Jaiswal and Buttler are at the crease. Jaiswal is on strike. Starc will open the attack

We are back for the run-chase!

Highest first innings scores for KKR
272/7 vs DC, Visakhapatnam , 2024
245/6 vs PBKS, Indore, 2018
232/2 vs MI, Kolkata, 2019
223/6 vs RR, Kolkata, 2024
222/3 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2008

KKR innings progression
Overs 1-4: 26/1 (RR: 6.5)
Overs 5-16: 158/2 (RR: 13.16)
Overs 17-20: 39/3 (RR: 9.75)

Most expensive returns by an RR spinner in the IPL
1/54 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
1/50 - Shane Warne vs PBKS, Mohali, 2011
1/50 - Yuzvendra Chahal vs PBKS, Guwahati, 2023
0/49 - Ravichandran Ashwin vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
Chahal registered his most expensive returns in the IPL today surpassing his 1/51 vs MI in 2015, while 0/49 are the second most expensive returns for Ashwin behind 0/53 vs SRH in 2018.

RR spinners conceding 100-plus runs in an IPL innings
6/109 (13 overs, ER: 8.38) vs Deccan Chargers, Kimberley, 2009
5/106 (11 overs, ER: 9.63) vs SRH, Jaipur, 2023
2/105 (12 overs, ER: 8.75) vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2023
1/103 (8 overs, ER: 12.87) vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
12.87 is the highest combined economy-rate in an IPL innings for RR in which they have sent down minimum five overs of spin (160 matches).

Sunil Narine: (At the start of the season if anyone had told him he'd be in the race for the Orange cap) I would take it as a joke because I haven't opened in such a long time or did much with the bat in the years past. (Opening this year) With GG (Gambhir) coming back, he gave me the confidence and his assurance that I'll open the batting. (Mindset) The job is just to go out there and try to give a good start, whatever the situation is, still keep going because if you try to face dot balls in the powerplay, it could hurt you in the backend. So just go there and try to give your team a good start. We have an understanding about it, it's not going to be easy (bowling here), we have to make use of the powerplay, pick up early wickets and make sure that we control in the middle and try to restrict them. ("I will be watching it from home, Badree," were Narine's words after previous match when asked if he could make it to the T20 WC. When asked about that statement today) It is what it is, we'll have to see what the future holds.

21:23 Local Time, 15:53 GMT, 21:23 IST: RR pulled things a bit at the backend but the damage was already done before that, courstesy a scintillating century from Narine!

Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, 1 run, a full ball shaping in, Rinku Singh hits it really well but it goes onto hit the stumps at the other end. The ball deflects to the bowler's right and the batters take a single.

Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, SIX, boom goes Rinku Singh! A short ball that sits up nicely for Rinku Singh. He stands tall

Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, no run

Kuldeep Sen to Ramandeep Singh, 1 run, to deep square leg

Ramandeep Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer, out Caught by Dhruv Jurel!! A full ball wide outside off,Venkatesh Iyer c Dhruv Jurel b Kuldeep Sen 8(6) [4s-1]

Kuldeep Sen to Venkatesh Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Kuldeep Sen to Rinku Singh, 1 run, what an effort from Parag! If he had taken it, it would have been outstanding! Was a back of a length ball around off, Rinku Singh flat-bats it towards long-on

Kuldeep Sen [3.0-0-37-1] is back into the attack

Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, FOUR, Avesh Khan misses his mark slightly and pays for it. Goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full-toss outside off, Venkatesh Iyer hits it hard over point for a rocketing boundary. 16 off the over

Avesh Khan to Venkatesh Iyer, no run, 139.6kph full ball shaping across Venkatesh Iyer. An ugly heave across the line from Venkatesh Iyer after advancing and he misses

Avesh Khan to Rinku Singh, 1 run, 121.8kph slower length ball this time, Rinku Singh punches it to covers and scurries across to the other end