PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, Qualifier 1, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for IPL 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished second in the points table with nine wins in 14 matches
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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.
IPL 2025: Qualifier 1, PBKS vs RCB Match Prediction
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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Players Stats in current Series
Virat Kohli
RCB - bat
614 Runs
14Ā Matches
Prabhsimran Singh
PBKS - wk
517 Runs
15Ā Matches
Shreyas Iyer
PBKS - bat
516 Runs
15Ā Matches
Priyansh Arya
PBKS - bat
431 Runs
15Ā Matches
Philip Salt
RCB - wk
387 Runs
12Ā Matches
Nehal Wadhera
PBKS - all
306 Runs
14Ā Matches
Lockie Ferguson
PBKS - bowl
400.00
4Ā Matches
Romario Shepherd
RCB - all
353.33
7Ā Matches
Marcus Stoinis
PBKS - bat
185.37
11Ā Matches
Tim David
RCB - bat
185.15
12Ā Matches
Priyansh Arya
PBKS - bat
182.63
15Ā Matches
Philip Salt
RCB - wk
175.91
12Ā Matches
Josh Hazlewood
RCB - bowl
21 Wkts
11Ā Matches
Arshdeep Singh
PBKS - bowl
18 Wkts
15Ā Matches
Marco Jansen
PBKS - all
16 Wkts
14Ā Matches
Krunal Pandya
RCB - all
15 Wkts
14Ā Matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB - bowl
15 Wkts
13Ā Matches
Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS - bowl
14 Wkts
12Ā Matches
Nuwan Thushara
RCB - bowl
6.50
1Ā Match
Josh Hazlewood
RCB - bowl
8.30
11Ā Matches
Liam Livingstone
RCB - all
8.44
9Ā Matches
Glenn Maxwell
PBKS - all
8.46
7Ā Matches
Arshdeep Singh
PBKS - bowl
8.62
15Ā Matches
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
Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
170
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
Arshdeep Singh PBKS | BOWL
Arshdeep Singh has picked up 18 wickets in 14 games and will be a top pick for this match.
Philip Salt RCB | WK
Philip Salt scored a half century a few matches back and will be a top pick against this opposition.
Priyansh Arya PBKS | BAT
Priyansh Arya smashed a 40 ball century against CSK and will be a budget pick against this opposition.
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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Rajat Patidar
RCB | BAT
Praveen Dubey
PBKS | ALL
Last Updated On - May 29 2025 7:14 PM
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