Punjab Kings (PBKS) are all set to take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025. The PBKS vs RCB Match Preview provides today's IPL match details.
PBKS vs RCB Match Preview- IPL 2025, Match Qualifier 1:
Date and Venue:
The PBKS vs RCB match will be played on May 29 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Punjab Kings
Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jamieson
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Swastik Chikara, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh, Mayank Agarawal, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani
PBKS vs RCB Key battles:
Prabhsimran Singh vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Prabhsimran Singh will look to keep up the good work he has done so far in IPL 22025 for PBKs and make a significant contribution in the all-important match.
Prabhsimran will have to deal with the swing of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will be itching to get things right and guide RCB to a win.
Priyansh Arya vs Josh Hazlewood
The left-handed batter Priyansh Arya has scored more than 400 runs for PBKS in the current season and has been the aggressor at the top of the order.
Priyansh will go head-to-head against experienced fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who will look to make a strong comeback after missing the last few games for RCB.
Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh
Virat Kohli will look to continue the rich vein of form the former RCB skipper is in and would hope to make a decisive contribution.
Virat will have to tackle the swing of Arshdeep Singh, who bowled an excellent final over against MI and would want to replicate the same against RCB.
Jitesh Sharma vs Harpreet Brar
Jitesh Sharma, who played a captain's knock against LSG under pressure, will hope to make another significant contribution to guide RCB into the final for the first time after 2016.
The wicketkeeper batter will be up against Harpreet Brar, who has bowled well in the handful of opportunities he has had this season.
PBKS vs RCB Key Players:
PBKS- Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar
RCB- Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
PBKS vs RCB Weather Report:
There are no chances of rain during the game in Mullanpur on Thursday, with a maximum temperature of 39°C and a minimum of 24°C.
Conclusion
PBKS would like to win the upcoming clash against RCB, as by doing so, the Shreyas Iyer-led side will book a place in the final of this year's tournament.
RCB, on the other hand, would also like to clinch a win in the first qualifier of the 18th edition of the league to earn a place in the final.
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Phil Salt goes back, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
Kyle Jamieson to Phil Salt, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the off stump, full length and Phil Salt hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering it to deep cover for a magnificent Maximum!
End of over 6 (21 runs)
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Mayank Agarwal hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, Six, Six !! What a delivery! doosra lands right on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, 1 run, doosra, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep cover for 1 run.
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Mayank Agarwal hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep cover for 1 run. Misfielding has cost them runs
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep cover for 1 run.
Harpreet Brar to Mayank Agarwal, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Mayank Agarwal hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
End of over 7 (11 runs)
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal, 1 run, Musheer Khan delivers off break ball at full length, Mayank Agarwal hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Phil Salt hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal, Six, Six !! What a delivery! doosra lands right on the stumps, Mayank Agarwal goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Mayank Agarwal hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Mayank Agarwal c S Iyer b M Khan 19 (13) Musheer Khan to Mayank Agarwal, no run, c S Iyer b M Khan, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Mayank Agarwal who hangs in the crease to play it towards slip that goes straight to Shreyas Iyer, who makes the catch for Mayank Agarwal's dismissal.
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rajat Patidar hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 8 (13 runs)
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, doosra, good length, on the stumps, Rajat Patidar goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, 1 run, Harpreet Brar delivers off break ball at full length, Phil Salt hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.
Harpreet Brar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, Harpreet Brar delivers off break ball at full length, Rajat Patidar hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run. Misfielding has cost them runs
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Phil Salt goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Harpreet Brar to Phil Salt, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, doosra, full length, on the off stump, Rajat Patidar hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Rajat Patidar elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar, 1 run, Musheer Khan delivers doosra at full length, Rajat Patidar goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Phil Salt, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Phil Salt hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Musheer Khan to Rajat Patidar, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Rajat Patidar goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
End of over 10 (14 runs)