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Under Virat Kohli leadership, Bengaluru defeated the opposition by 24 runs
In the 27th game of the Indian Premier League-2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) were defeated by Royal Challengers Bangalore by a score of 24 runs. Bangalore’s captain for this game was Virat Kohli. This week,
the fifth team suffered a home defeat. Prior to Punjab, Rajasthan lost to the defending champion Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Sunday, SRH in Hyderabad on Tuesday, RCB in Bengaluru on Monday, and Jaipur on Wednesday.
In terms of overall head-to-head records, this is Bengaluru’s 14th victory over Punjab. Between the two, there have been 31 matches. 17 of these have voted in favour of Punjab.
Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl at Chandigarh’s PCA IS Bindra Stadium. Bangalore batted first and scored 174 runs for four wickets in 20 overs. Punjab responded by being all out for 150 runs in 18.2 overs.
Today is a double header day, with the second match of the day taking place at the Arun Jaitley Ground in Delhi between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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key moments in the game
Siraj’s bowling came first. Mohammad Siraj delivered precise bowling. He began by shocking Punjab twice during the powerplay. The hopes of Punjab for a victory were then dashed by taking two wickets in the 18th over.
Second, Punjab kept losing wickets. Punjab lost wickets at an alarming rate while chasing a 175-run target. There could be no major collaboration between the team’s top and middle orders. Jitesh Sharma and Harpreet Brar’s highest partnership for the team was 41 runs for the eighth wicket.
Third, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis shared an opening partnership of 137 runs. The first wicket for Bengaluru fell on the first ball of the 17th over. The Punjab bowlers struggled in this innings.
Punjab kept losing wickets, and their bowlers were ineffective.
Faf du Plessis (84 runs) and Virat Kohli (59 runs), who batted first for Bengaluru, each played half-century innings. The other batsmen weren’t able to do anything particularly noteworthy. Arshdeep Singh, Northern Ellis, and Harpreet Brar each took one wicket.
In response, Punjab’s starting pitcher Prabhsimran Singh scored the most runs (46), followed by Jitesh Sharma (41), who was unable to help his team win. In four overs, Mohammad Siraj recorded four wickets for 21 runs.
48th half-century by Kohli
After 556 days, Virat Kohli took over as captain of Bengaluru, and he notched his 48th league half-century. He needed 40 balls to reach 50. Virat has now reached his fourth season half-century. Kohli had a strike rate of 125.53 while scoring 59 runs in 47 balls. In his innings, Kohli hit a six and five fours. He also finished 600 fours in his IPL.
Du Plessis needed just 31 balls to reach 50 runs.
In his league career, Faf du Plessis scored his 29th half-century. Du Plessis has scored four half-centuries so far this season. He needed 31 balls to reach 50. Du Plessis has also completed 300 runs this season in addition to this. He has done so as the first batsman ever.
Plessis amassed 84 runs in 56 balls while maintaining a 150.00 strike rate. There were 5 fours and 5 sixes in this inning.
Both teams took off without their usual captain.
Without their regular captains, neither team entered the pitch. Sam Karen led Punjab, while Virat Kohli served as the captain for Bangalore. After 556 days, Kohli was spotted leading the team. Bengaluru made no team changes, whereas Punjab brought two changes. Ellis and Livingstone rejoin the group.
