For a while, after Virat Kohli’s wicket, it seemed like Royal Challengers Bangalore would lose the game. Kohli departed in the 16th over when the team needed 47 runs in 24 balls to win. But then Dinesh Karthik and Mahilpal Lomror formed a partnership of 48* runs and took the team over the winning line. Believe me, Karthik and Lomror snatched victory from Punjab. Kohli had scored 77 runs by hitting 11 fours and 2 sixes.
In the sixth match of IPL 2024, RCB defeated Punjab Kings by 4 wickets. The game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium was very interesting. The game didn’t go one way or the other. The results of the game seemed to change at any moment but in the end RCB won. For the team, Dinesh Karthik scored 28* runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Lomror supported him and scored 17* runs in 8 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. Lomror had come in as an impact player and left behind another impact player.
Opening first in the match, Punjab Kings put 176/6 runs on the board in 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Bengal team won by 6 wickets in 19.2 overs. With this win, RCB opened their victory account in IPL 2024 as they lost the first game against Chennai.
Kohli, who came in to open, had already increased the team’s score to 16 runs by hitting four fours in the first over, but captain Faf du Plessis did not seem to be in good form at the other end. The first blow for RCB came in the form of captain Faf (03), who fell victim to Kagiso Rabada in the third over. Cameron Green (03) then returned to the pavilion in the fifth round.
However, after that Kohli and Patidar formed a partnership of 43 (35 balls) for the third wicket and then the team lost the third wicket in the 11th over in the form of Patidar who scored 18 (18 balls) runs by hitting 1 four and 1 six. Afterwards, the team suffered a major blow in the form of Glenn Maxwell returning to the pavilion after scoring just three runs in the 13th over.
Then Virat Kohli’s wicket fell in the 16th over and all the team’s hopes were almost lost. Kohli was eliminated after scoring 77 runs (49 balls) with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. Then Anuj Rawat returned to the pavilion in the 17th over. Rawat scored just 11 (14 balls) runs with the help of 1 four.
From here, Mahilapal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik ensured the team won the game they lost. Both added 48* (18 balls) runs for the seventh wicket and led the team to victory.
