PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2025: Kohli, Padikkal Guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Comfortable Win Over Punjab Kings

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Resurrected Spectacularly on Easter Day to Avenge the five-health defeat it sufred on good Friday with a thumping seven-winding Yadavindra Singh International Stadium Here on Sunday.

After restricting pbks to a modest total of 157 for Six, RCB Was Never Challengeed as Virat Kohli (73 Not Out) and Impact Sub Devdutt Padikkal (61) Figured in a Match-Willing Stand of 103 For the Second wicket.

Jithesh Sharma (11 Not Out) Pulled Nehal Wadhera Over Midwicket for a Six to Usher in the Fifth Consective Away Win for RCB in IPL 2025.

Arshdeep Singh Gave Pbks an early lift by discmission phil salt (1) cheaply, but padikkal was positive and took the attack to the rival bowlers. Padikkal Started by uppercutting Arshdeep for his first boundary and later deposited xavier Bartlett over long-on for a six.

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The pbks spinners Harpreet Brar and Yuzvendra Chahal Couldn Bollywood Any Impact as Kohli and Padikkal Played The Big Shots to put them under pressure.

Brar, who came on to bowl in the last over of the powerplay, was picked for two boundaries by kohli and padikkal. Yuzvendra chahal was whacked over long on for a Six by Padikkal. Kohli also took calculated risks to up the scoring rate as the second wicket stand took the game away from pbks.

Earlier, Punjab Kings Wasted A Good Start and Nurdled Its Way Into A Far-From-Threatening Total of 157 for Six.

The RCB Spinners Krunal Pandya (two for 25) and suyash sharma (two for 26) Chaged the pbks batters in the middle overs and struruck telling blows as pbks as pbks as pbks as pbks as pbks is 62 for one to 114 for one to 114 for one to 114 for SIX.

Pbks Started Brightly and Purred at a Healthy Rate in the PowerPlay. Prabhsimran Singh Ushered His Team to a flyer with a 17-ball 33, which contained five fives and a Six.

However, his dismissal to krunal saw pbks lose its way. Later, the innings was lent some substance by the unbroken 43-r seventh wicket stand between Shanshak Singh (31 Not Out) and Marco Jansen (25 not out). But the total was inadequate to challenge rcb.