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The two opening batters did quite well on an Eden Gardens pitch that was slow and gripping

Glenn Maxwell and Azmatullah Omarzai returned to the XI for the visitors at Eden Gardens

Punjab Kings, meanwhile, are much better placed for playoffs contention and had defended 111 against KKR ten days ago

"The four games we have played here, each wicket has been slightly different," Ponting says about the conditions in New Chandigarh

"I think the wicket was a whole lot better than 157, where a lot of batsmen made starts [but didn't] go on to make those big scores," Ricky Ponting says

Kohli stayed unbeaten on 73 to register his 67th fifty-plus score, the most by any batter in IPL history

Bhuvneshwar, Krunal and Suyash maintained economies of under seven in the first innings

Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS captain, said that he wanted to bowl first as well

RCB have won four on the road so far, but won't find it easy against a PBKS side that defended 111 in the previous match in Mullanpur

A bowler-friendly pitch, perhaps because of a little rain before the game, meant 14 wickets fell in 26.1 overs

RCB were reduced to 42 for 7 in the ninth over at one stage, but David smoked an unbeaten 26-ball 50

The toss was delayed by close to two hours due to a persistent drizzle

RCB and PBKS are third and fourth on the points table, with four wins from six games

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"I have never, ever heard a negative word coming out of his mouth," Nehal Wadhera says about head coach Ricky Ponting

Rahane also explained why he did not review his dismissal

Punjab Kings head coach heaped praise on Chahal, saying the legspinner had passed a fitness test before the game for a shoulder niggle

Chasing 112, KKR went from 62 for 2 to be bowled out for 95

PBKS were off to another quick start, reaching 39 for 0 in 3.1 overs, but it unravelled quickly thereon

Iyer said he made the decision despite the dew because of the trend of teams batting first winning