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RCB vs PBKS 2025 Match 37 Full Commentary
Result · Apr 20 2025, Sun - 03:30 PM (IST)
Match 37, - Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
PBKS157/6
RCB159/3
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets
CRR:8.44
Player Of The Match
SIX! Josh Hazlewood to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. That marks the end of the first innings. It was a fantastic bowling performance from the visitors, as they successfully restricted Punjab Kings to 157 runs. Prabhsimran Singh provided a solid start at the top of the order but couldn't convert it into a significant score. Marco Jansen deserves credit for his valuable contributions with the bat towards the end. Meanwhile, Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma picked up two wickets each for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Will this be an easy chase for Bengaluru? Stick around for what promises to be an exciting second half!
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump deep in crease flick, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Josh Hazlewood to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-In yorker, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shepherd.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump deep in crease flick, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Josh Hazlewood to Marco Jansen. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Shepherd.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, dropped catch by Dayal, fielded by Pandya.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Patidar.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, run save by Sharma, fielded by Hazlewood.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for 1 run, shy attempt by Singh.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the back foot flick, mis-timed to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Shepherd. A fantastic over by Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Josh Hazlewood to Marco Jansen. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Dayal.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Salt.
Josh Hazlewood to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Shashank Singh. Yorker, down leg side backing away working, mis-timed to silly point for 1 run.
APPEAL! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma, appeal made for Caught. There is no contact between the bat and the ball.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by David.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Wide Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Shashank Singh. Half volley, outside off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Kohli.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
APPEAL! Suyash Sharma to Marco Jansen. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to point for 1 run, fielded by Singh, appeal made for L.B.W. The umpire is not interested.
SIX! Suyash Sharma to Marco Jansen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Into the crowd.
Suyash Sharma to Shashank Singh. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Suyash Sharma to Shashank Singh. Quicker length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Suyash Sharma to Marco Jansen. Googly half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shepherd.
SIX! Nehal Wadhera to Jitesh Sharma. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That's the game! A commanding victory for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they chase down the target with seven balls to spare. Despite losing Phil Salt in the very first over, the brilliant partnership between Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal completely turned the game in their favour, leaving Punjab Kings with no way back. On the bowling front, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up a wicket each, but it wasn't enough to stop the flow of runs. Punjab Kings will need to go back to the drawing board, address their shortcomings, and come back stronger in their next outing. Virat Kohli is the Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance.
Nehal Wadhera to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
Nehal Wadhera to Jitesh Sharma. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Brar.
Nehal Wadhera to Jitesh Sharma. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Nehal Wadhera to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Harpreet Brar to Jitesh Sharma. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, to leg backing away cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Arya.
Harpreet Brar to Jitesh Sharma. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
Harpreet Brar to Jitesh Sharma. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jitesh Sharma. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
OUT! Caught. Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Jansen. Marco Jansen makes no mistake.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Brar.
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Virat Kohli. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Brar.
FOUR! Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Singh, shy attempt by Iyer.
Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, in the air under control to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Singh.
Arshdeep Singh to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Marco Jansen to Rajat Patidar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Full toss, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Marco Jansen to Rajat Patidar. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rajat Patidar. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Inglis.