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
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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
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Weather Report
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34.1°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RR
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DC
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MI
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GT
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CSK
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RCB
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Punjab Kings
PBKS
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KKR
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SRH
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PBKS
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PBKS
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CSK
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RR
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Players Stats in current Series
Virat Kohli
RCB - bat
443 Runs
10Ā Matches
Shreyas Iyer
PBKS - bat
360 Runs
10Ā Matches
Priyansh Arya
PBKS - bat
346 Runs
10Ā Matches
Prabhsimran Singh
PBKS - wk
346 Runs
10Ā Matches
Philip Salt
RCB - wk
239 Runs
9Ā Matches
Devdutt Padikkal
RCB - bat
230 Runs
9Ā Matches
Lockie Ferguson
PBKS - bowl
400.00
4Ā Matches
Jacob Bethell
RCB - all
200.00
1Ā Match
Tim David
RCB - bat
197.85
10Ā Matches
Priyansh Arya
PBKS - bat
196.59
10Ā Matches
Shreyas Iyer
PBKS - bat
180.90
10Ā Matches
Philip Salt
RCB - wk
168.31
9Ā Matches
Josh Hazlewood
RCB - bowl
18 Wkts
10Ā Matches
Arshdeep Singh
PBKS - bowl
13 Wkts
10Ā Matches
Krunal Pandya
RCB - all
13 Wkts
10Ā Matches
Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS - bowl
13 Wkts
10Ā Matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB - bowl
12 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Marco Jansen
PBKS - all
10 Wkts
10Ā Matches
Suyash Sharma
RCB - bowl
7.97
9Ā Matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB - bowl
8.35
9Ā Matches
Josh Hazlewood
RCB - bowl
8.44
10Ā Matches
Liam Livingstone
RCB - all
8.44
7Ā Matches
Glenn Maxwell
PBKS - all
8.46
7Ā Matches
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
Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
171
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS | BOWL
Yuzvendra Chahal picked up four wickets in the last game and will be a top pick for this match.
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.
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.
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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Suyash Sharma
RCB | BOWL
Yash Thakur
PBKS | BAT
Last Updated On - Apr 18 2025 6:56 PM
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