Chandigarh, May 29 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) produced a bowling masterclass to skittle Punjab Kings (PBKS) for a paltry 101 in just 14.1 overs in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at Yadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday, paving the way for a commanding route to the final.
RCB's pace troika of Josh Hazlewood (3/21), Yash Dayal (2/26) and Romario Shepherd (1/5) inflicted severe damage upfront, while young leggie Suyash Sharma spun a web around the middle-order with figures of 3/17.
But it was Jitesh Sharma's acrobatic brilliance behind the stumps that lit up the evening - none more so than the one-handed screamer to dismiss Azmatullah Omarzai, which brought the curtains down on PBKS' sha...