58TH IPL MATCH BEWTWEEN PUNJAB KINGS AND ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU:
58th IPL Match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru was played at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamshala On May 9, 2024. Punjab Kings won the Toss and Opted to bowl first.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI):
Virat Kohli! Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks. Rajat Patidar? Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Swapnil Singh; Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson
Punjab Kings (Playing XII):
Jonny Bairstow(w). Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Ashutosh Sharma; Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa
Here are the Impact substitutes for Both the teams:
Punjab Kings Impact Substitutions:
Harpreet Brar, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan; Jitesh Sharma? Nathan Ellis
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs:
Anuj Rawat. Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak. Yash Dayal’ Mayank Dagar
FIRST INNINGS –
In the real first over of match, Ashutosh Sharma Dropped the catch of Virat Kohli, Vidhwath Kaverappa took the wicket of Faf Du Plsis in his 2nd over and he Dismissed will Jacks during his 3rd over! After Royals Two wickets fell, Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli Started smashing the Bowlers of the Punjab Kings, Rajat patidar had Perfect control over his shots and Played Very critical inning in a Must Wins match. On the other hand, Virat Kohli was Enjoying Watching Patidar’s performance, Rajat Patidar Scored 55 runs over 23 Balls with 3 Fours and Six sixes. Punjab kings Captain Sam curran abruptly stopped the Run Rampage of Rajat Patidar by taking his Wicket, Cameron Green also Supported Kohli well! after Losing Patidar. Kohli switched On his Beast mode and Kept slapping the boundaries!!! Kohli Smashed 92 runs Over 47 Balls with 6 Sixes and 7 Fours. Green propelled 46 Runs in 27 Balls with 5 Fours and One Six, With brilliant batting of Virat kohli, Patidar and green, they Helped RCB to score An Impressive 241-7. Harshal patel sacked 3 wickets to become the Purple Cap Holder of the this IPL Season, Debutanat Vidhwaath Kaverappa seized 2 Wickets Whereas, Arshdeep Singh and Sam Curran Picked up one Wicket Each.
SECOND INNING –
Swapnil Singh grabbed the Wicket of Prabhsimran in his First over, Bairstow and Rossouw tried to Construct beneficial innings for Their Team. Rossouw Played an exceptional innings Against The Royal Bowlers, smashed 61 runs In 27 Balls included 9 Fours, 3 Sizes, Shashank Singh was In good Form With bat, Still he couldn’t Extend longer, Shashank Gunned 37 Runs from 19 Balls with 4 Fours & 2 Sixes. After Rossouw and Shashank Singh, No batsmen from Punjab kings Could Face off Against RCB’s Bowlers as The Punjab king’s Wickets Fall Constantly, Punjab kings Were all out On 181, Mohammad Siraj Got 3 Wickets while Swapnil Singh, Ferguson, and Karn Sharma grabbed 2 Wickets each.
Virat Kohli Became the player of the Match for His outstanding Knock .Cameron green and Rajat Patidar provided good support to the Team to reach a desirable Position, In Bowling, All bowlers of RCB Maintained good line and Length and Defended smoothly! With This Victory, RCB is on 7th on the Point table and Keeping their Qualification Hopes Alive!
The Punjab kings they Made a grave error Choices to Bowl first After the Toss Win and knowing the Pitch behavior! Overconfidently Led them astray: Not only did they Lost This Match, they also Became the 2nd Team to get Eliminated from this IPL Season, Rossouw Instilled some hopes to the Team! But that wasn’t Adequate. Now, Harshal Patel Owns the Purple Cap of the IPL.
