Clinical RCB Thrash PBKS To Storm Into 4th IPL Final

 Bowlers shone as Royal Challengers Bengaluru outplayed Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 in Mullanpur. With the victory, RCB sealed their place in the final for the fourth time in history. The side bundled out PBKS for 101 runs after opting to bowl first. RCB bowlers justified skipper Rajat Patidar's decision to field first by packing off PBKS for a paltry total in just 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis was top-scorer with 26. Young leg-spinner Suyash Sharma (3/17) did the star turn for RCB by picking up three wickets while pacers Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/26) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17) also helped the team's cause. In the paltry chase, Phil Salt scored 56 off 27 balls to clinch an easy win for RCB.