So that's all we have from this one. Kohli was superb with the bat and took the Player of the Match award, but don't forget the spell from Harpreet Brar either, finishing with figures of 2/13. No mystery balls, no darts, just the ability to beat batters in length with smart bowling. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. This is Sagar Chawla signing off on behalf of Praveen Kumar, Akshay Maanay and Abhinand Raghavendran. Goodbye!
This match could've turned out different had Punjab taken their chances. Kohli was dropped on 0, then again on 33, and went on to make a superb 77. His aggressive approach stood out tonight. Wasn't just content to play anchor and went after all the bowlers, right from Rabada to Brar with different rates of success. Rode his luck as well on a few occasions, and it was needed on a pitch that had patchy grass with the ball not quite coming on as batters are used to at Chinnaswamy. AB de Villiers, in the mid-innings show for the host broadcaster, said it was it was like the early season wickets they get for practice games.
Kohli, POTM: It's been going on for years (love story with fans at Chinnaswamy). People talk about a lot of other things when you play sport - achievement, stats, numbers. But when you look back it's the memories you create. The love, appreciation and backing I've received has been amazing. I try to give the team a blazing start, but if wickets fall you have to assess. Wasn't the usual flat pitch. Disappointed I couldn't finish the game. Was in the slot but sliced it to deep point. They know I play the cover drive well, so they're not going to allow me to hit gaps. You have to come up with a game plan here and there. I know my name is now attached to just promoting the game in different parts of the world when it comes to T20 cricket. I've still got it I guess. Just to feel normal for two months - for me, my family - it was a surreal experience. Couldn't have been more grateful to God for the opportunity to spend time with the family. It's an amazing experience to just be another person on the road and not be recognised.
Faf, RCB captain: On the outside, not as much on the inside (was he calm?). Early in the competition you want to make sure you get over the line. Felt we were in the position to do that sooner. WIth the new rule, we knew we had Mahipal coming in - has lot of power. Now with the extra batter you feel like even 14-15 rpo is gettable. Really pleased for him (DK). I said it the other night - really important for him to get his IPL going with confidence. There's obviously a plan - from the auction - to find some sort of DNA. It is a unique ground. Even tonight the pitch was a bit different. Virat was important on that pitch. He's still enjoying himself, very passionate about playing cricket. Fresh and motivated to do well.
Stats from Roshan Gede
Dinesh Karthik vs LA Fast in the IPL since 2019 Runs: 309 Balls: 147 Dismissals: 6 Avg: 51.50 SR: 210.20 4s/6s: 31/19
Dinesh Karthik vs Sam Curran in the IPL Runs: 65 Balls: 25 Dismissals: 1 SR: 260 4s/6s: 8/3
Most runs in death overs (17-20) in the IPL since 2022 383 - Shimron Hetmyer (SR: 197.42) 372 - Dinesh Karthik (SR: 203.27) 351 - Rinku Singh (SR: 195) 290 - Tim David (207.14) 285 - David Miller (161.01)
Kohli’s innings progression First 15 balls: 33 runs (SR: 220) Next 29 balls: 34 runs (SR: 117.24) Last 5 balls: 10 runs and the dismissal (SR: 200)
PBKS bowling today Rabada and Brar: 4/36 from 8 overs (ER: 4.5) Others: 2/131 from 11.2 overs (ER: 11.56)
Most economical 4-over spells by a spinner at Chinnaswamy (IPL) 4/9 - Samuel Badree (RCB) vs MI, 2017 2/13 - Harpreet Brar (PBKS) vs RCB, 2024 1/13 - Shahbaz Nadeem (DC) vs RCB, 2017 1/14 - Daniel Vettori (RCB) vs PBKS, 2011
This match could've turned out different had Punjab taken their chances. Kohli was dropped on 0, then again on 33, and went on to make a superb 77. His aggressive approach stood out tonight. Wasn't just content to play anchor and went after all the bowlers, right from Rabada to Brar with different rates of success. Rode his luck as well on a few occasions, and it was needed on a pitch that had patchy grass with the ball not quite coming on as batters are used to at Chinnaswamy.
Dinesh Karthik: Little bit (dusting off the rustiness). I wasn't completely in control but getting there. We needed that (knock from Lomror), Anuj batted well last time but when Mahipal walked out.. he took the pressure off me. He (Harshal) is a wily customer, he has the dipping slower one and if you missed that you are a goner, I had to wait to play the scoop. I didn't say anything, he (Lomror) was calm and when he hit that six, I just told him to keep a still head. If I start bowling then you can know what the situation would be for RCB.
Shikhar Dhawan: It was a good game, we brought the game back and again we lost it. We scored 10-15 runs less, in the first six overs I played a bit slow. Those 10-15 runs cost us and the dropped catch as well. (Turning point) Virat scored 70-odd runs and we dropped a catch of the class player, we paid the price. If we had taken that catch, the momentum would have come from the second ball. But we lost the momentum over there and then we paid the price for that. It looked good but it wasn't a very true wicket, it was stopping, bit of double bounce and turned as well. 70% coming good, 30% it was doing a bit. I am happy with my runs but I thought I could have played a bit more fast in the first six overs, that's the only thing I felt. We lost wickets as well, we lost two wickets continuously and that put pressure on us. At the end, that's the total we thought on this wicket. The match went till the last over, at the end also we could have bowled a bit better. (On Harpreet Brar) He's bowling really well, especially bowling against left-handers, tremendous the way he soaked in the pressure and got us the breakthroughs. It's a very big thing in Punjab, the Kabaddi thing, the people really connect with that thigh-five, happy to see him do it.
Punjab Kings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
