- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 taken easily at extra cover. Short of a length outside off, backs into the leg side to try and make room. Looked initially like he wanted to chop that over the off side, but on close inspection it's a pull shot gone wrong. Gets big on him and he ends up slicing it 19/110.4 he's got him and he's delighted! Sams with a sharp, steep bouncer from a middle stump line. Slanted in at the front shoulder and he's surprised and looks to swish this, out of position and eyes off. Gets a glove and AB takes that to his right 99/211.3 fended straight to backward point and another duck for Pooran! Fourth of the season. Short ball into off stump. He wants to ride the bounce and get that to third man but he's opened the face too soon and it's popped up for an easy catch 107/313.6 miscued pull and taken at deep backward square! Short of a length and pushed through quicker at leg stump. Wants to send this over square leg, but has gotten under it and hauled it upwards. It's the long side of the ground too. Taken easily 117/414.4 another googly and this time it meets off stump! Short of a length just outside off, looks to cut that. Caught on the front foot, big gap between bat and leg. 118/5Extras5 (lb 1, w 4)TOTAL179/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.95)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Prabhsimran Singh, 3.3 ov), 2-99 (Chris Gayle, 10.4 ov), 3-107 (Nicholas Pooran, 11.3 ov), 4-117 (Deepak Hooda, 13.6 ov), 5-118 (M Shahrukh Khan, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DR Sams 4 0 24 1 6.00 11 1 1 2 0 Mohammed Siraj 3 0 24 0 8.00 7 2 1 1 0 KA Jamieson 3 0 32 2 10.66 7 5 1 1 0 YS Chahal 4 0 34 1 8.50 9 1 3 0 0 HV Patel 4 0 53 0 13.25 5 6 3 0 0 Shahbaz Ahmed 2 0 11 1 5.50 2 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.1 that stays low and slides into leg stump. Short of a length at middle stump, he steps out and looks to turn that through midwicket. That slides on low and is past him. He looks at the pitch in surprise, Harpreet has the most subdued celebration with his arm raised. What a wicket to get 62/22.3 makes a mockery of off stump! What. A. Sight. Length and fired in at an off stump line, 145.7kph. Padikkal backs into the leg side as he steps out, exposes the stumps and looks to slam the over the infield. It's wayyy too quick for that. Off stump is sent a long way into the leg side, in fine leg's direction 19/114.4 holes out to long-on and Patidar's innings ends just as inelegantly as it has looked all evening. Full and into middle stump, clears the front leg and looks to slog. His top hand slips off the handle, his body's facing midwicket, his bat held high in the right hand. Not a great night for him. Pooran comes in from the boundary and holds on 91/510.2 oh Harpreet you ripper! I think he's spun it from middle, beaten Maxwell's whip into the leg side and hit the top of off. For some reason they're sending that upstairs...yeah it's dead-on. He's squared him up to hit the top of off. Maxwell didn't know what happened. Neither did the umpires, it appears. But the evidence is there - Harpreet has pitched this at a length on middle stump and turned it past Maxwell to clean him up 62/312.1 he's got AB too! This is a fairytale for Harpreet. Short of a length and pushed through at off stump, sticks in the pitch. AB clears the front leg and looks to punch it on the rise through the covers. Ends up chipping it straight to Rahul at extra cover 69/415.4 taken at deep midwicket! Harpreet is there too. Length ball sliding across the corridor, fetches it with a slog sweep but is taken comfortably inside the line 96/615.5 googly, short of a length outside off and spinning into middle. Looks to swipe over that, angled bat, and the stumps are split 96/719.4 Bishnoi's taken another stunner! Wow! He's really enjoying fielding in the deep this season! Low full toss at off stump, backs away and lofts this to long-off's right. Bishnoi tracks it and then lunges forward and to his right to grab this very close to the turf 144/8Extras11 (lb 8, w 3)TOTAL145/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.25)Did not bat: YS ChahalFall of wickets: 1-19 (Devdutt Padikkal, 2.3 ov), 2-62 (Virat Kohli, 10.1 ov), 3-62 (Glenn Maxwell, 10.2 ov), 4-69 (AB de Villiers, 12.1 ov), 5-91 (Rajat Patidar, 14.4 ov), 6-96 (Shahbaz Ahmed, 15.4 ov), 7-96 (Daniel Sams, 15.5 ov), 8-144 (Harshal Patel, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RP Meredith 3.2 0 29 1 8.70 7 2 2 0 0 Mohammed Shami 3.4 0 28 1 7.63 9 3 1 0 0 Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 17 2 4.25 10 0 0 1 0 Harpreet Brar 4 1 19 3 4.75 15 1 1 0 0 CJ Jordan 4 0 31 1 7.75 9 3 1 1 0 DJ Hooda 1 0 13 0 13.00 1 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
30 April 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 64/1 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 19, CH Gayle 36)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (KL Rahul 13, CH Gayle 36, Ex 1)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 4
- KL Rahul: 50 off 35 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (KL Rahul 30, Harpreet Brar 19, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Punjab Kings - 179/5 in 20.0 overs (KL Rahul 91, Harpreet Brar 25)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 59/1 in 9.0 overs (V Kohli 33, RM Patidar 14)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore - 96/6 in 15.4 overs (DR Sams 3)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 10
- Over 17.4: Review by Punjab Kings (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - KA Jamieson (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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Punjab Kings' 25-year-old allrounder also made a vital 17-ball 25 in only his fourth IPL game
KL Rahul ploughing a lone furrow for Punjab Kings
His steady strike rate has been a constant talking point since last IPL, whether he fails or he scores
Harpreet Brar the hero after KL Rahul's 91* as Punjab Kings move up
In the space of seven deliveries, Brar dismissed Kohli, Maxwell and de Villiers without conceding a single run
Inconsistent Punjab Kings face uphill challenge against Royal Challengers Bangalore's superstar batters
With AB de Villiers on fire and Harshal Patel running away with the purple cap, RCB will fancy their chances