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PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2023: In the 27th match of IPL 2023 played in Mohali, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 24 runs on Thursday (April 20) after the half-century of Faf Duplesey and Virat Kohli, who was playing the role of captain in his place. . This is RCB’s third win in this season.
RCB scored 174 for four with a 137-run partnership for the first wicket between Du Plessis (84 runs in 56 balls, five sixes, five fours) and Kohli (59 runs in 47 balls, five fours, one six). In response, the Punjab Kings team got bundled out for 150 runs in 18.2 overs in front of the sharp bowling of Siraj (four wickets for 21 runs). Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga also took two wickets for 39 runs.
Only openers Prabhsimran Singh (46) and Jitesh Sharma (41) were able to bat for Punjab Kings. Apart from these two, no batsman could even touch the figure of 20 runs. Chasing the target, Punjab had a very bad start and the team lost four wickets for 49 runs in the power play.
Atharva Taide (04) hit a four off Siraj’s first ball but was lbw on the next ball. The on-field umpire had to change his decision after taking DRS. Matthew Short (08) hit Wayne Parnell for a six but was bowled after missing Hasranga’s googly. Siraj lbw Liam Livingstone (02) in the fourth over. This time also the on-field umpire had to change his decision after taking DRS.
Harpreet Singh (13) hit Parnell for a six but was run out after that, leaving Punjab at 43 for four. Prabhasimran, who replaced leg-spinner Rahul Chahar as an impact player, kept one end in check. He opened the account with fours on Siraj and then also hit fours on Parnell and Hasranga.
Punjab needed 26 runs in the last two overs and Harshal gave RCB the win by getting Jitesh caught by Shahbaz Ahmed at backward point. Earlier, after the break of Duplesey and Kohli’s pair in the 17th over, no other RCB batsman could even reach double digits, due to which the team failed to reach a big score.
Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar was the most successful bowler for Punjab, taking two wickets for 31 runs. Arshdeep Singh and Ellis got one wicket each. Curran invited the Bangalore team to bat first, after which Duplesey and Kohli got the team off to a brisk start. Both added 59 runs in the power play without losing a wicket.
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