RCB vs CSK, IPL Live Cricket Score: CSK beat RCB by five wickets

Change of ends for Shardul Thakur.

H Singh to de Kock, Harbhajan does not toss it up this time as he fires it outside off. De Kock chops it to covers. So even though a maximum came in the over, just 7 came off it.

H Singh to de Kock, SIX! Uses his feet and uses it well! De Kock comes down the track to this flighted ball. He gets to the pitch of it and deposits it into the long on stands.

H Singh to de Kock, Flatter this time on off, de Kock cuts it to point.

H Singh to de Kock, Not afraid to toss it up is Harbhajan. He does it outside off, de Kock chops it to point.

H Singh to V Kohli, Loopy ball once again on middle, Kohli drives it down to long on for a run.

H Singh to V Kohli, Tosses this one up on middle, Kohli drives it back to the bowler.

Harbhajan Singh is into the attack.

D Chahar to V Kohli, A single to end an expensive over! 15 from it as Kohli taps this length ball on off, towards covers for a run.

D Chahar to V Kohli, FOUR! Outstanding effort from Billings but all in vain! This is also timed exquisitely by Kohli. Fuller and on the pads, Kohli flicks it through mid-wicket. Billings there makes good ground to his left and then dives to push the ball back in. It is rolling back towards the rope as he gets up and once again tries to pull it back. The umpires are not sure whether he has done it cleanly and they go upstairs. Replays show the ball just touches the rope and the boundary is signaled.

D Chahar to de Kock, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. They pick up a single.

D Chahar to de Kock, SIX! That is out of here! Right in the zone of de Kock. Full and on middle, the batter moves his right leg out of the way and sends it sailing over the long on fence for a biggie. First of the game.

D Chahar to de Kock, In the air... but it lands safe! Excellent stop in the end by MS Dhoni. This one is a short ball on middle, de Kock goes for a pull but gets a top edge. It goes high up in the air towards fine leg but it lands safely. Dhoni hares after it and does really well to pull it back inside just before it crosses the rope. Brilliant by the Chennai skipper, not a lot of men would have got to that. Saves two for his side.

D Chahar to V Kohli, Another single! Once again a good delivery is converted into a single. Such is the class of the guy, he won't have a lot of dots to his name. This time he guides it towards point and gets to the other end.

S Thakur to V Kohli, Length again on off, Kohli taps it towards covers and gets to the other end.

S Thakur to V Kohli, Back of a length on off, Kohli defends it solidly. This is the length he should be bowling. The last two balls were a little too full.

S Thakur to V Kohli, Once again right off the middle. He looks in great touch. Fuller and on off, Kohli leans into it and strokes it through covers. The ball races away but there is a man in the deep who keeps it down to two.

S Thakur to V Kohli, FOUR! Up and over! Once again a little too full and the batsman takes full toll of it. Fuller on off, Kohli lofts it over mid off and the ball races away.

S Thakur to de Kock, De Kock is on the charge here as he walks down the track. He tries to flick but the ball takes the inner half and goes down to fine leg for a run.

S Thakur to de Kock, Goes full and wide outside off, de Kock tries to go through the off side but gets it off the inner half back towards the bowler.

Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end.

D Chahar to V Kohli, Length again on off, Kohli watchfully pushes it to covers.

D Chahar to V Kohli, Goes back to bowling on a length on off, Kohli defends it onto the ground.

D Chahar to V Kohli, FOUR! No swing this time and it becomes too easy for Kohli. Chahar goes fuller on the middle pole looking for some swing. There ain't any and Kohli flicks it over mid-wicket for the first boundary. He is off the mark in style.

D Chahar to V Kohli, Length on middle, Kohli flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.

D Chahar to de Kock, This one comes back in from outside off. De Kock drives it towards mid off for a run. Good confident start by Quinton and Bangalore are underway.

D Chahar to de Kock, Shape for Chahar. He has been getting it in almost every game and he gets it here too. Fuller and it swings away from off. Quinton lunges and drives it to cover-point.

We are all set for the action to begin. The Chennai players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. Quinton de Kock and Virat Kohli will open the innings for Bangalore, while Deepak Chahar will take the ball first up for Chennai. Here we go...

Virat Kohli starts by saying the crowd will also be behind them and they are looking forward to some good cricket. Mentions they want to take it one game at a time now and they would want to carry forward the momentum from the last game. Informs they too have two changes as Colin de Grandhomme and Pawan Negi come in for Manan Vohra and Chris Woakes.

MS Dhoni says it looks a good surface but it feels a little damp. He reckons defending will be difficult. Mentions there is equal support for them here in Bangalore and the crowd is fantastic. Informs there are two changes as Karn Sharma and Faf du Plessis make way for Imran Tahir and Harbhajan Singh.

TOSS - Chennai win the toss and they opt to bowl first.

The visitors on the other hand, are coming on the back of two consecutive victories. They would look to make it three here today. Also a win for them will take them to the top of the table. This one promises to be an intriguing clash as both have star-studded line-ups. Stay tuned for the toss in a while.

Hello and welcome to game no. 24 and it is a clash between two heavyweights of the tournament. Chennai will be taking on Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The home side is in the bottom half of the table, whereas the visitors are up at second place. The hosts are eager for a win. They do have momentum on their side and Virat Kohli will hope for it to continue.