By Admin 
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the match against Punjab Kings by eight wickets on Thursday in Mullanpur and made it to the finals after eight years. RCB needed 102 runs to win and won the match by making 106/2 in just 10 overs.
Punjab all out for 101 runs in 14.1 overs
Batting first, the entire team of Punjab was dismissed for 101 runs in 14.1 overs. After this, opener Phil Salat played a stormy half -century innings for RCB to achieve the target of 102 runs. He scored an unbeaten 56 off 27 balls with the help of three sixes and six fours. Captain Rajat Patidar with him remained unbeaten by scoring 15 runs off eight balls. He put a six and put the match in the team’s bag. Virat Kohli 12 off 12 balls and Mayank Agarwal scored 19 runs on 13 balls. RCB won the match by scoring 106 runs at the loss of two wickets in 10 overs.
Punjab’s bowling also flop
Like batting, Punjab’s bowling also flopped. Any bowler failed to curb RCB batsmen. Kyle Jaimison and Mushir Khan got one wicket each.
RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first, the strong batting of Punjab Kings was shattered in front of RCB’s deadly bowling. Punjab Kings were reduced to just 101 runs in 14.1 overs.
Marx Stonis scored the highest 26 runs for Punjab Kings
Marx Stonis scored the highest 26 runs for Punjab Kings. Prabhasimran Singh and Ajmatullah Omrajai scored 18-18 runs. Apart from these three batsmen, no batsman could enter the double digits. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma took three-three, Yash Dayal two, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd took one wicket each.
RCB for the fourth time in the final of IPL
RCB has reached the final of IPL for the fourth time. The team played the finals of 2009, 2011 and 2016. The team had to face defeat on all three occasions. & Nbsp; After reaching the final, RCB has a chance to end the title drought for the last 17 years.