RCB vs PBKS Live Highlights: In the upcoming clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the sixth match of IPL 2024, both teams are aiming to rebound after contrasting starts to their campaigns.
RCB suffered a defeat in their opener against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) despite a resilient effort from their lower order. Anuj Rawat and Dinesh Karthik's partnership salvaged RCB from a batting collapse.

DK fires the winning shot with a four over the bowler's head to the long-on boundary! The batter brings his experience to the game and RCB fans are elated!
Royal Challengers Bangalore win by four wickets
SIX! DK gets around the stump to flick a full delivery to the deep fine-leg boundary for a six! It's RCB's game now!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 4 runs in 5 balls
Just a single off the last ball but the good thing is DK will keep the strike for the last over. Arshdeep Singh takes the brunt of bowling the last six balls!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 10 runs in 6 balls
SIX! Dinesh Karthik pulls a slow-ball bouncer to the deep fine-leg boundary for a maximum!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 11 runs in 7 balls
FOUR! DK hits a full delivery over the bowler's head to the long-off boundary! The boundary RCB desperately needed! Harshal Patel is under pressure
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 17 runs in 9 balls
Apologies for the delay in coverage due to a critical technical error. The game has taken a wild turn for good as RCB need 23 runs off 12 balls but have to do so without Virat Kohli (77) and Anuj Rawat (11), who fell in quick succession.
Dinesh Karthik (7) and Lomror (17), however, are keeping up the good work!
Just 5 runs of that last over by Brar, who ends the spell at 2/13. Harshal Patel to bowl his 3rd over next!
RCB 118/4 in 15 overs Kohli 67* Rawat 10* (Target 177)
Rawat begins the Rabada over with a four but the South African reacts well with four singles off the remaining five balls. Brar to bowl his last over next!
RCB 113/4 in 14 overs Kohli 65* Rawat 8* (Target 177)
Another brilliant over by Brar with just three singles and a big wicket! 2/16 in 3 overs. Rabada to bowl the next over
RCB 106/4 in 13 overs Kohli 64* Rawat 2* (Target 177)
PLAYED DOWN! Brar strikes the first ball as Maxwell inside edges a length ball to the stump! Anuj Rawat is the new man in at No. 6
Harshal Patel is smacked for a six and a four in the over by Virat Kohli, allowing Maxwell to take his time to settle down! RCB also crosses 100 with the boundary off the last ball. Harpreet Brar to bowl the next over
RCB 103/3 in 12 overs Kohli 63* Maxwell 3* (Target 177)
Just three runs off that successful Brar over while Glenn Maxwell is the new man in at No. 5. Harshal Patel to bowl the next over
RCB 88/3 in 11 overs Kohli 51* Maxwell 1* (Target 177)
CLEAN BOWLED! Rajat Patidar (18 off 18) misses a straight ball with a wild swing and Brar shatters the stumps!
RCB 86/3 in 10.3 overs
Rabada gets punished for bowling on the leg side as Rajat pushes it to the deep fine-leg boundary for a four! 8 runs from the over
Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar (0/4) bowls the next over
RCB 85/2 in 10 overs Kohli 50* Rajat 18* (Target 177)
Virat Kohli brings up half-century in 31 balls!
RCB 80/2 in 9.3 overs
Kagiso Rabada (2/12) bowls his third over after the timeout with Kohli on strike
2,6,1,6,1,0 - Rahul Chahar is taken to cleaners as Rajat and Kohli takes turn to hit the wrist spinner for six. Rajat hits to the long-on fence while Virat hits it square to the deep cover boundary! The umpire calls the timeout right after
RCB 77/2 in 9 overs Kohli 47* Rajat 18* (Target 177)
Harshal Patel begins economically too with just five singles in the over. Rahul Chahar to bowl the next over as he replaces Brar after just an over
RCB 62/2 in 8 overs Kohli 40* Rajat 9* (Target 177)
Harpreet Brar allows just singles and a double in the over to begin his spell on an economical note. Harshal Patel will replace Rabada at the other end!
RCB 56/2 in 7 overs Kohli 37* Rajat 7* (Target 177)
Just three singles off the sixth over by Rabada as the powerplay ends for RCB with 50 runs on the board. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar to bowl the 7th over
RCB 50/2 in 6 overs Kohli 35* Rajat 5* (Target 177)
CAUGHT BEHIND! Cameron Green is gone as he edges Rabada to Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps for RCB to lose their second wicket.
Rajat Patidar walks in at No. 4 and hits the second ball for a boundary to end the over! Curran to bowl the next over
RCB 47/2 in 5 overs Kohli 33* Rajat 4* (Target 177)
Two fours off the last over by Virat Kohli as he first hits the ball through mid-wicket before placing the ball through slip cordon for another four! 13 runs come off the over while Rabada will continue from the other end
RCB 41/1 in 4 overs Kohli 33* Green 2* (Target 177)
Cameron Green is the new batter at No. 3 and he gets off the mark with a double after driving the ball to the mid-wicket region! Arshdeep Singh continues his spell from the other end
RCB 28/1 in 3 overs Kohli 21* Green 2* (Target 177)
CAUGHT AT MID-ON! Sam Curran takes an easy catch for RCB wicket as captain Faf du Plessis is gone after scoring just 3. Kagiso Rabada claims honour for that wicket
RCB 26/1 in 2.4 overs
Kagiso Rabada bowls the second over and Virat Kohli plays a gorgeous square cut to the deep backward point fence begin the over!
Arshdeep Singh bowls a tight over to give away just five runs!
RCB 21/0 in 2 overs Kohli 16* Du Plessis 3* (Target 177)
Arshdeep Singh bowls the second over with Faf du Plessis on strike
Virat Kohli dropped at first slip by Jonny Bairstow for 0! To rub further salts on the wounds, the ball clears the boundary at deep third man. Kohli then gets into the act with three gorgeous drives to accumulate four boundaries in the over!
RCB 16/0 in 1 over Kohli 16* Du Plessis 0* (Target 177)
Arshdeep Singh has come in as impact substitute for PBKS while Prabhsimran Singh makes place for him.
Sam Curran starts the RCB chase with a dot ball to Kohli
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are out in the middle as RCB openers to begin the chase of 177. Left-arm pacer Sam Curran to bowl the first over for PBKS while Kohli will take the strike
However, the team struggled after a rapid start by skipper Faf du Plessis, with Mustafizur Rahman's strikes triggering a slide. Players like Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, and Virat Kohli faced challenges, with Kohli showing signs of rustiness.
In contrast, PBKS began their season with a victory over Delhi Capitals (DC). They managed to restrict DC to 174/9 before chasing down the target in 19.2 overs, albeit facing a late stutter. PBKS were aided by DC's lapses, including crucial dropped catches, notably of Sam Curran, who propelled PBKS to victory with a match-winning half-century.
As they prepare to face each other, both RCB and PBKS will be eager to build on their performances and secure crucial points early in the tournament.
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Alzarri Joseph, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Swapnil Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Will Jacks, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sam Curran, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone, Rilee Rossouw, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Ashutosh Sharma, Atharva Taide, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh