<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/search?title=rcb" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Royal Challengers Bengaluru </a>lost their third match in a row at home in the ongoing IPL 2025 as they were beaten by <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/punjab-kings">Punjab Kings</a> by 5 wickets in a rain-curtailed, reduced to 14-over match at the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/search?title=chinnaswamy" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chinnaswamy Stadium.</a></p>
<p>Post match, RCB pacer <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/josh-hazlewood" rel="dofollow">Josh Hazlewood</a> openly criticised his team. He said that the players are not learning from their past mistakes.&nbsp;"Yeah, I think it's not a typical Chinnaswamy wicket. Obviously, the bounce has always been there, but it's in past years, it's probably been more consistent,&rdquo; Hazlewood said.</p>
<p>He also said that the team&rsquo;s performance in the powerplay was not good, and that made things worse. &nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/rohit-sharma-responds-to-mca-wankhedes-stand-gesture-i-will-forever-be-grateful-for-this-honour-8977320" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rohit Sharma responds to MCA Wankhede&rsquo;s Stand gesture: &lsquo;I will forever be grateful for this honour&rsquo;</a></strong></p>
<p>"Yeah, it's obviously three (defeats) in a row now at home. It's just we've probably been a bit slow on the learnings from the first two games and didn't put that into practice as well as we could have, probably in those first probably six to eight overs, obviously, with the score the way it was," he added.</p>
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<p>Hazlewood still believes the team can bounce back from this situation."But we'll dive into this game and, you know, probably more so when we get back to Bangalore and really go through in detail and with a fine tooth comb and come up with a few ideas of where we can learn and improve. I think the bowling definitely improved from the last two outings. So sort of we're slowly getting there, but probably not quick enough," he said.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Punjab spinner Harpreet Brar praised Nehal Wadhera, who scored 33 not out and finished the match calmly.&nbsp;"Nehal is a very good player. He has been playing in the IPL for the last 2-3 years. He does well domestically as well. Recently, when we won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he played very well in the knockouts. As a senior, I feel very proud," said Brar.</p>
<p>Brar took two wickets in the final over and said he was ready for the challenge.&nbsp;"In small matches, you have to be on your toes. You can get an over anytime. I was ready. It was my first game of the season. I didn't know that I would bowl in the last over," he signed off.</p>

Sports: Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost their third match in a row at home. Post match, RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood criticised team for not learning from past  mistakes

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost their third match in a row at home in the ongoing IPL 2025 as they were beaten by Punjab Kings by 5 wickets in a rain-curtailed, reduced to 14-over match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Post match, RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood openly criticised his team. He said that the players are not learning from their past mistakes. "Yeah, I think it's not a typical Chinnaswamy wicket. Obviously, the bounce has always been there, but it's in past years, it's probably been more consistent,” Hazlewood said. He also said that the team’s performance in the powerplay was not good, and that made things worse. Also Read: Rohit Sharma responds to MCA Wankhede’s Stand gesture: ‘I will forever be grateful for this honour’ "Yeah, it's obviously three (defeats) in a row now at home. It's just we've probably been a bit slow on the learnings from the first two games and didn't put that into practice as well as we could have, probably in those first probably six to eight overs, obviously, with the score the way it was," he added. 'Nehal is a good player' Hazlewood still believes the team can bounce back from this situation."But we'll dive into this game and, you know, probably more so when we get back to Bangalore and really go through in detail and with a fine tooth comb and come up with a few ideas of where we can learn and improve. I think the bowling definitely improved from the last two outings. So sort of we're slowly getting there, but probably not quick enough," he said. On the other hand, Punjab spinner Harpreet Brar praised Nehal Wadhera, who scored 33 not out and finished the match calmly. "Nehal is a very good player. He has been playing in the IPL for the last 2-3 years. He does well domestically as well. Recently, when we won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he played very well in the knockouts. As a senior, I feel very proud," said Brar. Brar took two wickets in the final over and said he was ready for the challenge. "In small matches, you have to be on your toes. You can get an over anytime. I was ready. It was my first game of the season. I didn't know that I would bowl in the last over," he signed off.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Punjab Kings all-rounder Harpreet Brar enjoyed a dream match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday as the southpaw scalped the wickets of Virat Kohl, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell while also contributing handy runs with the bat. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Brar was the game-changer for Punjab Kings against RCB as he helped his side seal their third win in seven matches in IPL 2021. The 25-year-old was spotted sharing a light-hearted moment with RCB skipper Kohli, who gave him a pat on the back for his terrific all-round show in the match.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">PBKS went on to defeat RCB by 34 runs in what could be a turning point of the season for the KL Rahul-led outfit.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">The official handle of IPL posted a video where Kohli was seen sharing a light-hearted moment with Brar while also appreciating him for his performance on the field.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Brar cleaned up Kohli before beating the defence of Maxwell as he castled him in successive deliveries. In the next over, Brar scalped the in-form de Villiers as the Mr 360 hit the ball straight to the hands of Rahul at short extra cover. The Punjab Kings all-rounder finished with three wickets while conceding just 19 runs.</p>

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<p>In the match, Punjab Kings posted 179/5 after a flourishing knock by KL Rahul as the skipper got support from Chris Gayle and later Brar. Chasing 180, RCB kept losing wickets and fell off the chase early in their innings. While there were plenty of match-winners for RCB, none performed well to take the team over the winning line as they fell short by 34 runs to concede their second defeat in IPL 2021. <o:p></o:p></p>

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Punjab Kings all-rounder Harpreet Brar enjoyed a dream match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday as the southpaw scalped the wickets of Virat Kohl, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell while also contributing handy runs with the bat.

Punjab Kings all-rounder Harpreet Brar enjoyed a dream match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Friday as the southpaw scalped the wickets of Virat Kohl, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell while also contributing handy runs with the bat. Brar was the game-changer for Punjab Kings against RCB as he helped his side seal their third win in seven matches in IPL 2021. The 25-year-old was spotted sharing a light-hearted moment with RCB skipper Kohli, who gave him a pat on the back for his terrific all-round show in the match. PBKS went on to defeat RCB by 34 runs in what could be a turning point of the season for the KL Rahul-led outfit. The official handle of IPL posted a video where Kohli was seen sharing a light-hearted moment with Brar while also appreciating him for his performance on the field. ALSO READ: Kane Williamson replaces David Warner as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain for rest of IPL 2021 First, the wicket & then, the appreciation from the man himself! 🤝@thisisbrar will surely cherish this moment with @imVkohli! 😊#VIVOIPL #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/ovXmadbyKN — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2021 × Brar cleaned up Kohli before beating the defence of Maxwell as he castled him in successive deliveries. In the next over, Brar scalped the in-form de Villiers as the Mr 360 hit the ball straight to the hands of Rahul at short extra cover. The Punjab Kings all-rounder finished with three wickets while conceding just 19 runs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IPL (@iplt20) × In the match, Punjab Kings posted 179/5 after a flourishing knock by KL Rahul as the skipper got support from Chris Gayle and later Brar. Chasing 180, RCB kept losing wickets and fell off the chase early in their innings. While there were plenty of match-winners for RCB, none performed well to take the team over the winning line as they fell short by 34 runs to concede their second defeat in IPL 2021.

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