Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru scorecard LIVE: How Virat Kohli, Phil Salt started the chase after Hazlewood's heroics

RCB vs Punjab Kings LIVE: Chasing a modest total of 102 at Mullanpur's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli had every reason to bat cautiously against PBKS. It was also an opportunity for Kohli to improve his otherwise ordinary IPL playoff record. However, it was not to be, as the veteran became the only wicket to fall before the powerplay ended. The former captain was caught behind off Kyle Jamieson for 12 runs off just 12 balls.

The tall Kiwi seamer Jamieson bowled a wicket-maiden to remove Kohli but was then taken apart for 21 runs in his next over by Salt. The game was all but over for Shreyas Iyer's Punjab following that onslaught from the Englishman. By the end of the sixth over, RCB was halfway to the target with 61 runs on the board. This stood in stark contrast to Punjab Kings, who had been reduced to 48 for 4 in their first six overs.In case you missed the beginning of RCB's chase, here is how the first six overs of the innings unfolded:

Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball for PBKS

0.1:  Salt is off and running right away with a single.

0.2:  FOUR! Virat Kohli is off the mark in style with a boundary as he pulls a short-length delivery by the seamer.

0.3:  FOUR! Leg byes singnalled by the umpire as Kohli knicked a ball on the legside  towards the WK's left.

0.4:  Dot ball.

0.5:  One run.

0.6:  One run. Good start for RCB.

SCORE: 11/0

Kyle Jamieson comes to the attack

1.1:  No run.

1.2:  Single.

1.3:  FOUR! Kohli cleverly dispatches a slow ball behind, making most of the field restrictions.

1.4:  No run.

1.5:  Drive gets stopped in covers, another dot ball.

1.6:  Quick single to end the over.

SCORE: 17/0

Arshdeep continues

2.1:  An overthrow hads RCB another run.

2.2:  Single.

2.3:  Single. 

2.4:  FOUR! A brilliant short ball from the seamer gets an edge off a jumping Salt's bat to race away for four over the WK's head.

2.5:  Dot ball.

2.6:  SIX! First maximum of the innings as Salt punishes a short of length delivery over deep mid wicket. 

SCORE: 30/0

Jamieson resumes

3.1:  Dot ball.

3.2:  OUT! Virat Kohli departs for 12 off 12. Regulation catch for Josh Inglis the senior batter gives a thick edge while trying to play a back of a length ball from the tall seamer. Mayank Agarwal is the new batter.

3.3:  Dot ball.

3.4:  Dot ball.

3.5:  Dot ball.

3.6:  A wicket maiden it is! RCB successfully reviews a caught-behind appeal after Agarwal was beaten a consecutive third time. 

SCORE: 30/1

Azmatullah Omarzai gets the ball

4.1:  No run.

4.2:  No run. 

4.3:  FOUR! A brutal slap by Salt sends the ball racing through the covers for four. 

4.4:  No run. 

4.5:  Excellent running between the wickets as the duo manage a couple after Salt guides one past point.

4.6:  FOUR!  He runs the ball past short third with a delicate nudge.

SCORE: 40/1

Jamieson resumes

5.1:  FOUR! Agarwal is finally off the mark after five deliveries.

5.2:  Single with a flick towards the leg side. The ball touches before the fielder can cover the ground to complete a catch.

5.3:  Two more as a rushing Arshdeep can't control the ball while collecting it at third-man region.

5.4:  FOUR! Phil Salt moves to thirty with a beautiful shot through the covers.

5.5:  FOUR! Jamieson fails to recreate the magic from the previous over. This time, Salt pulls one off the front foot over mid wicket.

5.6:  SIX! 21 runs comes off the last over of the batting Powerplay as Phil Salt sent the ball sailing over the covers.

SCORE: 61/1

 

END OF POWERPLAY

Earlier, Punjab Kings ultra-aggressive approach backfired against Rajat Patidar's disciplined bowlers. On a surface where hitting through the line proved to be tricky, the all-out attack strategy of the Punjab Kings contributed to their downfall after they were put in to bat. Their innings lasted just 14.1 overs.

The RCB pace trio of Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17) and Yash Dayal (2/26) exploited the conditions well before leg-spinner Suyash Sharma (3/17) made it worse for the opposition.