Bengaluru (Karnataka), India - On April 18th (ANI): The Punjab Kings' bowling unit adhered to their strategy and limited the Royal Challengers Bangalore to just 95/9 runs in this shortened game where both teams were allowed only 14 overs each due to weather conditions.

Punjab Kings ( PBKS Captain Shreyas Iyer won the coin toss and chose to field first against Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB ) in the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The pair consisting of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt began the batting for RCB Arshdeep Singh dismissed Phil Salt in the opening over for just 4 runs. RCB Batsman Rajat Patidar entered the field alongside Virat Kohli.

In the second over, Rajat Patidar surpassed 1000 runs. IPL ran and emerged as the second quickest Indian batsman to achieve this feat. Arshdeep secured early dismissals by removing Virat Kohli in the third over with just 1 run off 3 balls, after which Liam Livingstone paired up with Patidar at the crease.

Xavier Bartlett dismissed Livingstone in the fourth over for 4 runs. PBKS In the power play, players made excellent catches, and Jitesh Sharma also joined. RCB Skipper. Experienced spinner Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed wicketkeeper/batsman Jitesh Sharma for two runs in the 7th over. RCB constantly lost wickets at frequent intervals.

RCB 'Impact player Manoj Bhandage failed to leave his mark with the bat when he was dismissed by Jansen for just one run in the ninth over.'

In his debut game of the season, Harpreet Brar claimed consecutive wickets in his initial over. He dismissed Bhuvneshwar for 8 runs and later got rid of Yash Dayal during the 12th over.

David stood as the solitary fighter. RCB In batting, he hit three sixes in the last over and reached a score of fifty.

Marco Jansen (2/ 10) was the standout performer among the bowlers. PBKS Arshdeep, Chahal, and Brar claimed two wickets apiece, with Xavier Bartlett taking one wicket.

Brief score: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Tim David 50*, Rajat Patidar 23; Marco Jansen (2/10)) versus Punjab Kings. (ANI)