PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2023 Live Score and UpdatesStand-in captain Kohli and Du Plessis have got RCB off to a very strong start in Mohali as they scored 59 runs in the powerplay overs.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IPL 2023 clash between PBKS and RCB.
8.3Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Four!
8.2Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, No run.
8.1Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Tossed up at the stumps, drilled to long on for one.
7.6Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, SIX! BANG! Good-length delivery at the middle and leg. Faf du Plessis backs away and hammers it back over the bowler down the ground into the side screen for half a dozen.
7.5Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, Good length ball slanting on the leg peg. Faf du Plessis backs away and flicks it toward the deep backward square leg region for a couple. Arshdeep Singh puts in the dive and keeps it to two.
7.4Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, Hard length just over the stumps. Faf du Plessis backs away and bunts into covers.
7.3Nathan Ellis to Virat Kohli, Full and outside off, Virat Kohli drives this to mid off for one.
7.2Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length on off, Faf du Plessis hangs back and lofts it on a bounce to long on for one.
7.1Nathan Ellis to Virat Kohli, Length ball around the middle and leg, knocked down to long on for one.
Strategic Break! Bangalore have started well courtesy of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. The duo have added 63 off the 7 overs so far and are looking good for a big one. Punjab will have to get a few quick wickets to get back into the game and limit the scoring.
6.6Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Googly around off, Virat Kohli goes back and eases it through covers for one.
6.5Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Full on off, pushed to short cover.
6.4Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Leg break spins away outside off, Virat Kohli bunts it back to Chahar.
6.3Rahul Chahar to Virat Kohli, Tossed up around off, Virat Kohli drives it hard through covers toward wide long off for a couple.
6.2Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Flat and on the middle and leg stump. Faf du Plessis goes back and knocks it to long off for one.
6.1Rahul Chahar to Faf du Plessis, Leg break around off, Faf du Plessis guides it to point.
Rahul Chahar is into the attack.
5.6Sam Curran to Faf du Plessis, LEG BYE! Slower ball. Shortish and at the leg stump line. Faf du Plessis is early into the pull. The ball deflects off his ribs toward point for a leg bye.
5.5Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Full and at the stumps, flicks to mid on and scampers for a quick single.
5.4Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Short and angling down the leg, Virat Kohli pulls it toward the deep backward square leg region for a couple.
5.3Sam Curran to Faf du Plessis, LEG BYE! Full and tailing back into the leg stump. Faf du Plessis looks to flick and misses, the ball deflects off the pad toward short third for a leg bye.
5.2Sam Curran to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! BANG! Short of a length at the stumps. Faf du Plessis goes back and pulls it toward the deep mid-wicket region for a cracking boundary.
5.1Sam Curran to Virat Kohli, Sam Curran starts off with a back of a length ball on the leg peg. Virat Kohli advances and tucks it to deep square leg for one.
4.6Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, FOUR! Hard length again around off, Faf du Plessis plays it late and guides it nicely between short third and the backward point fielder for a boundary to end the over.
4.5Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, Hard length outside off, knocked to cover-point for none.
4.4Nathan Ellis to Virat Kohli, Length ball outside off, pushed to covers for one.
4.3Nathan Ellis to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Into the gap! Shortish and pace off, down the leg. Virat Kohli pulls it past the man at short fine leg toward the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.
4.2Nathan Ellis to Virat Kohli, Length ball just outside off, Virat Kohli shimmies down and drives this hard to covers.
4.1Nathan Ellis to Faf du Plessis, Slower and shortish around off, Faf du Plessis hangs back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.
Nathan Ellis comes into the attack now.
3.6Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flat on the leg peg. Faf du Plessis goes back and works it wide of the mid on fielder for a comfortable three.
3.5Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, SIX MORE! Full at the middle and leg. Faf du Plessis goes through with the line and smacks this over the long-on fence for another maximum.
3.4Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Very full at the middle and leg, drilled to mid on.
3.3Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, SIX! BOOM! All the way! Tossed up at the stumps. Faf du Plessis makes room and lofts it over the bowler and down the ground for a biggie.
3.2Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, Full and on off, driven to long off for one.
3.1Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Flat on the leg stump, worked through mid-wicket for one.
2.6Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! 2nd boundary in the over! Back of a length outside off. Virat Kohli skips down and cuts this past the man at point for another boundary.
2.5Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Good-length delivery outside off. Virat Kohli gets forward and eases it through covers for a couple.
2.4Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Bouncer again around off, Virat Kohli goes for the pull but backs out of the shot at the last moment.
2.3Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Up and Over! Short and angling down the leg. Virat Kohli takes it on and pulls it over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
2.2Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Low full toss outside off, Faf du Plessis knocks it to mid off for one.
2.1Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Full-length delivery at the stumps. Faf du Plessis defends it forward.
1.6Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, Flat and coming into the middle and leg. Virat Kohli turns it to short mid-wicket.
1.5Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, Floated on off. Pushed to short cover.
1.4Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, FOUR! BANG! Tossed up around off. Virat Kohli leans into it and times this beautifully through covers for a boundary.
1.3Harpreet Brar to Faf du Plessis, Full and outside off, eased to long off for one.
1.2Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, Shortish and spins outside off, Virat Kohli hangs back and works it through mid-wicket for one.
1.1Harpreet Brar to Virat Kohli, Full and just outside off, pushed to cover.
Harpreet Brar to start from the other end.
0.6Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Back of a length delivery on the pad, tucked nicely through square leg for a single to end the over.
0.5Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Short of a length outside off. Virat Kohli rides the bounce and steers it past point toward the third man for a couple.
0.4Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, LEG BYE! Tad fuller length this and swings back into the batter. Faf du Plessis plays all around it and wears it on the back pad. The ball deflects toward point and the batters cross for a leg bye.
0.3Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Back of a length coming back in around the middle stump line. Faf du Plessis defends it forward.
0.2Arshdeep Singh to Faf du Plessis, Bouncer around off. Faf du Plessis lets it go and the umpire calls it one for the over.
0.1Arshdeep Singh to Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh starts off with a length ball outside off. Virat Kohli dabs it to point and gets off the mark with a single.
We are all set to start! The two umpires walk out to the middle now followed by the Punjab players who spread out and take their respective field postions. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are the expected two openers for Bangalore. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let’s play…
Liam Livingstone is up for a quick chat. He says that it is nice to be back in the playing field. Adds that the recovery has been a bit difficult but it is all worth it. Tells that they want to try and entertain the crowd and play good cricket and admits that Bangalore is a difficult opposition. Mentions that it is nice to see a full stadium and they have been playing good and wants to repay the faith shown in them by the fans.
Impact Players for Bangalore – Vyshak Vijay Kumar, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat.
Bangalore (Playing XI) – Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli (C), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Suyash Prabhudessai (in place of Vyshak Vijay Kumar), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj.
Impact Players for Punjab – Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Shivam Singh.
Punjab (Playing XI) – Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh, Liam Livingstone (In place of Sikandar Raza), Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis (In place of Kagiso Rabada), Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh,
Virat Kohli, the stand-in skipper of Bangalore says Faf du Plessis cannot field because of his bruised rib. So, he will be playing as an Impact Player for them replacing Vyshak Vijay Kumar later on. Adds that they got what they wanted and says that the pitch gets slow a bit. Mentions that it is about focusing on one game at a time and they need to do better in crunch situations which they haven’t done in some of the games where the results haven’t gone their way.
Sam Curran, the stand-in captain of Punjab says they will bowl first as they did it well in the last game and the boys are up for it. Adds that Shikhar Dhawan misses out again and he is closer to getting back. Mentions Dhawan is a quality player but the other players will have to step up and do the job. Shares that Liam Livingstone comes back and so does Nathan Ellis in place of Rabada.
TOSS – The coin goes up in the air and lands in favour of Sam Curran. Punjab have decided to BOWL first.
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