Punjab Kings VS Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB won the match by 4 wickets. RCB won their first match in this Indian Premiere League Season in the last match they suffered a loss against Chennai Super Kings. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat first. Shikar Dhawan scored 45 runs and Jitesh Sharma scored 27 runs for Punjab Kings. Mohammad Siraj and Glenn Maxwell took 2 wickets each. Punjab Kings scored 176/6 in 20 overs.
Virat Kohli scored 77 runs and Dinesh Karthik scored 28* runs off 10 balls helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Chase the target in 19.2 overs. Virat Kholi won the player of the Match award.
Punjab Kings playing eleven
Shikar Dhawan(Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharam(wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Prabhsimran Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kholi, Faf Du Plessis(Captain), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat(WK), Dinesh Karthik, Yash Dayal, Alzaari Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammad Siraj.
Punjab Kings VS Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB won the match by 4 wickets
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bat first. Shikar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow came to open for Punjab Kings and Mohammad Siraj had a first over. In the third over, Mohammad Siraj bowled in good length in middle-off Stumps to Jonny Bairstow who hit his shot straight in the hands of Virat Kohli at mid-wicket. Jonny Bairstow scored 8 runs off 6 balls. Prabhsimran Singh and Shikar Dhawan had a 55-run partnership for the second wicket.
In the 9th over, Prabhsimran Singh was caught behind by Anuj Rawat in the ball of Glenn Maxwell. Prabhsimran Singh scored 25 runs off 17 balls. in the 12th over Liam Livingstone was caught behind by Anuj Rawat in the ball of Alzaari Joseph. Liam Livingstone scored 17 runs off 13 balls.
In the 13th over, Glenn Maxwell bowled a full-length delivery in off stumps to Shikar Dhawan who took steps to hit a shot but the ball made contact with the toe end of the bat and it went straight into the hands of Virat Kohli at long-on. Shikar Dhawan scored 45 runs off 37 balls. Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma had a 52-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
In the 18th over, Sam Curran was caught behind the wicket by Anuj Rawat in the ball of Yash Dayal. Sam Curran scored 23 runs off 17 balls. in the 19th over, Jitesh Sharma was caught behind by Anuj Rawat in the ball of Mohammad Siraj. Jitesh Sharma Scored 27 runs off 20 balls.
Shashank Singh scored 21* runs off 8 balls and Harpreet Brar scored 2 runs off 2 balls. Punjab Kings scored 176/6 in 20 overs.
What a finish 🔥
What a chase 😎An unbeaten 48*-run partnership between @DineshKarthik and @mahipallomror36 wins it for the home team 💪@RCBTweets register a 4-wicket win!#TATAIPL | #RCBvPBKS pic.twitter.com/0BFhn9BRnC
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 25, 2024
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis came to open for RCB and Sam Curran had a first-over for Punjab Kings. Arshdeep Singh came as an impact player in place of Prabhsimran Singh. In the third over, Kagiso Rabada bowled a fuller length delivery in the middle stumps to Faf Du Plessis who played a lofted shot but he hit the ball with the toe end of the bat and Sam Curran picked up a backtrack catch at mid-on. Faf Du Plessis scored 3 runs off 7 balls.
In the 5th over, Cameron Green was caught behind by Jitesh Sharma in the ball of Kagiso Rabada. Cameron Green scored 3 runs off 5 balls. Rajat Patidar and Virat Kholi had a 43-run partnership for the third wicket. In the 11th over, Rajat Patidar was bowled out in the ball of Harpreet Brar. Rajat Patidar scored 18 runs off 18 balls. in the 13th over, Glenn Maxwell was bowled out in the ball of Harpreet Brar. Glenn Maxwell scored 3 runs off 5 balls.
In the 16th over, Harshal Patel Bowled a full-length delivery outside off stumps to Virat Kholi who tried to play a shot but the ball made contact with the end of the bat and Harpreet Brar took a diving catch at backward point. Virat Kohli scored 77 runs off 49 balls.
In the 17th over, Anuj Rawat was LBW out in the ball of Sam Curran. Anuj Rawat scored 11 runs off 14 balls. Mahipal Lomror came to play as an Impact player in place of Yash Dayal. Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik had a 45-run match-winning partnership for the 7th wicket. Mahipal Lomror scored 17*runs off 8 balls and Dinesh Karthik scored 28 runs off 10 balls. RCB scored 178/6 in 19.2 overs. RCB won the match by 4 wickets.