Highlights, IPL 2021, RCB vs PBKS Full Cricket Score: Bangalore reach playoffs with 6-run victory

Sensational Maxwell! 

Too much left for the end by Punjab once again. Got over the line in the previous match, but should have been more attacking in the beginning . Can’t blame finishers for this.
And for Bangalore, Maxwell has been sensational #RCBvPBKS

— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 3, 2021

RCB looking hot! 

Second season in a row. #RCB are through to the playoffs. And this year they’re looking much better than last year. Race is on for only the fourth place. #IPL2021

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 3, 2021

Run out! 

Slow yorker by Harshal, Henriques blocks it and calls for a single. Shahrukh fails to cross the line in time as Harshal picks up the ball and disturbs the stumps. Shahrukh Khan run out (Harshal Patel) 16(11)

After 19 overs,Punjab Kings 146/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 16 , Moises Henriques 3)

After the boundary, Shahrukh tries a big shot again and misses it. RCB appeal for a caught behind and it’s not given by the on field umpire. They take the review but nothing on the  ultraedge so the batsman survives. The pacer wants to keep the ball away from the batters. He concedes a wide but does really well in the final two balls, executing the yorker lengths. 19 runs needed in the final over.

After 18 overs,Punjab Kings 138/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 11 , Moises Henriques 1)

Shahrukh Khan won it for Punjab last time and he needs to do them the favour again in this match. Good for Punjab than he’s already hit a big six. Harshal Patel finishes his over with a good slow ball which beats Shahrukh. 10 off the over. Punjab need 27 in 12 balls.

After 17 overs,Punjab Kings 128/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 2 , Moises Henriques 0)

Another good over for RCB as Garton removes Markram and concedes only seven runs. He comes back well after conceding a boundary off the first ball. The change in pace gets him the wicket. Markram plays a similar shot earlier in the over, the ball falls safely but no such luck the second time.

After 16 overs,Punjab Kings 121/4 ( Aiden Markram 15 , Shahrukh Khan 0)

Yuzvendra Chahal is on a mission and he’s proving his detractors wrong one match at a time. Since he was dropped from Team India squad for T20 World Cup, he’s bowling brilliant spells for RCB. He almost had a third wicket in the over when Shahrukh Khan flicks takes a leading edge and the ball is inches wide of the bowler.

Are you listening?

Chahal spinning it RCB’s way in a deadly spell, and also serving reminder to the selectors that his skills haven’t diminished and ambition’s still alive

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 3, 2021

After 15 overs,Punjab Kings 113/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 57 , Aiden Markram 7)

Siraj is up and running. A dot off the first ball and then Markram takes a single. Mayank should go for the big shots in this over. He gets a boundary off an edge but the next ball is dropped short by the pacer, Mayank pulls but finds the fielder so just one run. Markram scores a boundary off the fifth ball and takes a single in the last one. Better over for Punjab, they need another 52 runs in 30 balls. This has all the makings of a last-over thriller.

After 14 overs,Punjab Kings 102/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 52 , Aiden Markram 1)

Garton is back into the attack. Aiden Markram is the new batsman and he goes for a whip towards the leg-side but is beaten. Garton then bowls a slow ball, well outside off-stump, Markram drives with hard hands and is beaten again. Superb over as he concedes only two runs. The required run-rate is now 10.5 as the umpire shows his watch to call for a timeout.

After 13 overs,Punjab Kings 100/2 ( Mayank Agarwal 51 , Aiden Markram 0)

Yuzvendra Chahal into the attack. Couple of wides in the over, the ball missing the tramline. Single to Mayank and he completes his half-century. Another fifty for the Punjab opener but he knows the job is not done yet. Chahal finishes the over with a wicket and a single. Nice stuff by the leg-spinner.

After 12 overs,Punjab Kings 94/1 ( Mayank Agarwal 48 , Nicholas Pooran 2)

Harshal Patel into the attack. He is sticking to his strengths, fuller lengths and taking the pace off the ball and he does well again. Just two singles in the over. The required run-rate is closing on nine.

After 11 overs,Punjab Kings 92/1 ( Mayank Agarwal 47 , Nicholas Pooran 1)

Shabhaz Ahmed provides the breakthrough for RCB. They were desperate to break the partnership. Rahul probably wanted to up his strike rate so he charges down but didn’t get the connection. Good ball by Shahbaz because it came a tad slower. 11 runs plus a wicket. Nicholas Pooran is the new batsman.

Finally a breakthrough! 

Rahul steps up, misses the connection, the outside edge takes the ball into the hands of short third man fielder. Rahul c Harshal Patel b Shahbaz Ahmed 39(35)

After 10 overs,Punjab Kings 81/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 38 , Mayank Agarwal 38)

Chahal has the ball. A dot and then Rahul pushes it to leg-side to get off strike. After the boundary, bowls a quicker one targetting the stumps but Mayank plays the ball well. He tires a lofted one in th efinal ball and concedes second boundary of the over. Nine runs off the over.

After 9 overs,Punjab Kings 72/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 37 , Mayank Agarwal 30)

Shahbaz is back into the attack. Mayank tries to target the deep square leg area again but he misses his sweep. This is a better over by the spinner as he gives away only five runs.

After 8 overs,Punjab Kings 67/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 33 , Mayank Agarwal 29)

Dan Christian makes the mistake of going the leg-side with no pace on the ball, Mayank knows the field and he does well to collect four runs behind short third man. Much better line in the rest of the deliveries but nothing too troublesome for the batsmen. A boundary to end the over. Punjab need 98 runs in 72 balls.

After 7 overs,Punjab Kings 56/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 31 , Mayank Agarwal 20)

In-form leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. First up is a tossed up delivery on the stumps, Rahul knocks it down to long-off for one run and that also brings the 50-run partnership. It has come in good time and without losing any wickets. The field has spread so Chahal is tossing the ball, hoping the batsmen will take the bait but they don’t. Five singles and a double.

After 6 overs,Punjab Kings 49/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 26 , Mayank Agarwal 19)

Harshal Patel, the purple cap holder into the attack. He starts off with a slow yorker to Rahul who blocks it. Another slow ball, this time it slightly back of a length and takes Mayank by surprise. He pushes it forward, Harshal dives to his left but he’s inches short. He follows it up with slow bouncer, Mayank sends it in the air on the leg-side but it’s safe. Just three runs from this over and timeout called.

After 5 overs,Punjab Kings 46/0 ( KL Rahul (C) (W) 24 , Mayank Agarwal 18)

Not a good start by Shahbaz who concedes a six and boundary in the first three balls. The spinner then drifts down the leg, Mayank misses his flick and Bharat disturbs the stumps. Third umpire is called to check the stumping but the batsman is safe. The umpire also checks for a caught behind but the ball is missing the bat. 13 off the over.