RCB Vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Beat Punjab Kings By Four Wickets At Home

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and invited Punjab Kings to bat first. Shikhar Dhawan & Co. started well but kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Shashank Singh played a crucial cameo in the end and collected 20 runs from the last over of Alzarri Joseph. In response, RCB got two early blows by Kagiso Rabada but Virat Kohli received two lifelines when he was dropped on zero and again on 33. He went on to make 77 runs. Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror finished the game with four wickets and as many balls to spare.

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Updated on: 26 March 2024 9:10 am

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Punjab Kings' players react as Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batsmen Mahipal Lomror, center left, and Dinesh Karthik celebrate their win in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Dinesh Karthik, left, greets Punjab Kings' Harshal Patel after hitting the winning boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Dinesh Karthik hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings' Sam Curran bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings' Jitesh Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings' captain Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings' Prabhsimran Singh hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings' Jonny Bairstow bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in Bengaluru.

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Punjab Kings co-owner Priety Zinta during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru.