Hospice: In the beginning, they won six games in a row. Punjab Kings looked unstoppable. Shreyas Iyer’s uproar then. But after that, the opposite happened in the IPL. Punjab Kings lost five matches in a row. Their playoff dreams are now in jeopardy. Royal Challengers Bangalore (PBKS vs RCB) booked their play-off spot by beating Punjab Kings by 23 runs in Dharamsala on Sunday. RCB reached 18 points in 13 matches.
Dharamshala is the second home of the Punjab Kings. After Mullapur. But they have an ugly record in this field. So far, Punjab has won only 6 out of 17 matches played in Dharamsala, losing 11 matches. And from 2023, the record is even worse. Only 1 win, 7 losses in 8 matches.
Punjab had lost so many consecutive matches only once before in IPL. Punjab lost 7 consecutive matches in 2015 IPL. Then current IPLThis shock of defeat in 6 consecutive matches. RCB’s record against Punjab Kings since 2023. Virat Kohli’s team has beaten Punjab seven times in eight matches since 2023.
On Sunday, he won the toss and took the fielding first Shreyas Iyer. Jacob Bethel was pushed back by Harpreet Brar early on. But then Virat Kohli and Devdutta Parikkal stood up. Scored 58 runs off 37 balls Kohli. Scored 45 runs off 25 balls. Benkatesh Iyer destroyed the bowling of Punjab Kings by playing an unbeaten innings of 73 runs off 40 balls. Batting first, RCB made 222/4. Arshdeep is having a bad time. On this day too, he took one wicket with 43 runs in 4 overs.
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In reply, Punjab was shaken by the shock of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the beginning of batting. At one point they were 19/3 in 3.2 overs. 93/5 in 10.5 overs. Then Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh sealed the match by adding 67 runs off 32 balls in the sixth wicket. However, when Stoinis returned with 37 runs off 25 balls, the writing on the wall of the match was being read. Shashank scored 56 off 27 balls. Rasikh Salam Dar took three wickets. Two wickets up.
Punjab stuck with 13 points in 12 matches. Shreyas are currently fourth in the points table.
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