Harpreet Brar stuns Bangalore team as Punjab makes strong comeback

Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings (PBKS) made an impressive comeback in IPL 2021 after crushing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 26 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in
Ahmedabad on April 30, as Harpreet Brar proved to be a surprise package for the Bangalore team.

Harpreet Brar put up a fine all-round show, scoring 25 runs and claiming three wickets, while captain KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 91 off 57 deliveries to help PBKS clinch their third win of the season.

Chasing a challenging target of 180, RCB lost Devdutt Padikkal early after Riley Meredith. Virat Kohli was joined by Rajat Patidar as RCB moved to 36/1 after 6 overs.

At the halfway stage of the innings, RCB were 62/1 before Harpreet Brar dramatically changed the match. The left-arm spinner got two wickets in consecutive deliveries in the 11th over, that of Kohli and Glenn Maxwell, castling both batsmen.

PBKS then dismissed AB de Villiers, as Harpreet bagged his third wicket of the match.

Things became tight for RCB as they required 88 off the final five and lost two wickets in consecutive deliveries against Bishnoi. While Shahbaz Ahmed was caught in the deep, Daniel Sams was cleaned up with a googly.

Harshal Patel and Kyle Jamieson added vital runs to get RCB close to the total.

In the end, RCB managed to score just 145 in the 20 overs, falling short of the target by 34 runs.