PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2024 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a 60-run win over the Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, Himachal on Thursday to knock the hosts out of contention for a place in the playoffs.
RCB put up a total of 241 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs thanks to Virat Kohli’s 92-run knock and Rajat Patidar’s 55-run contribution, before bundling out PBKS for a score of 181 runs in 17 overs as Mohammed Siraj picked up a three-fer, while Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma and Lockie Ferguson all scalped two wickets each.
PBKS skipper Sam Curran won the pivotal toss and elects to bowl first as RCB and PBKS face off in a do-or-die matchup to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by 60 runs!
RCB put up a total of 241 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs before bundling out PBKS for a score of 181 runs in 17 overs as Mohammed Siraj picked up a three-fer.
RCB (241/7 in 20 overs) beat PBKS (181 in 17 overs)!
RCB bundle out Punjab as Mohammed Siraj SCALPS Arshdeep Singh!
A slower delivery off the back of the hand and the Punjab batter falls victim as he hands a catch to the fielder a mid on.
PBKS 181 in 17 overs!
A rare boundary for Arshdeep as he guides a delivery outside the off stump to the ropes for a FOUR behind the wicket!
PBKS 181/9 in 16.5 overs!
Mohammed Siraj DISMISSES Harshal Patel!
The Punjab batter looked to flick the ball away for a boundary as gets his bat on the ball, but it lacks the power and elevation to clear the ground and ends up in the hands of Ferguson at deep square leg.
PBKS 174/9 in 16.1 overs!
Lockie Ferguson CASTLES Sam Curran!
Curran woefully misses a Ferguson delivery aimed at the stumps and the Kiwi pacer gets the scalp of the Punjab skipper.
PBKS 170/8 in 15.3 overs!
Mohammed Siraj DISMISSES Ashutosh Sharma!
The pacer catches the batter plumb in front of the wicket as Punjab lose their seventh batter of the day.
PBKS 164/7 in 15 overs!
Ashutosh Sharma makes the incredible look effortless as he lofts a Mohammed Siraj ball high into the stands for a huge SIX as he guides the ball on the way over the boundary lines with a nonchalant flick.
PBKS 161/6 in 14.3 overs!
Shashank Singh is RUN OUT by Virat Kohli!
A direct hit from mid on from the energetic Kohli, who made his way to the inner circle all the way from near the ropes gets rid of the dangerous Shashank Singh and RCB fans are ecstatic as the giantron reads OUT!
PBKS 151/6 in 13.3 overs!
Shashank Singh keeps the runs flowing as he smashes Karn Sharma for a huge SIX on the legs side in the first ball of his over and closes the over out with a FOUR behind the wicket as the ball picks up an edge off the player’s willow and races away to the ropes.
A couple of singles and a double were also added by the Punjab batters through the course of the over.
PBKS 146/5 in 13 overs!
The new batter in is he skipper Sam Curran and he gets off the mark with a double before powering a delivery that provides his width for a FOUR in the cow corner region.
PBKS 132/5 in 11.4 overs!
Swapnil Singh REMOVES Liam Livingstone!
The spinner sends the Englishman back to the hut as he throws away his wicket in tame fashion lofting the ball straight into the hands of the fielder at covers for a duck! PBKS 126/5 in 11.2 overs!
Another over from Karn Sharma and a host of markable moments there, yet again!
The spinner is taken over the ropes by Shashank in the first ball of the over as the 32-year-old pulls the ball into the stands for a MAXIMUM, before rotatin strike to Jitesh, who picks up FOUR runs with a boundary behind the stumps.
However, the young batter goes for a big shot, but misses completely and the spinner’s ball hits TIMBER!
PBKS 125/4 in 10.5 overs!
Shashank Sharma, PBKS’s revelation of the season, keeps the scoreboard ticking as he picks up a FOUR.
The batter is lucky there as he edges the ball, which rolls away to the ropes. But, they all count the same and Punjab will take the runs any way they come.
PBKS 111/3 in 9.2 overs!
Karn Sharma comes out on top at the end of the over as he DISMISSES Rilee Rossouw in the final ball of the over!
The South African is kicking himself as he doesn’t manage to clear the ropes at long on and the ball falls kindly to the fielder, who makes no mistake.
PBKS 107/3 in 9 overs!
Landmarks coming in thick and fast here as Rilee swats the ball away for FOUR with disdain to bring Punjab past the triple digit mark.
He looks to continue the onslaught as he smashes the ball beyond the advertisement hoardings for a SIX in the very next ball after going down on one leg.
PBKS 107/2 in 8.3 overs!
Rilee Rossouw gets his first FIFTY of the season in style with a SIX off Cameroon Green.
The southpaw picks up a FOUR off a pull shot in the previous delivery before sending the ball into the stands with a MAXIMUM and celebrates in style with a Bazooka stance.
PBKS 90/1 in 7.3 overs!
A tight over form an unlikely source as Will Jacks restricts the PBKS batters to just 5 runs in his over, all in singles.
PBKS 80/1 in 7 overs!
Jonny Bairstow takes the attack to the new bowler in, Lockie Ferguson, as he pick the Kiwi pacer for back-to-back boundaries, the first FOUR beyond mid on and the second FOUR past fine leg.
However, the pacer has the last laugh as he gets the prized WICKET of the Englishman in the very next delivery to send him back to the hut!
PBKS 71/1 in 5.5 overs!
Rossouw is in brilliant touch here as he polishes off Dayal’s over with a FOUR.
The southpaw pummels the ball after waiting for it to come nicely onto the bat and executes it to perfection at that!
PBKS 61/1 in 5 overs!
Bairstow pulls the ball away for a SIX into the stands to get PBKS past the landmark 50-run mark!
He isn’t done there as he dismisses Yash Dayal for a FOUR on the off side with a cuts the ball past mid-off.
PBKS 55/1 in 4.2 overs!