Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 46th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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Toss and teams:

KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chris Lynn is back in the KKR XI, he replaces Nathan Coulter-Nile. KKR also bring in Ankit Rajpoot and Piyush Chawla in place of Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav. One Change for RCB - Travis Head in, Shane Watson out.

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Travis Head, Kedar Jadhav(w), Pawan Negi, Sreenath Aravind, Samuel Badree, Aniket Choudhary, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Sunil Narine, Gautam Gambhir(c), Chris Lynn, Manish Pandey, Sheldon Jackson(w), Yusuf Pathan, Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme, Ankit Rajpoot, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav

The rain has relented and it's time for the toss. RCB is going green for this game.

Update: Our man at the ground, Kaushik Rangarajan, says it's raining now and the covers are coming on. "Players are still warming up even as another sheet comes on. Definitely gotten very dark above the ground," he says.

KKR seek crucial points, RCB play for pride

Ever since they handed Royal Challengers Bangalore a sound thrashing at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders have had a roller-coaster ride in IPL 2017, winning two games and losing two to slip down to the third spot in the points table. Gautam Gambhir's side will be eager to get that much-needed win and move up to the second spot in a bid to stay clear of the mid-table tussle.

For RCB, who were the first team to be eliminated, this game provides them an opportunity to regain some lost pride and give their fans something to cheer about. This is their last home game of the season and they'll be keen to bid farewell with a bang and play spoilsport to the qualification chances of some of the other teams.

For more build-up on today's 4:00 PM clash, head here.

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