RCB vs PBKS Highlights of VIVO IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore Qualify for Playoffs

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That's half-century up for Glenn Maxwell. 50 off 29 balls for the right hander. Two overs remaining now and RCB look set to post a big total. So, big overs coming up in context of the game.

Last five over remaining now and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to go big now. It is AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell at the crease now. Can they take RCB past 150 mark?

OUT! Moises Henriques strikes once  again. What a spell by the Australian. He gets the in-form Devdutt Padikkal, who is caught behind. KL Rahul takes the catch.

OUT! Moises Henriques strikes once  again. What a spell by the Australian. 

Moises Henriques strikes back to back for Punjab Kings. First he accounted for Virat Kohli and then removed Daniel Christian for a first ball duck.

End of Powerplay overs and RCB opening pair of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal have done a fine job. RCB's current run rate is worth 9.17. Padikkal has been the aggressive of the two openers and is batting on 34 off 23 balls, including four fours and two sixes.

KL Rahul missed an opportunity to stump Virat Kohli and then dropped Devdutt Padikkal. To make things worse for PBKS, Padikkal picked two fours to end the over on a high. Ten from Ravi Bishnoi's first over. 

Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli are the RCB openers. Aiden Markram opens the bowling for Punjab Kings and Mohammed Shami takes the new ball from another end. Watchful start this for RCB with Kohli having picked a boundary.

Punjab Kings Playing XI: KL Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: 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.