Highlights, Tata IPL 2022 PBKS vs RCB, Full cricket score: Odean Smith, Shahrukh set up Punjab's big win

After 19 overs,Punjab Kings 208/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 24 , Odean Smith 25)

THAT’S THAT! What an inspired display from the Punjab Kings, with Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan taking them home in the end. They looked in trouble at one point, but resistance from their batters sealed the deal. First points for Punjab Kings on board in the IPL.

After 18 overs,Punjab Kings 195/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 12 , Odean Smith 25)

Punjab Kings are still in it. They are just not prepared to give up. A mammoth 25 runs come off Siraj’s over. PBKS need 11 runs from 12 balls now.

After 16 overs,Punjab Kings 162/5 ( Shahrukh Khan 9 , Odean Smith 0)

Akash Deep resumes. Livingstone with a brilliant six, clearing the long-off fence . Just a couple of balls later however, Livingstone is caught by Rawat at deep cover. Odean Smith is the new batter in. Wanindu Hasaranga is in for his next over. A six from Shahrukh Khan in that over.

After 14 overs,Punjab Kings 145/4 ( Liam Livingstone 9 , Shahrukh Khan 2)

Siraj continues. He’s had a dream start to the over, getting rid of Rajapaksa and Raj Bawa off consecutive balls, but he does not get a hat-trick. Six runs and two wickets off the over. Umpires call for a strategic time-out.

After 12 overs,Punjab Kings 122/2 ( Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 35 , Liam Livingstone 1)

A costly 11th over as far as RCB are concerned. Akash Deep returns for his second over, but concedes 19 runs off it. Two sixes and a four off it, Punjab are very much still in it. Harshal returns for his second after this. Harshal delivers, getting rid of Dhawan (43) for whom a fifty is not meant to be tonight. Dhawan is caught by Rawat at cover and that brings Liam Livingstone out to the middle. A wicket and six runs off Harshal’s over. PBKS need 84 off 48 balls to win.

After 10 overs,Punjab Kings 97/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 34 , Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 21)

Harshal Patel is introduced. Not the best of starts for him with nine runs coming off his first over. Hasaranga returns to bowl the 10th over of the innings but is punished by fellow Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa for a six and a four. 15 off the over.

After 8 overs,Punjab Kings 75/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 30 , Bhanuka Rajapaksa (W) 3)

Hasaranga enters the attack for the first time this season, and he delivers. He gets rid of Mayank Agarwal in his very first ball, who’s caught by the fielder at square-leg. Bhanuka Rajapaksha is the new batter for Punjab.

After 6 overs,Punjab Kings 42/0 ( Mayank Agarwal (C) 31 , Shikhar Dhawan 23)

An explosive powerplay phase for Punjab Kings. This is the kind of start they wanted and that is what Agarwal and Dhawan have delivered thus far. Six from Shahbaz’s over.

After 4 overs,Punjab Kings 42/0 ( Mayank Agarwal (C) 22 , Shikhar Dhawan 10)

Siraj continues. Agarwal with a maximum, lofting over long-off region. Punjab will need more of these on a consistent basis. 14 runs off the fourth over of the chase.

After 1 overs,Punjab Kings 7/0 ( Mayank Agarwal (C) 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 5)

Punjab’s chase is underway. Seven runs off the first over bowled by David Willey and Dhawan collects a boundary off the last ball of that over.

After 20 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/2 ( Virat Kohli 41 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 32)

Sandeep Sharma bowls the last over of the innings. RCB finish on a high with a total of 205/2. Punjab will need 206 runs to win when the chase begins in a few minutes.

After 18 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/2 ( Virat Kohli 39 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 2)

Arshdeep with the crucial wicket of du Plessis as the RCB skipper departs after a brilliant 88. He’s caught at long-on. Dinesh Karthik is the new batter at number four.

After 16 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 82 , Virat Kohli 34)

Arshdeep Singh continues after the break. Du Plessis brings up the 100-run stand with Kohli, with a maximum over long-off. 16 runs off the over, not good signs as far as Punjab are concerned.

Mind-blowing! 

Faf Du Plessis was 23*(34) to 64*(44) - 41 runs from just 10 balls.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 27, 2022

After 15 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 68 , Virat Kohli 32)

Runs keep flowing for RCB with 21 runs coming off Brar’s latest over. Chahar resumes in the next one, and six runs come off it. Time for a breather as umpires signal another strategic timeout.

After 13 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 52 , Virat Kohli 22)

Du Plessis, the new RCB skipper, is on fire. He’s scored his maiden fifty for RCB that comes in 41 balls. A whopping 23 runs come off Odean’s third over. Mayank won’t be pleased with this.

After 12 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 92/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 35 , Virat Kohli 17)

Chahar continues, to bowl the 11th over of the match, but eight runs come off it. Liam Livingstone is introduced in the over that follows, and he’s punished by Faf who slams a six in the penultimate ball of the over.

After 10 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 70/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 17 , Virat Kohli 14)

Chahar returns for his second over, and three runs come off it. It’s a strategic timeout following the completion of the ninth over. Harpreet Brar resumes after the break and Kohli collects a couple of braces in the first two balls. In the fourth ball of the over, Kohli lifts over long-on fence for his first maximum of IPL 2022. 13 runs off Brar’s over as we complete halfway mark of RCB’s innings.

After 8 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 54/1 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 15 , Virat Kohli 2)

RCB lose their first wicket after they lose Anuj Rawat. He’s clean bowled by Rahul Chahar for 21. Virat Kohli is in at number three, and we’ll witness a Kohli-Du Plessis stand in the IPL for the first time this season.

After 6 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 41/0 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 10 , Anuj Rawat 19)

End of the powerplay as Odean Smith returns. Quite a productive start for RCB with 41 runs coming off the first six overs without the loss of any wicket. Anuj Rawat showcasing his aggressive best with eight runs off the latest over.

After 3 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 23/0 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 6 , Anuj Rawat 6)

Aggressive start from RCB with 22 runs coming off the last two overs. Anuj Rawat with a six that is belted over long-on.

After 1 overs,Royal Challengers Bangalore 1/0 ( Faf du Plessis (C) 1 , Anuj Rawat 0)

Sandeep Sharma opens the bowling attack for Punjab Kings. Faf du Plessis takes strike first up for RCB, and is off the mark. Tidy start from Punjab with just one run off the first over.

Here’s the RCB playing XI 

PBKS have won the toss and we will batting first. 💪🏻

Here’s our first Playing XI for #IPL2022. 👊🏻#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/uvqTtjTHmC

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 27, 2022

Let’s take a look at both the squads: 

Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Odean Smith, Prerak Mankad, Rishi Dhawan, Writtick Chatterjee, Vaibhav Arora, Ansh Patel, Baltej Dhanda, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Atharva Taide, Benny Howell

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahamad, Josh Hazlewood, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Mahipal Lomror, Jason Behrendorff, Sherfane Rutherford, Chama Milind, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Aneeshwar Gautam, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Luvnith Sisodia

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