Gautam Gambhir began the innings positively for Kolkata Knight Riders, hitting 51 off 34 balls.
Manish Pandey, at No. 3, gave Gambhir good support. The two shared a partnership of 76.
Shakib Al Hasan laid the finishing touches with some big hits at the death alongside Andre Russell after a brief collapse. Knight Riders set Royal Challengers a challenging target of 184.
Royal Challengers openers Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli began their team's chase belligerently.
Gayle showed signs of his attacking best, after a poor run of form, to score 49 off 31 balls.
Kohli scored another responsible half-century.
AB de Villiers gave Kohli solid support, chipping in with an unbeaten 59 as the two steered Royal Challengers to a comfortable victory, and thereby the fifth spot in the competition.
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