Royal Challengers Bengaluru saw off Punjab Kings for 101 in the Qualifier 1 if IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) were all out for 101 in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Mullanpur on Thursday. Suyash Sharma (3/8) was the pick of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers as Punjab Kings suffered a rare batting collapse. Marcus Stoinis (26 runs from 17 balls) was Punjab Kings’ top-scorer.
Apart from Suyash, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17), Yash Dayal (2/26) and the returning Josh Hazlewood (2/21) were the other wicket-takers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Punjab Kings, who are in the IPL playoffs for the first time since 2014, had finished on top of the 10-team IPL 2025 standings with 19 points (NRR) separating the two teams.
Here’s how the cricketing fraternity has reacted to Punjab Kings’ collapse on social media:
This is the third meeting between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings this IPL season. In their game that took place in Bengaluru, the hosts were restricted to 95/9 from 14 overs in a rain-affected game. In Punjab Kings’ reply, Nehal Wadhera top-scored with an unbeaten 33 as he helped his side win by five wickets.
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In the reverse fixture in Mullanpur, Royal Challengers Bengaluru emerged victorious as they defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets. Virat Kohli (73*) and Devdutt Padikkal (61) were the standout batters as Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 158 with seven wickets and seven balls to spare.
The winner of this game will secure a place in the IPL 2025 final scheduled for June 3 in Ahmedabad. The loser of this match will take on the winner of the Eliminator between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in Ahmedabad on June 1.
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