IPL 2025| RCB VS PBKS:Kohli-Padikkal game; Win vs Punjab, RCB get revenge

 

IPL 2025 |  RCB VS P BKS: Kohli-Padikkal game; Win vs Punjab, RCB get revenge

Mullanapura (Punjab): Under the guidance of veteran Virat Kohli, Kannadigas Devdatta Padikkal won the game. With the help of half-centuries from both of them, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the IPL match held on Sunday. With that, Digvijay continued to win matches away from home.Two days ago at the Chinnaswamy stadium, the same team also paid for the defeat suffered by the chief. Faced with a target of 158 runs for victory, the Bengaluru team celebrated effortlessly by scoring 159 runs for 3 wickets in 18.5 overs. Moved from fifth to third in the points table.

Left-handed batsman Padikkal (61, 35A), an impact player, scored his maiden half-century in the IPL with a brilliant performance. 'Chase Master' Kohli was unbeaten on 73 runs off 54 balls. The duo added 103 runs for the third wicket.Both played traditional shots without going for adventures. Along with the pacers, he faced the spinners with confidence. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar caught Padikkal at long-on in an attempt to hit his fifth six off the bowling. Meanwhile, RCB's victory was certain.

Kohli went on the offensive after crossing his fourth half-century in this edition. A straight six off the bowling of Yajuvendra Chahal was his best shot.

Lightning Spinners:

Earlier, RCB spinners Krunal Pandya (2 for 25) and Suyash Sharma (2 for 27) helped the Kings to 157 for 6 in 20 overs. RCB won the toss and chose to field as expected.

Priyansh Arya (22) and Prabhasimran Singh (33) added 42 runs in just 4.2 overs to give Punjab a flying start. Patidar's decision to attack Krunal in the fifth over paid off immediately.Captain Shreyas Iyer (6) once again disappointed. A run-out by Nehal Vadhera (5) added to the host's excitement. Suyash took the wickets of Inglis and Soinis in a single over (14th over) and RCB prevailed.
Shashank Singh (31 not out, 33A) and Marco Janssen (25 not out) took the team's total past the 150 mark.

We got the team we wanted in this IPL auction: 

KohliToday (Sunday)Commenting after the victory of the IPL match against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore's star player Virat Kohli, who won the man of the match award, said, 'We got the team we wanted in this IPL auction.'This auction was good for us. We got the players we wanted. Our management has been successful in finding the right players. We missed it in the last few editions. You can see the intensity in the team," Kohli commented.

The 36-year-old Kohli opined that 'this time the RCB team is very balanced and this is the reason for the good performance.'
"It was a very important match for us. When we jumped from 8 to 10 points in the scoreboard, we saw a lot of difference. We have played excellent cricket away from home.We played excellent cricket. We have the attitude of scoring two points in every match.

'Indu Dev (Devadatta Padikkal) made the difference in the match. He deserves this award. I don't know why it was given to me. I can also increase the pace of the run. But the strength of other players in the team needs to be realized. My intention was to stand at one end of the wicket. It has been good for our team," Kohli explained about the strategy.
Chasing a target of 158 runs, RCB reached the target for the loss of three wickets with seven balls to spare.Target reached for loss. Virat, who scored an unbeaten 73 runs, deservedly won the man of the match award.
Virat and Devdatta put on a century partnership for the second wicket.Devadatta scored 65 runs off just 35 balls.