IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Who will win today’s match? Can Rajat Patidar break his jinx at the Chinnaswamy Stadium?
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match: The Royal Challengers Bangalore will host their third home game of the season against the Punjab Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB are not enjoying under home conditions, which seems odd as they have been sheer heavyweights in every other venue other than the twin defeats on their home ground.
RCB have gone on to mostly win while batting second, with the likely greatest of chasemasters in their side. However, their record-breaking wins against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede and the Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk came when RCB posted big totals batting first.
However, on both occasions of losses at the Chinnaswamy, be it against the Titans or the Delhi Capitals, RCB were sent in to bat first, and their batters could not manifest anything special on one of the best-known batting tracks in India. Qualifications are due on at least 8 wins for a team, and for RCB, they need to secure a win or two on their home ground, playing 7 of their matches of the season on this venue.
The Punjab Kings, who have had the most ordinary record in the history of the IPL, are making wonders under new skipper Shreyas Iyer and the new management under Ricky Ponting. Punjab Kings come from a famous win against the Kolkata Knight Riders, where they defended the lowest ever score in the history of the IPL.
Currently, either of these two teams is eyeing the second spot in the points table, as another win can lead them to surpass the Gujarat Titans. Now, RCB and PBKS are in the 3rd and 4th positions of the points table.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Details
Tournament: Indian Premier League 2025
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: 18th April 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: IPL Head-to-Head record
Despite not having several successful seasons in the IPL, the Punjab Kings have always been a better side when playing against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The opposition have faced each other on 33 occasions, with the neck-to-neck record, as RCB have won 16 while 17 wins for the Punjab Kings as well.
Matches Played: 33
RCB Won: 16
PBKS Won: 17
N/R: 0
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Chinnaswamy Pitch Report
Chinnaswamy is never known as a bowlers' den, often considered one of the greatest six-hitting arenas in India. However, this time around, the bowler's graveyard isn’t the same as before, as the home side here has not been able to score higher than 170, as they were put to bat first on both occasions. The heat waves and later cooler evenings will largely favour the playing conditions, and the toss will play a very crucial role here.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Playing 11
RCB Playing 11: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal and Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal
PBKS Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai / Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Vijaykumar Vyshak
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Winner Prediction
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have not had the best of seasons on their home venue, losing both of the two games. Punjab Kings also have a bunch of players who have previously starred for the Royal Challengers. Yuzi Chahal has the most wickets at the Chinnaswamy (52 wickets) to his name. Vijaykumar Vyshak rose to fame with an impactful season with RCB last year and was used for a very handy spell by the Punjab Kings in their opening game against the Gujarat Titans. The toss will play a huge role here; the Punjab Kings can be named the favourites here, though this game will be a very hard-fought contest.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Dream Team
Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt and Prabhsimran Singh
Batsman: Shreyas Iyer [C], Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Priyansh Arya [vc]
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya and Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Josh Hazlewood and Yuzvendra Chahal
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