketkeeper and gave five runs in the 8th over of the match.

RCB 62/1 in 8 overs

Virat Kohli Going Strong!

At the end of powerplay overs, RCB have 53 runs on the board for the loss of a single wicket. Skipper Virat Kohli is batting along with the last match hero KS Bharat.

OUT!

Ferguson to Padikkal, OUT!! BOWLED!! Once again Padikkal failed to perform after a good start. First wicket falls for RCB.

Padikkal b Ferguson 21(18) (4s-2)

RCB 49/1 in 5.1 overs

RCB Openers Target Mavi!

More runs another boundary off this over. Devdutt Padikkal placed the ball again to the fine leg. RCB openers are targeting KKR’s last match hero-Shivam Mavi.

Good Start For RCB!

FOUR!! That was an absolute class from Virat Kohli, stepped out and played to the covers on the first ball of Shivam Mavi’s second over.

RCB 40/0 in 4.1 overs

FOUR!

Another boundary from Devudutt Padikkal, to fine leg this time. Ferguson bowled that delivery with a speed of 147km/hr and Padikkal just showed direction to the ball. Good Start From RCB.

FOUR!

Ferguson to Padikkal, FOUR, very nicely played by the youngster to third man. First boundary for Padikkal in this match.

FOUR On No-Ball!

Full-toss from Mavi and Kohli got another boundary on the No-Ball, this time to the third man.

RCB 17/0 in 2 overs

FOUR!

Mavi to Kohli, FOUR, to covers. Captain gone for a big shot in quite over and he got the result on the final ball again.

Wait it’s a No- Ball!

FOUR!

Boundary on the final ball from RCB skipper Virat Kohli.

RCB 7/0 after 1st over

First Run!

Devdutt Padikkal is off the mark with a single on the first ball.

Players In Middle!

Shakib Al Hasan will bowl the first over for KKR. Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli are ready with the bat for RCB.

Can Harshal Patel Go Past Dwayne Bravo’s Record Today?

RCB speedster Harshal Patel is on the merge of breaking a huge IPL record. The pacer has 30 wickets this season after his name and he is just 3 wickets away to break Dwayne Bravo’s most wicket in a season record. Bravo took 32 wickets in an IPL season that is the most by any bowler in tournament history.

Harshal has been on with his bowling in the death overs.

How many wickets will he add to this tally tonight? #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #RCB #IPL2021 #RCBvKKR #PlayOffs pic.twitter.com/TfY4RUouhw

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 11, 2021

Unchanged Playing XI For KKR As Well!

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakaravarthy

We go with an unchanged playing XI for the Eliminator! #RCBvKKR #KKR #AmiKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/3daXxn7T6w

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 11, 2021

No Changes In RCB Playing XI!

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Captain Kohli has won the toss and we will be batting first.

We go into the Eliminator with an unchanged side.#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #RCB #IPL2021 #RCBvKKR #PlayOffs pic.twitter.com/w3FpxgDHIu

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 11, 2021

RCB Win Toss, Opt To Bat In Sharjah!

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper has won the toss and elected to bat vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Eliminator at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Knockout Battle!

Both the teams met two times this season with each winning one.

Match 31- Abu Dhabi

KKR registered a big win by 9 wickets over RCB when they met last time during the league stage. RCB got all out for 92 runs in that game where Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell didn’t allow Bangalore batters to settle with their regular wickets. Chakravarthy and Russell got three wickets each in that clash while Lokie Ferguson got two.

Match 10- Chennai

Batting first RCB put up 204 runs on the board where AB de Villiers (76*) and Glenn Maxwell (78) were the standout performers with the bat. ABD remained not out and played with a strike rate of 275 to take his team to a big total. Later while bowling RCB bowlers dominated the game and guided their team to a comfortable 38-run win.

Hello And Welcome!

Hello and Welcome to the live blog of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2021 Eliminator. The match will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. RCB finished the league stage at the third spot while KKR were the fourth and last team to qualify for the playoffs. Both the teams are coming on the back of a win in their last game, RCB defeated DC in a last-ball finish while KKR completely outplayed Rajasthan Royals.

The winner of this game will face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 on Wednesday.

The match will start at 7:30 PM IST while the toss will be at 7:00 PM IST. Stay with us for all the live updates.

Hello & welcome from Sharjah for #Eliminator of the #VIVOIPL.

It’s the @imVkohli-led @RCBTweets who will square off against @Eoin16‘s @KKRiders in what promises to be a fascinating contest. #RCBvKKR

Which team are you rooting for tonight pic.twitter.com/2nmnJHr7cn

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 11, 2021