Match Overview
Match Number: 34
Date: April 18, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Teams: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Weather: Clear skies with a maximum temperature of 28°C; no rain expected .
Team Form & Head-to-Head
- RCB: Currently in strong form, having won their last match by 12 runs against Mumbai Indians.
- PBKS: Also in good shape, securing an 18-run victory over Chennai Super Kings in their previous encounter.
- Head-to-Head: In 31 IPL matches, PBKS leads with 17 wins, while RCB has 14 victories.
RCB vs PBKS Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikal, Rajat Patidar(C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Punjab Kings Playing 11
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(C), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett
RCB vs PBKS Impact Players
RCB Impact Players: Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Bethell
PBKS Impact Players: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Marcus Stoinis, Pravin Dubey
Pitch Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium offers a balanced pitch, favoring both batsmen and bowlers. Pacers can exploit the early swing, while spinners may find grip as the game progresses. The average first innings score is around 175, and teams bowling first have a higher win percentage due to dew factors in the second innings
Recent Forms: 4734, Cricket, RCB vs PBKS
RCB - W L W L W
PBKS - W L W L W
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Key Players
- Virat Kohli
- Philip Salt
- Rajat Patidar
- Josh Hazlewood
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Key Players
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Shreyas Iyer
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marco Jansen
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Arshdeep Singh
RCB vs PBKS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Rajat Patidar
- Glenn Maxwell
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