2.2 Chopped on, and Brar is absolutely pumped! His teammates swarm him, and why not. He pushed it just fuller, 96.3 kph and moved back into Bethell once more. He's cramped into the cut, because it spins back in more than he expected, and certainly quicker than he expected. Edged back into the stumps 21/1

14.6 Chahal has gone for runs but he gets a big, big wicket here. Full on leg and Kohli wants to take him on with the flick. Doesn't get it out of the middle and it goes straight to Priyansh Arya at deep midwicket 157/3

9.1 Harpreet Brar, what a comeback into this side! Just smart spin bowling, really. Back of a length outside off, grips off the pitch at 95.7 kph. DDP too early into this cut and he bunts it right into cover's hands. DDP departs five short of his half-century 97/2

19.6 David picks the fielder and RCB finish on 222. But wait, Tim David has reviewed this for height! It's a full toss that David tries to flick away over square leg. One hand comes off the bat and the ball doesn't carry beyond the fielder. The check confirms it was a fair delivery and RCB do finish on 222 222/4

0.3 And Bhuvi's struck again! Back of a length, sticks in the pitch and rises at Arya, who goes for an ill-fated swipe across the line. Bottom edge down to midwicket, and he stares at his bat. But nothing doing with the disappointment, time to walk back for Arya 1/1

2.5 Huuuuge wicket, and Bhuvi is as animated as Kohli, which is saying something! Was a bit of a nothing ball, kept wayy outside off and drifting away even further. Prabhsimran throws his hands at this, lazily, and edges this like a bullet down to Padikkal in the slips. Punjab Kings in trouble... 18/2

7.3 Bethell gobbles this up at deep midwicket! Was a rather nonchalant flick across the line. Was on a length outside off, Connolly did not get the elevation he needed on this, and has to walk back with PBKS' mini-comeback aborted quickly 62/4

3.2 Whaddadelivery, and he's plucked out Shreyas with his second ball! What an Impact Sub this is. Hits a hard length, swings away from Shreyas as he looks to lazily dab this fine, late. Squared up because of the bounce, so close to his body. RCB on top here... 19/3

10.5 Short, wide and hit straight to long-off! This was a hit-me ball but Shedge doesn't hit it all too well. Gets it off the toe end, and flat to Virat Kohli, who accepts the gift with glee 93/5

16.1 Oh boy what a way to get out at this stage! Stoinis misses a juicy full toss as he looks to whip it away. Hit plumb in front and the finger goes up immediately. Stoinis reviews it. No bat, confirmed by UltraEdge, and it's umpire's call on wickets with the ball projected to be just clipping leg stump. PBKS had built up great momentum over the last three overs, but this disrupts that. Hazlewood doing the damage, although this time not quite with a delivery he'd have thought would have done the trick 160/6

19.2 This time Shashank chips it to long-on, and RCB can be assured of victory here. Rasikh goes full again and Shashank again wants to play that helicopter-like whip shot. Think he closes his bat face a tad bit early and gets a leading edge and it lobs up to Kohli 194/7

19.6 Slower ball outside off, miscued to long-off and RCB become the first team to reach the playoffs in IPL 2026. A stellar batting display followed up by a stellar bowling show after losing the toss, and it's scenes of joy for the defending champions. PBKS, the losing finalists last year, slide to their sixth consecutive defeat, and are staring now at the very real probability of missing out on making the playoffs 199/8