IPL 2025: Match 34, RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are third in the points table with four wins and two losses in six matches

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 Apr 2025, 18:56 IST

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Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Punjab Kings in the 34th match of the IPL 2025. This match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final on May 25, will be in Kolkata.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are third in the points table with four wins and two losses in six matches. They beat Rajasthan Royals in the previous match by 8 wickets. Both their losses so far this season have come at home and that is something that RCB would want to rectify going forward. 

On the other hand, Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs in the previous match. They defended a target of 111 runs which is the lowest total defended in the history of IPL and will be high on confidence. They are placed fourth in the table with four wins and two losses in six matches. This should be a closely fought game. 

Match Information

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, Match 34

Indian Premier League, 18 Apr 2025, Fri, 7:30 PM IST ,M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Live Stream

Jio Hotstar

Weather Report

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Clouds

34.1°C

27% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

W
L
W
L
W

Punjab Kings

W
L
W
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Virat Kohli

RCB - bat

443 Runs

10Ā Matches

2

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS - bat

360 Runs

10Ā Matches

3

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

346 Runs

10Ā Matches

346 Runs

10Ā Matches

5

Philip Salt

RCB - wk

239 Runs

9Ā Matches

230 Runs

9Ā Matches

1

Lockie Ferguson

PBKS - bowl

400.00

4Ā Matches

2

Jacob Bethell

RCB - all

200.00

1Ā Match

3

Tim David

RCB - bat

197.85

10Ā Matches

4

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

196.59

10Ā Matches

5

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS - bat

180.90

10Ā Matches

6

Philip Salt

RCB - wk

168.31

9Ā Matches

1

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

18 Wkts

10Ā Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

13 Wkts

10Ā Matches

3

Krunal Pandya

RCB - all

13 Wkts

10Ā Matches

4

Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS - bowl

13 Wkts

10Ā Matches

12 Wkts

9Ā Matches

6

Marco Jansen

PBKS - all

10 Wkts

10Ā Matches

1

Suyash Sharma

RCB - bowl

7.97

9Ā Matches

8.35

9Ā Matches

3

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

8.44

10Ā Matches

8.44

7Ā Matches

5

Glenn Maxwell

PBKS - all

8.46

7Ā Matches

6

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

8.51

10Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

PD Salt (wk), JM Sharma, RM Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Tim David, LS Livingstone, KH Pandya, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, B Kumar

Bench : S Chikara, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Mohit Rathee, L Ngidi, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, N Thushara, A Singh

Punjab Kings

P Simran Singh (wk), S Iyer (C), N Wadhera, GJ Maxwell, Shashank Singh, MP Stoinis, M Jansen, LH Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett

Bench : Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishnu Vinod, JP Inglis, P Arya, Suryansh Shedge, AM Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Musheer Khan, P Dubey, Harpreet Brar, KR Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, YS Thakur

Injury and availability news

Lockie Ferguson is ruled out of the tournament. Bartlett will replace him in the team.

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

171

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Shreyas Iyer PBKS | BAT

Shreyas Iyer has scored 250 runs in five matches at an average of 83 and a strike rate of 208 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 in this history of IPL with more than 8000 runs. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

8.5

Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS | BOWL

Yuzvendra Chahal picked up four wickets in the last game and will be a top pick for this match.

6.5

Philip Salt RCB | WK

Phil Salt scored 435 runs in the previous edition at a strike rate of 182. He will open the batting for RCB and can be a good option to have.

8

Priyansh Arya PBKS | BAT

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

9

Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB | BOWL

Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be lethal with the new ball and will be a handy budget pick against this opposition.

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8

Suyash Sharma

RCB | BOWL

8.5

Yash Thakur

PBKS | BAT

Last Updated On - Apr 18 2025 6:56 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
12.5/100

Head To Head
Philip Salt

6.5

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Rajat Patidar

7

Virat Kohli
C

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Liam Livingstone

8

Marco Jansen
VC

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

9

Josh Hazlewood

9

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
Philip Salt

6.5

Rajat Patidar
VC

7

Virat Kohli

9

Shreyas Iyer
C

7

Liam Livingstone

8

Krunal Pandya

8

Priyansh Arya

8

Marco Jansen

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Yash Dayal

8

Yuzvendra Chahal

8.5

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