PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Live Score: Bengaluru overcome early Salt dismissal to gain control over run chase – CNBC TV18

Kohli playing a vital role in holding one end up. This is a comfortable territory for him and PBKS are just unable to get past him here.
Padikkal inching closer to a well-structured half-century. He has embraced a dominant outlook towards this innings, getting gradually into the groove as the season progresses.
Padikkal has shown impressive intent to bag a couple of fours and sixes each here.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have maintained a formidable scoring rate of nine runs per over to get to 54/1 at the end of powerplay.
Padikkal has entered the mix. It will be interesting to see how he navigates his playing template since both him and Kohli approach the innings similarly.
Arshdeep comes out triumphant in the first over. Gets the better of Phil Salt.
Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to open the batting for RCB.
A six by Marco Jansen off the final delivery might not be suffice for the Kings as they are held at 157/6 at the end of 20 overs.
Bengaluru’s disciplined bowling in the length, blended with a fine mixture of lengths have ensured that PBKS fail to accelerate when they need to. Restricting Punjab to 147/6 after 19 overs.
Shashank, the finisher, has been striking at less than 100 in this innings. Can he overcome that to make a strong finish to his knock?
Punjab Kings move their way to 129/6 after 16 overs after the second strategic timeout. Devdutt Padikkal has come in as the Impact Player for Suyash.
Suyash Sharma knocks over both Inglis and Stoinis. Marco Jansen has entered the innings. Punjab stuck at 119/6 after 15 overs.
Suyash Sharma gets the better of Josh Inglis. Knocks him over with a stock leg spinning delivery. PBKS down to 112/5 after 13.2 overs.
Inglis has taken the onus to keep the scoring rate ticking after a minor batting collapse.
A mix-up in the middle sees Nehal Wadhera getting run out. PBKS standing at 76/4 after nine overs. Inglis the culprit here? He was caught ball-watching.
Romario Shepherd’s deceptive pace catches Iyer off-guard, as his bat turns in the flow and Pandya takes a diving catch down the ground. PBKS down to 68/3 after 7.4 overs.
Prabhsimran looks to clear the long on boundary against Pandya, but fails to time it properly, with David taking the catch again.
PBKS close the powerplay at 62/1. Iyer strikes a delightful cover drive off an overpitched delivery by Hazlewood to show that he is in good touch after a disappointing last couple of outings.
Fails to read the pace of Krunal’s undercut spinning delivery, ends up handing a catch to Tim David inside the 18-yard circle.
Fails to read the pace of Krunal’s undercut spinning delivery, ends up handing a catch to Tim David inside the 18-yard circle.
Prabhsimran, Priyansh take Punjab to 41 in four overs, finding regular boundaries. Compel Rajat Patidar to call upon Krunal Pandya for the fifth over.
Milks multiple boundaries off Yash Dayal’s bowling to push Bengaluru on the backfoot in the third over. PBKS 31/0.
Punjab get off to a cracker of a start, reaching 19 in the first two overs without the loss of any wicket.
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and opted to bowl first.
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