08-24 pm

Harshal Patel ends his second over with two dots to Samson, but Royals find 11 runs from the over. RR – 91/1 in 10 overs.

08-22 pm

FOUR! FOUR! And fifty up for Lewis off 31 balls as the West Indian pulls Harshal for back to back boundaries. RR – 90/1 in 9.3 overs.

08-19 pm

Another bowling and Harshal Patel starts with a wide down the leg side. Wicketkeeper KS Bharat does well to stop it from going for four wides.

08-18 pm

In-form Sanju Samson joins Evin Lewis, who is unbeaten on 47 in the middle as Christian ends a successful over. RR – 81/1 in 9 overs.

08-15 pm

SIX! And OUT! Jaiswal finds a maximum off the first ball, but Christian gets his man in the next delivery for 31 off 22 balls. RR – 77/1 in 8.2 overs.

08-09 pm

Glenn Maxwell returns to bowl his second over. And the Aussie all-rounder concedes just 4 singles from it. RR – 71/0 in 8 overs.

08-08 pm

FOUR! Jaiswal scoops Christian over short fine leg fielder for the second boundary to end the over. RR – 67/0 in 7 overs.

08-07 pm

FOUR! Jaiswal cuts Christian past backward point for his third boundary of the innings. RR – 61/0 in 6.3 overs.

08-05 pm

Dan Christian resumes proceeding for RCB after the break. Can he get the breakthrough?

08-02 pm

At the first strategic time-out and end of powerplay, Royals reach 56/0 in 6 overs with Evin Lewis (41 off 21) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (15 off 15) at the crease.

08-01 pm

He may have not got the wicket, but Siraj keeps the scoring down as he concedes just 4 singles in the last over of powerplay. RR – 56/0 in 6 overs.

07-59 pm

Mohammed Siraj is introduced back into the attack as RCB aim for breakthrough.

07-57 pm

Harshal Patel also proves expensive as Royals race past fifty inside five overs. RR – 52/0 in 5 overs.

07-56 pm

SIX! And it’s 50 up for Royals. Evin Lewis finds his third maximum as he hits Harshal straight over long on and into the stands. RR – 52/0 in 4.5 overs.

07-54 pm

FOUR! Lewis continues the onslaught as he cuts new bowler Harshal Patel over point for a boundary. RR – 44/0 in 4.2 overs.

07-52 pm

An expensive over comes to an end as Garton concedes 18 runs from his second over. Not a debut to remember so far for the Englishman. RR – 39/0 in 4 overs.

07-49 pm

FOUR! SIX! Lewis takes Garton to the cleaners as the Royals opener finds the third boundary of the over. RR – 39/0 in 3.5 overs.

07-46 pm

SIX! Lewis welcomes back debutant Garton from the other end with a pull into the stands over square leg for a maximum. RR – 27/0 in 3.1 overs.

07-45 pm

13 runs come from Maxwell’s first over thanks to the two boundaries from Royals openers. RR – 21/0 in 3 overs.

07-43 pm

FOUR! Lewis also gets into the act as he cuts Maxwell past point for the second boundary of the over. RR – 20/0 in 2.4 overs.

07-42 pm

SIX! Jaiswal wasting no time in taking the attack to Maxwell as he hits him 96 meters into the stands over long on. RR – 15/0 in 2.2 overs.

07-40 pm

Time for an early bowling change as Kohli introduces Maxwell into the attack.

07-39 pm

FOUR! Jaiswal drives Siraj through covers to end a good over with a boundary. RR – 8/0 in 2 overs.

07-38 pm

STAT: RCB have won only twice in their 4 attempts of chasing a score in IPL 2021 so far. Was it a right call from Kohli?

07-35 pm

Mohammed Siraj shares the new ball with Garton as RCB look for an early breakthrough on the fresh pitch in Dubai.

07-34 pm

George Garton starts off well as the left arm pacer concedes just 3 runs from the first over. RR – 3/0 in 1 over.

07-30 pm

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ewin Lewis open the batting for Rajasthan Royals, while debutant pacer George Garton takes the new ball for RCB.

07-28 pm

Umpires and fielders followed by RR batsmen make their way out into the middle to start the Battle Royale!

07-16 pm

Royals have brought back an in-form bowler Kartik Tyagi for Jaydev Unadkat. So, death bowling will be stronger. But will Sanju Samson get enough support to set up a challenging total?

07-13 pm

RCB could have replaced Daniel Christian, but the Aussie all-rounder retains his place. They have brought in a specialist bowler in George Garton for all-rounder Kyle Jamieson, who has not been at his best.

07-04 pm

RR Playing XI: Evin Lewis, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (captain/wicketkeeper), Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman

07-04 pm

RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

07-03 pm

As for team news, RCB hand debut to George Garton, who comes in for Kyle Jamieson. Royals bring back Kartik Tyagi for Jaydev Unadkat.

07-01 pm

TOSS: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals.

06-58 pm

Early team news from RCB camp as Gerorge Garton receives his cap. Who will he replace? Kyle Jamieson?

06-55 pm

Win the toss and ? Lets find out in five minutes time. The captain winning toss will look to add runs on the board as both teams possess a good set of death bowlers especially RCB, who have the purple cap holder and hattrick man Harshal Patel.

06-51 pm

Pitch Report: Anjum Chopra and Matthew Hayden reckon the fresh wicket has a lot of grass and is hard. The pair add that the pitch is very good for batting. This means the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli and Sanju Samson will be licking their lips, while the likes of AB de Villiers and Liam Livingstone will also hope to add runs under their belt.

06-41 pm

The toss is just 20 minutes away. And here is an interesting stat for Sanju Samson. Rajasthan Royals have lost their last two matches in the IPL after winning the toss. The last time they lost more matches after winning the toss was from September to October in 2020 (4 matches).

06-34 pm

No player has scored more IPL runs against Rajasthan Royals than RCB’s AB de Villiers (648), he averages 46 against the Royals, his best against any team he has played a minimum of six innings against. However, the South African hasn’t been his best so far this season.

06-28 pm

In their last match, Chris Morris and Jaydev Unadkat were slightly on the expensive side, while Liam Livingstone also faltered with the bat. Will Royals ring in the changes for a crucial match-up? We’ll know more in 30 minutes when the captains come out for the toss.

06-20 pm

Check out the head to head battle as there is very little to separate the two teams. Rajasthan Royals have lost their last three matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore, it is their longest active losing streak against a single opponent in the Indian Premier League.

05-31 pm

The last time the two sides met in Mumbai earlier this year, Centurion Devdutt Padikkal powered RCB past RR for a 10 wicket win. Will we see another century tonight in Dubai?

05-15 pm

With 8 points from 10 matches, Royals need a win to stay alive in the play-off race, while third-placed Challengers, who are on 12 points from 10 matches, also need a win to cement a place in top four.

04-59 pm

Hello all! Good evening and welcome to the live updates of Battle Royale of IPL 2021 as Rajasthan Royals lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai. The match starts at 7-30 PM IST and the toss at 7 PM IST.