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IPL-19: Defending champion RCB gets the first playoff ticket, PBKS’s hopes dashed due to sixth consecutive defeat.

By Samira Vishwas

Dharamshala, 17 May. Riding on the aggressive half-centuries of all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer (73 not out, 40 balls, four sixes, eight fours) and Virat Kohli (58 runs, 37 balls, three sixes, four fours), the defending champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) secured the first playoff ticket in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL-19) with a 23-run victory here on Sunday, while the first seven matches The hopes of defending runners-up Punjab Kings (PBKS), who were on top after their sixth consecutive defeat, have dimmed.

Venkatesh, Virat, Padikkal and David took RCB to 222 runs.

RCB, forced to bat first at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, apart from Venkatesh and Kohli, also scored a strong score of 222 runs for four wickets with the quick strikes of Devdutt Padikkal (45 runs, 25 balls, three sixes, four fours) and Tim David (28 not out, 12 balls, two sixes, two fours) and three big half-century partnerships between these four.

Fellow bowlers including Bhuvi and Rasikh restricted Punjab to 199.

In response, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-38) gave a big blow to Punjab Kings by returning both the powerful openers – Priyansh Kumar (0) and Prabhasimran Singh (2) in the beginning, while Rasikh Salam (3-36) gave a big blow to three batsmen including captain Shreyar Iyer (one run) and the only half-century of the innings Shashank Singh (56 runs, 27 balls, four sixes, four fours). Dealt with. The result was that the host team was reduced to 199 runs for eight wickets.

RCB is almost certain to top the points table

RCB, already on top in the points table, has earned maximum 18 points from 13 matches with its third consecutive and ninth overall win and it is almost certain that it will remain on top till the end of the league stage. The reason for this is that among the teams in the race for the playoff, only Gujarat Titans (16 points in 13 matches), Sunrisers Hyderabad (14 points in 12 matches) and Rajasthan Royals (12 points in 11 matches) can reach maximum 18 points. Although their net run rate is much lower than RCB. Not only this, if RCB defeats Sunrisers in its last match, then it will become the only team to score 20 points in the current season.

On the other hand, it seems as if someone has noticed Shreyas Iyer and Company, who are in fourth place with 13 points after their sixth defeat in 13 matches. If seen, the team which was on top after seven matches has slipped to second and third position and is stuck at fourth position in the last few matches. Now Punjab Kings have to have their last match with Lucknow Super Giants who are out of the race and even if they win, their playoff spot will depend on the performance of other teams in the race.

Top 3 batsmen of Punjab Kings remained within 19 runs.

Punjab Kings got off to a bad start against a tough target, with their top three batsmen all out for 19 runs in the fourth over. Bhuvneshwar disappointed Priyansh Arya on the third ball and his next Prabhsimran Singh walked. Whereas Rasikh Salam tackled Captain Shreyas. After this, Cooper Connolly (37 runs, 22 balls, three sixes, three fours) and Suryans Shedge (35 runs, 22 balls, two sixes, two fours) took charge with a partnership of 43 runs.

Partnership of 67 runs on 32 balls between Shashank and Stoinis

After the return of Connelly and Shedge, the only half-century partnership of 67 runs on 32 balls for the sixth wicket came between Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis (37 runs, 25 balls, five fours), but it did not prove to be enough for the team’s victory. Apart from Rasikh and Bhuvi, Josh Hazlewood, Suyyash Sharma and Romario Shepherd got one success each.

Kohli’s fourth fifty, did not add 76 on 42 balls with Padikkal

Before this, the RCB team came under the leadership of Jitesh Sharma in place of Rajat Patidar, who did not participate in the match. However, Jack Bethel (11 runs, seven balls, two fours) became the victim of Harpreet Brar (2-35) in the third over itself. But Virat and Padikkal immediately took charge. In this sequence, Kohli not only scored his fourth fifty but also became the batsman to score more than five hundred for the ninth time in IPL. During this, he made a partnership of 76 runs on 42 balls with Devdutt.

Venkatesh made two half-century partnerships with Virat and Tim David

When Padikkal became his second victim in the 10th over, Brar made 60 runs added on 35 balls between Kohli and Venkatesh. When Yuzvendra Chahal (1-42) sent Virat to the pavilion in the 15th over, then ‘Player of the Match’ Iyer got the support of Tim David and both of them scored 65 runs in 30 balls, taking the team to 222 runs. Arshdeep Singh (1-43) dismissed Tim on the last ball of the innings.

New record of IPL : Score of 200+ for the 53rd time

Overall, the stormy rain of runs in the current season can be easily estimated that this was the 53rd time in 61 matches, when a team crossed the mark of more than 200 runs, which is a new record in IPL history. It will be interesting to see how many more figures of 200+ are seen in the remaining 13 matches of the season.

score card

monday match : : Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai, 7.30 PM).

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