'Blessed that I got two wickets' - Harpreet Brar happy with his spell in RCB vs PBKS

Punjab Kings' (PBKS) left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar stated that he is 'blessed' with his performance against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2024 on Monday, March 25. Notwithstanding his efforts, PBKS suffered a four-wicket defeat in the match.

Brar was the pick of bowlers for Punjab while defending their 176-run total. He finished with outstanding figures of 2/13 as he cleaned up Rajat Patidar before removing the dangerous Glenn Maxwell. While speaking about his spell, Brar stated that he attempted to build pressure using dot balls.

“I wanted to give as few runs as possible, and I am blessed that I got two wickets with that. When we were defending, I was looking to build pressure via dot balls, which gives you chances of picking up wickets,” Brar said of his spell in the post-match press conference, as quoted by India Today.

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The 28-year-old further spoke about the importance of bowling stump-to-stump.

“When we batted, we got to know about the surface. And as a bowler, when the wicket is giving help, I bowled stump to stump line,” he added.

Virat Kohli's half-century powers RCB register season's first win

RCB got off to a stunning start in their chase of 177, with Virat Kohli smashing 35 in 21 balls inside the powerplay. His innings got a lifeline early on when Jonny Bairstow dropped him off the second delivery. The 35-year-old continued his power hitting and eventually amassed 77 runs off 49 balls, including 11 boundaries and two maximums.

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Later in the innings, ace wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik sealed the victory for RCB with a boundary, remaining unbeaten on 28 off just 10 deliveries. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan scored a gritty 37-ball 45 runs as Punjab scored 176 runs after being put to bat first. Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell led RCB's bowling attack with both claiming two wickets each.