03/10Result

48th Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 3 2021

Royal Challengers BangaloreRoyal Challengers BangaloreRCB
164/7
Punjab KingsPunjab KingsPBKS
158/6 (20 ov)

RCB won by 6 runs

Player of the Match

Glenn MaxwellRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

03/10Result

48th Match, Indian Premier League at Sharjah, Oct 3 2021

Royal Challengers BangaloreRoyal Challengers BangaloreRCB
164/7
Punjab KingsPunjab KingsPBKS
158/6 (20 ov)

RCB won by 6 runs

Player of the Match

Glenn MaxwellRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

Match Day

983dPeter Della Penna

Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal fire Royal Challengers Bangalore into the playoffs

Punjab Kings' qualification hopes hanging by a thread - they need to win their final game, and then have plenty of results go their way

983dPeter Della Penna

Live Report - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2021, Sharjah

Get your dose of stats, colour and analysis on Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings on ESPNcricinfo's live blog

982dHemant Brar

Maxwell and the secret behind his return to form in the IPL

The RCB batter says his success this season is all down to batting at a more familiar position in the line-up

Preview

984dVarun Shetty

Punjab Kings need to string wins together; RCB inching closer to playoffs

Both teams are coming off wins and seem to have finally figured out their best combinations

Videos

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04:15
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04:21

PBKS INNINGS		R	B
KL Rahul	caught	39	35
MA Agarwal	caught	57	42
N Pooran	caught	3	7
AK Markram	caught	20	14
SN Khan	bowled	0	1
M Shahrukh Khan	run out	16	11
MC Henriques	not out	12	9
Harpreet Brar	not out	3	2
Ravi Bishnoi
Mohammed Shami
Arshdeep Singh
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 5, nb 1)
TOTAL	158 (6 wkts; 20 ovs)

RCB BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammed Siraj	4.0	0	33	0	8.25	(1w)
GHS Garton	4.0	0	27	1	6.75	(1nb, 2w)
Shahbaz Ahmed	3.0	0	29	1	9.66
HV Patel	4.0	0	27	0	6.75
YS Chahal	4.0	0	29	3	7.25	(2w)
DT Christian	1.0	0	11	0	11.00

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	91	MA Agarwal	KL Rahul
2nd	8	MA Agarwal	N Pooran
3rd	15	MA Agarwal	AK Markram
4th	7	AK Markram	SN Khan
5th	6	AK Markram	M Shahrukh Khan
6th	19	MC Henriques	M Shahrukh Khan
7th	12	MC Henriques	Harpreet Brar

Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	14	10	4	20	0.481
CSK	14	9	5	18	0.455
RCB	14	9	5	18	-0.14
KKR	14	7	7	14	0.587
MI	14	7	7	14	0.116
PBKS	14	6	8	12	-0.001
RR	14	5	9	10	-0.993
SRH	14	3	11	6	-0.545