IPL 2025: Cricket news takes cricket news from 42/7 to 95/9 vs PBKS from Tim David’s unbeaten 50 RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced a serious batting fall in his IPL match Punjab kings (Pbk) M. Chinswami stadium On Friday, only 95/9 managed 14 overs after the match. Tim David’s flexible unbeaten 22 balls emerged as the only highlight in the half -century of 50 runs, while Punjab’s bowling attacks, Marko Jansen (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/11), were operated by the first innings, dominating the proceedings.
The match for RCB started disastrous as Phil Salat soon left, scoring just four runs at Arshdeep Singh’s inauguration. When Virat Kohli was caught by Marco Jansen for a duck, the situation deteriorated, triggering a top -order collapse.
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By the end of the powerplay, RCB found himself in deep trouble at 26/3, back to dugout his leading batsmen. The performance of the middle order proved to be equally disappointing, in which Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, and Impact Substitute Manoj Bhandage contributed the minimum run.
The team’s score fell to 42/7 in the ninth over to maintain constant pressure by Punjab bowlers.
David’s retaliation in the final, including three consecutive sixes against the cracker, provided some relief to the struggling hosts.
The vibrant Chinnaswamy Stadium usually fell silent as the wickets kept falling. Marco Jenson’s magnificent hold to dismiss Virat Kohli specifically rejected the souls of the house.
Commanding Position of Punjab and RCB’s kidnapped task
Punjab Kings now face a slight target of 96 runs, putting them in a commanding position. RCB bowlers have to face a difficult task to defend this low clan against Punjab’s in-form batting lineup.
The match position demands extraordinary efforts from RCB’s bowling unit, as he has the only hope of making an initial wicket. Any adequate partnership with Punjab batsmen can end the rapid competition.
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