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Rcb vs pbks: The first qualifier match of IPL 2025 was played yesterday between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, RCB defeated Punjab by 8 wickets. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl. Which proved to be very beneficial. Batting first, the Punjab team was reduced to 101 runs. RCB bowlers bowled accurately. In response, RCB did not start well, but thanks to the half -century of opener Phil Salet, RCB achieved the target in the 11th over and entered the IPL finals brilliantly. Although Punjab Kings suffered defeat, Prabhasimran Singh performed specially in this match while playing for Punjab Kings. He has become the first Indian batsman after Sean Marsh, who scored 500 runs as a unaccounted player for Punjab Kings.
In the first qualifier between PBKS and RCB in Malanpur, Prabhasimran Singh of Punjab needed a run to complete 500 runs in IPL 2025 and achieved this feat by scoring a run on the first ball of the second over thrown by Yash Dayal.
In the first season of IPL, Marsh played 11 matches for Punjab Kings and scored 616 runs. Yashaswi Jaiswal holds the record for scoring the most runs as an unaccounted player in a season of IPL. Mumbai’s left -handed batsman scored 628 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2023, playing for Rajasthan Royals.
Most runs in a season for PBKS
- KL Rahul – 670 (2020)
- KL Rahul – 659 (2018)
- KL Rahul – 626 (2021)
- Sean Marsh – 616 (2008)
- KL Rahul – 593 (2019)
- Glenn Maxwell – 552 (2014)
- Prabhasimran Singh – 517 (2025)
- Shreyas Iyer – 516 (2025)
- Sean Marsh – 504 (2011)
Punjab Kings expected a big innings from Prabhasimran in the first qualifier. However, despite a good start, he was caught out of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and then bowled by Jitesh Sharma. He scored 18 runs off 10 balls. In which he hit two fours and a six.
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Match position
Only three batsmen of Punjab Kings could reach double points. Marcus Stoinis scored 26 runs for Punjab. Apart from Stoinis, Prabhasimran Singh and Ajmatullah Umarjai scored 18–18 runs. RCB bowlers bowled accurately and kept the Punjab batsmen curb. As a result, Punjab team could score 101 runs. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma took three wickets each while Yash Dayal took two wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd took one wicket each. In response, RCB completed the target in 11 overs and entered the IPL final with a win.
