RCB suffered an early setback as Chris Gayle was bowled around his legs by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second over.

David Warner, the SRH skipper, won the toss and asked RCB to bat first.

It did not take too long for AB de Villiers to get going as he dealt in a flurry of big hits.

Virat Kohli was happy to play second fiddle, although he too managed boundaries from time to time.

Ashish Nehra walked off the field with a groin injury.

The second-wicket pair took the partnership past 150.

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli registered brisk half-centuries.

Mustafizur Rahman dismissed AB de Villiers and Shane Watson off successive deliveries.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar ended the stand by dismissing Virat Kohli.

David Warner registered a quick-fire half-century to keep SRH in the hunt.

Parveez Rasool dismissed Shikhar Dhawan cheaply.

David Warner got SRH off to a positive start in the chase.

Naman Ojha and Moises Henriques fell in quick succession.

Shane Watson delivered a crucial breakthrough by dismissing David Warner.

While he picked up two wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal conceded in excess of 40.

Shane Watson picked up his second wicket by dismissing Ashish Reddy.

Ashish Reddy came up with an entertaining innings as he tried to keep SRH in the hunt.

RCB defeated SRH by 45 runs to begin their campaign in style.

Sarfaraz Khan scored an unbeaten 35 off only 10 deliveries to power RCB to a total of 227/4.