PBKS vs RCB Match Overview:
PBKS vs RCB: In Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Punjab Kings will play Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday, May 29, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Shreyas Iyer has guided PBKS to its first postseason appearance since 2014 during his first term as captain. In the tournament’s round-robin round, they played 14 games, winning nine and losing just four. It washed out one game. In their most recent match against the Mumbai Indians in Jaipur, PBKS defeated them by a total of seven wickets, securing their place in Qualifier 1.
For the first time since 2016, RCB, meanwhile, placed in the top two. After PBKS, they came in second in the league. Although Rajat Patidar and company had the same amount of league victories and defeats as PBKS, Shreyas’ team’s net run rate was marginally higher. In the season’s final league match, RCB defeated the Lucknow Super Giants by chasing down a 228-run target—their most successful run-chase to date.
In the league stage, these two teams faced off twice. While RCB exacted revenge for the loss at Mullanpur, PBKS triumphed at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
PBKS vs RCB Match Details:
Match: Punjab Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Qualifier 1, IPL 2025
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Date & Time: Thursday, May 29, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details: JioHotstar
MY Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
Mullanpur has already hosted nine IPL matches. The average score in the first inning is 174. Teams batting first have won five of these games. The location played host to four matches in the 2025 IPL. The first-batting teams won three of them. The average score in the first inning is 183. Although bowling first is usually preferred by teams in the T20 format, getting up a total could work well here. Additionally, set hitters will need to make an impression because it may be hard for fresh batters to target the bowlers right away.
PBKS vs RCB Head-to-Head Record:
Matches Played: 35
Punjab Kings: 18
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 17
Punjab Kings (PBKS):
Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, and Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Player: Prabhsimran Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (WK & C), Tim David/Tim Seifert, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood/Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, and Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Rajat Patidar