Rovman Powell finishes in style. Rajasthan Royals go through to the qualifier 2. 

Shimron Hetmyer departs after scoring 26 runs. RR-160/6 after 18 overs.

Riyan Parag departs after playing a crucial knock. Siraj gets the wicket. He goes after making 36 runs. RR-157/5 after 17.2 overs.

Rajasthan Royals need another 20 runs in 20 balls.

RCB get a breakthrough in the form of Dhruv Jurel. R-114/4 after 13.5 overs.

Rajasthan Royals have attained the 100-run mark. They have lost two wickets in the last few overs. Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag are currently in the middle. RR-100/3.

Rajasthan Royals are at 60/1 after 6.5 overs.

Jaiswal and Kohler-Cadmore start things off for RR. Swapnil Singh starts proceedings for RCB. RCB- 4 AFTER 1.3 OVERS.

RCB put on 172 runs on the board. Rajasthan Royals need 173 runs to win the match.

Rajat Patidar has been dismissed. RCB-123/5 after 14.4 overs.

RCB lose two in two. Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell depart on back to back deliveries. RCB-97/4 after 12.4 overs.

Yuzvendra Chahal picks the wicket of Virat Kohli. Kohli departs after scoring 33 runs. RCB-56/2 after 7.2 OVERS.

After 6 overs, RCB have got to the total of 50 runs.

Faf du Plessis departs after scoring 17 runs. Boult gets the wicket, but it was the fielder Rovman Powell, who did an exceptional job. RCB-37/1 after 4.5 overs.

After 3 overs RCB have got to the total of 17 runs.

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are in the middle for RCB. For Rajasthan Royals, it will be Trent Boult, who will be starting the proceedings.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson wins toss, elects to field first.

The all-important toss will take place at 7 PM IST.

The Narendra Modi Stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world, offering large boundaries. The pitch generally favours batters. However, the surface does provide a bit of help for pacers, especially with the new ball. Spinners might also find a hint of turn. As the match progresses, batting tends to become easier.

According to the reports of Accuweather.com, the weather conditions in Ahmedabad are expected to be favourable for cricket. There is no chance of rainfall the weather is clear with cloud cover of 0%. 

Fans can witness the RCB vs RR IPL 2024 match on the Star Sports network. The match will simultaneously live stream on JioCinema app and website.

The RCB vs RR IPL 2024 match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. Live action will proceed from 7:30 PM IST.

Good evening folks, welcome to the live blog of RCB vs RR IPL 2024 qualifier. Both the teams have enjoyed their fair share of dominance in the league stage, but now it all boils down to this match. Both the teams will have to battle it out to save their campaign. The losing team will be eliminated from the competition, the winner will proceed to the qualifier and will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad. Thus, an intriguing match is lined up, let's wait and find out who will prevail in this eliminator