IPL 2025: Tim David’s unbeaten 50 takes RCB from 42/7 to 95/9 vs PBKS | Cricket News – The Times of India

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Tim David through the Indian Premier League cricket match towards Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (AP)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Tim David through the Indian Premier League cricket match towards Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium. (AP)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Tim David through the Indian Premier League cricket match towards Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (AP)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Tim David through the Indian Premier League cricket match towards Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium. (AP)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Tim David through the Indian Premier League cricket match towards Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (AP)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) confronted a extreme batting collapse of their IPL match towards Punjab Kings (PBKS) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, managing solely 95/9 after the match was decreased to 14 overs a facet. Tim David’s resilient unbeaten half-century of 50 runs off 22 balls emerged as the only spotlight, whereas Punjab’s bowling assault, spearheaded by Marco Jansen (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/11), dominated the proceedings within the first innings.
The match began disastrously for RCB as Phil Salt departed early, scoring simply 4 runs in Arshdeep Singh’s opening over. The state of affairs worsened when Virat Kohli was caught by Marco Jansen for a duck, triggering a high-order collapse.
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By the top of the powerplay, RCB discovered themselves in serious trouble at 26/3, with their key batters again within the dugout. The center order’s efficiency proved equally disappointing, with Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, and Impact Substitute Manoj Bhandage contributing minimal runs.
The group’s rating plummeted to 42/7 by the ninth over, as Punjab’s bowlers maintained relentless strain.

David’s counterattack within the remaining over, together with three consecutive sixes towards Brar, supplied some respite to the struggling hosts.
The often vibrant Chinnaswamy Stadium fell silent as wickets continued to fall. Marco Jansen’s spectacular catch to dismiss Virat Kohli significantly deflated the house crowd’s spirits.

Punjab’s Commanding Position and RCB’s Uphill Task

Punjab Kings now face a modest goal of 96 runs, placing them in a commanding place. RCB’s bowlers face an uphill job of defending this low complete towards Punjab’s in-kind batting lineup.
The match state of affairs calls for extraordinary effort from RCB’s bowling unit, as early wickets stay their solely hope of staging a comeback. Any substantial partnership from Punjab’s batters may swiftly finish the competition.