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Royal Challengers Bangalore secured their place in the playoffs by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the 48th match of the IPL 2021 on Sunday. RCB, who batted first in the match in Sharjah, scored 164 for 7 in 20 overs. Batting first, Punjab managed only 158 for 6 in 20 overs.
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The 48th match of IPL 2021 will be played today in Sharjah between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. Glenn Maxwell (57)'s brilliant innings as Royal Challengers Bangalore set a 165-run target against the Punjab Kings. RCB scored 164 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs.
Status of RCB inputs
Virat Kohli (28) and Devdutt Padikkal (40) started the innings with 68 runs. Moises Henriques made a strong comeback to Punjab. They victimized Kohli, Padikkal, and Don Christian. After this, AB de Villiers (23) and Glenn Maxwell (57) put on a 73-run partnership for the fourth wicket to lead RCB to a respectable score. ABD sold out. In the last over, Mohammad Shami dismissed Glenn Maxwell, George Gorton, and Shahbaz Ahmed. Punjab bowlers Mohammad Shami and Moises Henriques Chero took three wickets each.
Former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has decided to win the draw against the Punjab Kings and hit first. RCB made no changes to its Game XI. The Punjab Kings made three changes to the squad. Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis were replaced by Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Brar, and Moises Henriques.
RCB is headed by Virat Kohli. The chances of RCB reaching the playoffs today are plentiful. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, must win today's match to stay in the playoff race. RCB beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in their last match. Virat Kohli Team is third in the points table with 14 points from 11 matches. On the other hand, KL Rahul-led Punjab Kings beat KKR by five wickets.
So far, a total of 27 IPL matches have been played between RCB and Punjab Kings. Outside, the Punjab Kings won 15 matches and gained the upper hand. The RCB team won only 12 matches. Punjab and RCB also met in the first leg of IPL 2021. After that, Punjab won the match.
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