PBKS and RCB locked horns in the do-or-die, 58th game of the ongoing IPL 2024 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The match was a virtual eliminator for both teams to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. The hosts’ skipper Sam Curran won the toss and asked RCB to bat first.
Batting first, RCB posted a big total of 241 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs courtesy of former skipper Virat Kohli’s 9 runs off just 47 balls, with 7 fours and 6 sixes followed by the blistering knocks of 55 and 46 runs scored by Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green off just 23 and 27 balls, respectively.
Star PBKS pacer Harshal Patel bowled brilliantly for his side in the last over of the first innings, scalping 3 wickets. Besides Harshal, Vidwath Kaverappa also claimed 2 wickets, alongside one wicket each picked by Arshdeep Singh and skipper Sam Curran.
Punjab Kings choke in the run-chase
While chasing the target, the Punjab Kings got a good scoring rate in the powerplay but just around the end of the powerplay in the sixth over, they started losing wickets at quick intervals. It was only the number 3 batter Rilee Rossouw who showed some intent and smashed 61 runs off just 27 balls, hitting 9 fours and 3 sixes with the bat followed by Shashank Singh’s crucial 37 runs off just 19 balls, with 4 fours and 2 sixes.
However, these efforts went in vain as the Kings were bundled out at the score of 181 runs in 17 overs and lost the match by a big margin of 60 runs. The playoff hopes for PBKS in the IPL 2024 have also been crashed with this defeat against RCB.
On the other hand, RCB has kept their hopes alive in contention for the playoff stage of the tournament.
Here’s how fans reacted to RCB’s win over PBKS:
So RCB still kept themselves alive even though by a string! Why couldn't they do this at the start of the IPL!!! Also glad to see Me Siraj getting into some nice rhythm before T20 WC!
— Aritra 🇮🇳💜 (@aritrawithu) May 9, 2024
And it's lovely to see KKR at the top! 🥰 💜#PBKSvsRCB #PBKSvRCB #RCBvsPBKS #RCBvPBKS #KKR pic.twitter.com/mhrspT9j8d
Found it extremely funny that the every next ball after players were hurt were wicket-taking deliveries
— Nikl (@nikl_RA) May 9, 2024
Rossouw (hit himself on the neck)
Shashank (collided with Faf and hurt himself)
Siraj (hurt himself and got wicket second ball after) #PBKSvRCB
विराट कोहली का शानदार प्रदर्शन@imVkohli ❤#RCB keep their playoffs hopes alive
— DINESH DADHICH (@DineshD7737) May 9, 2024
#TATAIPL #PBKSvRCB
Hot form continues… 🥵
— Achu_Prajapat_tankla (@AchuPrajapat) May 9, 2024
FOUR in FOUR! 🙏#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 #PBKSvRCB https://t.co/qVuQy1BgYM
If owning haters is an art, then Virat Kohli will be the biggest artist.
— md shadique (@mdshadique7) May 9, 2024
Only Virat Kohli fans won't pass without liking this tweet.♥♥♥#PBKSvsRCB#PBKS#PBKSvRCBpic.twitter.com/Co5YcwtHkr pic.twitter.com/ybUkKE7GGV
Brilliant piece of fielding this from Virat Kohli! He turned the game first with the bat, and then with this brilliant fielding! #IPL #IPL2024 #TATAIPL2024 #TATAIPL #BCCI #T20WorldCup24 #IPLCricket2024 #PBKSvsRCB #PBKSvRCB #RCBvsPBKS #RCBvPBKS
— Cricketism (@MidnightMusinng) May 9, 2024
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POTM 😁😁
— viratkohli.vibess (@viratkohlivibes) May 9, 2024
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.#rcb #royalchallengersbengaluru #viratkohlivibess #cricket #IPL #TATAIPL #PlayBold #ನಮಮRCB #TATAIPL2024 #viratkohli #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/BJp7wczEBA
This is how RCB Destroyed PBKS#PBKSvRCB https://t.co/4PSZuLfpwK pic.twitter.com/OWeTYSkQc9
— Hemu..Toxic (@NameIsHemuu) May 9, 2024
Virat Kohli won Player Of The Match Award for his Brilliant Batting Performance. 🔥
— The Cricket TV (@thecrickettvX) May 9, 2024
📸: JIOCinema#ViratKohli #POTM #RCB #PBKSvRCB #PBKSvsRCB #IPL #IPL2024 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/pwauQi90Wy
The hugs of virat kohli after won the match. #ViratKohli #RCBvPBKS pic.twitter.com/Rppq1PUUl9
— Rajan Mishra (@RajanMi83929551) May 9, 2024
Ee Sala Cup Namde 🥹 #RCBvPBKS
— honey pretzel(jalebi) 🇵🇸 (@Afrozaisbasic) May 9, 2024
Ab strike rate ke baare mein kabhi kat bolnaaa#RCBvPBKS #ViratKohli https://t.co/L3f1lhk6uo
— Devanshu Maheshwari (@beingdevanshu19) May 9, 2024
Good Night RCB Nation #RCBvPBKS #Kohli pic.twitter.com/GoYoJH9Bio
— yashvi (@yashvi_1718) May 9, 2024
quality over quantity any day
— kn (@knucklebowl) May 9, 2024
. those strike rate merchant going to cry#RCBvPBKS