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IPL 2024 | Virat Kohli’s 77, Dinesh Karthik’s Whirlwind Take RCB Home Against PBKS

Aakash Saini

Virat Kohli did the early scoring against Punjab Kings (BCCI)Virat Kohli did the early scoring against Punjab Kings (BCCI)

Brief Scores: Punjab Kings: 176-6 (20 overs) [Shikhar Dhawan: 45 (37), Jitesh Sharma: 27 (20); Mohammed Siraj 2/26 (4), Glenn Maxwell 2/29 (3)] lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 178-6 (19.2 overs) [Virat Kohli: 77 (49), Dinesh Karthik: 28* (10); Harpreet Brar 2/13 (4), Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4)] by four wickets.

Virat Kohli orchestrated yet another run-chase masterclass to take RCB home, this time against Punjab Kings in match number six of the IPL 2024 season at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Dhawan’s 45, lower-order brilliance fuels PBKS’ 176

Being asked to bat first, Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan laid out a concrete foundation at the top with a free-flowing 55-run stand with Prabhsimran Singh (25 off 17) after Jonny Bairstow’s early miscue off Mohammed Siraj.

However, Punjab Kings soon had their sublime start squandered away in a space of two deliveries, when Liam Livingstone and Dhawan had their run-scoring charge halted by Alzarri Joseph and Maxwell respectively.

At 98-4 in 12 overs, Sam Curran and team vice-captain Jitesh Sharma produced rapid 20s while uncapped all-rounder Shashank Singh blasted an eight-ball 21* to take Punjab Kings to a competitive 176-6 at the end of their innings.

Virat Kohli’s 77 catalyst of RCB’s smooth chase

Amidst tumbling top-order wickets, including that of captain Faf du Plessis and Cameron Green by Kagiso Rabada, Virat Kohli kept RCB’s run-chase on course with an imposing 77-run knock off 49 deliveries.

However, even a raging Kohli found it difficult to counter Punjab Kings’ spinner Harpreet Brar (2-13), who claimed the key wickets of Rajat Patidar and Glenn Maxwell during his economical four-over spell.

Kohli and Anuj Rawat’s successive dismissals to Sam Curran and Harshal Patel did signal Kings’ fightback at the death before Dinesh Karthik (28* off 10) and Mahipal Lomror’s (17* off 8) skilful slog-overs fury took RCB home in the final over.