Virat Kohli’s Sublime Knock Helps RCB Claim Maiden Win Of IPL 2024

RCB claimed a four-wicket win against PBKS in IPL 2024 in Bengaluru on Monday.

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This was RCB’s maiden win of the IPL 2024 season.

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Virat Kohli scored a match-winning knock of 77 runs off 49 balls.

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Batting first, PBKS scored a solid total of 176.

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Skipper Shikhar Dhawan was PBKS’ highest scorer of the game with 45.

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For RCB, Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell picked up two wickets each.

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RCB conceded two early wickets during the run chase.

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Dinesh Karthik played a vital unbeaten knock of 28.

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RCB scored the winning runs with four balls to spare.

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Kagiso Rabada and Harpreet Brar bagged two wickets each for the visitors.

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