RCB vs SRH, IPL 2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs

S Sharma to de Villiers, Slower in pace perhaps, dabbed to short third man.

S Sharma to de Villiers, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

S Sharma to de Villiers, FOUR! Fourth boundary for Mr. 360! He was come with a plan and he is executing it to perfection. In the arc for AB, he backs away and lifts it over extra cover to send the ball across the ropes.

S Sharma to de Villiers, FOUR! Shot! Back of a length outside off, de Villiers stands tall and crunches it through the gap between point and backward point. Has timed it well and gets the desired result.

Al Hasan to de Villiers, Loopy ball, driven with the spin through covers to pick up a run. 11 from the over.

Al Hasan to V Kohli, Quick and flat, punched off the back foot towards wide mid off for a single.

Al Hasan to de Villiers, Eases this one to covers for a single.

Al Hasan to de Villiers, Heart in the mouth moment! Slower through the air, sticks a bit on the pitch. De Villiers is early into his push and it just falls short of the point fielder.

Al Hasan to de Villiers, FOUR! Two in two! This guy believes in his abilities. Floated delivery around off, AB makes a bit of room and lifts it over covers to find the fence.

Al Hasan to de Villiers, FOUR! Begins in style! No nerves whatsoever. Short delivery, de Villiers rocks away and slaps it past the backward point fielder for a rocketing boundary.

Shakib Al Hasan to share the new ball from the other end. Meanwhile, AB de Villiers, who is playing his 250th T20 game comes out to bat. Gets a grand reception as well.

S Sharma to P Patel, OUT! Sharma draws first blood! Parthiv was lucky first ball but he departs on the last one. Shortish ball on off, Patel swivels across and goes for the big pull but gets a top edge towards third man. Kaul runs to his right and takes a well-judged catch. End of an eventful over.

S Sharma to V Kohli, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. One run added to the total.

S Sharma to V Kohli, FOUR! The skipper is oozing with confidence! He is continuing his sublime form. Fuller in length around off, Kohli walks ahead and caresses it past mid off for a boundary.

S Sharma to P Patel, That is a rarity! Hyderbarad will be thanking the umpire as he has saved three. Straying on the pads, Parthiv whips it beautifully towards the square leg umpire who tries to get out of the way but is hit on the leg. Ouch! A run taken.

S Sharma to P Patel, Very full on middle and leg, clipped nicely to the man at mid-wicket.

S Sharma to P Patel, Dropped! Action straightaway! Poor from the fielder! Starts off with a length ball on middle and off, shaping away. Patel pushes it with minimal foot movement towards short cover. Deepak Hooda stationed there dives lazily to his right and makes a mess of a reasonable easy catch. Might prove to be costly.

We are set to get rolling. Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel to open the batting for Bangalore. The Chinnaswamy crowd is up and buzzing. Sandeep Sharma to begin the proceedings with the ball. A wide slip in place. Here we go...

Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli, says that they would have bowled as well but it is not a bad thing to bat first. States that it will give them freedom to play in the first half and test the opposition batting later on. Feels that the key is to enjoy themselves. Expresses that it has been a great experience to play with his boys. Informs that they have won their last two games and are playing with the same eleven.