RCB vs PBKS Match: The sixth match of IPL 2024 was played between the teams of RCB and Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is the first time in the history of IPL when a match was played on the day of Holi and on this special occasion, Royal Challengers Bangalore won. Virat Kohli was the hero of his team’s victory in this match.
RCB becomes the first team to win IPL match on Holi
In this match, Punjab Kings had set a target of 177 runs to win the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved this target in 19.2 overs. Virat played the biggest innings for RCB. Virat scored 77 runs on 49 balls. After this Dinesh Karthik finished the match by scoring unbeaten 28 runs on 10 balls. Apart from Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror also scored unbeaten 17 runs on 8 balls.
RCB bowlers performed brilliantly
Earlier, Punjab Kings, batting first, had scored 176 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest 45 runs for Punjab Kings. Whereas, Jitesh Sharma played an inning of 27 runs. Apart from these, Shashank Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 21 runs on 8 balls. On the other hand, Mohammad Siraj-Glenn Maxwell took 2-2 wickets for RCB. Alzarri Joseph and Yash Dayal also got 1 wicket each.
Status of IPL 2024 points table
With this win, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team has reached sixth position in the points table. RCB has won one out of 2 matches so far. At the same time, Punjab Kings have come to fifth position with this defeat. On the other hand, Rajasthan team remains at number one.
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