Slip in place. Meanwhile, Kohli goes up and has a word with Bethell

Anshul Kamboj to Jacob Bethell, no run

Anshul Kamboj to Jacob Bethell, no run, uhh! That's a good line from Kamboj. Back of a length and in the channel,

Anshul Kamboj, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, to deep backward point

Third man comes in and backward point drops back

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Khaleel goes searching for swing and pitches it up, but there isn't any this time, Bethell leans forward and creams the drive square of the wicket

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, back to back fours. This is deft touch. Short of length delivery close to off, Bethell rides the bounce and steers it to third man,

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Bethell is off and running.

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, no run, swings in sharply from back of a length, Bethell stays rooted to the crease and defends to point

"Hazlewood misses out due to a shoulder niggle," informs Harsha Bhogle on air. So it is a niggle that keeps RCB's leading wicket-taker out of today's contest.

Khaleel Ahmed to Jacob Bethell, no run, hint of inswing for Khaleel, fullish length and Bethell pushes it firmly to mid-off

Jacob Bethell and Kohli are at the crease. Jacob Bethell is on strike. Khaleel Ahmed will open the attack

The umpires make their way out to the middle. Bethell will open with Kohli. No update on Phil Salt as well. Khaleel Ahmed is at the top of the mark. He has provided early breakthroughs for Chennai Super Kings in most of the games. Can he do that today as well? Bethell will be facing him.

Big call by Royal Challengers Bengaluru to not play Josh Hazlewood. We still don't have an update as to why he's not playing. Meanwhile, Kaushik pings about the atmosphere at the venue - "The RCBvCSK match is a great spectacle, particularly at the Chinnaswamy, where there's a more even split of fans. That the Karnataka colours are yellow and therefore the stadium also has a good mix of seats between red and yellow further adds to the visual appeal."

- RCB have lost all nine tosses at home this year (IPL and WPL combined).

We have made a couple of changes to our Expert XI and you can check them out by going to Fantasy Handbook.

Jitesh: Just following my basics and looking at one game at a time. That's my mantra. Always ready for any game. He just shows me how to play those shots, those skills (learning innovative shots from DK). I have those shots in me but I don't know how to apply in the game. On this wicket those shots will be useful because of the good bounce. Working with him is always exciting. It's a good learning for a player who is always focused on straight cricket, but I'm now learning the 360 game. The Boult six in Mumbai is my favourite. Conditions now are different to last year. We're trying to play the best shots for this wicket.

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh