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Recently appointed captain Faf du Plessis’ shining 57-ball 88 went in vain as Punjab Kings delivered a strong batting show to prearrange a fruitful chase for a five-wicket win upon Royal Challengers Bangalore in an exhilarating IPL match.
While Du Plessis showed his six-hitting ability, pounding seven maximums in his tornado knock, Virat Kohli additionally contributed with an unbeaten 41 off 29 balls and Dinesh Karthik made a speedy fire 32 not out as RCB posted a monstrous 205 for 2 subsequent to being welcome to bat.
The chase was steep yet not feasible and Punjab delivered an exciting chase, scoring 208 for 5.
While Mayank Agarwal (32 off 24) and Shikhar Dhawan (43 off 29) added 71 for the first wicket to establish the groundwork for the chase, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (43 off 22) likewise beamed on his IPL debut yet Punjab experienced a breakdown to be out for the count at 156 for 5.Shahrukh Khan (24 not out off 20 balls) and Odean Smith (25 not out off 8 balls) then held hands to finish the task eventually. The duo shared a 52-run stand for only 25 balls for the 6th wicket to bring Punjab back home.
Smith crushed three sixes and a four off Mohammed Siraj in the eighteenth over to collect 25 runs and cut down the situation to 11 from the last two overs.Shahrukh, who hit one four and two sixes, finished the game with a six as Mayank Agarwal began his captaincy residency with a success.
Prior, RCB captain du Plessis and Kohli added 118 runs for the second wicket.
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