Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
29.05.2025, 17:00
The Indian Premier League 2025 reaches the quarterfinal stage, and in the game, Punjab Kings will play Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. The two teams were amazing this season and will hope to display competitiveness as they eye a spot in the semis. Below, I will preview this game and offer the best betting opportunities.
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This match is expected to take place on the 29th of May 2025. The kickoff time will be 17:00pm.
- Match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Date: Thursday, May 29th, 2025
- Kick-Off Time: 17:00pm (AEST)
- Stadium: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
Weather and Pitch Report
Four Indian Premier League matches have been played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium this season. In the first two encounters, we witnessed three 200-plus totals. However, the last two ended in 111 all out, 95 all out, and 157 for 6 in 20 overs. Regarding the weather, it is expected to be a very calm day, with no signs of rain, while the temperature should be around 30°C.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Match Analysis
Punjab Kings’ success in the Indian Premier League 2025 has revolved around their uncapped Indian players. All season, this team were amazing with only four defeats in their fourteen matches during the regular season. Those defeats were against Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. In their final game of the season, Punjab Kings played Mumbai Indians and secured a 7-wicket win in a 184-187 encounter. Ahead of this game, Punjab Kings will hope to end the Royal Challengers' dominance, having lost four of the last five matches of this fixture.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have traditionally been the home of the game's biggest superstars and it is not surprising they finished in the top two in the regular season in consecutive times. Their captain, Rajat Patidar, has four international caps to his name, while their vice-captain, Jitesh Sharma nine, and they will be crucial for them in this fixture. In fourteen matches played this season, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won nine while losing four. In their final regular game of the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru played Lucknow Super Giants, and they won by 6 wickets in a 227-230 contest. Ahead of this game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won four of the last five meetings of this fixture and hope to take their chances again.
Punjab Kings Form
Yuzvendra Chahal will be a big boost for the Punjab Kings, as he is expected to start this game after missing out due to injury in the last two outings. Also, Marco Jansen has returned to the South Africa national team camp to prepare for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and will not be available for this game. Among the ten batters who have scored over 500 runs in the season, Yuzvendra Shreyas' strike rate of 171.90 is second only to Nicholas Pooran's 196.25 and will be crucial for this game.
Punjab Kings Expected Lineup
Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak/Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Form
Josh Hazlewood is back after a shoulder rehab and will be a big boost for the Challengers. This season, he has bagged 18 wickets from 10 games, with an average of 17.28. Also, Virat Kohli has amassed 602 runs from 13 innings at an average of 60.20 and a strike rate of 147.92 and will have a huge impact in this game. In the meantime, Tim David is unlikely to be available due to the hamstring injury he picked up against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Lineup
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara/Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
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Who will win in Match - Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru?
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have met 38 times and the matches ended with close results. Royal Challengers Bengaluru won 17 times, while the Punjab Kings won 18. In the meantime, most recent encounters saw the Royal Challengers Bengaluru win four of the last five, including their last meeting in April.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction
The two teams have a good shot at this but the fact that the loser of this game still stands another chance of qualifying for the finals makes it interesting. While the Punjab Kings have been exciting, the level of performance from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have also been great. This should be a game where both teams should do well to convert their chances, especially with every crucial starter available. Therefore, I will lean on runs here, with the total expected to be high. Also, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have shown players could make the difference and with Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood back, I believe they will book the first spot.
Prediction: Over 359.5 Runs
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