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Final result: Punjab Kings win by 5 wickets with 11 balls to spare.
Second innings, PBKS score: 98-5 after 12.1 overs.
- RCB bowlers have been mostly good. They have delivered under pressure and under low scores.
- Suyash Sharma has been a mixed bag. He has a great run of deliveries that he himself messes up with some poor balls. The youngster needs to put in more work to finish as strong as he starts.
- With the exception of Tim David, RCB batting has let down their bowlers at home. It is as simple as that. The Bengaluru bowling attack needs some help from their batters.
- Nehal Wadhera has been the pick of the Punjab batters, good showing from the youngster.
After first innings, RCB score: 95-6 after 14 overs.
- The RCB middle order collapse at Chinnaswamy has happened thrice in a row now. This is a bad sign of things with regards to pitch assessment at home.
- Tim David should be named the head of Rescue operations at RCB. The big man has done it repeatedly for RCB. Coming at the death and giving RCB some crucial runs has been a role played to perfection by David.
- Should David bat higher up the order or should RCB reserve him as their last resort rescue batter ?
- Liam Livingstone has been a liability. It is time RCB look at other options to bolster their middle order.
After powerplay, RCB score: 26-3
- RCB lose too many wickets in the powerplay.
- The outfield has slowed down due to the rain and has hindered the flow of runs.
- Important wickets of Salt and Kolhi gone early will have a big impact.
- A partnership is crucial for RCB at this stage.
Lineups:
RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Toss:
Punjab Kings have won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Weather update:
- A bit of a bittersweet news. The game will happen but with overs reduced. It will be a 14-over per side game.
- Powerplay will be of 4 overs.
- 3 bowlers can bowl 4 overs and 1 bowler can bowl 2 overs.
- As of 9:21 pm, there is no sign of rain. The toss is scheduled for 9:30pm and the game to start at 9:45pm.
- As of 9:00pm, the rain has stopped. The wait has come to an end and the staff at the Chinnaswamy are working hard to get the ground ready as quickly as possible.
Match details:
Teams: RCB vs PBKS
Date: 18th April 2025
Match start time: 9:45pm IST – Match delayed due to rain.
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
