IPL 2025, Qualifier 1: RCB’s pack of Volves leaves PBK in its own backyard. Cricket news

Timesofindia.com in Mullanpur: In the innings break, the Punjab Kings (PBK) players posed for the camera. The moment his face hit the big screen, it told the 85-minute story, which he had tolerated against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), a charge-up in the qualifier 1 of the IPL playoffs at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mulanpur.The faces of the Punjab Kings players said that all these were all battered, disintegrated, hurt, and completely in mistrust who killed them. Stars of the show? RCB bowler.After batting first, PBK was destroyed by the RCB attack, taken out for just 101 in 14.1 overs. Whatever RCB touched at night turned into gold – stopping a bizarre review.RCB was only outstanding with the ball, and every bowler clung from inside. Whether it was Yash Dayal (2/26), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17), Josh Hazelwood (3/21), Suyash Sharma (3/17), or Romario Shepherd (1/5) – they took PBK batsmen down. His execution, aggression and intensity of fielding completely redeemed Punjab.RCB placed its body on line, executed every plan for perfection, and brought tireless energy to the field – put PBK in a deep sleep.

While the RCB bowlers were the top class, Punjab contributed a lot to his own collapse with some tyrannical cricket. A lot of soft dismissal, a hurry of grain shots, and the final result was plain to see all.PBK was in such a hurry, he lasted only 14.1 overs in the 20-over innings-the smallest batting innings in IPL playoff history. Last Low Delhi Capital had 16.1 overs against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2008 semi -finals.Only Prabhasimran Singh, Marcus Stoinis, and Azmatullah Omrajai succeeded in reaching double digits with Stoinis Top-Schoring with 17-Gund 26.The collapse began with Priyash Arya’s soft dismissal, who punished delivery outside the stump throughout the tournament. But while playing away from the body from a ball with additional bounce, he checked his shot and offered a simple catch to Krunal Pandya on the cover. Prabhasimran and Shreyas Iyer chased with a hicks similar to the keeper Jitesh Sharma.Josh Hazlewood, returning from an injury trimmed, took three big wickets – Shreyas Iyer, Josh England and Azmatullah Omarjai.Suyash Sharma, who was not in his best in recent matches, revealed a web around the lower middle order of Punjab – removing Shashank Singh, impressing Sub Musher Khan (for a duck), and large fish, Marcus Stoinis.

Romario Shepherd came to bowl in the 14th over and shut down the off stump of Harpreet Brar in a briefly in the evening of PBKS with the bat.Chasing a minor clan, RCB was away from the block, as he had a flight to catch Ahmedabad. Riding at Phil Salat’s 27-ball 56, he left it with eight wickets and 60 balls in his hand. Jeet helped RCB Cruise in the IPL 2025 final.Arshdeep Singh scored 24 runs from his first two overs. Lanky Kyle Jaimisson briefly brought the Kings fans of Panjab Kings back into the game after dismissing Virat Kohli – similarly the way he excluded him during the final of the World Test Championship (WATC) inaugurated in 2021 in Southampton. Excess bounce from a short length delivery outside moved again, Kohli launched Josh Engangis to complete the catch.The wicket did not stop Phil Salt, which was the best attacking PBKS bowlers around the park. Six winning captains came out of Rajat Patidar’s bat.Punjab Kings will now face the winner of Gujarat Titans vs. Mumbai Indians in Uttegra 2, while RCB will enjoy a break and wait to play the final on 3 June.