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IPL 2024: RCB End PBKS Playoff Hopes With 60-Run Win In Dharamsala - In Pics

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs in a do-or-die match for both teams at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday. Invited to bat first, RCB made 241/7 thanks to Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli's yet another half century. Cameron Green (46 off 27 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (18 off 7 balls) played crucial cameos in the end. In response, Kings were restricted to 181 runs after 17 overs. Mohammed Siraj took three wickets whereas Swapnil Singh, Lockie Ferguson and Karn Sharma grabbed a brace each. With this victory, RCB have kept their faint hopes for playoffs alive whereas it's over for Punjab Kings.

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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates with teammate Mohammed Siraj after Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the Indian Premier League cricket match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala.

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Mohammed Siraj celebrates Arshdeep Singh's wicket | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Punjab Kings' Arshdeep Singh, left, in the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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PBKS captain Sam Curran gets bowled out | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' captain Sam Curran gets bowled out by Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Lockie Ferguson during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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PBKS Shashank Singh plays a shot | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Sam Curran bats against RCB | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' captain Sam Curran bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Rilee Rossouw celebrates his fifty | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' Rilee Rossouw, right, celebrates his fifty runs as teammate Shashank Singh looks on during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Rilee Rossouw in action against RCB | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' Rilee Rossouw bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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RCB's Dinesh Karthik | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Dinesh Karthik bats during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Virat Kohl | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohl plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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RCB's Rajat Patidar celebrates his fifty | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rajat Patidar, right, celebrates his fifty runs as teammate Virat Kohli congratulates him during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Faf du Plessis plays a shot | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.

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Ashutosh Sharma drops the catch of Virat Kohli | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Punjab Kings' Ashutosh Sharma drops the catch of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala.