IPL 2022, RCB vs PBKS Highlights: Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone Power PBKS To Thumping 54-Run Win vs RCB

Wicket – Harshal leaves for Rabada for 11 runs

PBKS need one wicket to win while Royal Challengers Bangalore need 68 runs in 11 balls

Wicket – Rahul Chahar dismissed Hasranga for 1 run

Royal Challengers Bangalore need 73 runs in 20 balls

Hasranga is out now

Wicket – Rabada dismisses Shahbaz Ahmed for 9 runs

Rabada took RCB’s seventh wicket for nine as Shahbaz Ahmed

Wicket – Dinesh Karthik out as soon as RCB’s hopes are over

RCB have lost Dinesh Karthik and now it will be extremely difficult for him to make a comeback

Royal Challengers Bangalore need 88 runs in 28 balls

RCB are on 118/5 after 14 overs

Royal Challengers Bangalore need 92 runs in 36 balls

Kartik needs kick-on at the earliest

RCB are placed at 109/5 at the end of 13 overs

Royal Challengers Bangalore need 101 runs in 42 balls

Karthik holds the key to RCB’s prospects

Wicket – Brar dismisses Maxwell for 35

Harpreet Brar has removed Maxwell and PBKS completely dominates the game at the moment

RCB have Karthik left as the main batsman

RCB 106/5 after 11.5 overs

Wicket – Rahul Chahar dismissed Rajat Patidar for 35 runs

PBKS strike back as Rahul Chahar dismisses Rajat Patidar for 35

Char – Maxwell welcomes Chahar again with a boundary

Maxwell continues to dominate Chahar as batsman hits him again off the first ball

RCB 99/3 after 10.1 overs

Patidar took 13 runs in Harpreet Brar’s over

Rajat Patidar is playing his role personally and he has taken just 13 runs from Brar’s over

RCB 84/3 after 9 overs

Fourth – Maxwell reverse sweeps Chahar’s ball

Maxwell showed his magic and made a brilliant reverse sweep with a boundary off Chahar

RCB 57/3 after 7.1 overs

At the end of 7 overs, RCB 53/3

RCB chased down the target of 53/3 in 7 overs.

Maxwell, Patidar and Karthik are the keys to the run-chase, with early wickets falling

Rishi Dhawan on fire as soon as he took the second wicket of the over

Wicket – Faf got out to Rishi Dhawan, big blow to RCB

Wicket – Rabada dismisses Kohli for 20

Kagiso Rabada dismisses Virat Kohli for 20 and PBKS is back in the game

RCB 34/1 after 4 overs

Second four of Kohli’s over

Kohli hits a flick on the leg side for the second boundary of his over.

RCB 16/0 after 1.5 overs

Fourth – Kohli moves forward, hits Arshdeep for a four

Arshdeep gets a brilliant four by Kohli as RCB’s momentum is on now

RCB 12/0 after 1.3 overs

RCB openers get off to a good start vs PBKS in the run-chase

Wicket – Rishi Dhawan leaves for Harshali

Harshal Patel took another wicket, this time Rishi Dhawan out

PBKS 207/8 after 19.4 overs

Wicket – Liam Livingstone to Harshali out for 70

Liam Livingstone walks away playing a gem of an innings

Harshal got 70 runs dangerous batsman

PBKS 206/7 after 19.2 overs

Four in 35 balls for Livingstone – Fifty

Liam Livingstone has hit a brilliant half-century in just 35 balls and is trying to get all out in the last few balls

PBKS 185/6 after 18.1 overs

Six – Harpreet Brar hits Harshal for a six

Wicket – Hasranga to Jitesh Sharma

Hasranga is bowling incredibly well and now dismisses Jitesh Sharma for 9 runs

PBKS 164/5 after 16.2 overs

Wicket – Mayank was dismissed for 19 by Harshal Patel

Mayank Agarwal did a good cameo but Harshal Patel did better than him

Captain out for 19 runs

PBKS 152/4 after 15 overs

Fourth – Mayank dismissed Harshal for two consecutive fours

Mayank is opening and now hits two back-to-back boundaries off Harshali

Liam’s company is now in the hitting zone

PBKS 151/3 after 14.5 overs

Six. – Liam hits Ahmed out of the park, yes – off the field

Liam hits Shahbaz for a six over the mid-on fielder and the ball is off the ground.

Another big innings for Liam, who already has the biggest six of the IPL this season

PBKS 142/3 after 14 overs

Liam Livingstone and Mayank Agarwal will take things forward

Liam Livingstone and Mayank Agarwal will be aiming for big scores today but RCB’s bowlers still need a change.

PBKS 130/3 after 13 overs

Liam Livingstone is pushing the pace

Liam Livingstone is doing well here and could prove to be a crucial wicket for PBKS if they have to set a big target

PBKS 117/3 after 11.3 overs

Wicket – Jonny Bairstow was finally dismissed for 66 by Shahbaz

Significant breakthrough for Shahbaz Ahmed and dismissed Bairstow for 66 runs

PBKS 102/3 after 9.2 overs

PBKS aiming to score big after a good start

After a good start by the top-order, PBKS can look to post the target of 200 runs and beyond. Bairstow is crucial here as RCB bowlers look clueless

PBKS after 101/29 overs

FIFTY – Liam Livingstone looks in good touch already, hits a four

Liam Livingstone hits a brilliant four to Shahbaz Ahmed

PBKS are in the driver’s seat with 94/2 in 7.4 overs and are eyeing a big total

Wicket – Hasranga dismissed Rajapaksa early

Wanindu Hasaranga has taken his revenge! Bhanuka Rajapaksa hit him a few last times when these two teams met, but this time the leggie got him just 1 out of 3.

PBKS 85/2 after 6.4 overs

Half-century – Bairstow hit two sixes as soon as he reached fifty

Bairstow reached a well-deserved half-century in just 21 balls as he dismissed Siraj for two consecutive sixes

PBKS 83/After 6 overs

Wicket – Dhawan was clean bowled by Maxwell for 21 runs

Glenn Maxwell finally succeeded as Shikhar Dhawan, but he helped give PBKS a flying start

Bairstow on the other hand is going strong

PBKS 60/1 after 5 overs

At the end of 3 overs – PBKS /0. hovering over

PBKS got off to a great start with Bairstow all out while Shikhar is playing the role of a formidable partner at the other end.

PBKS 43/0 after 3 overs

Bairstow on a roll, pats Josh in his first over

Hazlewood conceded 22 runs in his first over off Bairstow.

PBKS 30/0 after 2 overs

Fourth – Bairstow hits Hazlewood for a brilliant four

Hazlewood welcomes back by Bairstow with an official boundary on the leg side

PBKS 13/0 after 1.2 overs

Six – Bairstow hits a big six

Jonny Bairstow opens the innings in some style as he hits Maxwell over the long-off fence for the first six of the innings

PBKS 8/0 after 1 over