If there was a blueprint for Royal Challengers Bengaluru after opting to bowl in IPL’s Qualifier 1, it could have been fairly much like how issues transpired on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium on Thursday (May 29, 2025). Almost every thing that the RCB bowlers did fell into place as Punjab Kings’ catastrophic explosion with the bat noticed it folding up for 101 in 14.1 overs. Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma starred with three scalps every.
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With Phil Salt spearheading the chase, the goal was knocked off in 10 overs with eight wickets in hand. It takes RCB to a fourth IPL final, in Ahmedabad on June 3 (Tuesday), and ignites hope amongst its fervent fanbase of a long-awaited maiden title. For PBKS, it isn’t fairly the tip of the street. It will play Qualifier 2 in opposition to the winner of Friday’s Eliminator on Sunday.
A key think about Punjab’s run this season has been the spunk proven by openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. But on the large day, neither lasted lengthy sufficient. After punching Bhuvneshwar Kumar by way of backward level for 4, Priyansh succumbed to an uppish drive off Yash Dayal.
Prabhsimran was trying to assert himself by working down the monitor and hitting Bhuvneshwar for back-to-back fours. But there’s a advantageous line between aggression and recklessness. He chanced his luck when he charged at Bhuvneshwar once more, solely to lose his form and get caught behind.
Further pleasure
Hazlewood’s introduction introduced additional pleasure for RCB. Having missed the final three video games with a shoulder harm, the pacer emphasised his significance by eradicating Shreyas Iyer and Josh Inglis in successive overs. Shreyas wouldn’t wish to watch a replay of his wicket, for it was an ungainly hoick throughout the road that resulted in an out of doors edge to Jitesh Sharma.
At the beginning of the sixth over, Inglis top-edged a pull in opposition to his Australian compatriot and located Bhuvneshwar at fine-leg.
Wickets continued to tumble like ninepins as 38 for 4 turned 50 for 5, 60 for six and 60 for seven. Nehal Wadhera chopped on a supply by Dayal whereas Shashank Singh was cleaned up by Suyash’s googly. The leggie additionally trapped Musheer Khan leg-before in his opening over. Marcus Stoinis waged a lone battle briefly, attending to 26 off 17 balls, earlier than his stumps had been rearranged by Suyash’s one other improper ’un.
Published – May 29, 2025 10:32 pm IST
