PBKS vs RCB: Watch - Faf du Plessis takes a screamer to remove Jonny Bairstow

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis produced a magnificent effort on the field in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 game against Punjab Kings (PBKS). The match between the teams is taking place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. 

After putting a massive score of 241 runs on the board, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are making sure that they keep themselves in the hunt. The Faf du Plessis-led side has managed to take early wickets and have put the opposition under pressure at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. 

One of the main architects behind that has been skipper Faf du Plessis. He produced a magnificent fielding effort to send Jonny Bairstow packing. The Punjab Kings batter looked in ominous touch and it needed something special to remove him and the RCB skipper did exactly that. 

During the last ball of the 6th over, Lockie Ferguson bowled a slower full delivery outside off. Jonny Bairstow was lured into it mistimed the balk and ended up chipping it off the toe end. It seemed that the ball would land safely but Faf du Plessis oozed his class in the field. 

Faf du Plessis ran backwards as soon as the ball went up in the air. He pulled off a well-timed dive at the last moment to gather a magnificent catch at the mid-off. 

Here's the video: 

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Jonny Bairstow played a vital hand for his team while opening the innings. The keeper-batter played a quick-fire innings of 27 runs off 16 balls. He batted with a strike rate of around 170 and also hit 4 fours and 1 six in his innings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. 

The wicket of Jonny Bairstow saw Punjab Kings lose their second wicket for just 72 runs. Earlier Prabhsimran Singh perished in the first over. The opening batter scored 6 runs off 4 balls and put his team under pressure. 

After Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw perishes after fifty 

After Jonny Bairstow got out, Rilee Rossouw played a magnificent innings for his team. He took the attack to the Punjab Kings bowlers and made sure the team Scores ran at a quick rate. The batter slammed a vital half-century, which was his maiden this season. 

However, after scoring a half-century, he got out. The batter scored 61 runs off 27 balls and put RCB bowlers under pressure. He batted with a strike rate of over 225 and also slammed 9 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. After he got out, the hosts came under pressure. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru chipped in with quick wickets and left Punjab Kings tottering at 126/4. They now look like favourites to win the game.

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