Bengaluru also became the first team to qualify for the playoffs. With this win, Bengaluru remained at the top of the table with 18 points.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday and qualified for the playoffs.
Bengaluru also became the first team to qualify for the playoffs. With this win, Bengaluru remained at the top of the table with 18 points.
This was Punjab's sixth consecutive defeat and this has weakened their play-off chances. Punjab was limited to 13 points and finished fourth. Chasing a target of 223 runs for victory in Dharamsala, Punjab could only score 199 runs for the loss of eight wickets.
Shashank Singh top-scored for Punjab with 56 runs. Earlier, Bengaluru, who batted first, had scored 222 runs for the loss of four wickets. Venkateshwar Iyer top-scored with 73 runs.
He remained not out and hit eight fours and four sixes in 40 balls. Opener Virat Kohli also contributed 58 and Devdutt Padikkal 45 runs.
