Live Cricket Score: Live IPL Score of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - KKR beat RCB by four wickets

K Yadav to V Kohli, The batsman has driven it through mid on. They pick up a single.

K Yadav to B McCullum, Now McCullum helps it on the leg side to rotate strike.

K Yadav to V Kohli, Works this ball around the corner for a run.

Kuldeep Yadav to roll his arm now.

P Chawla to V Kohli, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

P Chawla to V Kohli, Kohli is up and running. Flicks it to the deep square region for a brace.

Virat Kohli is the next man in.

P Chawla to de Kock, OUT! What a waste of a wicket! It is a good pitch to bat on and the ball is coming onto the bat nicely but Quinton attempts to be fancy and gives away his wicket. Chawla bowls slower on middle and off, de Kock gets in position and tries to reverse sweep this over the short third man fielder. Gets a top edge to it and the ball goes straight in the hands of Vinay Kumar waiting for it inside the ring. Chawla kisses him goodbye as a send off. An early wicket for Kolkata and the dangerous de Kock departs.

P Chawla to de Kock, Sweeps this to the fielder at square leg.

P Chawla to de Kock, Quicker outside off, skids and beats the outside edge of de Kock's bat.

P Chawla to de Kock, FOUR! Tossed up ball on off, de Kock drives it superbly through covers for another boundary.

Piyush Chawla will bowl from the other end.

V Kumar to B McCullum, FOUR! Signs of a very quick outfield here. Full ball on leg, McCullum flicks it away through square leg for a boundary to end the over. 14 from the first over. Bangalore could not have asked for a better start.

V Kumar to B McCullum, Back of a length ball on middle, Brendon gives room and also steps down but fails to connect.

V Kumar to B McCullum, SIX! Top edge... but carries all the way to the fence. Goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge to this. The ball balloons towards the fine leg region and well over the fence. With this maximum, McCullum now crosses 9000 T20 runs.

V Kumar to B McCullum, Length ball around off, Brendon gets forward and drives it to the fielder at covers.

V Kumar to B McCullum, Better from Kumar, bowls this in line of the stumps on a good length. McCullum stands tall and blocks it.

V Kumar to B McCullum, FOUR! Starts by straying one full onto the pads of Brendon who flicks it away towards deep square leg for the first boundary.

The players and the umpires are making their way out in the middle to take centre stage. AB de Villiers rings the iconic bell of the Eden Gardens to begin the proceedings. The Kolkata players take their positions as Quinton de Kock and Brendon McCullum will open for the team in red and black. Vinay Kumar has the new white ball to ball the first over.

Virat Kohli, the Bangalore skipper states that even he would have bowled first on this pitch. He opines that the pitch looks good and he will look to put runs on the board. Continues saying that this is the most balanced Bangalore side he has ever had and is looking forward to the competition. Ends by saying that his four overseas players are Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Chris Woakes.

Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata skipper, reckons that it is a good wicket and they will look to chase down the total on the board. He adds by saying that the contest is between two good teams and he is looking forward to it. Informs his four overseas players are Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Mitchell Johnson.

Toss - Kolkata win the toss and will field first.

Game 2 of Super Sunday and we have Kolkata and Bangalore facing each other in Match 3 of this Indian T20 league at the Eden Gardens. The two sides have always provided nail-biting encounters and one will hope that this one too, is more of the same. The hosts have gone with a revamped squad and it will be interesting to see how they go up with the game with a new captain in their ranks. The tourists, on the other hand, have big names in their armory and they will look to start this season on a positive note. With most of the fan favorites in their backyard they always have the crowd behind them. Like you even we can't wait for this fixture to get underway! The toss is just moments away.