India, May 29 -- Royal Challengers Bangalore cruised to their fourth IPL final, first since 2016, after securing a massive eight-wicket win against the Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 on Thursday. Virat Kohli and co chased down a below-par 102-run target with 10 overs to spare in Mullanpur after RCB's bowlers put up a top show. The 2011 finalists will now travel to Ahmedabad to play the final on June 3.

Opener Phil Salt top-scored for RCB with 56 runs off 27 balls. In the first innings, Suyash Sharma led the bowling attack by picking three prized wickets. Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Romario Shepherd, and Yash Dayal also featured in the wickets column.

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