RCB vs PBKS IPL 2024 Highlights: Kohli fifty, Karthik finishing act help RCB beat PBKS by 4 wickets

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Arshdeep sprays the second delivery wide, he rebowls it and Karthik drills it back down the ground. Dinesh Karthik has hit 28 runs in 10 balls and taken RCB to victory in a way only he can. That was some innings from the veteran, the same can be said about Mahipal Lomroro at the other end, he finishes unbeaten on 17 off 8. The pair have put up an unbeaten stand of 48 runs which came in just 18 balls. Credit to Punjab Kings, 177 is always below par target to defend at the Chinnaswamy. Kagiso Rabada and Harpreet Brar's extraordinary spells helped them keep RCB on their toes. However, as Shikhar Dhawan says in the post-match interview, dropping Virat Kohli while he is on no runs is something that teams rarely get away with. He was belligerent as he smashed 77 in 49 balls and then Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror continued his good work.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: DK anticipates the first delivery of the last from Arshdeep to perfection, scooped right back over his head to the boundary. RCB are now a boundary away from victory and Dinesh Karthik has done a Dinesh Karthik again here.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 173/6 in 19.1 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Oh bouncer from Harshal and DK pulls it over the fine-leg boundary! It was a slower one but it stood up beautifully for DK. A single off the next ball and he will be on strike for the last over. RCB need 10 to win off it.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Two runs off the first two balls and then DK smashes the third back over the bowler's head to the boundary. RCB need 17 to win in 9

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 160//6 in 18.3 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Here we go then, Lomror will be on strike and Harshal Patel is bowling the 19th over. Lomror has scored 16 in seven balls, DK on seven off three.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 154/6 in 18 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Third ball of the 18th from Arshdeep, Lomror hits high and mighty over cow corner. Oh that is some strike. The crowd here has found its voice again, RCB need 30 to win off 15!

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Another gift on to the pads from Curran and DK glances it away to the boundary as well. Then DK takes on the throw from deep fine leg off the last ball and takes two runs. He is on six off two, Lomror on five off two.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 141/6, need 36 to win from 18

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Now then, Mahipal Lomror has come in as RCB's impact player for Yash Dayal. It was a half-volley on the pads from Curran and Lomror accepts the gift gleefully.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Oh the walls are closing down on RCB now. Slow deliver from Curran second ball of the 17th, it strikes Rawat on the pads and the umpire raises his finger. Rawat goes for the review. It is umpire's call on stumps and he has to walk. RCB need 47 to win in 22 balls, their hopes are squarely on DK.

Rawat lbw b Curran 11 (14)

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 134/5 in 16.2 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Pin drop silence at the Chinnaswamy, the King has fallen and well, now RCB are in trouble. They need 47 to win from 24 but such is Kohli's belligerence in the death overs that the deficit hasn't really mattered. He holes out at third man, who was placed wide just for this shot. Perfect field placement and Harshal Patel gets his man.

Kohli c Harpreet Brar b Patel 77 (49)

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 130/5 in 16 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Harshal strays on to Kohli's pads second ball of the 16th and that is bread and butter for the former India captain. It was a full toss as well and Kohli just glances it fine. Then Kohli steps down the track and sends the next ball over cover, as he has done so many times tonight.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 123/7 in 15.3 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Just an exceptional spell from Brar. 2/13 in 4 overs. Rawat is on 10 off 11, Kohli on 67 off 44.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 118/4 in 15 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: And now Harpreet will bowl his last over. He and Rabada have arguably been the two biggest threats for RCB. Are these two going to see him off or will they attack him? Kohli is on 65 off 42, Rawat on eight off seven.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score : RCB 113/4

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Rawat glances the first ball of the 14th over fine, beats the diving fielder at the boundary. This will be the last over from Rabada. Quite important for Rawat to take some pressure off Kohli, all these wickets are taking a toll.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 110/4 in 13.1 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Oh Maxwell gives himself room, the ball flies on to the stumps off his bottom edge. Maxwell lets out a cry of anguish, out for a duck in the last match, three in this one.

Maxwell b Harpreet Brar 3 (5)

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 103/4 in 12.1 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Harshal Patel comes in for the 12th over, Kohli pulls him flat off the first ball and it just about beats the fielder, who jumped with an outstretched hand, at deep square leg. Wow Kohli is in some mood today. Moves to 57 off 35.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 94/3 in 11.1 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Harpreet Brar has got the wicket that the King were searching for. Third ball darts into middle stump and beats Patidar's big heave. Ends the partnership on 43 off 35 but the crowd cheers because the next batter walking in is Glenn Maxwell.

Patidar b Harpreet Brar 18 (18)

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 86/3 in 10.3 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Kohli marks Holi with his 51st half-century. It is also his 100th 50+ score in T20 cricket overall. This has been quite a knock from the former RCB captain. He has reached 50 in 31 balls.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 80/2 in 9.3 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: This has been the shot that has given him the most runs today. Kohli steps out to the fourth ball of the over and flays it over covers. That hits the boundary padding on the full and so it is Kohli's first six of the innings. A single off the next ball and a dot and it is time for the first timeout of the innings after that.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 77/2 in 9 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Chahar tosses up the second ball of the over and Patidar sends it towering back over the bowler's head. Not the best of connections but it is enough to take the ball over the boundary here at the Chinnaswamy.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 69/2 in 8.2 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Rahul Chahar comes in for the ninth. A bit of a quiet period for RCB, Patidar has scored nine in 10, Kohli on 40 off 26.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 61/2 in 8 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Just three runs off the sixth over bowled by Sam Curran and that is also in part due to some excellent fielding from PBKS that prevented Kohli and Patidar from getting boundaries. Kohli has scored 35 in 21 balls, Patidar on five off three.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 50/2 in 6 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Appeal for caught behind, the umpire seemed to have raised his finger but then it turns out he has sent it upstairs. Strange use of signals there. The wicketkeeper Jitesh dives to the right and takes a low catch. The ball went straight into the gloves, no problems there.

Green c Jitesh b Rabada 3 (5)

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 44/2 in 4.4 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: He guides the last ball wide of slip and that makes it 13 runs off the fourth over. Kohli has moved to 33 off 15, Green at the other end on two off as many.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 41/1 in 4 overs

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: He does it again, this time Arshdeep and the crowd at the Chinnaswamy are being spoilt here. Second ball of the fourth over, Kohli dances down the track to Arshdeep and creams him through cover. Kohli has raced to 25 in just 11 balls.

RCB vs PBKS IPL Live Score: RCB 32/1 in 3.2 overs