Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 61st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player HighlightsPBKS vs RCB, 61st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Romario Shepherd to Cooper Connolly, out Caught by Jacob Bethell!! The in-form Connolly departs and Punjab is on the brink of a big loss, full and tailing into the pads, Connolly flicks it in the air towards backward square leg, didn't get the desired distance, holes out to Bethell, who takes a sharp catch just inches near the ropes. Cooper Connolly c Jacob Bethell b Romario Shepherd 37(22) [4s-3 6s-3]

Romario Shepherd to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, short and angling in, Connolly pulls it away to deep mid-wicket

Suyash Sharma to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, short again, Connolly punches it to sweeper cover, ordinary over from Suyash, too short from him, but lucky he got away

Suyash Sharma to Cooper Connolly, SIX, finally he's been taken to the cleaners, too short from him again, Connolly picks it and pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket

Suyash Sharma to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, short and outside off, Connolly pulls it down to long-on

Suyash Sharma to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, 50 up for Punjab, shorter and slower on middle, Connolly punches it down to long-on

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, full and tailing into the pads, Connolly works it to long-on, a slight fumble and they get the single

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, SIX, the slower short delivery, cross seam, Connolly was shaping in to pull, goes after it and the ball flew off the top-edge all the way over fine leg, streaky, but he went after in a flash

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, no run, good length delivery around the off stump, Connolly defends it watchfully

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, no run, the pacy delivery, cuts back in sharply to hit him on the mid riff, he's in some pain

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, he's got it through, slower and fuller on middle and leg, the back of the hand leg cutter, Cooper picks it early and drills it down the ground to long-off, he timed it well to beat the fielder at mid on

Rasikh Salam Dar to Cooper Connolly, no run, back of a length angling in from round the wicket, Cooper misses out on the clip shot

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, back of a length and shaping in, Connolly was looking to defend it off the back foot, the extra bounce takes the inside edge to backward square leg

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Cooper Connolly, 1 run, good length and outside off, hint of width, Connolly slices it to deep backward point

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, no run, that has cut him in half, back of a length and this one swings back in sharply, Connolly was hanging back to defend, the ball whizzes past the inside edge as it thuds into the keeper's mitts

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, SIX, he's sent it into the stands, Hazlewood errs in length, full and on the pads from round the wicket, it was right in the arc for Connolly as he lofts it effortlessly over long-on

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, no run, back of a length and outside off, Connolly cuts it hard to point, good stop by VK

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, he's latched onto it, short and outside off, Cooper stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it away to deep backward point, used the pace of Hazlewood well on that occasion

Josh Hazlewood to Cooper Connolly, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Connolly defends it to the off side, tight line

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Cooper Connolly, no run, round the wicket now, good length and angling into the stumps, Connolly defends it watchfully

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Cooper Connolly, no run, teasing line on a good length, moves away late, Connolly reaches out for it and is beaten all ends up

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Cooper Connolly, FOUR, oh no, Romario has just let it through for a boundary, full on middle and swinging in, Connolly pushes towards mid-on, where Romario moves to his right and just lets it through, very ordinary effort from him