Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings with a dominant eight-wicket victory to qualify for his or her first Indian Premier League last since 2016.
Phil Salt’s unbeaten 56 off 27 balls, together with 6 fours and 3e sixes, powered Bengaluru to 106-2 in simply 10 overs, handing Kings their biggest-ever defeat in IPL playoff historical past.
Virat Kohli scored a run-a-ball 12 earlier than he was dismissed within the fourth over.
Rajat Patidar (15 not out) sealed the win with a six off the ultimate ball from left-arm spinner Musheer, securing RCB’s place within the last.
Kings had been dismantled for an unsatisfactory 101 all out in simply 14.1 overs. Because of spinner Suyash Sharma and seamer Josh Hazlewood with three wickets every with help from quick bowlers Yash Dayal (2-26) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-17).
Kings misplaced 4 wickets with simply 38 runs on the board and finally stumbled over the 100-run mark.
Marcus Stoinis top-scored with 26 off 17 balls however was dismissed by Sharma, and Musheer Khan was trapped leg-before wicket by Sharma for a duck.
Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma dismissed Punjab’s batting when he took a one-handed catch over his head to dismiss Azmatullah Omarzai (18), one of many three Punjab batters to get into double figures.
