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Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished second in the points table with nine wins in 14 matches

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 29 May 2025, 19:14 IST

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Preview

Punjab Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2025. This match will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The winner of this match will book a place in the Final on 3rd June, while the loser will play Qualifier 2.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished second in the points table with nine wins in 14 matches. Jitesh Sharma scored an incredible 85* off 33 (8 fours & 6 sixes) to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru seal a Qualifier 1 berth for the first time since 2016 with a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the last group stage match. 

On the other hand, Punjab Kings were the table toppers with nine wins in 14 matches and have reached the playoffs for the first time since 2014. Shreyas Iyer's side will be keen to go one more step closer to the title. This promises to be a thrilling match between these two sides. 

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Match Information

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Qualifier 1

Indian Premier League, 29 May 2025, Thur, 7:30 PM IST ,Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

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Weather Report

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

Clear

29.2°C

31% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Punjab Kings

W
L
W
W
W

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

W
L
NR
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Virat Kohli

RCB - bat

614 Runs

14Ā Matches

517 Runs

15Ā Matches

3

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS - bat

516 Runs

15Ā Matches

4

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

431 Runs

15Ā Matches

5

Philip Salt

RCB - wk

387 Runs

12Ā Matches

6

Nehal Wadhera

PBKS - all

306 Runs

14Ā Matches

1

Lockie Ferguson

PBKS - bowl

400.00

4Ā Matches

353.33

7Ā Matches

3

Marcus Stoinis

PBKS - bat

185.37

11Ā Matches

4

Tim David

RCB - bat

185.15

12Ā Matches

5

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

182.63

15Ā Matches

6

Philip Salt

RCB - wk

175.91

12Ā Matches

1

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

21 Wkts

11Ā Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

18 Wkts

15Ā Matches

3

Marco Jansen

PBKS - all

16 Wkts

14Ā Matches

4

Krunal Pandya

RCB - all

15 Wkts

14Ā Matches

15 Wkts

13Ā Matches

6

Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS - bowl

14 Wkts

12Ā Matches

1

Nuwan Thushara

RCB - bowl

6.50

1Ā Match

2

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

8.30

11Ā Matches

8.44

9Ā Matches

4

Glenn Maxwell

PBKS - all

8.46

7Ā Matches

5

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

8.62

15Ā Matches

6

Krunal Pandya

RCB - all

8.62

14Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Punjab Kings

P Simran Singh, P Arya, JP Inglis (wk), S Iyer (C), N Wadhera, Shashank Singh, MP Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, KA Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh

Bench : Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishnu Vinod, Suryansh Shedge, AM Hardie, Musheer Khan, P Dubey, M Jansen, KR Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, YS Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Owen, GJ Maxwell, LH Ferguson

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

PD Salt, Virat Kohli, RM Patidar (C), LS Livingstone, JM Sharma (wk), KH Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Yash Dayal, B Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood

Bench : Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, S Chikara, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Rasikh Salam, L Ngidi, A Singh, N Thushara, Mayank Agarwal, B Muzarabani, Tim Seifert

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

170

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Shreyas Iyer PBKS | BAT

Shreyas Iyer has scored 514 runs in 14 matches at an average of 51 and a strike rate of 172 so far in this edition. He will be a good captaincy pick.

9
C

Virat Kohli RCB | BAT

Virat Kohli is the leading run getter for RCB in this edition with 602 runs in 13 matches. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

8.5

Arshdeep Singh PBKS | BOWL

Arshdeep Singh has picked up 18 wickets in 14 games and will be a top pick for this match.

6.5

Philip Salt RCB | WK

Philip Salt scored a half century a few matches back and will be a top pick against this opposition.

8

Priyansh Arya PBKS | BAT

Priyansh Arya smashed a 40 ball century against CSK and will be a budget pick against this opposition.

6

Prabhsimran Singh PBKS | WK

Prabhsimran Singh will open the batting and has scored 499 runs in 14 matches and will be looking to continue his good form.

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7

Rajat Patidar

RCB | BAT

8

Praveen Dubey

PBKS | ALL

Last Updated On - May 29 2025 7:14 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PBKS

6 : 5

RCB

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12/100

Head To Head
Philip Salt

6.5

Josh Inglis
VC

9

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli
C

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Priyansh Arya

8

Krunal Pandya

8

Shashank Singh

8

Josh Hazlewood

9

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PBKS

6 : 5

RCB

Credits Left
14/100

Grand League
Philip Salt
VC

6.5

Jitesh Sharma

7

Josh Inglis

9

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Priyansh Arya
C

8

Romario Shepherd

8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Kyle Jamieson

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

PBKS

5 : 6

RCB

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Philip Salt

6.5

Josh Inglis

9

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Shreyas Iyer
C

7

Mayank Agarwal

8.5

Romario Shepherd

8

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Yash Dayal

8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

PBKS

5 : 6

RCB

Credits Left
11.5/100

CricTracker Special
Philip Salt

6.5

Josh Inglis

9

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli
VC

9

Shreyas Iyer
C

7

Mayank Agarwal

8.5

Romario Shepherd

8

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Yash Dayal

8

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

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