PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2022, Highlights: Punjab Kings on Sunday defeated RCB by 5 wickets in the ongoing IPL 2022 season at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Chasing a target of 206, PBKS chased down the target with one over to go, thanks largely to Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith's late surge. Shahrukh and Smith stitched an unbeaten partnership of 52 after RCB had pegged back PBKS with quick wickets. Earlier, Faf du Plessis led the way with a fine 88, while cameos from Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik powered RCB to a massive total of 205 for two. After being put on to bat first, Du Plessis and Anuj Rawat gave RCB a solid start, adding 50 runs for the first wicket before the latter was dismissed in the 7th over. RCB continued to pile on the runs as the captain and Kohli added 118 runs for the second wicket. However, Du Plessis missed out on his century, before Dinesh Karthik added much-needed fireworks to RCB's innings. For Punjab Kings, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh took a wicket apiece. Initially, PBKS won the toss and have opted to field. Both franchises will be with new captains and will be aiming for a win in this fixture. (SCORECARD)
Punjab Kings: M Agarwal (c), S Dhawan, L Livingstone, B Rajapaksa (wk), O Smith, S Khan, R Bawa, A Singh, H Brar, S Sharma, R Chahar
RCB: F Du Plessis (c), A Rawat, D Karthik (wk), S Rutherford, V Kohli, D Willey, W Hasaranga, S Ahamad, H Patel, M Siraj, A Deep

