RCB vs PBKS: Thanks to Dinesh Karthik’s stormy innings and Virat Kohli’s explosive 77-run inning, RCB registered its first IPL win RCB vs PBKS.
RCB vs PBKS: The sixth match of IPL 2024 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first and put Punjab to bat. Batting first, the team had a good start, but opener Bairstow lost his wicket for 8 runs. Whereas Shikhar Dhawan scored 45 runs in 37 balls with the help of 5 fours and a six before being out on Maxwell’s ball. Apart from Shikhar Dhawan, no batsman could reach the 30-run mark. But everyone added runs to the team. Along with the bowlers, wicketkeeper Arjun Rawat played a big role in dismissing Prabhsimran Singh (25), Livingstone (17), Sam Curran (23), Jitesh Sharma (27).
Punjab’s Shashank Singh surprised everyone with his short but brilliant innings. In the last over, Shashank Singh scored 21 runs with the help of 2 sixes and one four in 8 balls. His innings took the team to 176 runs in the last over. For RCB, Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph took 1-1 wicket while Maxwell and Siraj took 2-2 wickets.
RCB vs PBKS: Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings
RCB vs PBKS: RCB had a explosive start to chase Punjab Kings’ 177 runs. Virat Kohli got a lease of life on the second ball of Sam Curran’s first over. Bairstow dropped Kohli’s catch in the slip. Rahul Chahar also dropped the catch of Kohli and due to this Punjab suffered the loss in the very first over of the entire match. Before getting out, Kohli scored an explosive 77 runs in 49 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. Kohli scored 16 runs with the help of 4 fours in the first over. But Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green failed in this match and both were caught out on the ball of Rabada for 3 runs.
Rajat Patidar, who came after him, was in good form today but could not play a big innings. He scored 18 runs including a four and a six before being bowled by Punjab’s aggressive bowler Harpreet Brar. Maxwell also failed in today’s match and was clean bowled on 3 runs by Brar.
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Since Virat was in good form, it was difficult to get him out. But his former RCB teammate Harshal Patel who is now a part of the Punjab team. He dismissed Virat and after him Anuj Rawat was also caught out on 14 runs. From here, difficulties increased for RCB and the match started going in Punjab’s favour.
RCB vs PBKS: The partnership of Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror was the turning point of the match.
RCB vs PBKS: Thanks to Dinesh Karthik’s stormy innings and Virat Kohli’s explosive 77-run innings, RCB registered its first IPL win. RCB won by 4 wickets with 3 balls remaining due to a brilliant four by Dinesh Karthik. Dinesh Karthik, who came after Virat’s dismissal, showed aggressive style from the beginning and hit fours and sixes. Karthik scored 28 runs with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes in his innings of 10 balls. Mahipal Lomror, who came as an impact, supported him and scored 17 runs in 8 balls with the help of 1 six and 2 fours. Thanks to the aggressive play of both in the final overs, RCB registered its first win in IPL 2024.
