in reply, faf du plessis and ghislaine maxwell hit 505 in rcb's 171-5. —— in reply, faf du plessis andgame in the ipl, kolkata knight riders beat the chennai super kings by six wickets. ms dhoni's decision to drop down the order backfired as chennai lost wickets at regular intervals to be restricted to a modest 144—6. rinku singh made 5a for kolkata while aj—inkya rahane's 57 helped them towards their chase for a third ipl title. and just some cycling for you now. geraint thomas is now the leader of giro d'italia after remco evenepoel had to leave the tour following a positive covid test. before he realised, though, evenopoel somehow managed to win the stage 9 time trial, edging out thomas by under a second on the 35 kilometre test in cesena. however, hours later, after the world champion had donned the overall leader's jersey, news filtered through that he'd been forced to leave the race. the 23—year—old was one of the favourites for victory at the grand tour. that's it from me. as always, there's much more on our website, bbc.com/sport. but from me and the team, it's goodnight. hello