Match ka Scene New Chandigarh ke Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium mein, RCB ne Punjab Kings (PBKS) ko 8 wicket se hara diya. PBKS ki team bas 101 run pe dher ho gayi, aur RCB ne 10 over mein hi target hila diya. Ye RCB ka chautha IPL final hai, aur ab woh trophy ke liye full josh mein hain.
Bowling ka Jalwa RCB ke captain Rajat Patidar ne toss jeetke pehle bowling chuni, aur yeh faisla bilkul sahi nikla. Unke bowlers ne PBKS ko 14.1 over mein 101 pe samet diya – ye IPL playoffs ka teesra sabse chhota score hai. Pitch se thodi si bounce aur movement mili, aur RCB ke pacers aur spinner ne iska full fayda uthaya.
- Josh Hazlewood (3/21): Bhai ne apni injury ke baad wapas aake dhoom machayi. Shreyas Iyer (2 off 3) aur Josh Inglis (4 off 7) ko jaldi out kiya. Last mein Azmatullah Omarzai (18 off 12) ko ek zabardast catch ke saath pavillion bheja. Is season mein 11 match mein 21 wicket, average 15.80 – solid hai!
- Suyash Sharma (3/17): Ye leg-spinner toh hero ban gaya, Player of the Match mila. Apne googlies se PBKS ke middle order ko dhwasth kar diya – Shashank Singh (3 off 5), Musheer Khan (0 off 3), aur Marcus Stoinis (26 off 17) ko out karke match palat diya. Sweep shots ke chakkar mein PBKS ke batsmen fase!
- Yash Dayal (2/26): Shuruat mein hi Priyansh Arya (7 off 5) ko out kiya, aur phir Nehal Wadhera (8 off 10) ke stumps uda diye. PBKS 7th over mein 50/5 pe thi, wahan se comeback impossible tha.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/17) aur Romario Shepherd (1/10) ne bhi apna kaam kiya, Prabhsimran Singh (18 off 10) aur Harpreet Brar (4 off 11) ko nikala. PBKS ke batsmen full aggressive mood mein the, lekin RCB ke bowlers ke saamne unka plan flop ho gaya.
PBKS ka Dhaansu Plan Fail PBKS ne socha tha ki full attack khelna hai, lekin pitch ke saath taal nahi baitha. Pehle do over mein 18 run banaye, lekin phir wickets girne ka silsila shuru. Shreyas Iyer ne galat shot khela, Prabhsimran bhi jaldi out. Middle order – Wadhera, Shashank, aur Musheer – bilkul flop. Sunil Gavaskar ne X pe kaha, “PBKS ke batsmen ne bas andha-dhund swing kiya, akal se nahi khela.” Stoinis aur Omarzai ne thodi der tak fight ki, lekin 14.1 over mein sab khatam.
Phil Salt ka Tandav 102 ka target chase karna tha, aur RCB ne koi drama nahi hone diya. Virat Kohli (12 off 12) ne do mast boundary maari, lekin Kyle Jamieson ne unhe out kar diya. Phir aaya Phil Salt (56* off 27, 6 four, 3 six) – bhai ne PBKS ke bowlers ki band baja di. 23 ball mein fifty thok di, apna fastest IPL fifty. Jamieson aur Harpreet Brar pe ekdum bhaari pada, ek six toh deep midwicket ke upar gaya! Rajat Patidar (15* off 10) ne Musheer Khan ke ek over mein chhakkha maarke match khatam kiya. Mayank Agarwal (19 off 13) ne bhi thodi help ki, lekin Salt ka show tha.
Tactical Kamaal RCB ka game plan ekdum tight tha. Patidar ne kaha, “Humare bowlers ne plan ko perfect execute kiya, Suyash ka googly toh kamaal tha.” Hazlewood ki wapsi ne attack ko aur mazboot kiya, aur Salt ka batting toh season bhar se shandaar hai. Suyash ne kaha, “Maine isse normal match ki tarah liya, bas apna kaam kiya.” RCB ko Mullanpur pitch ka idea tha, kyunki woh pehle bhi yahan PBKS ko hara chuke the.
PBKS ke liye yeh haar bada jhatka tha. Coach Ricky Ponting aur captain Shreyas Iyer ke aggressive plan ka pitch pe koi jawab nahi tha. Ab PBKS ko Qualifier 2 ka winner (Gujarat Titans ya Mumbai Indians) face karna hai Ahmedabad mein.
Fan ka Hungama RCB fans X pe full josh mein the. @Fatima_Khatun01 ne likha, “RCB ke bowlers ne carnage kiya, aur Virat ka celebration toh dil jeet liya!” Ye RCB ka 2009, 2011, 2016 ke baad chautha final hai, aur fans bol rahe hain, “Ee Sala Cup Namde!” PBKS ke fans thoda udaas, kyunki unka team 2014 ke baad pehli baar playoffs mein aayi thi.
Aage ka Plan RCB ab final mein hai, aur bowlers aur Salt ke form ko dekhte hue trophy ke bade claimants hain. PBKS ke paas ek aur chance hai final mein jaane ka. RCB ke fans ko lagta hai, 17 saal ka trophy drought ab khatam hone wala hai!
Score Summary
- PBKS: 101/10 (14.1 overs) – Stoinis 26, Omarzai 18; Hazlewood 3/21, Suyash 3/17, Dayal 2/26
- RCB: 106/2 (10 overs) – Salt 56*, Patidar 15*; Jamieson 1/27, Musheer 1/20
