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IPL 2025 Updates: Punjab lose two quick wickets

Fri, 18 April 2025

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23:57

Hazlewood strikes twice

PBKS 53-4 (8 ovs) vs RCB 95-9 | Scorecard

Suyash Sharma into the attack. Inglis slashed one down to point and picks a single.

Two dots and two singles off the next four balls. Ends the over with another single. Just 4 come off it.

50 up for Punjab.

Hazlewood continues. Shreyas picks a single through deep backward point.

The required run-rate is just over 7 and the batters are rotating the strike while cashing in on loose deliveries.

Out! Big wicket. Hazlewood removes Shreyas Iyer, caught by Jitesh Sharma. Shreyas tries to slash the short delivery but the extra bounce induces and edge and the ball goes straight to Jitesh's gloves.

Shreyas returns after making 7 off 10.

Nehal Wadhera comes to the crease.

Off the mark with a single to cover. And Inglis is out, caught by Suyash Sharma. Two in the over for Hazlewood. 3 runs come off the over.

23:47

Punjab lose 2nd wicket, but well on course

PBKS 46-2 (6 ovs) vs RCB 95-9 | Scorecard

Yash Dayal continues. Starts with a big wide down the leg. Inglish tries to flick it but misses.

A dot and a single to third man to get off the mark.

A single and three dots to end the over. Just 3 come off it.

Krunal Pandya into the attack. Shreyas is on strike. Takes a single through onside.

Inglis is on strike. Four! Boundary after 10 balls. Poor ball and Inglis puts it away to deep mid-wicket for a four.

Another boundary! This time wide of cover.

Two dots and a single to end the over.

23:37

Hazlewood sends back Arya

PBKS 33-2 (4 ovs) vs RCB 95-9 | Scorecard

Josh Hazlewood into the attack. Shreyas is on strike. Length delivery and Shreyas inside edges it and picks a single as the ball goes to off-side.

Follows it up with a brace to deep backward point.

Sixer! Arya top-edges one over fine leg.

Out! Arya perishes, caught by Tim David. Short of a length delivery and he tries to clear the mid-off but top-edges it.

He goes back making 16 of 11.

Josh Inglis comes to the crease. A dot and a single. 10 off the over.

23:32

Bhuvi strikes, removes Prabhsimran

PBKS 23-1 (3 ovs) vs RCB 95-9 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues. Prabhsimran on strikes. A brace through square leg.

Back-to-back boundaries. Prabhsimran is taking Bhuvi on, trying to hit everything out of the ground.

And he's gone. Bhuvi strikes. Short of a length delivery around off, and Prabhsimran tries to smash it over mid-off, but miscues it. Tim David moves to his right completes the catch.

Prabhsimran departs after making 13 off 9.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer comes to the crease. Off the mark with a single backward point.

Another single to end the over. 11 come off it.

23:27

Punjab off to a sedate start

PBKS 12-0 (2 ovs) vs RCB 95-9 | Scorecard

The chase is on. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh to open for Punjab.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the ball for RCB. Arya is on strike.

Starts with a dot and three singles. A sedate start indeed.

Arya attempts a scoop shot, but could not connect. No run. Just three runs off the over.

Yash Dayal from the other end. Starts with a dot and two singles.

A huge wide down the leg. The batters rotate the strike. Two singles.

A boundary to end the over. Arya throws his hands at the short wide ball and the edge flies between the 'keeper and the first slip.

First boundary of the innings. 9 off the over.

23:12

Tim David wages lone battle with fifty

RCB 95-9 (14 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Bartlett continues. Tim David is on strike. A dot and a boundary! Back of a length delivery and Tim stands firm and whips it to the deep mid-wicket boundary.

Another dot and another boundary! Short, slow delivery and Tim pulls it through the leg-side.

Two singles and a dot to end the over. 11 come off it.

Harpreet Brar to bowl the final over. Tim David is on strike. Three dot balls as he swings and misses.

Finally he connects one and it goes all the way over long-off for a maximum.

Second sixer in the row! This time over deep mid-wicket.

He goes for a third one! Three in a row for Tim. And it's a no-ball. Finishes with a brace.

He finishes on 50 off 26. His first IPL fifty. 21 come off Brar's over.

Punjab need 96 to win in the stipulated 14 overs.

22:57

Two in two for Brar

RCB 63-9 (12 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Arshdeep Sing back into the attack. Tim David is on strike.

Boundary! Shor ball and Tim David pulls it over the deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A dot and another four! Short and wide outside off, Tim David cuts it late over short third man.

Follows it up with a brace through covers and a single to long-on.

Finishes the over with a single to fine leg. 12 come off Arshdeep's over. The biggest over so far.

Harpreet Brar into the attack. RCB's run-rate is just 5.21.

Bhuvi is on strike. Two dots and a boundary over cover. Beautiful shot.

And he is out, caught by Xavier Bartlett! The partnership is broke.

Bhuvi goes after making 8 off 13 balls.

Yash Dayal is the new man in. And he's out for a golden duck. Two in two for Brar. Full and straight at the stumps, Dayal plays for the spin, but the ball goes straight and hits his pads.

Hazledwood is the new man in. No run. 4 off the over.

22:47

Punjab bowlers rip through RCB

RCB 47-7 (10 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jansen continues. Out! Bhandage departs, out lbw. He reviews it but the on-field umpire's decision is upheld. He makes just 1 off four.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes to the crease. Opens his account with a single to sweeper cover after three dot balls. Jansen picks a wicket conceding just a single in his third over.

Chahal continues. Bhuvi is on strike. A single to long on.

Tim David picks a single through point.

Two dots and a single to long-on. A single to end the over. Just 4 off the over.

22:37

Chahal gets rid of skipper Patidar

RCB 42-6 (8 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

33/4 is RCBs lowest score in the first six overs this season.

Chahal continues. Starts with a two singles and dot ball.

Out! Big wicket! Patidar departs, caught by Bartlett. A tossed up leg-break and Patidar tries to go inside out over cover, but ends up hitting it straigh down to Bartlett.

He goes back after making 23 off 18.

Manoj Bhandage is the new man in. A dot and he gets off the mark with a single long off. 3 come off the over.

22:32

Krunal Pandya falls cheaply

RCB 39-5 (7 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jansen is back. Krunal Pandya is on strike. Out, caught and bowled.

UltraEdge detects a small top-edge and RCB have lost their 5th wicket.

Krunal goes after making 1 off 2 balls.

Tim David is the new man in. Off the mark with a boundary to deep square leg!

Two singles and two dots. 6 off the over.

22:24

Chahal sends back Jitesh

RCB 33-4 (6 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Jitesh Sharma comes to the crease.

Marco Jansen into the attack. Starts with two singles and a dot.

Another single and just five off the over.

Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack. Patidar is on strike. Tossed up on middle and Patidar steers it through mid-wicket for a single.

Two runs and a dot.

Out! Another one bites the dust. Jitesh Sharma is out, brilliantly caught by Nehal Wadhera. He goes after making 2 off 7.

Krunal Pandya come to the crease. Gets off the mark with a single to on-side. 4 come off the over.

22:15

Livingstone departs

RCB 26-3 (4 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Bartlett continues. Patidar is on strike. A dot followed by a single to square leg.

Livingstone is on strike. No run.

Four! Back of a length outside off and Livingstone waits for it and steers it square past backward point.

A dot.

Out! Livingstone is out, caught by Priyansh Arya. He dances down the crease and goes for a blind slog, ends up getting a thick top-edge and the ball goes over cove. He could make only 4 off 6 balls.

It was the last ball of the Powerplay. Just five come off it.

22:09

Kohli out for 1

RCB 21-2 (3 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Xavier Bartlett from the other end. Patidar on strike. Three dots on the trot.

A brace square of the wicket.

Sixer! Excellent pick-up shot by Patidar. He smashes one over deep mid-wicket.

Follows it up with two runs to long on. 10 off the over.

Arshdeep continues. Kohli is on strike. After a dot, a single to deep mid-wicket.

Patidar is on strike. A single to backward point.

Out! Kohli is out, caught by Marco Jansen. RCB have lost both their openers. Kohli departs after making 1 off 3 balls.

Liam Livingstone comes to the crease. Two dot balls. Just 2 off Arshdeep's over.

21:58

Arshdeep dismisses Salt

RCB 12-0 (2 ovs) vs PBKS | Scorecard

Philip Salt and Virat Kohli to open for RCB.

Arshdeep Singh with the ball for Punjab. Salt is on strike. A slip in place.

Four! Salt punches the length ball back and picks a boundary off the first ball.

Dot ball. Back of a length around off and Salt plays it with soft hands. No run.

Another dot. Good comeback by Arshdeep.

Out! Salt is gone, caught by Josh Inglis. Shortish delivery and Salt pulls it but ends up top-edging it. The ball goes up in the air and Inglis takes a well-judged catch. He departs for 4 off 4 balls.

Rajat Patidar comes to the crease. Off the mark with a boundary! Excellent shot. Shortish delivery and he rocks backs and flicks it through mid-wicket.

A single to end the over. Nine come off it.

21:47

Punjab make on change; Stoinis replaces Maxwell

Punjab Kings have won the toss and they will field first.

Shreyas Iyer said, "We will bowl first. It's a good ground to chase and since it's a rain interrupted game, overs have been reduced. We will have a fair idea of how the wicket will play and that was always the plan. Stoinis comes in for Maxwell and Harpreet Brar is in."

Rajat Patidar said, "We have to be smart in adapting to the conditions. We'll try our best. A bit sticky, but the surface looks hard. We will put up a good total on the board. Same team."

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (Wicket-keeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.

Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (Wicket-keeper), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey.

21:37

It will be a 14-over-a-side game.

The batting powerplay will be of four overs.

Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of four overs each, 1 bowler can bowl the remaining 2 overs.

21:32

Match to start at 9.45 pm

The hessian on the pitch is also removed.

Players from both sides are out for the warm-ups. The roller is on the pitch.

The toss will happen at 9.30 pm. and the first ball will be bowled at 9.45 pm.

A 14-over-a-side game likely.

21:14

Covers are coming off

Some positive news finally. The rain has just stopped.

The fourth umpire is out in the middle. He is having a chat with the ground staff.

Yes, they have started taking off the covers. All covers are off, only the pitch is protected as of now.

Remember, the Chinnaswamy has the best drainage system among all Indian venues.

It needs just about 15 minutes for the state-of-the-art SubAir system to remove water from the outfield even after heavy rain.

21:01

A shortened game likely

Even though the intensity of the rain has decreased, it is still drizzling here in Bengaluru.

Toss for a complete 20-over-a-side game should be done by 9:16 pm and the match should start at 9:56 pm. If the toss gets delayed beyond 9:16 pm, overs will be deducted accordingly.

There has been five IPL games in Bengaluru without a result. Will today be the sixth?

The revised cut-off time for the toss is 10:41 pm, whereas the cut-off for a five-a-side game is 10:56 pm.

The match needs to end by 12:06 am.

19:38

It drizzles again in Bengaluru

After a short break, the rain returns. The on-field umpires and the ground staff are leaving the field.

All the covers are still intact.

Stay tuned for further updates.

19:25

Rain stops; umpires out in the middle

The drizzle has stopped.

The on-field umpires, accompanied by a number of ground staff, are out on the field.

The covers are full of water.

19:09

Rain gets heavier in Bengaluru

Toss for the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings has been delayed due to rain in Bengaluru.

Rain has gotten heavier and all covers are in place.

Stay tuned for further updates.

19:09

Punjab's spinners to play a key role

Welcome to the coverage of the Indian Premier League 2025 match No. 34 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, April 18 2025.

With not much to differentiate between the teams on the points table - both have four wins and two defeats after playing six games each - RCB will be keen to put their home record straight and secure their first win at the Chinnaswamy in IPL 2025.

RCB have won all their four away matches so far, in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, and Jaipur. They, however, lost both their home games against Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals.

RCB are placed third on the points table, thanks to their superior run-rate, while PBKS find themselves a rung below.

They have met each other 33 times in IPL with RCB winning 16 times and Punjab emerging victorious 17 times. However, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB have a clear edge over PBKS, having won 7 of their 12 encounters.

Both RCB and PBKS will be heading into this clash on the back of impressive wins.

While RCB chased down a 174-run target with nine wickets and 15 balls to spare against Rajasthan Royals in their last game in Jaipur, Punjab successfully defended the lowest total in IPL history (111 runs) against Kolkata Knight Riders at home.

RCB's batting unit, led by Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Tim David and skipper Rajat Patidar has performed consistently so far, especially in away matches. Their bowling attack, led by Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Krunal Pandya, has also delivered the goods for them.

In both their home matches, RCB were sent in to bat after losing the toss and, on both occasions, they could not go past the 170-mark. Due to the dew factor, the chasing team had it easy on both occasions.

Punjab, on the other hand, flaunt a power-packed top-order, featuring Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and skipper Shreyas Iyer.

Priyansh (216) has the highest strike rate this season among players who have faced at least 50 balls. Shreyas (206) is third on the list.

Punjab's bowling performance, particularly Yuzvendra Chahal's 4/28, was crucial in their thrilling win against KKR.

RCB will be wary of Chahal, who knows the conditions at the Chinnaswamy like the palm of his hand. Chahal, who was a key part of RCB for 8 seasons, is their all-time leading wicket-taker with 139 wickets in 113 matches.

Glenn Maxwell, who has spent three years at RCB, is also expected to be handy on the sluggish surface, where RCB struggled against Gujarat Titans' Sai Kishore (2/22), and Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Vipraj Nigam (2/18).

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