Punjab Kings beat RCB by five wickets in a high scoring encounter – Odeon Smith and Bhanuka Rajapaksa played Firecracker innings
The 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament kicked off yesterday.
The third match of the series between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings.Punjab Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets in the third match of the series today.
The Punjab king’s captain won the toss and invited Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat first.
Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 205 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of 20 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s all-time leading scorer FAF scored 88 off 57 balls with a quick start.
Virat Kohli scored 41 runs while Dinesh Karthik scored 32 runs.
In bowling, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh took one wicket each.
Chasing a mammoth target of 206, the Punjab Kings batsmen were able to cross the line at the end of 19 overs.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who played his first match for the Punjab kings, launched fast innings for the Punjab kings, completely turning the pressure on the Punjab kings until the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Bhanuka scored 43 off 22 balls while Shikhar Dhawan scored 43. Mayank Agarwal
Odean Smith, who scored 32 runs in the last minute and 25 runs in 8 balls, easily took his team to the victory line.
Mohammed Siraj took 2 wickets while Vanidu Hasaranga took one wicket.
The bonus score is below
