Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs in their Indian Premier League match in Sharjah on Sunday, ensuring their progress to the knockout phase. RCB are currently placed third in the pecking order with eight wins and four defeats for a total of 16 points. Punjab remain one of four teams locked on the points table in the race for the last playoff spot, but they now have one match less in hand than their rivals.
Glenn Maxwell (57) was the highest scorer of the RCB innings, which had been rocked by a superb spell by Moses Henriques (3/12) after a solid opening stand between Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. Mayank Agarwal (57) and KL Rahul got Punjab off to a great start in their chase of 165, but regular fall of wickets after their partnership gave RCB the upper hand.
PUNJAB KINGS 158/6(20.0 OV) RR 7.9
EXTRAS: 8
(b – 0, w – 5, no – 1, lb – 2, penalty – 0)TOTAL158/6 (20.0 OV) RR 7.9
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (KL Rahul, 10.5 ov), 2-99 (Nicholas Pooran, 12.5 ov), 3-114 (Mayank Agarwal, 15.2 ov), 4-121 (Sarfaraz Khan, 15.5 ov), 5-127 (Aiden Markram, 16.5 ov), 6-146 (Shahrukh Khan, 19.1 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOHAMMED SIRAJ | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.25 |
| GEORGE GARTON | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
| SHAHBAZ AHMED | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.66 |
| HARSHAL PATEL | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| YUZVENDRA CHAHAL | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.25 |
| DAN CHRISTIAN | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
MATCH NOTES
Punjab Kings
- Referral 1 (2.5 ovs): KL Rahul against BLR (LBW) Successful (BLR: 1, PUN: 1)
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Punjab 49/0
- Strategic Time-out : Punjab 49/0 in 6.0 overs
- Punjab 50/0 in 6.1 overs
- 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 38 balls between KL Rahul (27) and M Agarwal (19)
- M Agarwal T20 fifty: 50 runs in 36 balls (5×4) (2×6)
- Punjab 100/2 in 13.0 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Punjab 102/2 in 14.0 overs
- Referral 2 (18.4 ovs): BLR against Shahrukh Khan (Caught) Unsuccessful (BLR: 0, PUN: 1)
- Punjab 151/6 in 19.4 overs
BANGALORE 164/7(20.0 OV) RR 8.2
EXTRAS: 10
(b – 0, w – 5, no – 0, lb – 5, penalty – 0)TOTAL164/7 (20.0 OV) RR 8.2
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Virat Kohli, 9.4 ov), 2-68 (Dan Christian, 9.5 ov), 3-73 (Devdutt Padikkal, 11.4 ov), 4-146 (AB de Villiers, 18.2 ov), 5-157 (Glenn Maxwell, 19.2 ov), 6-163 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 19.4 ov), 7-163 (George Garton, 19.5 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDEN MARKRAM | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MOHAMMED SHAMI | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.75 |
| ARSHDEEP SINGH | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| RAVI BISHNOI | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.75 |
| HARPREET BRAR | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| MOISES HENRIQUES | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MATCH NOTES
Bangalore
- Bangalore 50/0 in 5.4 overs
- 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 34 balls between V Kohli (18) and D Padikkal (30)
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Bangalore 55/0
- Strategic Time-out : Bangalore 55/0 in 6.0 overs
- Referral 1 (7.3 ovs): PUN against D Padikkal (Caught) Unsuccessful (BLR: 1, PUN: 0)
- Bangalore 101/3 in 14.2 overs
- Strategic Time-out : Bangalore 115/3 in 16.0 overs
- 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 31 balls between G Maxwell (40) and de Villiers (11)
- G Maxwell T20 fifty: 50 runs in 29 balls (2×4) (4×6)
- Bangalore 150/4 in 18.3 overs
- Innings Break: Bangalore 164/7 in 20.0 overs