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In the 60th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Royal Ch🍨allengers Bangalore (RCB) by 54 runs at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Chasing the massive target of 210, the Challengers got off to a flyer with openers Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis adding 31 runs in the first three overs. However, then PBKS made a comeback picking up three wickets🌳 in quick succession to reduce RCB to 40/3 in 5 overs.
Glenn Maxwell (35) and Rajat Patidar (26) added 64 runs for the fourth wicket to give 💯some hope to RCB fans. As the duo looked all set to cruise through, the Punjab bowlers yet again came back and removed the pair to take🌊 control of the proceedings.
The C💎hallengers never really got the recovery from there on as PBKS restricted them a𝄹t 155/9 to win the contest by 54 runs.
Earlier, explosive half-centuries by the English duo of Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone helped Punjab Kings post a massive total of 209/9 on the board👍 in their assigned 20 overs. Bairstow scored a brilliant 66 off 29 balls with the help of 11 boundaries, including seven sixes.
Similarly, power-hitter Livingstone smashed a tremendous 70 from 42 deliveries, including 5 fours and 4 maximums. Despite the massive total, RCB pacer Harshal Patel shined with the ball, t🅠aking a sensational 4-wicket haul for 34 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
A clinical win for ! 👏 👏
6⃣th 🐻victory of the se🦂ason for & Co. as they beat by 54 runs. 👍 👍
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Not our nighℱt but we still have ☝🏻g🍨ame left in the group stage and we will continue to fight hard for that playoffs spot.
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Punjab played like kings today. Tooཧ good from all the bowlers on this flat pitch. Rabada was special again.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Oh shabaash shero! Kamaal karta 👏 👏 👏 A th꧃umping win and crucial 2 points in the kitty. Not to forget the NRR that will be crucial 🐎in the tournament ahead.
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Some unbelievable hitting by Jonn♈y Bairstow and Liam🍎 Livingstone.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Bairstow and Livingstone tonight 🕺🕺
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
RCB in first 7 games: 5 won & 2 lost
RCB in next 6 games: 2 won & 4 lost— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Punjab won by 54 runs as RCB💧 could only make 155-9
Kagiso Rabada with 3-21
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
❤️🏏 TWO IN TWO! PBKS complete🍌 a clean sweep against RCB in the league stage this season. This victory has made the race to playoffs interesting as three teams now have a chance to rise up the ranks with a win.
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)