🏏IPL 2026: RCB vs KKR, 57th Match, at Raipur🏏 - Page 5

18:15 Local Time, 12:45 GMT: Two teams that have produced several memorable battles in IPL history are set to meet once again tonight. Defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on the IPL 2024 winners Kolkata Knight Riders in a crucial contest. Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 57 of IPL 2026!

The Raipur surface hasn’t been the easiest for batting and only the batters who settle in and adapt to the conditions are likely to make an impact. Both bowling attacks have the skill sets to make the most of these conditions, which sets the stage for a fascinating contest tonight.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into this clash on the back of a thrilling last-ball win over Mumbai Indians at the same venue a few days ago. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood have been exceptional with the new ball, making life difficult for opposition batters in the powerplay. Virat Kohli, after falling for ducks in the last two games, will be determined to make a strong comeback tonight. Krunal Pandya’s fighting knock in the previous match was another reminder of how different players have stepped up for RCB this season. Much like last season, they are finding ways to deliver under pressure and string together strong performances.

A win for RCB would take them a step closer to sealing a top-two finish in the league stage, while KKR need a victory to stay alive in the playoff race. Every game is virtually a must-win for the Knight Riders, who have shown plenty of promise in the second half of the season. After losing five of their first six matches, KKR have staged an impressive turnaround and are unbeaten in their last four games.

aj jeet jao RCB boys

Toss becomes very important in this pitch

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Thanks for the Tag

Let see if Kohli goes for another 0 0

Or add 1 as prefix

As per That Cute Kutta (Dowg)

Ami Allen today

18:30 Local Time, 13:00 GMT: Not great news from Raipur. "Greetings from Raipur. The entire ground is covered, barring certain patches. It rained for about 30 minutes from 4:30, and there was a brief drizzle around 6:15. The square was uncovered for a while but the ground is fully covered now, with super sopper moving around on the covers." pings Gokul Gopal who's at the venue. "Not raining now," is the latest update. But the covers are still on and very unlikely we will have an on-time toss. Let's wait for the official update..

Originally posted by: Rosyme

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Only number that i can remember is 49

Rest are forgettable

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Thank you for tags parm,

Is cameroon green playing today?

18:35 Local Time, 13:05 GMT: "It has started raining again, accompanied by thunder and lightning. Gotten much heavier now," updates Gokul.