IPL 2023, PBKS vs RCB Highlights: Royal Challengers impressive game help them win by 24 runs against Punjab Kings

Impressive innings by Royal Challengers help them win the match against Punjab Kings by 24 runs. Siraj bags four wickets in the match.

Siraj bagged his third and forth wicket of the game in the same over as Punjab Kings nears defeat. PBKS need 26 runs off 12 balls.

Jitesh Sharma holds fort for Punjab. Hits impressive 6s and 4s to take his team's scoreboard forward. PBKS need 37 runs off 24 balls.

Wanindu Hasaranga bags his second wicket in the form of Shahrukh Khan (7). PBKS need 69 runs off 43 balls.

Prabhsimran, who was hitting the ball across the ground, was taken down by Parnell at 46. Shahrukh ends the over with a long sixer. PBKS 103/6 (12)

Skipper Sam Curran departs early owing to a rather sluggish running between the wickets. PBKS 77/5 (10)

Prabhsimran starts the over with a maximum and ends it with a longer maximum. PBKS 70/4 (9)

Bhatia gone for 13 after Siraj hits directly on the stumps. The over ends with a maximum from Prabhsimran. PBKS 49/4 (6)

Harpreet Singh Bhatia ends the 5th over with a maximum as PBKS need 135 off 90 balls.

Siraj does it again. Royal Challengers take DRS for Liam Livingstone and sends him back to pavilion. PBKS 32/3 (4)

Hasaranga takes out Matthew Short in first delivery. Early loss of two wickets land Punjab in trouble. PBKS 27/2 (3)

An expensive over from Parnell well played by Short and Prabhsimram. PBKS 20/1 (2)

Atharva Taide starts the inning with a boundary but gets LBW on the next delivery of Siraj. Success comes early for RCB. Matthew Short comes in to play. Prabhsimran hits a 4. PBKS 9/1 (1)

Explosive innings by Faf du Plessis (84) and Virat Kohli (59) help Royal Challengers post a target of 175 for Punjab Kings.

Dinesh Karthik goes for 7 as RCB 163/4 (19)

Punjab Kings make a solid comeback after Nathan Ellis takes out Faf du Plessis at 84. RCB 154/3 (18)

Harpreet Brar's eventful 17th over comes to an end. He takes out Kohli and Maxwell in the first two balls. du Plessis hits a maximum in the over.

Harpreet Brar brings relief to Pnjab camp by taking out Kohli and Maxwell back-to-back. Dinesh karthik comes in. Brar on hattrick. RCB 137/2 (16.2)

Virat Kohli gets half century off 40 balls. A maximum comes in Ellis' over. RCB 130/0 (15)

Rahul Chahar throws economical over as game breaks into strategic timeout. RCB 108/0 (13)

Half century comes up for Faf du Plessis off 31 balls. The 98-run partnership with Kohli takes RCB scoreboard forward. RCB 98/0 (11)

Faf du Plessis (37) ends the 8th over with a huge sixer as his partnership with Kohli (34) reaches 74.

The 59-run partnership between Kohli and du Plessis remains cause of concern for PBKS bowlers. At the end of the PP, RCB 59/0 (6)

Kohli finds a good gap and sends the ball for boundary in Ellis' 5th over. du Plessis follows the lead as RCB reach 49/0 (5)

Faf du Plessis hits two long 6s in Brar's over as RCB reach 39/0 (4)

Kohli at it again. Sends the ball for two boundaries taking personal total to 19 runs off 12 balls. Arshdeep throws expensive over. RCB 22/0 (3)

Virat Kohli places it well and sends the ball for a boundary in the otherwise tight over by Harpreet Brar. RCB 11/0 (2)

Arshdeep Singh opens with first over. Gives 5 runs. RCB 5/0 (1)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj

Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Punjab Kings have won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Virat Kohli will be leading the Royal Challengers for today's game.