Updated On: 21 April, 2023 07:57 AM IST | Mohali | PTI
Du Plessis smashes 56-ball 84 despite nursing rib injury before pacer Mohd Siraj claims his best IPL figures of 4-21 as Virat Kohli-led RCB beat Punjab Kings by 24 runs

Faf du Plessis during his 84 against Punjab Kings at Mohali yesterday. Pic/PTI
Faf du Plessis played a special knock despite a rib injury before Mohammed Siraj produced his best figures in the IPL to set up a 24-run win for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Punjab Kings here on Thursday.
Playing as an ‘Impact Player’ due to his injury, Du Plessis plundered 84 off 56 balls and shared a 137-run opening wicket stand with stand-in captain Virat Kohli (59 off 47) to steer RCB to 174 for four after being put in to bat. Though in-form skipper Shikhar Dhawan was unavailable for the second game in a row, Punjab had enough firepower to chase down 175, but lost too many wickets at the start of the chase.