The 2017 Indian Premier League is upon us, with the first game of the tournament promising to be a high quality affair.

Last season’s final is repeated as reigning champions Sunrisers Hyderabad host Royal Challengers Bangalore to kick-off the tenth edition of the competition.

It will surely be a highly entertaining start to IPL 10 between two teams expected to be competing for top honours once again come the end of the season.

And you can follow every ball of the action with our in-play scorecard, commentary and stats below.

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