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Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers, Qualifier 1

shivnotout 5/29/25, 2:23:03 PM
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debut: 11/30/09
35,360 runs

The winner of Qualifier 1 advances directly to the final, which makes it a crucial fixture. The losing team gets a second chance through the Eliminator, so both teams are highly motivated.
Narper 5/29/25, 2:35:06 PM
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debut: 1/4/03
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and have opted to field

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI):
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Punjab Kings (Playing XI):
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson
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Narper 5/29/25, 3:22:51 PM
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debut: 1/4/03
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1.2
Yash Dayal to Priyansh Arya, out Caught by Krunal Pandya!! Caught at cover! On a good length and well wide of off, Priyansh Arya leans into the drive and does so crisply, but he's hit it straight into the bread basket of cover, Krunal the fielder and he doesn't drop those. RCB draw first blood and this will make Dayal feel a lot better.

Priyansh Arya c Krunal Pandya b Yash Dayal 7(5) [4s-1]

2.6
Bhuvneshwar to Prabhsimran, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! There's the wicket, Bhuvneshwar has his man and PBKS have lost both openers now - Prabhsimran probably got carried away, gave a pre-empted charge and Bhuvneshwar knew what was coming, dragged the length back smartly, the right-hander went through with the swing, thin edge and Jitesh Sharma does the rest.

Prabhsimran c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar 18(10) [4s-2 6s-1]

3.4
Hazlewood to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Jitesh Sharma!! That's an ugly slog and PBKS have lost three in no time. On a length and in that channel just outside off - Shreyas was looking for the big swing, but the length's not there, Hazlewood hits the deck hard and gets that extra bounce, a thin edge and Jitesh Sharma does the rest. RCB are off to some start in this QF1 game.


Shreyas Iyer c Jitesh Sharma b Hazlewood 2(3
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Narper 5/29/25, 3:23:57 PM
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265,264 runs

PBKS 31/3 (4) CRR: 7.75

Nehal Wadhera 1(2)
Josh Inglis 3(4
Narper 5/29/25, 3:38:49 PM
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5.1
Hazlewood to Josh Inglis, out Caught by Bhuvneshwar!! Wickets keep tumbling in Mullanpur, RCB firmly on top now - banged in short by Hazlewood, it's the effort ball and Inglis is undone by the extra bounce, he's in no control over the pull, went high and down long leg's throat, Bhuvneshwar with the chance and he doesn't miss out on many.

Josh Inglis c Bhuvneshwar b Hazlewood 4(7)
Narper 5/29/25, 3:39:12 PM
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6.3
Yash Dayal to Nehal Wadhera, out Bowled!! Chopped on! PBKS have lost the side now, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Wadhera was shaping for an expansive drive, he does so with an angled bat, gets a thick inside edge and drags it back onto the leg-stump. The zing bails flash and so does the smile in the RCB camp, not so in the PBKS dug-out though.

Nehal Wadhera b Yash Dayal 8(10) [4s-1]
Narper 5/29/25, 3:40:06 PM
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PBKS 52/5 (7) CRR: 7.43

Shashank Singh 2(3)
Marcus Stoinis 10(5
Narper 5/29/25, 3:47:04 PM
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8.2
Suyash Sharma to Shashank Singh, out Bowled!! PBKS are crumbling, but this is so poor from Shashank Singh -

Shashank Singh b Suyash Sharma 3(5)

PBKS 60/6 (8.2) CRR: 7.2
Narper 5/29/25, 4:05:01 PM
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8.5
Suyash Sharma to Musheer Khan, out Lbw!! Musheer Khan has been given OUT LBW, he has no choice but to review, he does so straightaway. Did he get an inside edge? The bat is close to the ball, onto UltraEdge and there's a flat line. Onto ball-tracking: Three reds, Musheer Khan is OUT. Two wickets in the over and Suyash is on a roll, the impact substitute fails to make an impact and they're in serious trouble now. Was the attempted wrong 'un, but this one slid on with the angle, pitched on leg and straightened past Musheer's sweep, crashing into the middle-stump, umpire Michael Gough doesn't get a lot wrong, he's nailed another one.

Musheer Khan lbw b Suyash Sharma 0(3)

10.3
Suyash Sharma to Stoinis, out Bowled!! This is simply terrible, Suyash is having a ball and so do the RCB camp. It's another wrong 'un and it's another horrible swipe from Stoinis, was shaping to swing with the spin, misses it completely and the leg-stump takes a beating. RCB right on top in Mullanpur at the moment. Stoinis b Suyash Sharma 26(17) [4s-2 6s-2]
Narper 5/29/25, 4:05:51 PM
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PBKS 78/8 (11) CRR: 7.09
Narper 5/29/25, 4:48:52 PM
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PBKS 101 (14.1)
RCB 11/0 (1.1) CRR: 9.43 REQ: 4.83
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 91 runs
Narper 5/29/25, 5:19:42 PM
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265,264 runs

Last Wkt: Virat Kohli c Josh Inglis b Jamieson 12(12) - 30/1 in 3.2 ov.

RCB 72/1 (7) CRR: 10.29 REQ: 2.31
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 30 runs in 78 balls

Mayank Agarawal 8(9)
Philip Salt 48(21
Narper 5/29/25, 5:29:53 PM
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PBKS 101 (14.1)
RCB 92/2 (9) CRR: 10.22 REQ: 0.91
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 10 runs in 66 balls
Narper 5/29/25, 5:40:01 PM
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PBKS 101 (14.1)
RCB 106/2 (10)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wkts