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IPL 2026, RCB vs KKR Updates: Bethell departs; RCB 1 down

Wed, 13 May 2026

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22:53

Bethell departs; RCB 1 down

RCB 45-1 (4 ovs) vs KKR 192-4 | Scorecard

Saurabh Dubey with his second over and Jacob Bethell gets off the mark with a huge six over the long-on fence.

Follows it up with back-to-back boundaries through deep square and sweeper cover.

A dot later, Bethell cuts a short delivery to deep backward point and gets off the strike.

A single through fine leg to end the 16-run over.

Kartik Tyagi comes into the attack and Kohli knocks the short of a length delivery to mid-off and scampers for a single.

Out! Bethell goes, caught and bowled! Short delivery and Bethell rushes on the pull and top-edges it and Tyagi takes a simple catch.

Bethell departs after making 15 off 12 balls with two boundaries and a six.

Devdutt Padikkal comes to the crease hits back-to-back boundaries through either side of the field.

Two dots to end the 9-run over.

22:42

Kohli off to a brisk start

RCB 20-0 (2 ovs) vs KKR 192-4 | Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru openers Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell are out in the middle.

Saurabh Dubey, who is making his debut for Kolkata Knight Riders, with the new ball.

Bethell is on strike and he is beaten on the outside edge before guiding one to backward point for no run.

A slip is in place and Bethell leaves the next delivery outside off before getting beaten on the outside edge again.

A single (leg byes) gets Kohli on strike who gets off the mark with a single through square leg.

Just two runs came off the over.

Vaibhav Arora to bowl from the other end and Kohli smashes a full delivery around off through mid-wicket for a boundary.

A single (leg byes) follows.

Bethell then pushes a good length delivery to point and gets a single.

A single (leg byes) gets Kohli back on strike.

Four! Full and straight and Kohli flicks it through square leg for a boundary.

Two more boundaries follow. 18 runs came off the over.

22:31

Raghuvanshi top-scores with 71

KKR 192-4 (20 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack with his final over and Rinku Singh looks to hoist a full toss through the leg side but gets only an inside-edge as the ball falls in front of the keeper.

Four! Yorker down the leg and Rinku stays put and clips it through backward square leg.

A couple through sweeper cover follows.

Rink then gets off the strike by edging a full toss to mid-wicket.

Two singles and a couple to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the final over and bowls one outside off and Raghuvanshi cuts it backward point for a single.

Six! Attempted yorker and Rinku Singh gets under it and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

A dot later, two singles through deep square leg and deep mid-wicket follow.

Another single to long-on follows before Raghuvanshi runs himself out on the final delivery looking for the second run.

Raghuvanshi goes for a brilliant 71 of 46 balls with seven fours and three sixes.

10 runs came off the final over.

KKR finish with 192/4.

Raghuvanshi shared a crucial 68-run partnership for the third wicket with Cameron Green (32 off 24 balls) and another key 76-run stand for the fourth wicket with Rinku Singh (49 not out off 29 balls), guiding KKR to a strong total after they lost openers Ajinkya Rahane (19) and Finn Allen (18) early.

Earlier, the match was delayed by one hour and 15 minutes because of wet outfield following rain, but despite the interruption, no overs were lost.

22:13

KKR poised for a 200-plus total

KKR 172-3 (18 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack with his third and Angkrish Raghuvanshi knocks the first delivery to long-on for a single.

Four! Rinku Singh guides the slower delivery to the third man fence.

Rinku then picks up a hat-trick of braces before finishing the over with a single by knocking one down to long-on.

12 runs came off the over.

Rasikh Salam Dar is bowling out and Rinku Singh brings up the 50-run partnership with a single through deep mid-wicket.

Four! Slower delivery and Raghuvanshi waits and smashes it past the bowler for a boundary.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi taps one to left of the bowler and gets a single.

A single and a dot to end the 7-run over.

22:02

Raghuvanshi fifty puts KKR on top

KKR 153-3 (16 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Krunal Pandya with his final over and Angkrish Raghuvanshi plays out a dot before picking up a single through long-off.

Rinku Singh then edges one to mid-wicket and gets a couple.

A single through deep mid-wicket follows.

Six! Raghuvanshi stays put and mows a short delivery over the extra cover for a maximum.

A dot to end the 10-run over.

Josh Hazlewood is back with his third over and Rinku attempts to cut but misses before looks to ramp the next but fails to connect. RCB review for caught behind. No bat, shows UltraEdge. RCB lose the review.

Rinku then slashes one through sweeper cover and gets off the strike.

Four! Raghuvanshi moves across and guides one to the third man fence.

Follows it up with a single through third man.

Six! Rinku Singh finishes the over with a maximum over the fine leg fence.

12 runs came off the over.

21:52

Raghuvanshi fifty puts KKR on top

KKR 131-3 (14 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Rasikh Salam Dar with his third over and Cameron Green flicks a low full toss on pads and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

A wide outside off follows.

Out! Green goes, clean bowled by Rasikh. Length delivery around middle which keeps low after hitting the deck and Green goes for the big shot but is beaten on the inside edge and his middle stump is uprooted.

Green departs after making 32 off 24 balls with three boundaries and a six.

Rinku Singh is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single through long-on.

Raghuvanshi then works the next delivery to long-on and gets off the mark.

Good length delivery and Rinku drills it to mid-wicket and takes a couple.

A single to third man to end the 10-run over.

Jacob Duffy is bowling out and Rinku defends the good length delivery on off with soft hands.

Another dot later, Rinku drags one to mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Four! Length delivery around off and Raghuvanshi rides the bounce and jabs it through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Raghuvanshi completes his fifty off 32 balls with a single to long-off.

Rinku finishes the over with a boundary through sweeper cover.

10 runs came off it.

21:42

Raghuvanshi, Green take KKR past 100

KKR 111-2 (12 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Rasikh Salam Dar is back into the attack and Cameron Green dances down to hit the slower delivery but manages only an inside edge as the ball goes to the short fine for a single.

Four! Slower delivery outside off and Angkrish Raghuvanshi guides it to the fine leg fence.

Four more! Short delivery outside off and Raghuvanshi plays late and carves it through the deep backward point.

Two singles and a dot to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

Krunal Pandya with his third over and Green welcomes him with a huge six over the deep mid-wicket fence. 50-run partnership up.

Four! Green drills one through the vacant area between mid-wicket and long-off and gets a boundary. Poor effort on the field by Tim David.

Green then taps one to deep mid-wicket and takes a single before Krunal bowls a dot.

A wide down the leg and two singles to end the 14-run over.

21:33

Green, Raghuvanshi steady KKR

KKR 86-2 (10 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Jacob Duffy is back into the attack with his third and bowls one outside off and Angkrish Raghuvanshi cuts it to point and gets a single.

A single through backward square leg follows.

Four! Raghuvanshi drills a pitched-up delivery through deep extra cover for a boundary.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi picks up a single through deep mid-wicket and gets Green back on strike.

A dot to end the 7-run over.

Krunal Pandya with his second over and Raghuvanshi drives the tossed-up delivery straight to the fielder at cover.

Raghuvanshi cuts the next delivery to the point and gets a single.

A single through mid-wicket follows.

Six! Raghuvanshi kneels down and sweeps the full delivery on stumps over the deep square leg fence for a maximum.

Two singles to end the over. 10 runs came off it.

KKR are 86/2 at the half-way mark.

21:24

Green, Raghuvanshi steady KKR

KKR 69-2 (8 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood continues and Cameron Green nudges one to mid-off and gets a quick single.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi then works one to long-on for a single before Green outside edges the next delivery through the slip cordon for a boundary.

A slip is in place and a single through mid-wicket follows.

A dot and a single (leg byes) to end the 8-run over.

Krunal Pandya comes into the attack and Raghuvanshi hits one to long off for a single before Green clips the next ball to mid-wicket and picks up another single.

A single through mid-wicket and a dot follow.

Green then steers one to cover and scampers for a single.

Another single to long-off to end the over. Just five runs came off it.

21:16

KKR lose both openers; RCB on top

KKR 56-2 (6 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack and Angkrish Raghuvanshi taps a shortish delivery outside off to short third for a single.

A dot later, Ajinkya Rahane moves across the crease and ramps one to the fine leg fence.

Rahane goes, caught and bowled! Quicker delivery from Hazlewood and Rahane looks to pull but gets a top-edge and the ball goes up in the air and Hazlewood takes a safe catch.

Rahane departs after making 19 off 13 balls with three boundaries and a six.

Cameron Green is the new man in and plays out a dot before getting off the mark with a single.

6 runs came off the over.

Rasikh Salam Dar comes into the attack and beats Green on the inside edge with a nip-backer before Green defends the next.

A single through sweeper cover gets Raghuvanshi back on strike.

Four! Slower delivery and Raghuvanshi hooks it off his pads and the ball races away to the deep square leg fence.

Two singles to end the seven-run over.

KKR finish the Powerplay with 56/2.

21:06

Bhuvi gets rid of Allen; KKR 1 down

KKR 43-1 (4 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues and Ajinkya Rahane flicks a good length delivery sliding down the leg to deep square leg for a single.

Four! Rahane punches one through cover for a boundary.

Out! Finn Allen goes, caught by Jitesh Sharma. A scrambled length delivery on off which nips back and Allen edges it to the keeper.

Allen goes for 18 off 8 ball with three boundaries and a six.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi comes to the crease and plays out two dots before punching one through cover point for three runs.

8 runs came off the over.

Jacob Duffy with his second over and Raghuvanshi hoists him over the deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

A dot later, Raghuvanshi cuts a shortish delivery outside off to backward point for a single.

A dot later, Rahane waits and drills a slower delivery through backward point for a boundary.

Six! Rahane finishes the over with a maximum over mid-wicket.

17 runs came off the over.

20:55

Allen on the attack

KKR 18-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB | Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders openers Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen are out in the middle.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the new ball for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Rahane is on strike and he defends the first two deliveries before Bhuvi gets one to nip back sharply and hits Rahane's back pad.

A knuckle ball follows and Rahane gets beaten on the outside edge.

Another dot later, Rahane open his account with a cracking boundary through mid-off.

Four runs came off the over.

Jacob Duffy to bowl from the other end and starts with a good length delivery outside off and beats Finn Allen's outside edge.

Another dot later, Allen gets off the mark by punching one off his backfoot through mid-off for a boundary and follows it up with a six straight down the ground.

Four! Allen pulls one past mid-wicket and gets another boundary.

A dot to end the 14-run over.

20:41

Both teams make one change

Have look at the Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood.

Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Wicketkeeper), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi.

Impact Subs: Saurabh Dubey, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert.

20:35

RCB opt to bowl vs KKR

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar has won the toss and has elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur.

"We will bowl first. I think it's a similar wicket we played in the last match. It will behave in a similar way. We will try to keep them under pressure. I think the wickets are pretty much same. There will be variable bounce. That was a good game for us, everyone has a lot of confidence. Every game is important, we are focussing more on playing good cricket. Venky comes in for Shepherd," Patidar said after winning the toss.

KKR Skipper Ajinkya Rahane said, "Last four games have been good for us. For us it's taking one game at a time. It's about respecting the opponents, and winning those small moments. This format is all about that, winning those small moments is important. Varun is out, Saurabh comes in for him."

20:09

Toss at 8.30 pm; No overs lost

The toss will be at 8.30 pm with the match starting at 8.45 pm. No overs will be lost.

Defending champions RCB are comfortably placed second on the points table with 14 points from 11 matches, having registered seven wins and four defeats, while three-time champions KKR are eighth with nine points from 10 games after four wins and five losses.

KKR remain in contention for a playoff spot as they can still finish with a maximum of 17 points, which could be enough for qualification. They will also play their final three group-stage matches at home at Eden Gardens.

Stay tuned for further updates...

20:08

Rain stopped; pitch inspection at 8.15 pm

There is some good news from the venue as the rain has stopped. The ground staff are now working to clear the standing water, while officials wait to announce the revised toss timing.

According to the latest update, a pitch inspection is scheduled for 8:15 pm.

A decision on the toss and start time will be taken after the inspection.

Members of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru coaching staff, including Mo Bobat and Andy Flower are out inspecting the pitch and observing the ground conditions.

19:05

Toss delayed due to rain

The toss of the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, has been delayed due to rain.

Earlier at 6:30 pm local time (1:00 pm GMT), conditions in Raipur had already raised concerns over an on-time start. Rain had lashed the venue for around 30 minutes from 4:30 pm, followed by another brief drizzle at around 6:15 pm.

Most parts of the ground remain under covers, with only a few patches exposed. Although the rain stopped briefly, the covers stayed in place while the super sopper continued working around the field, making an on-time toss unlikely.

18:49

Kohli-Narine match-up

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's veteran Virat Kohli, who has faced two back-to-back ducks this season, will be raring to get back to form against Kolkata Knight Riders but will face a serious challenge against star spinner Sunil Narine.

Kohli has faced a couple of bumps in IPL 2026 with two back-to-back golden ducks. While the ever-improving strike rate numbers are proof of his evolution in T20 cricket, even after retiring from the format internationally, fans would undoubtedly want the IPL's leading run-getter to go back to scoring big and carefully.

The 37-year-old holds a fine record against three-time champions, having made 1,021 runs in 36 matches and 33 innings at an average of 39.26 and a strike rate of 132.94, with a century and seven fifties to his name.

His past five innings against the Knights have seen him score three fifties, with scores of 21, 54, 83 not out, 18, and 59 not out.

Narine, the third IPL bowler to reach the 200-wicket mark, will be an exciting match-up against Virat. Narine has got the better of Virat four times out of 21 innings. He has also managed to contain Virat's run flow, with the batter having scored 171 in 168 balls at a strike rate of just above 101, including 12 fours and two sixes and 57 dot balls.

So far, Virat has scored 379 runs in 11 matches at an average of 42.11 and a strike rate of 163.36, including three fifties. Narine has got 10 wickets in nine matches at an average of 22.80, but it is his economy rate of 6.51, which creates pressure on batters.

18:36

RCB look to iron out chinks vs KKR

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2026 match No. 57 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.

RCB will aim to rediscover their batting form against KKR, whose in-form bowling attack has revived their playoff hopes.

RCB's Virat Kohli comes into the match against KKR on the back of back-to-back ducks and will look to regain his touch at the top of the order

RCB are currently perched atop the points table with 14 points, but they will lose that spot to either Sunrisers Hyderabad or Gujarat Titans, who also have 14 points.

RCB batting vs KKR bowling

However, they will be up against a potent Knight Riders' bowling unit that has mystery spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, who have been well-supported by domestic names like Kartik Tyagi, Vaibhav Arora and Anukul Roy.

If the Raipur pitch retains its tacky character from the previous match, then the RCB batters will have one heck of a job at hand against a competent set of KKR bowlers.

KKR batters need to rise to occasion

But the three-time champions are still eighth on the table with nine points from 10 matches, and a misadventure in Raipur will certainly push them closer to elimination from the play-offs race.

To avoid that scenario, the Knight Riders batters will also have to chip in, effectively countering the RCB new ball operators -- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane still has no grip on his craft this season but vice-captain Rinku Singh, Kiwi Finn Allen, Anukul Roy and Angkrish Raghuvanshi have shored up their batting in the last few matches.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green too has shown massive improvement after a cold start, and it has helped bring some stability to KKR. They will need an encore here for KKR to sustain their run and keep their slender chances of reaching playoffs alive.

Teams (from):

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jordan Cox, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Duffy, Kanishk Chouhan, Abhinandan Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Phil Salt, Satvik Deswal, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prashant Solanki.

Where to watch: The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels from 7.30 pm; JioHotstar will stream the match in multiple languages.

IPL 2026, RCB vs KKR Updates: Bethell departs; RCB 1 down

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