After the explosive innings of Virat Kohli (92) and Rajat Patidar (55), on the basis of amazing performance by the bowlers, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs in the 58th match of IPL 2024. After the victory in this 'do or die' match played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, Bengaluru is still in the race for the playoffs. At the same time, after this defeat, Punjab team is out of the race for playoffs. Batting first, Bengaluru made a huge score of 241 runs for 7 wickets and then all out Punjab for 181 runs in 17 overs.

This is Bengaluru's fourth consecutive win in 12 matches and fifth win this season and now the team has 10 points in its account. Bengaluru is still at seventh position, but after the win its net run rate has become plus. Punjab Kings have suffered their eighth defeat in 12 matches and are now out of the race for the playoffs.

Punjab Kings, who set out to chase the huge target of 242 runs, had a bad start and lost the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh (6) in the very first over. But after this, Riley Rousseau (61) continued to bat brilliantly for Punjab Kings by adding 65 runs for the second wicket with Jonny Bairstow (27) and then 36 runs for the third wicket with Shashank Singh (37). But in the ninth over, Karan Sharma gave a big blow to Punjab by dismissing Rousseau. Rousseau hit nine fours and three sixes in 27 balls.

After Rousseau's dismissal, Jitesh Sharma (5) and Liam Livingstone (0) also soon returned to the pavilion. But Shashank kept the team in the match by making a partnership of 25 runs for the sixth wicket with captain Sam Curran (22). However, then Curran's wrong call got Shashank run out. Virat Kohli's brilliant direct throw finished Shashank's work. He hit four fours and two sixes in 19 balls. After Shashank's dismissal, Punjab Kings fell short of the target and were bundled out for 181 runs in 17 overs.

For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohammad Siraj took three wickets and Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma and Lockie Ferguson took two wickets each.

Earlier, RCB did not have a good start and the team lost the wickets of captain Faf Duplessis (9) and Will Jacques (12) within 43 runs. However, after this, Kohli scored 76 runs in 32 balls for the third wicket with Patidar and then added 92 runs for the fourth wicket with Cameron Green (46), taking Bengaluru beyond 200. Kohli missed his century by just eight runs. Arshdeep Singh made him his victim on the fourth ball of the 18th over. King Kohli hit seven fours and six sixes in 47 balls.