Lucknow: In the match played against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won by 60 runs. With this, RCB remains in the race for the playoffs, whereas with this defeat, Punjab is out of the race for the playoffs of IPL 2024. They have become the second team after Mumbai Indians to be eliminated. In this match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first and then batted first and scored 241 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
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Veteran batsman Virat Kohli played an excellent innings for Bengaluru in this match and faced 47 balls and scored 92 runs with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. However, he could not complete his century. After this, PBKS team, while chasing the target, was all out for 181 runs in 17 overs and lost the match by 60 runs. Star batsman Rilee Rousseau scored the most runs for Punjab and as long as V was present at the crease, Punjab remained in the match. However, after his out, no other player could perform well.
Apart from Kohli, star batsman Rajat Patidar played aggressive innings for RCB in this match and played an important role in his team's victory. Facing 23 balls, he played an inning of 55 runs with the help of 3 fours and 6 sixes. Meanwhile, star all-rounder Cameron Green also batted brilliantly and hit some big shots in the last overs, taking his team to the score of 241. In this match, Green scored 46 runs on 27 balls, during which he hit 5 fours and one six. Fast bowler Harshal Patel bowled brilliantly for Punjab and took 3 wickets while giving 38 runs in 4 overs.
Chasing the target of 242 runs, Punjab team was all out for 181 runs in 17 overs. For them, Rousseau batted brilliantly and scored 61 runs in 27 balls. During this period, 9 fours and 3 sixes came from his bat. Apart from him, Shashank Singh scored 37 runs on 19 balls. Apart from these two players, no other player could perform well and this was the reason why they had to face defeat in the match. Star pacer Mohammad Siraj bowled brilliantly for Bengaluru, giving 43 runs in 4 overs and showing the way to the pavilion to 3 batsmen.
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