Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru scorecard: How Virat Kohli's RCB batted in powerplay overs against Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings timeline LIVE: Virat Kohli and Phil Salt were entrusted with the task of giving RCB an explosive start against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final after Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl first, having won the toss in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Englishman Salt started strong but did not last long, as Iyer took a brilliant catch off a Kyle Jamieson delivery in the second over of the game. Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli could not go all guns blazing against Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, and Vyshak Vijaykumar, as RCB managed 55 runs during the field restrictions.

In case you missed the first six overs of the much-anticipated final between PBKS and RCB, here is a ball-by-ball commentary:

Arshdeep Singh takes the new ball for PBKS

 

0.1: WIDE! Free run for RCB.

0.1: Dot ball.

0.2: Dot ball.

0.3: SIX! Phil Salt took a risk but managed to smash the ball over Vyshak's head at long leg.

0.4: Two runs.

0.5: FOUR! The ball bounced before passing the deep fine leg fence.

0.6: Dot ball.

 

SCORE: 13/0

Kyle Jamieson comes to the attack

1.1: Virat Kohli off the mark with a single.

1.2: FOUR! An easy stroke over mid on by Salt.

1.3: Dot ball.

1.4: OUT! Phil Salt was gone after making 16 off 9 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer ran back to claim the ball that almost waited for him to come undermeath it.

Mayank Agarwal walks in

1.5: Dot ball.

1.6: Single.

 

SCORE: 19/1

Arshdeep Singh resumes

2.1: An aerial shot over the cover fielders gave Mayank a couple of runs.

2.2: Dot ball.

2.3: One run.

2.4: Single.

2.5: WIDE.

2.5: Dot ball.

2.6: SIX!

 

SCORE: 30/1

Jamieson gets his second

3.1: FOUR! A fuller delivery breached the deep fine leg.

3.2: One run.

3.3: FOUR! Agarwal breached the cover fielders with a well-timed shot.

3.4: Dot ball.

3.5: Dot ball.

3.6: Dot ball.

 

SCORE: 39/1

Azmatullah Omarzai gets his first

4.1: Single.

4.2: Single.

4.3: Single.

4.4: Single.

4.5: Two runs.

4.6: Single.

 

SCORE: 46/1

Vyshak Vijaykumar gets to ball the last over of the batting PP

5.1: Dot ball.

5.2: Single. Yuzi Chahal saved a certain boundary.

5.3: Two more as Kohli played one over the covers on front foot.

5.4: FOUR! Agarwal entered 20s after a dashing Arshdeep failed to stop the ball at mid off.

5.5: Double.

5.6: Dot ball.

 

SCORE: 55/1

END OF POWERPLAY

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