Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets to register their first victory of the IPL 2024 marketing campaign. RCB needed to chase 177 runs and it was not simple, particularly after delivering a poor efficiency towards the defending champions within the season opener. Virat Kohli as soon as once more performed a significant knock to assist RCB attain a successful place. However, it was Dinesh Karthik‘s fiery cameo that ensured Bangalore’s victory.

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RCB register their first IPL 2024 victory

Faf du Plessis received the toss and determined to chase within the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, their first residence sport of the marketing campaign. Punjab Kings completed on 176/6 in 20 overs after Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, and Yash Dayal bowled brilliantly to limit PBKS batters. Final match hero Sam Curran (23) could not add a lot whereas Jitesh Sharma may solely contribute with 27 runs to the full. Shikhar Dhawan‘s 45 and Shashank‘s sturdy end (21) helped Punjab put up a combating whole. Maxwell and Siraj picked up 2 wickets every whereas Yash Dayal and Joseph scalped 1 wicket every though Joseph once more proved to be an costly one. 

Chasing a goal of 177 runs, RCB misplaced their skipper Faf du Plessis and Cameron Inexperienced early within the match and Rabada picked up these wickets. Harpreet Brar then struck two occasions, sending Maxwell and Patidar each again to the dugout to maintain Punjab Kings into the sport. However, Virat fought alone, scoring 77 runs in solely 49 deliveries, hitting 11 fours and a couple of sixes. He led the chase from the entrance however ex-RCB participant Harshal Patel got here up with Virat’s wicket. 

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Now, it came across Dinesh Karthik’s shoulders to take RCB to victory. He remained unbeaten until the tip, scoring 28 runs off simply 10 deliveries with 3 fours and a couple of sixes whereas Mahipal Lomror additionally hit 17 off 8 to see by Bangalore’s first victory of the marketing campaign. For PBKS, Sam Curran picked up 1 wicket whereas Harpreet Brar and Kagiso Rabada bought two wickets every. Brar solely conceded 13 runs in his 4-over spell however could not cease RCB from chasing down the goal. Arshdeep Singh was costly in his 3.2-over spell and the identical case was with Harshal Patel too. They could not contribute a lot in defending the full which brought on them a defeat at Bangalore.