The team was unbeaten in their first seven matches. Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings had emerged as a strong contender to win the IPL this time. However, there was a sudden slump in form. The Punjab team, which started the league by remaining unbeaten in seven straight matches, now finds it extremely difficult to even enter the playoffs. Today, Punjab suffered a 23-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. With this loss in the tournament, Punjab Kings achieved a “double hat-trick” of defeats (six consecutive losses). Conversely, Bengaluru became the first team to enter the IPL playoffs this season.
The defending champion team has started dreaming of winning the trophy once again. With today’s victory, RCB sits at the top of the table with 18 points from 13 matches. In an equal number of matches, Punjab has 13 points.
Batting first in the match, RCB scored 222 runs losing 4 wickets, powered by Venkatesh Iyer\u2019s unbeaten 73, Virat Kohli\u2019s 58, and Devdutt Padikkal\u2019s 45 runs. Harpreet Brar picked up two wickets.
In reply, after the failure of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, and captain Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Kumar Kushagra, and Marcus Stoinis raised some hopes, but Punjab’s innings stopped at 199 runs after losing 8 wickets. Shashank made 56 runs, while Kushagra and Stoinis scored 37 runs each. Yash Dayal took three wickets and Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed two wickets. Venkatesh was named the Man of the Match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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