Cricket News Desk. The bowlers of Royal Challengers Bangalore performed brilliantly against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavinder Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Table topper Punjab started poorly and lost five wickets in just 39 balls. None of the top five batsmen, except Prabhasimran Singh, could touch the figure. Captain Shreyas Iyer was also dismissed early. Josh Hazlewood dismissed him for just two runs. After Iyer was dismissed, there was some stir in the dressing room.

Hazlewood cheated

Josh Hazlewood returned to the playing XI for the first time after the season resumed earlier this month. RCB demolished the top order of Punjab Kings, which Preity Zinta was also not sure. Hazelwood bowled outside the off stump. The ball jumped on the pitch. Iyer tried to play a big shot, but the ball went into the hands of wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma with the edge of his bat. In this way Hazlewood dismissed Iyer for the fourth time in T20. In five innings, Iyer has scored just 9 runs in 20 balls against Hazlewood.

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Furious ponting

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was commenting on the dismissal of Shreyas Iyer, was agitated. He said, ‘It was not a good shot at all. This was a useless shot. After this, Ricky Ponting, the head coach of Punjab Kings, was seen talking to Iyer in the dressing room. Ponting was unhappy with the team’s performance.

Punjab’s poor performance

Punjab had a poor performance at the home ground. Punjab has been one of the better batting teams in this tournament. They topped the league stage. Being a home ground, he was considered a favorite in this match. But RCB made good preparations. RCB defeated Punjab on the same ground in April.