With the IPL beginning in full throttle yesterday, the second day began with 2 games. DC took on the MI in the afternoon. In the second game, Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) faced the Punjab Kings. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (43 off 22) and Odean Smith (25* off 8) played sensational knocks in chase of 206 as Punjab Kings thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets to register their first win of the season.
IPL 2022: Who won the PBKS vs RCB Match?
Match Overview
Ist Innings
With PBKS winning the toss and deciding to bowl. RCB’s opening pair started steadily. With Rahul Chahar’s yorker, Anuj Rawat was sent to Pavillion. But the New RCB captain was here to stay. Faf du Plessis made DY Patil stadium the graveyard for Punjab bowlers. He hammered 88 runs with 3 fours and 7 humongous sixes. With Kohli supporting him with an unbeaten 41. RCB closed their scoreboard with Dinesh Kartik’s cameo of 32. Taking RCB’s score to 205/2.
IInd Innings
With 206 onboard, RCB wished to restrict the Punjab side midway. And the Kings knew they had a big job at hand. Matching the asking rate openers set a good mood for the Punjab side. Credit goes to the Punjab Kings for their team performance as no one scored that big but everyone scored enough. Shikhar Dhawan and Rajapaksa scored 43 runs each. Skipper Mayank Agarwal scored 32. And the icing on the cake was Odean Smith’s explosive batting, scoring 25 of just 8 balls with the support of Shahrukh Khan on the other end. PBKS managed to achieve the target of 206 with one over spare with 5 wickets in hand. In both the innings the bowlers seemed as if like bowling pins. In 40 overs a total of 413 runs were made.
Who won the Player(Man) of the Match today?
Odean Smith wins the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance. Smith made 25 runs in just 8 balls and bowled 4 overs giving away 52 runs.
Playing Squad
PBKS Playing XI– Mayank Agarwal(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa(wk), Liam Livingstone, Raj Bawa, Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma, Arshdeep Singh
RCB Playing XI– Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Sherfane Rutherford, Dinesh Karthik(wk), David Willey, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
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