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Royal Challengers B vs Punjab Kings, IPL FINAL

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Narper 6/3/25, 1:54:50 PM
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Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to field

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

Punjab Kings (Playing XI):
Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Narper 6/3/25, 2:42:39 PM
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Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs:
Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma.
Punjab Kings Impact Subs:
Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar
Narper 6/3/25, 2:52:32 PM
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Kohli goes over and gives a hug to AB de Villiers who is at the ground.

Tim David was watching on in the background and it would be such a disappointment for him to miss this occasion because of injury.

There were contrasting sentiments at the toss from the two captains. Shreyas Iyer wasn't shy to admit that this isn't like any other game, it's a final and they're going to treat it as such.

Meanwhile, the messaging in the other dressing room seems to be to treat this as just another away game and that might not be such a bad thing considering RCB have won every single away game they've played this year
Narper 6/3/25, 3:05:28 PM
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Phil Salt and Kohli are at the crease.
Phil Salt is on strike.
Arshdeep Singh will open the attack

0.3
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, SIX, hammered, Salt is up and running, back of a length and at the hips, the right-hander gets inside the line and then swats it over long leg, sails over the leaping fielder for a maximum
Narper 6/3/25, 3:06:27 PM
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0.5
Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, FOUR, top-edge and four, Salt has come out guns glazing, banged in short and at the body, he swivels across and pulls it fine,e, almost went all the way, bouncing right in front of the ropes
Narper 6/3/25, 3:08:44 PM
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1.1
Jamieson to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, sliced away square on the off-side for a single
Narper 6/3/25, 3:08:57 PM
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1.2
Jamieson to Phil Salt, FOUR, thumped, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Salt leans across and then muscles the drive over mid-on, bounces away to the ropes
Narper 6/3/25, 3:10:28 PM
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1.4
Jamieson to Phil Salt, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!!

Phil Salt c Shreyas Iyer b Jamieson 16(9) [4s-2 6s-1]
Narper 6/3/25, 3:21:23 PM
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2.6
Arshdeep Singh to Mayank Agarawal, SIX, that's clean as a whistle and Mayank has sent it soaring over mid-off, a floaty slower half-volley, he leans forward, gets under the length and swings it through the line
3.1
Jamieson to Kohli, FOUR, that's easy pickings and RCB are once again picking up some momentum, another half-volley, on the pads and Kohli stylishly flicks it down to the long leg boundary
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Narper 6/3/25, 3:21:40 PM
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3.3
Jamieson to Mayank Agarawal, FOUR, beautifully played, back of a length and well wide of off, Mayank waits on it and then cuts it late, beats backward point to his right and the fielder in the deep has no chance
Narper 6/3/25, 3:22:59 PM
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RCB 39/1 (4) CRR: 9.75

Mayank Agarawal 14(11)
Virat Kohli 7(4
Narper 6/3/25, 3:30:58 PM
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5.4
Vijaykumar Vyshak to Mayank Agarawal, FOUR, Mayank gets away and gets away with a boundary, was a full balkl, looked like it was Vijaykumar's knuckle ball, Mayank backed away and then went through with the lofted drive, didn't get hold of the shot and had the fielder interested all the while - Arshdeep it was, but the ball bounces in front of him, hits his body as he looked to drag iot back and hits the ropes
Narper 6/3/25, 3:31:42 PM
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RCB 55/1 (6) CRR: 9.17

Mayank Agarawal 24(17)
Virat Kohli 13(10
Narper 6/3/25, 3:34:01 PM
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6.2
Chahal to Mayank Agarawal, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!!

Mayank Agarawal c Arshdeep Singh b Chahal 24(1cool [4s-2 6s-1]

RCB 56/2 (6.2) CRR: 8.84
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Narper 6/3/25, 3:43:41 PM
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8.3
Chahal to Rajat Patidar, SIX, hammered, that should get Patidar going, tossed up on off, he picked the length early, planted his front-footforward and then hoisted it high over long-on for a maximum
Narper 6/3/25, 3:55:54 PM
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9.4

Azmatullah to Kohli, FOUR, cheeky and four, back of a length and well wide of off, Kohli waits on it and then runs it fine, past the keeper, one bounce and over the ropes
Narper 6/3/25, 3:56:37 PM
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18 dot balls in the first 10 overs. Kohli has hit just one boundary in the first 9 overs. Is it the pressure of a big final? Good bowling? A mix of both. However, given PBKS' batting power at the top, RCB would need a proper heavy lifting in the slog overs if they are to post a total in excess of 200.
Narper 6/3/25, 3:57:15 PM
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10.5
Jamieson to Rajat Patidar, out Lbw!! A celebappeal for LBW, umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal raises the finger, Patidar knew it would be futile to go up for the review and off he goes. Change of pace working wonders for Jamieson, another slower ball which dipped onto the right-hander, Patidar shuffled across and was a dead duck once he missed it, crashed into the pads, the impact was in front of middle and leg and it's easily crashing into the stumps.

Rajat Patidar lbw b Jamieson 26(16) [4s-1 6s-2]
Narper 6/3/25, 3:58:05 PM
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RCB 98/3 (11.1) CRR: 8.78

Liam Livingstone 1(1)
Virat Kohli 28(22)
Narper 6/3/25, 4:06:47 PM
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RCB 111/3 (13) CRR: 8.54

Liam Livingstone 6(6)
Virat Kohli 35(29
Narper 6/3/25, 4:10:00 PM
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13.1
Chahal to Livingstone, SIX hammered, Livingstone could be the man to provide momentum for RCB, was the leg-break, but he gave the charge, makes room and then smashes it high over long-off for a maximum
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Narper 6/3/25, 4:12:00 PM
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13.3
Chahal to Kohli, FOUR, lovely, they're starting to look aggressive now, flighted delivery on off, Kohli gets down low and then plays the slog-sweep, clears mid-wicket and bounces away to the ropes
Narper 6/3/25, 4:27:21 PM
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14.5

Azmatullah to Kohli, out Caught&Bowled!! Outstanding catch from Azmatullah. He was obstructed by the non-striker when he was going for the catch. Livingstone was only trying to take a single and it wasn't anything deliberate. Short ball into the pitch and rising tall. Virat looked to pull, got a big top edge. The bowler ran into the non-striker as he was attempting the catch because there was no one at mid-wicket. There was enough air time on the ball and Azmatullah could recover, gather speed, stretch full length and take it with both hands. Made sure the ball didn't pop out when the elbows hit the ground. Big moment this. Virat was looking to bat through like he usually does in big games.

Kohli c and b Azmatullah 43(35) [4s-3]
Narper 6/3/25, 5:08:33 PM
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19.2

Arshdeep Singh to Shepherd, out Lbw!! He might have been off colour in the last few games but come the crunch time he delivers. Stunning, outswinging yorker that Romario could do nothing about. The batter went deep in the crease for a big heave on the on-side, Romario was nowhere close to the ball when he swung and missed. Impact in line with middle and hitting off stump according to DRS and RCB lose the review.

Shepherd lbw b Arshdeep Singh 17(9) [4s-1 6s-1]
Narper 6/3/25, 5:11:18 PM
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19.4

Arshdeep Singh to Krunal Pandya, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! He's gone next ball. This was slot, but it's that inswing that Arshdeep Singh is getting with the old ball. Krunal thought he could belt this down the ground, but the bat turned in his hands and holed out to long-on. Easy catch and pouched safely.

Krunal Pandya c Shreyas Iyer b Arshdeep Singh 4(5)
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