IPL 2022: Punjab Kings chase 206 to defeat RCB in a high-scoring thriller
Punjab Kings created a great batting appearing to script a fruitful chase for a five-wicket win over; Royal Challengers Bangalore in a holding IPL experience here on Sunday; in spite of newly-appointed captain Faf du Plessis’ electrifying 57-ball 88. RCB amass a mammoth 205 for 2 after being summoned to bat, with Du Plessis illustrating his six-hitting aptitudes; with seven maximums in a frantic thump. Virat Kohli moreover chipped in with an unbeaten; 41 off 29 balls whereas Dinesh Karthik made a quick fire 32 not out.
Punjab put up an incredible effort to chase down the target, scoring 208 for 5 with one over to spare. Bhanuka Rajapaksa shone on his IPL debut, but Punjab fell to 156 for 5. Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan put on a 71-run stand for the first wicket; and Bhanuka Rajapaksa shone on his IPL debut. The job was then completes by Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith (25 not out off 8 balls). Punjab triumphed thanks to a 52-run sixth-wicket stand off only 25 balls.
In the 18th over, Smith hammered three sixes and a four off Mohammed Siraj; to aggregate 25 runs and reduce the equation to 11 runs from the final two overs.
As Mayank Agarwal began his leadership term with a win; Shahrukh struck one four and two maximums before finishing with a boundary.
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Earlier, RCB captain du Plessis and Kohli added 118 runs for the second; wicket after the former and Anuj Rawat (21) had set the tone with a 50-run stand.
RCB scored 11 ‘extra’ runs off Arshdeep Singh’s second over. As RCB raced to 23/0, Du Plessis blasted his first boundary in the third over; while Rawat scored his first maximum in the same over.
In the sixth over, Rawat blasted consecutive boundaries off Odean Smith. Rawat’s stay was cut short in the seventh over as leg-spinner Rahul Chahar (1/22) cleaned him up.
Kohli entered the room and took some time to settle in.
Kohli’s first maximum came in the 10th over, when RCB acquired 13 runs off it; and the foundation was established for a massive total at 70/1.
The former South Africa captain, who was given a ‘life,’ made the most of it and then increased the ante; as the carnage began in the 12th over with a booming six off Liam Livingstone.
Odean Smith was brutalized by Du Plessis, who smack him for a boundary and two consecutive sixes. Harpreet Brar (0/38), he followed up with two sixes.
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Kohli was in his element, hitting a four and two sixes and playing strokes at will. When Du Plessis was in full flow, he, on the other hand, was second fiddle
The damage had already been done when Du Plessis was dismiss in the 18th over.
Karthik’s quick-fire 32 off only 14 balls, which included three sixes and as many fours propelled RCB past the 200-run mark.