New -delhi [India]May 30 (Ani): Former Indian cricketers Mohammed Kaif, Irfan Pathan and Suresh Raina led royal challengers Bengaluru (RCB) while securing their place in the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday with a win over Punjab Kings (PBKS). A numerous eight wickets about PBKs on Mullanpur, with three-fers by Suyash Sharma and Josh Hazlewood, who are on the right track, sealed RCB their fourth IPL final and their first in nine years. Kaif, in a post on X, said the bowling of RCB and said that the team, often considered a batting home, eventually understands that ‘bowlers win your games’. “It took a while before RCB understood the good old cricket truth. Bowlers won for your games,” Kaif on X. Irfan Pathan also praised RCB, saying they ‘earn their move to the final. “RCB in the final. Earn every bit of it. Congratulations to their fans. The bowling has put in it,” Pathan posted. https://x.com/IRFanPathan/status/1928128335705461104 SURESH RAAA also posted: ‘A step away from glory! Congratulations to RCB on Scintillating Display. The trio of Yash Dayal, Bhuveaneswar Kumar and Hazelwood were a wide. #Rcbvspbks @rcbtweets. “After RCB first chose to bowl, PBKS in the PowerPlay itself was reduced to 48/4, with Bhuvneshwar, Hazlewood and Yash firing all cylinders. Marcus Stoinis (26 in 17 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Azmatullah Omarzai (18 in 12 balls, with a four), 101 in 14.1 overs printed. Losing Kohli (12) and Mayank Agarwal (19), but Phil Salt (56* in 27 balls, with six fours and three sixes) and captain Rajat Patidar (15*) took RCB in 10 overs with eight wickets left. However, on the final, RCB is moving to the final.
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