7.45pm Alrighty, people. I'm not sure we're going to have a presentation. I shall head off to have dinner, therefore, and a steaming mug of caffeine. Good night!

Amogh: "Why will RCB not finish second? Number of wins has priority over NRR?" -- Indeed.

7.40pm It's raining heavily at the ground too, and the match has been called off. Royal Challengers finish on 16 points, and they won't finish second unless the Sunrisers-Mumbai Indians match is also washed out. There are no signs of that happening, so to follow that match live, do click on this link.

7.20pm The cut-off time for a five over match (3.5 overs remain) is 8.07pm. It's raining heavily here at ESPNcricinfo HQ, which, I will remind you all, is roughly 2km from the stadium.

6.57pm It seems it's begun drizzling again. Aaaand the covers are coming back on. Sigh.

6.50pm We have news for you. Play will resume at 7.00pm. It will remain a 20-over chase.

6.37pm And now the covers are coming off the outfield. Arun says there'll be an inspection at 6.45pm if there's no more rain.

6.30pm Arun says the rain has stopped "but game looks a while away. Outfield quite moist."

6.25pm I don't know what 'likely to be' means here, or whether this is an official announcement at all, but anyway:

The pitch inspection, which is likely to be at about 19:00, will involve some very muddy boots! #RCBvsDD #IPL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 17, 2015

More news from the Chinnaswamy, from our man Arun Venugopal: "There's a pitch invader here. But can't get too far. The security catch up with him. So much for rain entertainment."

Sud: "Does RCB mean 'Rain Challenges Bangalore'???"

Venkatesh: "At this moment, Gambhir would be happy watching this match with his pads on.. :P " -- I think he'll be watching the clouds over Hyderabad more anxiously...

Here's Satish Acharya's cartoon on Royal Challengers Bangalore's blossoming romance with the rain.

5.59pm It's begun raining now, pouring down all of a sudden, and the players sprint off the field as the covers come on.

1.1

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Khan to Gayle, no run

low full-toss, swings from middle to off. Looks to clip it leg side, adjusts to poke it towards short cover

Zaheer.

end of over 12 runs

RCB: 2/0CRR: 2.00 • RRR: 9.78

Chris Gayle1 (4b)

Virat Kohli1 (2b)

Jayant Yadav 1-0-2-0

0.6

Jayant Yadav to Gayle, 1 run

slow, angling into leg stump, worked towards midwicket for a single

0.5

•

Jayant Yadav to Gayle, no run

length ball on off and middle, goes with the angle, tucked away into the leg side

0.4

•

Jayant Yadav to Gayle, no run

floated up, angling down leg, misses the sweep and it hits him on the front pad

0.3

•

Jayant Yadav to Gayle, no run

flat length ball on off stump, blocked into the off side

around the wicket to Gayle

0.2

Jayant Yadav to Kohli, 1 run

tossed up slow on off stump, clipped to short midwicket

0.1

•

Jayant Yadav to Kohli, no run

length ball turning into off stump. Kohli goes on the back foot to nudge it into the leg side

5.53pm The covers are indeed off. Not only that, the players are making their way out to the middle now. Wow. Anyway. Gayle and Kohli. 188 is the target. Jayant Yadav to bowl offspin with the new ball.

Win Probability

DC 83.84%

DCRCB

100%50%100%

Over 2 • RCB 2/0

No result