Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings
Date: June 3, 2025
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 runs
Toss: Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field first
Attendance: 91,419
Player of the Match: Krunal Pandya (RCB)
Player of the Series: Suryakumar Yadav (MI)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Innings
Total: 190/9 in 20 overs
Top Performers (Batting):
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Virat Kohli: 43 (35)
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Rajat Patidar: 26 (16)
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Liam Livingstone: 25 (15)
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Jitesh Sharma: 24 (10)
Top Performers (Bowling for PBKS):
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Arshdeep Singh: 4-0-40-3
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Kyle Jamieson: 4-0-48-3
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Azmatullah Omarzai: 4-0-35-1
Punjab Kings Innings
Target: 191
Total: 184/7 in 20 overs
Top Performers (Batting):
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Shashank Singh: 61* (30)
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Josh Inglis: 39 (23)
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Priyansh Arya: 24 (19)
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Prabhsimran Singh: 26 (22)
Top Performers (Bowling for RCB):
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Krunal Pandya: 4-0-17-2
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 4-0-38-2
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Yash Dayal: 3-0-18-1
Key Moments:
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RCB posted a competitive total of 190, with contributions from multiple batters.
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Punjab Kings were on track during the chase but lost wickets at crucial moments.
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Shashank Singh fought hard with a brilliant 61*, but PBKS fell 6 runs short.
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Krunal Pandya’s economical spell and timely wickets were instrumental in RCB's win.
Impact Player Substitutions:
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PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh in for Yuzvendra Chahal
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RCB: Suyash Sharma in for Mayank Agarwal
