PBKS vs RCB Highlights, IPL 2023: du Plessis, Siraj guide Bangalore to 24-run win over Punjab

• RCB: 5th position with 6 points in 6 matches (NRR -0.07)
• PBKS: 7th position with 6 points in 6 matches (NRR -0.30)

Harshal starts with a wide. Jitesh is the last man and the only hope for Punjab in the chase. Harshal to Jitesh, OUT! Wide outside off stump and Jitesh tries to slash it on onside but could only manage to give his catch to Shahbaz Ahmed on backward point. RCB wins the game in a comprehensive manner to hand Punjab a 24-run loss at their home.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl his last. Two singles to start the over. Siraj to Brar, OUT! Cleaned up the stumps. Back of a length, kept off the middle and skids in to crash the stumps. Eight wicket down for Punjab. Nathan Ellis comes in at number 10. Siraj to Ellis, OUT! Yorker line, missed by Ellis and Siraj gets his fourth wicket to register his best bowling figures in IPL. He finishes his spell with the figures of 4-0-21-4. 26 needed off 12, can Jitesh pull off a wonder?

Brar takes a single off the first ball against Harshal to give the strike to Jitesh. Harshal bowls according to the field and gives only three singles from the first three balls. Pressure again on the batters now. Jitesh tries to reach the outside off on the line ball but could not get enough power on it. Five singles off the five balls. Harshal to Jitesh, DROPPED! Prabhudesai runs backwards but fails to complete the catch. Seven off the over.

Vyshak Vijaykumar comes into the attack. Vyshak to Jitesh, FOUR! Inside-out shot to clear the covers region, with two bounces before it went for a boundary. Vyshak to Jitesh, SIX! What a shot! Stayed on his crease, lets the ball come to him and goes for a lofted straight shot to register it for a maximum over the bowler’s head. Pressure on the bowler now. 13 runs off the 16th over and 37 needed off the last 24!

Hasaranga to Jitesh, SIX! He picks up the wrong’un and goes down on one knee to dispatch the ball over long-on. 11 off the over as Punjab needs 50 off the last five.

Mohammed Siraj comes back in the attack after a break. Siraj bowls one on the block hole as Jitesh Sharma goes down while trying to defend the well-targeted yorker. Only four runs come from his over.

Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack. Three singles were given in the first four balls. Hsaranga to Shahrukh, OUT! Gone! Hasaranga castled the big man with his googly as Karthik does the rest to stump him out when he stepped out of his crease. Harpreet Brar comes in at number nine. Hasaranga to Brar, FOUR! Uff! Close, a faint nick on the inner part of the bat runs down fineleg for lucky runs.

M Shahrukh Khan st †Karthik b de Silva 7 (5b 0x4 1x6)

SIX! Prabhsimran scoops this Parnell delivery for a maximum over deep fine-leg. OUT! And off-stump uprooted next ball. Prabhsimran steps out and looks to work this on off-side but misses. Shahrukh Khan comes in now. Dropped! Tough chance as Shahrukh slaps this back to Parnell, who cannot hold on to it. SIX! Down the ground. Sharukh ends the over with a stupendous hit which travelled far for a maximum to end the over.

Prabhsimran Singh b Parnell 46 (30b 3x4 4x6)

Harshal with the ball. FOUR! Jitesh steps out and sends this over extra-cover for a boundary. LBW appeal and given out! Jitesh missed a full toss and the ball thudded into his front pad. Jitesh goes up for the review and survives as the ball was missing leg-stump. SIX! Full toss on leg-stump and Jitesh sends this sailing over fine-leg for a maximum and it is also a no-ball for height.

Vyshak comes back for his second. A couple of singles off the first three balls as the pacer digs it into the pitch. FOUR! Width outside off and Curran sends this crashing through covers for a boundary. OUT! Good yorker next up and Curran digs it out for a single at short third and scampers for a single but there’s a direct hit at the non-striker’s end and the Punjab skipper for the day has to go.

Hasaranga comes back into the attack. Hasaranga to Prabhsimran, SIX! He steps out to reach the length of the ball and swings it away for a maximum over long-on. He gives the strike back to Curran after playing out two dot balls. A single follows so does the change of strike. Hasaranga to Prabhsimran, SIX! Oh, what a shot! A repeat shot from the first ball but with a better connection and more power. 14 off the over.

A brilliant over from Harshal to concede only two runs from it.

Sam Curran takes a single of the first ball to get off the mark which also brings the fifty-run mark for Punjab. Four more singles follow as Glenn Maxwell gives only five off his first over.

Vyshak Vijaykumar comes into the attack. Vyshak to Bhatia, OUT! What an effort from Siraj to run Bhatia out with a direct hit. A brilliant piece of fielding gives RCB a fourth wicket and Punjab is falling like a pack of cards at their home. Sam Curran walks out at number six inside the PowerPlay. Prabhsimran keeps the strike and dispatched the last ball of the over to SIX! Punjab scores 49 inside the first six overs.

Harpreet Singh run out (Mohammed Siraj) 13 (9b 1x4 1x6)

Wayne Parnell comes to bowl his second. He keeps the line tight to give only two singles off the first five balls. Parnell to Bhatia, SIX! Pulled away nicely to register the good-length ball over deep mid-wicket.

Siraj continues. Siraj to Livingstone, OUT! What a review by Kohli, he gets his second successful review inside four overs. Length ball, angling in for, Livingstone hits him on the pads while he tried to run down the track to play his shot. The umpire signals not out, but a review overturns the decision in favour of RCB. Harpreet Singh comes in at number five. He gets off the mark with a FOUR! Four overs have gone, and Punjab is 32 for three.

Liam Livingstone lbw b Mohammed Siraj 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Kohli brings Wanindu Hasaranga in the third over. Hasaranga to Short, OUT! Cleans him up, he strikes on the first ball of the evening. Short misreads the googly and steps out to hit it over the park but misses the line completely as the ball crashes into the stumps to leave Punjab stranded with two down in the first three overs. Liam Livingstone comes in at number four. He straight away gets off the mark with a single. Hasaranga to Prabhsimran, FOUR! leg spin, going down the leg and Singh gets a lucky edge which runs away for a boundary.

Matthew Short b de Silva 8 (7b 0x4 1x6)

Wayne Parnell comes into the attack from the other end. Short plays out the first three balls to take his time before he registers the next ball for a SIX! He plays a pick-up shot on the fourth ball which was short and angling down the leg. A single follow. Parnell to Singh, FOUR! Short and down the leg once against and Prabhsimran ends the over with a boundary. 11 came off it.

Mohammad Siraj has the new ball in hand. Taide takes the strike on the first ball. Siraj to Taide, FOUR! Beautiful shot to get off the mark. Good length ball, onto the middle stumps and Taide clips on the on-side to start the innings with a boundary. Siraj to Taide, OUT! Siraj strikes on the second ball! The ball shapes in for Taide and hits him on the pads, umpire denies but RCB wins the DRS review to overturn the decision in their favour. Taide was trying to clip this ball again but eventually exposed his pads to Siraj. Matthew Short comes in at number three. He takes a single off the first ball to get off the mark. Siraj to Prabhsimran, FOUR! Siraj angled his ball down the leg from around the wicket and Prabhsimran just guided the ball to fine leg for the second boundary of the over. An eventful over comes to an end with nine coming off it.

Atharva Taide lbw b Mohammed Siraj 4 (2b 1x4 0x6)

RCB: Vyshak Vijaykumar is in for Faf du Plessis.

Prabhsimran Singh comes in as an impact substitute for Rahul Chahar. Singh opens for Punjab Kings along with Athrva Taide in the 175-run chase.

The captain takes the charge to bowl the final over of the innings. Sam Curran to Lomror, FOUR! Leg byes run for Lomror but nonetheless runs for RCB. Three singles and two doubles off the last five deliveries to limit RCB inside 175. This is a good recovery from Punjab. RCB posted 174 for the loss of four wickets after 20 overs.

Arshdeep to bowl his last. Arshdeep to Lomror, FOUR! Finally a boundary after playing two dots. He takes the full toll on the full toss. A single follows as Karthik comes back in the strike. Arshdeep to Karthik, FOUR! Short and wide as Karthik slashes it hard to get the ball past the third man for the second boundary of the over. Arshdeep to Karthik , OUT! Not enough power on the ball as Taide picks the catch on deep square leg.

Dinesh Karthik c Taide b Arshdeep Singh 7 (5b 1x4 0x6)

Nathan Ellis to bowl his last, Ellis to Faf, SIX! The carnage continues from du Plessis as this time he clears the long-on boundary using his sheer power. Ellis to Faf, OUT! Ellis will have the last laugh as he finally gets the big wicket of du Plessis who was on course for a century here. Faf fails to time his inside-out shot and Curran takes an easy catch to remove him. Mahipal Lomror comes down at number five. Nine runs and a wicket come from the 18th over.

Faf du Plessis c Curran b Ellis 84 (56b 5x4 5x6)

Harpreet Brar comes into the attack to bowl his third. Brar to Kohli, OUT! A spectacular catch by keeper Jitesh Sharma to anticipate the line of the ball after a deflection from Kohli’s bat. Kohli tries to go for a paddle sweep but a leading edge to the keeper will end his 47-ball 59-run innings. Glenn Maxwell comes in at number three. Brar to Maxwell, OUT! Two in two for Brar as Maxwell tires to clear the offside but gives a straight catch to Atharva Taide at point. Dinesh Karthik comes in at number four. He takes a single to get off the mark and gives the strike back to Faf. Brar to Faf, SIX! du Plessis in his own league at the moment. Eight and two wickets off the over.

Virat Kohli c †Sharma b Harpreet Brar 59 (47b 5x4 1x6); Glenn Maxwell c Taide b Harpreet Brar 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Sam Curran comes into the attack. No Ball! Nasty beamer went close to Faf as he take his body away from the line of the ball. An instant apology came from Curran as he may have slipped the ball this time. Faf could only manage a single on the free hit delivery. Curran to du Plessis, Dropped! A short ball targetted on the middle line, Faf tries to pull that away but gets an edge instead which went very high and wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma fails to collect this. Seven off the over.

Nathan Ellis comes back into the attack. Three singles come from the first four deliveries. Ellis to Kohli, SIX! Sheer class from Kohli. He perfectly timed the lofted cover drive to get maximum off this delivery. Three from the last two balls as 12 came from this over.

Punjab has done well enough to put breaks on Bangalore’s innings in the last few overs. Arshdeep Singh comes to bowl his third. Two singles from the first two balls. Arshdeep loads up a short ball which went above Faf and the umpire signals one for the over. After some consultation with each other, Faf and Kolhi decides to go for a review and eventually overturned the decision to wide. Three singles follow. Singh to Kohli, FOUR! Classy shot from Kohli to get to his fifty! He steps out and clubs the fuller-length delivery over extra covers.

Rahul Chahar to bowl his third. Another tight over from Punjab as Chahar leaks only five from it. Time for the second strategic time-out!

Sam Curran to bowl the 12th over of the innings. Kohli takes a double in the fourth ball to bring a 100-run stand for the opening wicket. A tight over from Curran to give only five runs from it.

Rahul Chahar starts well to give just two singles from the first four deliveries. Chahar to Faf, FOUR! What was that? He chased the line of the ball which was way too wide and gets enough bat on it to clear the point-cover region for a boundary. A single to finish off the over as RCB nears the 100-run mark.

Liam Livingstone comes into the attack as he replaces Nathan Ellis. Livingstone to du Plessis, FOUR! Welcomes the Englishmen in some style. du Plessis clears the offside as he places the ball over extra cover for a boundary. Five singles from the last five balls as Faf du Plessis gets to his half-century on the last delivery. Innings after innings, Faf has just been unstoppable for RCB.

Rahul Chahar continues. Chahar to du Plessis, FOUR! He is charging down the bowlers. He shifts to his left to make enough room for himself and clear the in-field for another boundary. Three singles to finish off the over which gave eight from it.

Nathan Ellis comes back. He gives three singles and a double in the first five deliveries to combine five off five. Ellis to du Plessis, SIX! What a shot! Classis du Plessis shot to stay tall and deep on the crease and dispatch the ball over the bowler’s head for a maximum. 11 off the eight over.

Spin for the first time in this inning. Curran introduces Rahul Chahar. Chahar starts with a full-length delivery, outside off to du Plessis, a dot to start the over. Only four come from this over. Time for the strategic time-out.

Captain Sam Curran comes into the attack. Kohli gets an easy single off the first ball as fifty comes up for RCB inside PowerPlay. Curran to du Plessis, FOUR! He waits to get on the ball and clears the mid-wicket region for another boundary. Five off the first two. Five came from the next four as RCB posted 59 for no loss in PowerPlay.

The first change in the bowling, Nathan Ellis comes in for Arshdeep Singh. Ellis to Kohli, FOUR! Plays it late using his wrist to register the ball over backward square leg. Ellis to du Plessis, FOUR! This time he places the ball past the short third man. One short of fifty and the partnership is looking dangerous for PBKS.

Harpreet Brar continues. Brar to Faf, SIX! This time du Plessis took the charge, he leaves his mark to make room for himself and plays a lofted drive to clear the long-off boundary for a first maximum. Brar to Plessis, SIX! The second maximum of the over, too full in the slot and Faf clears the long-on boundary this time. Three runs off the last ball as RCB is off to a blazing start.

Arshdeep continues. Arshdeep to Kohli, FOUR! Too short, on the line of body and Kohli swivels across to pull the ball over the short fine leg for his second boundary. A quick response from Arshdeep to bowl a quick bouncer. Kohli takes a couple in the next ball. FOUR! Kohli ends the over with another boundary, he gets enough room to open his arms and places the ball past the backward point. 11 off the third over.

Harpreet Brar comes in the attack from the other end. Two singles in the first three balls. Brar to Kohli, FOUR! Here comes the first boundary of the over, he plays flighted outside off delivery on the rise cover drive to get a boundary. Two dots to end the second over.

We are underway at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Arshdeep Singh to start the proceedings for Punjab with the new ball. He starts with a good-length ball onto the middle and Kohli plays off-side for a single to get off the mark. Arshdeep welcomes Faf with a surprise bouncer and the batter stays away from the line of the ball. A single off the pads as Faf is yet to open his account. Kohli steps down to play the back-of-length ball over covers for a double. A single to end the over as five came from it.

Faf du Plessis and the captain for today, Virat Kohli are walking down in the middle.

• Matches played: 58
• Won: 31
• Lost: 27
• Win%: 53.44
• Last result: Lost to Gujarat Titans by six wickets (2023)
• Last five results: Won - 3; Lost - 2
• Longest winning streak: 7 matches (May 2017-April 2019)
• Longest losing streak: 4 matches (April-May 2012)

• PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Shivam
• RCB: Vyshak Vijaykumar, David Willy, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat

• Confirmed Playing XI: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

• Confirmed Playing XI: Virat Kohli(c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj

• Toss: PBKS; Decision: Field first

Shikhar Dhawan is still not available due to injury. Sam Curran to lead Punjab. Curran of Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Virat Kohli is set to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the absence of Faf du Plessis who will come in as an impact sub for Vyshak Vijaykumar.

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• vs MI: Won the toss, chose to field - RCB won by eight wickets (Bengaluru)
• vs KKR: Won the toss, chose to field - RCB lost by 81 runs (Kolkata)
• vs LSG: Lost the toss, forced to bat - RCB lost by one wicket (Bengaluru)
• vs DC: Lost the toss, forced to bat - RCB won by 23 runs (Bengaluru)
• vs CSK: Won the toss, chose to field - RCB lost by eight runs (Bengaluru)

• vs KKR: Lost the toss, forced to bat - PBKS won by seven runs (Mohali)
• vs RR: Lost the toss, forced to bat - PBKS won by five runs (Guwahati)
• vs SRH: Lost the toss, forced to bat - PBKS lost by eight wickets (Hyderabad)
• vs GT: Lost the toss, forced to bat - PBKS lost by six wickets (Mohali)
• vs LSG: Won the toss, chose to field - PBKS won by two wickets (Lucknow)

• Punjab Kings: 5th position with 6 eight points in 5 games.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8th position with 4 points in 5 games.

• Wicketkeeper: Dinesh Karthik
• Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shahrukh Khan
• All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Matthew Short
• Bowlers: Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Team Composition: PBKS 6:5 RCB |Credits Left: 9

• Anuj Rawat, V. Vyshak, Siddarth Kaul, Manoj Bhandage, Shahbaz Ahmed.

• Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohit Rathee, Atharva Taide.

• (Batting first): Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell.

• (Bowling first): Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, V. Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell.

• (Batting first): Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Matt Short, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

• (Bowling first): Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Matt Short, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

• Matches played: 6
• Punjab Kings won: 3
• Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 3
• Last result: Royal Challengers Bangalore won by eight wickets (2019)
• Last five results: PBKS won - 2; RCB won - 3

• Punjab Kings: W-L-L-W-W
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: L-W-L-L-W

• Matches played: 30
• Punjab Kings won: 17
• Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 13
• Last result: Punjab Kings won by 54 runs (Brabourne; 2022)
• Last five results: PBKS won - 4; RCB won - 1

• Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee, Kagiso Rabada, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Baltej Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Raj Bawa, Shivam Singh

• Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai, Manoj Bhandage, Michael Bracewell, Finn Allen, Siddarth Kaul, Sonu Yadav, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma

• When will PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be held on April 20, Thursday.

• Where will PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 be played?
  

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

• What time will PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 start?
  

The IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will begin at 3:30 PM IST.

• Which TV channels will broadcast PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 match?
  

The match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

• Where is the PBKS vs RCB IPL 2023 live streaming available?
  

The IPL 2023 match Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app and website.

Shikhar Dhawan, who missed Punjab Kings’ last match due to a shoulder injury, is likely to miss the side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.

The 37-year-old underwent a fitness training test in the King’s training session on the eve of the match, and bowling coach Charl Langeveldt said that though Dhawan is on the mend, he might not be ready for a return just yet.

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