- By Himanshu Badola
- Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:15 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Fantasy Team Prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to host Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 match 34 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, April 18.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's push for a maiden home victory this season will depend on their batters taming the canny Yuzvendra Chahal. They will be looking to carry on their promising momentum this season.
Chahal, in the company of off-spinner Glenn Maxwell, will have noticed Bengaluru batters' struggle against slow bowlers R Sai Kishore (2/22, Gujarat Titans), Kuldeep Yadav (2/17) and Vipraj Nigam (2/18, both Delhi Capitals) here, especially once the field was spread out. Besides, both Chahal and Maxwell will also be armed with their familiarity with the conditions here, courtesy of the years spent at the Royal Challengers' dugout.
RCB have their set of spinners in Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma, giving the hosts hopes of trading some punches of their own. The Punjab outfit also has capable pace options in Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen, though not as decorated as Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the opposition ranks.
Rajat Patidar and Shreyas Iyer have little in common. Iyer has proven credentials, an IPL-winning captain with an excellent track record as a batter in this tournament.
TOSS - The match toss between Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings to take place at 7 PM IST
Time - April 18, 7:30 PM IST
Venue - M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Where To Watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 Match:
The live streaming in India will be helmed by the Jiohotstar app and website.
RCB vs PBKS, Bengaluru Pitch Report:
The pitch at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium has historically favoured batters due to its flat nature. The high-scoring contest is expected to be witnessed during the RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 match, with the venue having short dimensions. In the two games played here, the team bowling first has won both games. It is very difficult to defend a total here. Bowlers might get a promising amount of movement with the new ball.
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Fantasy Team Prediction
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh (Vice-Captain)
Batters: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Priyansh Arya
All-Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Probable Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryansh Shedge
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis