RCB vs KKR Match 57 Live Commentary - Raipur (13 May 2026)

Floated, short and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away and punches it to extra cover.

Flighted, full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi drives it to long off for a single.

Flatter, full and on off, Rinku Singh looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards the vacant mid-wicket region. Krunal Pandya himself runs after the ball but cannot save the second.

Quicker, full and on leg, Rinku Singh clips it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

SIX! Up, up and away! Tossed up, full and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi backs away to go inside out, extends his arms and carves it beautifully over deep extra cover for a biggie.

Slows it up, full and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes inside out again and drills it hard but finds extra cover this time.

Good length and on middle and off, Rinku Singh steps across and taps it in front of short cover. Angkrish Raghuvanshi wants the run but is sent back.

Big swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, angling away, Rinku Singh charges down the track, stays leg side of the ball and has a big heave across the line but gets nowhere near it.

Hard length and on middle, Rinku Singh drags it off the inside half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Short of a length and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi picks up the length early and gets on top of the bounce. He plays the short-arm jab to perfection, wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FIFTY FOR RAGHUVANSHI! Off 32 balls. His fourth fifty of the season and he has stepped up once again for KKR. Slower one, full and on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi jams it out to long on for one.

FOUR! Rinku Singh gets going now! Much fuller delivery and outside off. Rinku crouches a bit low, gets his hands through the shot and smacks it through extra covers for four more runs.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Rasikh Salam attempts the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on the pads. Cameron Green crouches low and helps it on its way to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

WIDE! Slower one, full but way outside off, Cameron Green leaves it alone. Wided.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Rasikh Salam gets the crucial breakthrough on his return to the attack. He lands this on a good length and on middle, at 135.5 kph, gets it to nip back in a bit as well. Cameron Green has a big hoick across the line but the length is not that short and the ball goes through to hit the top of middle stump. Nice little cameo from Green comes to an end, and KKR are 116/3 now.

Fuller and on middle, Rinku Singh steps across and drills it to long on for a single.

A loopy slower one, full and on off, dips in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits for it and jams it to long on for a run.

On a length and on middle, Rinku Singh tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes around for the second run. Good running!

Back of a legnth and around off, Rinku Singh runs it down to third man for one. 10 runs and a wicket off the over!

SIX! High and handsome! Fractionally short by Krunal, on middle. Green hangs deep in the crease and is quick to pick up the length. He gets the front leg out of the way and pummels it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. 100 UP FOR KKR. Also, the 50-run partnership comes up between this pair.

FOUR! Untidy by Tim David. Flat and short, on middle. Green thumps it down the ground towards long on. David drops to his knee, but the ball seems to have picked up pace and a bit of bad bounce results in the ball catching him on the wrist before deflecting away for a boundary.

Bowled with a round-arm action and at 99.7 kph, on a nagging length. Cameron smears it to deep mid-wicket and crosses over.

Around off, on the shorter side. That is cut away but straight to the fielder at point.

Wide! Down leg, on a nagging length. Angkrish Raghuvanshi misses out on the paddle.

A bit slower, on a good length, on the pads. Raghuvanshi clips it through square leg. They think about the second run but Jacob Bethell swoops in and keeps the batters to a single.

Dragged down by Pandya, on off. Green frees his arms and spanks it down the ground. Tim David collects it on the bounce. Just a single.

Into the strip, angled in, on middle and leg. Green steps out to heave it away. Gets it off the inner half behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Smart batting! Rasikh bowls the off-cutter, on a shortish length, over middle. Raghuvanshi arches back and gets his hands high to play the upper cut. Gets it more towards short fine leg but clears the man and picks up a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two for Raghuvanshi. At pace now, on a short of a length, on top off. Raghuvanshi stands tall on top of the bounce and stays leg side to punch it away. Beats the diving backward point fielder to his right for four more.

On a good length, on middle. Angkrish goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.

Fuller and on middle. Green has a hoick across the line. He is early into the shot and miscues it through square leg for another single.

Slower, short ball, on off. Angkrish steers it straight to the man at short third with an open bat face.

Full and speared in, on middle, knocked to cover.

Slower and shorter, outside off. A bit of grip in the surface. Raghuvanshi slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Darted into the right-hander, Green makes room and clips this full ball to deep mid-wicket for one more.

SIX! Well struck! Floated up by Krunal, full and a bit too straight, on the pads. Raghuvanshi gets down on a knee and plays the slog sweep behind square leg for a six.

Not in control but safe! Bowled at 97.5 kph, into the surface, on top of off. Raghuvanshi presses on the back foot to whip it away. The ball stops and turns away a bit to catch the top edge. It drops safely in the mid on region. They cross.

Another misfield from Kohli. Once is rare, but it has now happened twice. Pushed through, on a length, on middle. Cameron taps it to long off. Kohli runs in off the ropes but lets it through his legs, but the batters settle for a single only.

Nails the yorker, on the off stump. Angkrish Raghuvanshi digs it out to backward point. A fumble by Virat Kohli and the batters are quick to sneak in a single. Kohli bangs the ball into the turf in anger.

Drags the length back, around off. Green swings for the hills, looking to go down the ground. The ball goes off an inside edge to deep fine leg for one.

FOUR! Threads it through! Bowled at 137.1 kph, on a length, angled in at the off stump. Raghuvanshi presses forward and meets the ball right under his eyes. Plays a punchy drive and beats the diving Rajat Patidar at mid off to his left for a boundary.

Pace off, on a good length, punched with sweet timing but straight to Kohli at backward point.

Full and straight, attacking the front pad. Angkrish flicks it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

A big swing and a miss! Duffy delivers it on a back of a length, outside off. Cameron has a big heave across the line and ends up losing his shape. The ball cuts back a bit off the deck to go past the inside edge.

Floated, short and around off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi punches it to wide long off for a single.

Short again and on middle and leg, Cameron Green flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a run.

Dragged down, on middle, Angkrish Raghuvanshi stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for another run.

There is that infamous bouncer from Krunal Pandya, on middle and leg, Cameron Green ducks under it. He has a chat with his partner to see whether to review for a wide, but decides against it.

Shorter once more, around off, Cameron Green stabs it towards extra cover where Rajat Patidar fumbles and allows a run.

Another short delivery, on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi forces it down to long off for one more. Just 5 runs off Pandya's first over!

Fuller and on off, Cameron Green knocks it towards mid off and scampers across for the single.

Full again and on middle, angling in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tucks it in front of short mid-wicket, but the fielder cannot stop it with a dive to his left. It rolls towards long on and the batters get the run.

EDGED AND FOUR! Josh Hazlewood lands this on a good length and in the channel outside off, the ball holds its line. Cameron Green stays back to play at it but gets undone by the extra bounce. It flies off the outside edge and through the vacant first slip region for a boundary.

On a length and on middle, Cameron Green tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and calls for two, but Jacob Bethell is quick to get to the ball from the deep and keeps it to one.

Short of a length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi dabs it down towards point.

Back of a length and angling into the leg side, Angkrish Raghuvanshi fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. A leg bye taken.

Beauty! Rasikh Salam hits the good length and just around off, jags back in a long way. Cameron Green gets cut in half trying to play at it as the ball sneaks past the inside edge on its way to the keeper.

Back of a length and on middle, Cameron Green gets behind the line of it and blocks it on the pitch.

On a length and around off, shaping away, Cameron Green pushes it through covers for a single. 50 UP FOR KKR!

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and angling into the leg side. Angkrish Raghuvanshi rolls his wrists to get it behind square on the leg side, whipping it to the fence for a boundary.

Hard length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi lets it come to him and dabs it down towards short third for one.

Takes pace off, follows the batter into the leg side, on a length as well. Cameron Green backs away but can only steer it towards backward point for one. Kolkata Knight Riders are 56/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Short of a length and on off, Angkrish Raghuvanshi waits for it before steering it wide of first slip. Rahane calls for the run but then stops. Seeing the fielder putting in a dive to his right to make the stop, the batters get the single.

Josh Hazlewood bangs this into the pitch, outside off, shapes it away with extra bounce. Ajinkya Rahane lazily tries to upper cut it but fails to connect.

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Good length and just around off, Ajinkya Rahane shuffles across quickly to get inside the line of it. He scoops it off the inner half of the bat to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Once again, we see a wicket fall after a boundary. Josh Hazlewood bends his back and bowls a well-directed bumper, on middle, takes off sharply off the deck. Ajinkya Rahane looks to pull it away but the ball gets big on him and he loses his bottom hand as well. It takes the top edge and goes high in the air. Hazlewood himself calls for it, moves to his right to settle under it and takes a fine catch. KKR lose both openers now.

Hard length and on off, nips back in sharply, Cameron Green looks to fend it away but misses as the ball lobs up off his thigh towards the slip cordon.

Hits the deck hard and on off, Cameron Green stays back and guides it through point for a single.

 SIX! LOVELY STRIKE! Short of a good length, on top of middle. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets under it and hoists it massively over deep mid-wicket for an 83-meter six.

Yes and no between the batters, but the danger is averted! Duffy bashes the length hard and seeing the batter charge, he slants it on the leg stump to cramp Raghuvanshi for room. Angkrish plays over the line, is hit on the thigh pad and then the ball rolls away in front of point. Rahane is halfway, but after a bit of yes and no, both retreat to their original ends.

Length ball, outside off, steered away to deep backward point for a single.

Fuller, outside off, Rahane drills it straight to the mid off fielder.

 FOUR! Pierces the gap so neatly! Not that short by Jacob, but he offers a fair bit of room with pace taken off. Ajinkya Rahane waits on it and opens the bat face, steering it to the right of the diving backward point fielder. He also beats Jacob Bethell in the deep to his left and gets a boundary.

 SIX! Sails just over! Touch short and on middle and leg. Sits up nicely for Rahane as he presses back and launches the ball aerially with a pull shot. It just clears the ropes in the deep mid-wicket region. The umpires confirm it through the smart replay. A very productive over for KKR. 17 runs from Duffy's second. His bowling figures read 2-0-31-0 so far.

On a back of a length, angled at the pads. Ajinkya Rahane gets inside the line and whips it a bit uppishly, on the bounce and to the left of deep square leg for a single.

 FOUR! Picture-perfect! Length-delivery, outside off, Finn Allen uses the width on offer. Stays leg side, gets his hands through the shot in full flow and punches it into the mid off and cover gap for a boundary. Allen moves to 18 (7).

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Superb response from Bhuvi and he has another Powerplay wicket. Scrambled seam, slightly around off and with a little bit of nip away from the batter. Finn Allen is pinned in the crease and tries to punch it away on the off side, but he is squared up and only manages a faint outside edge to the keeper. Jitesh Sharma makes no mistake. KKR are 23/1 in 2.3 overs.

Fractionally fuller, outside off. Angkrish Raghuvanshi walks forward to negate the movement, but opts to leave it in the end. Good carry to the keeper on this one.

Oh, nearly dragged on! A skiddy delivery, angled into the batter. Angkrish Raghuvanshi is cramped for room and tries to punch it across to the leg side, but inside edges on the back thigh and the ball then rolls past the leg stump.

Good effort by David. He was running forever to save a run for his team. Back of a length, around the off pole. Angkrish Raghuvanshi gently punches it into the cover-point gap. The ball is hurtling towards the ropes, but Tim David from the inner ring sprints a long way and manages to flick the ball in before the ropes. Three taken.

 Oh, finds some swing! Pitched on a good length, outside off, shaping away. Finn Allen loosely pokes at it, with his feet going absolutely nowhere and is comprehensively beaten on the outside edge.

This one jags in a touch, at 137.1 kph, on middle and leg. Finn Allen tries to pull it but the ball stays a fraction low and he ends up inside edging it on the thigh pad.

 FOUR! High quality! Back of a length, around off. Allen holds the shape as he rises up on the toes and punches it to the left of the diving Rajat Patidar at wide mid off to pick up his first boundary.

 SIX! Goes all the way! Slightly fuller than the previous ball, shaping away marginally, outside off. Finn gets on the front foot and crunches it over the long off fence for a biggie. The first of the game.

 FOUR! Muscled! Hard length, around middle and off, angling into the batter. Allen stands tall, uses his wrists and pulls it into the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg gap for a cracking boundary. Allen on the charge.

Much better to close out the over! Lands it on a length, on middle and it straightens off the deck. Finn alertly blocks it down the pitch off the back foot. 14 runs off the over.

On target, straightaway! Straightish line, on middle with not much lateral movement. Ajinkya Rahane watchfully blocks it off the front foot.

Full again, on middle and off, Ajinkya Rahane presses in front and drives it crisply, straight back to the bowler. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bends low and half-stops on his follow-through.

A slight appeal for LBW, but not given. Bowls it a smidge fuller, attacking the stumps. Ajinkya Rahane walks forward and tries to knock it straight, but the ball nips back to catch the batter on the back thigh.

 BEATEN! The knuckleball that wobbles away, full and outside off. Ajinkya Rahane is sucked into the front foot drive, but is well beaten on the outside edge.

Perfect line and length so far from Bhuvi! Around off, on a slightly fuller length. Ajinkya Rahane chops it onto the pitch.

 FOUR! CREAMED AWAY! Goes fuller again, and just outside the off stump. Ajinkya Rahane commits on the front foot, middles it nicely and drives it all along the ground, through the cover and mid off gap. Rajat Patidar sprints after it from mid off, but the ball wins the race. So 4 runs off the opening over.