03 Oct, 19:17 (IST)

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 runs! And with this, RCB qualify for IPL 2021 playoffs. Punjab Kings are still in contention but will have to depend on other results and win their last game as well. Meanwhile, you can check the updated IPL 2021 points table.

03 Oct, 19:11 (IST)

Down to last over now. Moises Henriques has joined Shahrukh Khan in the middle. Punjab Kings need 19 runs from the final over and Harshal Patel will bowl it.

03 Oct, 19:00 (IST)

OUT! George Garton strikes! Aiden Markram has to go, he was looking to throw his bat at everything perhaps looking to take advantage of inexperienced Garton, ends up being caught at long-on.

03 Oct, 18:54 (IST)

Yuzvendra Chahal with two important wickets here. First he accounted for well-set Mayank Agarwal and then cleaned up Sarfaraz Khan for a golden duck. All of a sudden, PBKS look hapless. 

03 Oct, 18:39 (IST)

Fifty! Mayank Agarwal capitalizes on his brilliant start as he scores his fourth half-century of the season. The PBKS batter will be aiming to carry on and guide his side to a win in their bid for a qualification spot.

03 Oct, 18:26 (IST)

OUT! Finally a breakthrough for RCB. Shahbaz Ahmed strikes as he removes PBKS captain KL Rahul. End of a fine opening stand this. A much needed breakthrough this for RCB.

03 Oct, 18:21 (IST)

Halfway through and Punjab Kings are off to a good start. The openers have put on a half-century stand. Punjab Kings now need 84 more runs to win from 60 balls. KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are both batting on 38.

03 Oct, 17:58 (IST)

This is turning out to be a good start for Punjab Kings as they need 119 more runs to win from 90 balls. KL Rahul is batting on 24 while Mayank Agarwal is on 18.

03 Oct, 17:42 (IST)

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are the openers for Punjab Kings. Mohammed Shami and George Garton share the new ball for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Important for PBKS that they get off to a fine start here.

03 Oct, 17:16 (IST)

That's the end of RCB's innings. They finish with a good total, this is the highest total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium this season. Glenn Maxwell's 57 provided the much needed impetus to RCB.

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Both Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are in contention for a spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 playoffs. However, the Virat Kohli-led side are better placed at third spot with 14 points from 11 matches while PBKS have 10 points from 12 matches. The equation for RCB is simple, a win in this fixture will take them to IPL 2021 playoffs. However, for PBKS, things are tricky. Meanwhile, stay on this page for RCB vs PBKS live score updates. RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2021 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online.

Punjab is competing with Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and defending champions Mumbai Indians for possible one spot in the IPL 2021 playoffs. A defeat in this fixture would almost send Punjab packing. So, KL Rahul-led side will be keen on collecting two valuable points.

RCB could well bring back Wanindu Hasarangain in place of George Garton due to slow nature of wicket at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. PBKS might have to rest Fabian Allen as he picked an injury during the last outing. RCB vs PBKS, Sharjah Weather, Rain Forecast and Pitch Report

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat(w), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dushmantha Chameera, Sachin Baby, Kyle Jamieson, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tim David, Akash Deep, Suyash Prabhudessai.

Punjab Kings Squad: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Adil Rashid, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Murugan Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Ishan Porel, Utkarsh Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh.