Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Powerplay scorecard as Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh tasked to bat first by Rajat Patidar

RCB vs Punjab Kings Livescore: Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first at Mullanpur's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday against the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya were tasked with making the most of the field restrictions during the batting powerplay but failed to counter the RCB pace battery consisting of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Yash Dayal.

Punjab Kings lost their top four, including captain Iyer, before the powerplay concluded. Hazlewood, who returned to RCB's playing XI in place of Nuwan Thushara, was the most threatening of the three as he claimed the wickets of Iyer (2 off 3) and the in-form Josh Inglis (4 off 7). Priyansh (7 off 5) was the first to fall to Dayal, while the experienced Bhuvneshwar dismissed Prabhsimran, who looked dangerous after a promising start.

In a nutshell, it was advantage RCB in Qualifier 1, as their bowlers backed their captain's decision to bowl first. In case you missed the beginning of the match, here is how the first six overs of the PBKS innings unfolded:

0.1:  Priyansh Arya off the mark right away with a a double off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

0.2:  No run.

0.3:  First boundary of the game. Arya drives one through the covers to breach the ropes. A good length ball from Bhuvi got punched to the right of Krunal at backward point.

0.4:  Single. 

0.5:  Prabhsimran is beaten as Jitesh Sharma collects the ball behind the stumps.

0.6:  Prabhsimran off the mark with a single.

SCORE: 8/0

Yash Dayal introduced by RCB

1.1:  Prabhsimran takes a single.

1.2:  OUT! Priyansh Arya drives one into the safe hands of  Krunal Pandya in covers. The styling left-hander falls for seven runs off five balls.

1.3:  Josh Inglis is the new batter. He is off the mark right away with a single.

1.4:  Liam Livingstone saves a certain boundary with a dive. Prabhsimran gets only a couple.

1.5:  No run.

1.6:  SIX!

SCORE: 18/1

Bhuvneshwar contnues

2.1:  No run.

2.2:  Single.

2.3:  An advancing Prabhsimran slaps one for four over mid-off.

2.4:  Another aggressive shot as a charging Singh sends the ball towards the boundary ropes over mid-on.

2.5:  No run.

2.6:  OUT! Bhuvi gets Prabhsimran. The right-hander tried to dance down once again but the climbing ball gets a thin edge on the way to Jitesh Sharma's gloves. He goes for 18 off 10 balls.

SCORE: 27/2

Josh Hazlewood is introduced as Shreyas Iyer walks in

3.1:  Inglis finds a single.

3.2:  Dot ball.

3.3:  PBKS captain off the mark with a couple.

3.4:  OUT! Iyer perishes by giving Jitesh another catch behind the stumps. He managed just 2 off 3.

3.5:  Nehal Wadhera is the new batter. No run. 

3.6:  Single.

SCORE: 31/3

Yash Dayal gets his second over

4.1:  Dot ball but a late third umpire intervention finds it a no ball. First extra of the inings. Wadhera hits it down the ground for a four.

4.2:  Dot ball.

4.3:  Dot ball.

4.4:  Single.

4.5:  Dot ball.

4.6: Swung away for a single by Inglis.

SCORE: 38/3

Hazlewood resumes

5.1:  OUT!  The in-form Inglis perishes (four off seven balls) after a top-edge off a short-pitched delivery with extra bounce hands an easy catch for Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep backward square leg. 

Marcus Stoinis is the new batter

5.2:  No run.

5.3:  A thick outside edge travels to the boundary line beating the keeper.

5.4:  SIX! Stoinis gets right what Inglis tried and failed. The Australian sends the ball flying towards the crowd over deep square leg as Hazlewood balls a short delivery.

5.5:  No run.

5.6:  No run.

END OF POWERPLAY. SCORE: 48/4

Marcus Stoinis 10 off 5 (1x4 1x6)

Nehal Wadhera 6 off 7 (1x4)

Teams | Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

END OF POWERPLAY

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