Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 11, Bengaluru

W Sundar to A Rahane, FOUR! Swept and swept fine! Sundar bowls it on middle again. Rahane is a good player of spin and he is showing that. He goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.

W Sundar to D Short, On middle, Short is happy not to take on the spinner as he flicks it through square leg for a run.

Rahane is struggling a bit here! He is holding is knee as he is down on the ground. The physio is out to have a look. The skipper is getting some stretching done. He is now all good to go.

W Sundar to A Rahane, Once again uses his feet, takes the ball on the full but cannot find the gap. He strokes it to mid off but still runs a single.

W Sundar to D Short, Fires it on the pads, Short is watchful till now as he nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run.

C Woakes to A Rahane, That was nicely bowled! Slower ball and Woakes got it to shape away a touch. Rahane tries to drive but gets an outside edge towards short third man. The fielder has a shy but misses. A needless shy but no overthrows as it was well backed up.

C Woakes to D Short, Drop and run! Over to you skipper says Short as he taps this length ball towards covers for a quick run. He gets off the mark with that single.

C Woakes to D Short, Short and wide outside off, Short slashes at it but does not connect. He will be disappointed there as he loves such deliveries. A scoring opportunity goes abegging.

C Woakes to A Rahane, A muted appeal but nothing from the umpire. On the pads again, Rahane misses the flick to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.

C Woakes to A Rahane, FOUR! First of the game! Top shot this by Rahane! The key here was he picked the length early. Woakes bowls this one a touch short on middle, Rahane transfers his weight on the back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket and the ball races away. Rahane is looking to score right from the outset. Good by the Rajasthan skipper.

C Woakes to A Rahane, Angles this one on the pads, gets it to bounce a little more. Rahane goes for the flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

C Woakes to A Rahane, Down the leg side, Rahane lets it be and the umpire calls it a wide.

Chris Woakes will bowl from the other end.

W Sundar to D Short, Fires it on off, Short is watchful and keeps it out off the back foot. So a very good first over by Sundar. He kept it tight and only one came from it.

W Sundar to D Short, Short eases this one to mid on. Rahane wants a run but this time Short is not running. He would not want to be run out in this game, he has been dismissed in that manner in the last two games. They have got to be watchful about their calling.

W Sundar to D Short, Flatter on off, Short keeps it out off the front foot.

W Sundar to D Short, Works it to the man at square leg with the angle.

W Sundar to A Rahane, Rajasthan are underway! Once again Rahane being positive. He comes dancing down the track and whips it with the spin towards wide long on. AB de Villiers is quick to the ball from long on, slides and keeps it down to one. Excellent work from the overseas player.

W Sundar to A Rahane, Innovation on the very first ball, intent from Ajinkya Rahane. Very interesting by the opener. He goes down on one knee to this flatter delivery on off. Tries to play the reverse sweep but mistimes it to point.

It is HOT AND SUNNY here in Bangalore today. The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. Ajinkya Rahane and D'Arcy Short will open the innings for Rajasthan. Bangalore start with spin as Washington Sundar has the new ball in his hand. Here we go...

Ajinkya Rahane starts by saying they were also looking to bowl first but now it does not matter. Further adds they believed in themselves in the last game and their bowlers did an incredible job. Informs they are playing an unchanged XI.

Virat Kohli starts by saying that batting first might be a little tricky as under lights the ball might come onto the bat better. Further adds he felt the wicket would play better in the last game but it was a little slow. Reckons bowling first will give them an idea about the wicket. Admits they are looking to be brave and not to be complacent. Informs they have one change, Pawan Negi comes in for Sarfaraz Khan.

TOSS - Bangalore win the toss and they opt to field first.

PITCH REPORT - Matthew Hayden says it looks a dry wicket and the cracks are starting to open up. He reckons the toss will make a big difference. Talks about the history and mentions that, in 2016 around 200 was the average total on this surface which dropped to 140 last year. Opines the team winning the toss should bat first and post a big total.

Bangalore on the other hand, also have won one and lost one. They too will hope their captain who has not looked himself, to come to the fore in this clash. Also, Sarfaraz Khan who has failed to make an impact till now might just be left out of the side. Both the teams have star-studded players in their ranks. But the home side will head into the game as favorites. Let us hope for another thriller. Stay tuned for further updates.

Hello and welcome to game 11 between Bangalore and Rajasthan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Another intriguing clash is what awaits us. Ben Stokes, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli and many other players are in action here today. That should surely excite many. However, Stokes has yet not fired for the visitors and they would surely hope today is his day. They bagged their first win of the campaign in their last match and they would want to make it two with a victory here.