Bangalore XI vs Punjab XI 26th Match at Ahmedabad, 30 Apr, 2021

Toss: Bangalore, who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 179/5 (20)
Bangalore XI 145/8 (20)
Punjab won by 34 runs
Man of the Match: Harpreet Brar

    Over 19.6 Riley Meredith bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammed Siraj, no run, gets forward and tries to swing through the line but misses.

    Punjab Kings won by 34 runs

    Virat Kohli (RCB): They got off to a good start but we pulled things back somewhat after five down. Should have been chasing 160, when they were 116/5, but we gave away 25-odd runs in the end. Focused too much on what the batters were doing. We got away from our plans. We gave too many bad balls for boundaries. As batsmen, we could have tried different things early on. It was tough to hit through the line. It was all about trying to get a partnership and have a strike rate of more than 110. We were not able to do that as a batting unit. Just a few little tweaks we need to address going forward. There are areas we need to improve. The composition of our team is such that we give him (Patidar) the freedom to play at number 3. It's (batting order) situational, this is a good balance for our batting lineup. Rajat is a quality player, just that tonight wasn't his night. In the end, we gave away 25 runs too many. One wicket there and we could have squeezed them. We couldn't execute our plans. Pulled few runs nicely as Harshal and Jamieson hit few runs towards the end. The margin could have been a bigger one otherwise.