PBKS vs RCB – IPL 2022: High scorer at DY Patil!

PBKS vs RCB – Match 3- IPL 2022 Report: Punjab Kings chased down 206 runs with one over to go against Royal Challengers Bangalore. A total of 419 runs were scored in 39 overs at DY Patil Stadium! Odean Smith sizzled on his IPL debut scoring 25 runs in just 8 balls which helped his team achieve the target.

Toss: Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

Punjab Kings:

Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Odean Smith, Raj Bawa, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai

PBKS vs RCB Highlights:

RCB’s new skipper Faf du Plessis played a masterful knock to set his team a score of over 200 runs – also thanks to Virat Kohli and a cameo by Dinesh Karthik.

Chasing 206 runs to win, Punjab Kings’ new opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal put a stand of 71 runs in 7.1 overs to set it for others. Bhanuka Rajapaksa walked in next to tackle Wanindu Hasaranga’s leggies as he smacked a match defining 22-ball 43 runs!

Mohammed Siraj picked 2 wickets in 2 balls to bring the match back in favour of RCB but it was the brute force of Odean Smith that took over as he spanked 3 sixes in his 8 ball-25 runs which earned him the Player of the Match award!

PBKS vs RCB – Match 3, IPL 2022 – Match Summary:

RCB 205-5 in 20 overs

Faf du Plessis 88 (57) – 3 fours & 7 sixes

Anuj Rawat 21 (20) – 2 fours & 1 six

Virat Kohli 41*(29) – 1 four – 2 sixes

Dinesh Karthik 32*(14) – 3 fours & 3 sixes

Arshdeep Singh 4-0-31-1

Rahul Chahar 4-0-22-1

PBKS 208-5 in 19 overs

Mayank Agarwal 32 (24) – 2 fours & 2 sixes

Shikhar Dhawan 43 (29) – 5 fours & 1 six

Bhanuka Rajapaksa 43 (22) – 2 fours & 4 sixes

Liam Livingstone 19 (10) – 2 sixes

Shahrukh Khan 24*(20) – 1 four & 2 sixes

Odean Smith 25*(8) – 1 four & 3 sixes

Result: Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets

Player of the Match: Odean Smith