dharamshala [India]: Rilee Rossouw’s fine half-century went in vain as the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers put in a stellar performance as they beat Kings XI Punjab by 181 runs and registered a 60-run victory in Dharamshala on Thursday.
RCB is ranked seventh with 5 wins, 7 losses and 10 points. PBKS is ranked ninth with four wins and eight losses, totaling eight points. Punjab has withdrawn from the competition.
Chasing 242 runs, Kings XI Punjab lost early on in their opener as he trapped Swapnil Singh at leg in front of the wicket , he only scored six points in four goals.
Rilee Rossoue was the next man to bat and he put pressure on the bowlers from the very first ball, smashing two fours off Swapnil in the first two balls. Score the ball.
Openers Jonny Bairstow and Rossouw finally caught the momentum and started bowling to RCB bowlers across the park. Rosseau grabbed 18 runs off Mohammad Siraj at No. 4, smashing six and three fours.
Yash Dayal hit a six at the start of the next over as PBKS reached 50 in 4.1 overs. Dayal’s offense dropped 16 points, of which Rossu and Bairstow each scored 4 points, and Bairstow scored 6 points.
Bairstow tried to end the powerplay at the high post, smashing Lockie Ferguson for two fours, but a diving catch from Faf du Plessis ended his run at 16 The ball scored 27 runs, including four boundaries and a six. PBKS are 71/2 in 5.5 overs.
Rosu and Shashank Singh continued their innings unscathed, Rosu being the main attacker. Rosseau reached his second fifty off just 21 balls, with eight fours and two sixes.
PBKS reached their 100 in 8.2 overs and smashed a boundary through Rossouw’s cover area. However, bowler Karn Sharma had the last laugh as he smashed 61 off 27 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes to bowl out Rosu. Will Jacks made a nice catch. PBKS’ record in nine overs is 107/3.
At the end of 10 overs, PBKS stood at 114/3 with Shashank Singh and Jitesh Sharma remaining unbeaten.
The RCB bowlers consolidated their grip on the match with Jitesh Sharma being dismissed by Karn and Liam Livingstone being dismissed by Swapnil. Half of the PBKS team returned to the cabin and scored 126 runs in 11.2 overs.
Shashank tried to keep the team’s run rate and hopes alive. PBKS reached the 150-run mark in 13.3 overs. However, Shashank was bowled out for 37 off 19 balls, including four boundaries and two sixes. PBKS were 151/6 in 13.4 overs.
Siraj then quickly helped RCB capture the big wicket of Ashutosh Sharma, trapping him lbw for just 8 runs. PBKS’ record in 15 overs is 164/7.
Ferguson had Sam Curran making 22 off 16 balls, including two fours, and Harshal was dismissed for zero by Siraj. PBKS were 174/9 in 16.1 overs.
Siraj took his third wicket, taking Ashdeep for four, and caught a beautiful ball from Kahn. RCB defeated PBKS by 181 runs in 17 overs, winning by 60 runs.
Siraj is a bowler for RCB. Lockie, Swapnil and Karn were also impressed with the ball.
Earlier, Virat Kohli’s blazing 92-run knock helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to 241/2 in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. 7 against Kings XI Punjab.
The RCB batsmen put up a stellar performance in Dharamshala and scored a solid target in a must-win match in IPL 2024.
After winning the toss, Sam Curran’s Kings XI Punjab sent RCB to bat first, however, the decision did not go in their favour.
Kohli and Faf du Plessis are open to tourists. While the captain failed to leave a mark in the game, Kohli did not let his absence leave a mark in the game.
The RCB openers could only muster a 19-run partnership after Faf was dismissed by Vidhwath Kaverappa in the third over of the first innings. The Proteas batsman hit just 2 fours with a strike rate of 128.57.
Soon after the first dismissal, RCB lost Will Jacks in the fifth over when the visitors were 43/2. Jacks hit just one four and a six.
However, Kohli put up a 76-run batting partnership with Rajat Patidar, who hit 3 fours and 6 sixes in the field ,Outstanding.
In the 10th over, Patidar lost his wicket to Sam Curran. But that didn’t stop RCB from adding runs to the scoreboard.
Cameron Green started batting shortly after replacing Patty Dahl. The Kohli-Green partnership scored 92 runs and helped RCB cross the 200-run mark in the 18th over.
The star Indian batsman was in sizzling form but was unlucky to miss out on his century as he was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the 18th over. He hit 7 fours and 6 sixes at a strike rate of 195.74.
After Kohli’s dismissal, RCB started losing wickets rapidly.
Harshal Patel had a brilliant performance in the first innings of the final as he dismissed Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomro and Cameron Green in just one innings. However, it was too late as the RCB batsmen had done their damage and posted 241/7 on the scoreboard.
Harshal Patel led the bowling attack of Kings XI Punjab as he took three wickets in four overs. Kavierappa took two wickets. Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran took one wicket each in their respective spells.
PBKS needs to score 242 runs to win the match against Bengaluru side in Dharamshala.
Brief score: Royal Challengers Bangalore 241/7 defeated Kings XI Punjab: 181 runs in 17 overs.
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