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Prabhsimran came in as an impact sub for PBKS in the 191-run chase against RCB in the ongoing IPL 2025 final at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Romario Shepherd drops Prabhsimran Singh’s catch. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
Prabhsimran Singh was batting on nine runs from six balls when he tried to play a big shot against Josh Hazlewood on the fourth ball of the third over of the run chase, but Romario Shepherd dropped a sitter to give him a lifeline. It was one of the easiest catches anybody could have asked for, but Shepherd failed to complete the catch.
Hazlewood, who is RCB’s most successful bowler in IPL 2025, was introduced to the attack after Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 13 runs in the first over and Yash Dayal got hammered for 10 runs in the second over of the run chase.
Punjab Kings restrict RCB to 190/9
Royal Challengers Bengaluru huffed and puffed to 190 for nine in the IPL final against Punjab Kings, unable to apply scoreboard pressure on a conducive surface.
While RCB were not only a tad conservative in the big final, luck also did not favour the fourth-time finalists chasing their maiden trophy a great deal, as each of their batters perished after getting a start.
And there were no fireworks on the night of the big final as Virat Kohli (43), looking to anchor the innings the way he has done in the past, perished after his laborious effort in the middle to say the least.
Kohli struck a mere three fours — two after the ninth over — as he got his 43 runs off 35 balls at 122.85.
RCB’s slowing down post the powerplay, in which they scored 55/1, also saw their batters farming the strike rather than taking initiative to aim for big overs with only 42 runs coming between overs 6-11.
Phil Salt (16) smashed a six and a four in the first over but in the next, connected with the toe end of the bat which went high in the air.
Positioned at mid-on, Punjab skipper Shreyas Iyer moved more than 10 paces backwards to take a fine catch for the first breakthrough off Kyle Jamieson (3/48).
Salt’s early exit had a major impact on how RCB’s innings progressed thereon but none of the following batters including Mayank Agarawal (24), Rajat Patidar (26) and Liam Livingstone (25) could convert their starts.
The lanky Jamieson a huge impact, not only finding the right lengths and variations to keep a lid on the batters but also accounting for three key batters to push RCB back further.
With inputs from PTI
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