Cricket Highlights, 20 April: IPL 2023 (Match 27) – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Match 27) – Highlights

On Thursday, April 20, Punjab Kings hosted Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL Match 27. Royal Challengers Bangalore set a decent target when they batted first. But before the allotted 20 overs were completed, Punjab Kings declared defeat. They lost, and in the 19th over, they were forced to leave the field. In addition, Mohammad Siraj’s outstanding bowling earned him the honor of being named man of the match.  

In the first innings, 16.1 overs were played by both the openers of RCB. They made most of the runs in the first pair. Royal Challengers Bangalore relied on this formidable duo of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis to score 174 runs for 4 wickets. In other words, for Punjab Kings to win, 175 runs must be needed.

After losing the toss, Bengaluru’s two openers, Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli, began the day. Faf du Plessis, the team’s usual captain, gave the role of captain in this game to virat kohli as he acted as an impact player. The pair added 137 runs to Bangalore’s run total.

Despite forging a strong partnership, Kohli and du Plessis were unable to control Punjab’s bowling. Bengaluru’s batting suffered a minor setback as Kohli departed the game with 59 runs off 47 balls, with 5 fours, and 1 six. As soon as Kohli went back, Maxwell’s wicket was lost off Harpreet Brar. Besides, Du Plessis was having a good game.

However, the process of increasing the run rate causes him to lose his wicket. Before getting bowled out by Nathan Ellis, the Protea amassed 84 runs off 56 balls, including five fours and the same number of six. 

Nobody else was able to recover the team’s deficit after he left. Bengaluru crumbled under the strain. In just 5 balls, Dinesh Karthik scored 7 runs. Ultimately, they set a goal of 175 runs, plus an additional 12 runs. Bangalore made 98 runs in the first 11 overs but only 76 runs were made in the final 9 overs!

For Punjab, Harpreet Brar grabbed 2 wickets and gave 31 runs in 3 overs. In addition, Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis both claimed one wicket. Despite failing to pick up any wickets, Sam Curran and Rahul Chahar did a good job in bowling.

Punjab Kings failed to keep the hope alive. The team ultimately lost because of Mohammad Siraj’s stormy bowling. Finally, Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by Virat Kohli, prevailed by 24 runs.

175 runs were the desired total. Impact player Prabhusimran Singh, the opener, scored 46 runs off 30 balls with three boundaries and four sixes. However, Punjab Kings lost 7 wickets for 106 runs, nearly losing the game.

Jitesh Sharma, the number seven batsman, then made an attempt. The likelihood of an astounding batting of this wicketkeeper, the rate of winning the match was also increased. But with 10 balls remaining in the inning, he was the last batter to be struck out. In an inning of 41 runs off 27 balls, Jitesh hit 3 sixes in addition to 2 fours.

Mohammad Siraj bowled effectively. With only 21 runs in 4 overs, the Bengaluru right-arm bowler claimed 4 wickets by himself. He made a run out as well. Two wickets were taken by Wanindu Hasranga. In addition, Harshal Patel and Wayne Parnell both claimed one wicket.

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scoreboard  

Royal Challengers Bangalore – 174/4 (20.0)

Punjab Kings – 150/10 (18.2) 

Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 24 runs   

Player of the match – Mohammed Siraj 

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XIs