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PBKS vs RCB, 48th T20, IPL 2021 summary
PBKS
158-6(20.0)
RCB won by 6 runs
RCB
(20.0)164-7
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P'ship : 12(5)
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Glen Maxwell(Man of the match): "Came in at a nice time to bat. Lucky to hit the first couple of risks out of the middle. I feel like the last two years of IPL I have batted nicely. To have it set up by the openers today gave us some time to get an idea of the wicket. Coming into RCB they wanted me to do the exact same role (as with Australia). This (Sharjah) is probably the most difficult to adjust to. The spinners get it to skid on which means you have to be sharper at the start of your innings."
Virat Kohli (Captain-Royal Challengers Bangalore): "Feels amazing. After 2011, we haven't done it with games to spare. Eight wins out of 12 games is a great campaign. We have two more opportunities to finish in the top two. Should give us motivation to play even more fearlessly. When you don't have any wickets on the scoreboard, you can take more risks. Which myself and Dev [Padikkal] have to. 15-20 runs on this ground can be crucial. We have to plug those areas. As a side, we have had an endeavour to improve, whether in losses or wins. We knew the wicket would get slower and slower. KL and Mayank batted really well, but we knew we were just two wickets from coming back into the game. (On the bowlers) The resurgence of Siraj, ever since he has done well in Test cricket. Harshal's inclusion has been outstanding. Yuzi has chipped in, as has Shahbaz. Garton has come in. If the players don't step up, then the campaign goes off track."
Man of the match: Glenn Maxwell.
Yuzvendra Chahal(after the game): "(What he has done in UAE) I just believe in me. That's what I was missing in the first half. I have just backed my strength and just varied my line today. On this wicket, 160 is a very good score. We knew if we got early wickets, we could get them. In the middle overs, we decided to go more for dot balls. (On Mayank) He's a great batsman and it's always challenging to bowl to him. I didn't want to give him loose balls. Wanted him to hit boundaries if he could. We had a good momentum. After the first two games, we have bounced back well. Batting, bowling and fielding. We are just focused on taking it game by game."
KL Rahul (Punjab Kings captain): "I wouldn't say I haven't enjoyed wearing it (the Orange Cap) but I would have been happier if we had qualified. It was a score that was par. Maybe 10-15 runs extra. When a guy like Maxwell comes in with that sort of form, it makes it difficult. But with the bat, the last couple of years have been disappointing. If I have to be honest, our batting has let us down. I'll be lying if I say it doesn't play on my mind that I play a role that the team demands. It's not something that I enjoy, but when you lead the team, you have to accept the responsibility. In T20, the top two or three do score a bulk of the runs. You won't have people in the middle order scoring 500-600 runs. But we have missed someone in the middle who scores those 30-40 quick runs. Shahrukh and some of the other Indian young guys have been going well."
Things came down the wire to 27 required from the last 2 overs with one over of Siraj and Harshal to bowl the 19th and 20th over. Siraj bowled brilliantly as he gave just 8 runs off the 19th over and made things easy for Harshal Patel.
Patel needed to defend 19 runs off 6 balls and he got rid of the swashbuckling Shahrukh Khan in the first ball in the form of a runout. Soon, Harpreet Brar and Moises Henriques failed to chase down the target as they fell short of 6 runs in the end. It was a commendable victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs and book their tickets for the Playoffs.
Patel needed to defend 19 runs off 6 balls and he got rid of the swashbuckling Shahrukh Khan in the first ball in the form of a runout. Soon, Harpreet Brar and Moises Henriques failed to chase down the target as they fell short of 6 runs in the end. It was a commendable victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs and book their tickets for the Playoffs.
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