RCB Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 34
Published - 18 Apr 2025, 02:00 PM
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be up against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 34th match of IPL 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. This article provides details about RCB's playing 11 vs Punjab Kings for match 34 of IPL 2025.
Both RCB and PBKS would like to earn back-to-back wins, having registered a win in their last match, respectively. PBKS, especially, would hope to deliver a much improved performance against RCB than what the team did at their home ground in the encounter against KKR
RCB Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 34:
Openers: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli
Philip Salt and former captain Virat Kohli will open the innings for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against PBKS. The pair will look to provide a solid start to the team in the first six overs, like they did in the last game against RR
English opener Philip Salt found back his form against RR after failing to make a significant contribution in the last couple of matches before that for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and took on the opposition bowlers to put them under pressure right from the first ball
Salt hopes to build on the good form he has shown in the upcoming match against PBKS and replicate the match-winning performance he delivered against KKR at the season opener.
Virat, on the other hand, played in his usual way and scored his 100th half-century in T20 cricket in the match against RR after struggling to score runs in the initial few matches, and will look to carry the same form in the match against PBKS in Bengaluru.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru would be elated by the way their captain Rajat Patidar has performed in the tournament. His innings against MI guided RCB to an above-par total. Rajat's innings ensured that the bowlers had the leverage of an extra 10-15 runs on a flat deck at the Wankhede Stadium.
Other than Patidar batters like Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, and Tim David have made useful contributions for the team in the final five overs and will look to keep up the good work in their third home match of IPL 2025 against PBKS
Bowlers: Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowling trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Yash Dayal have done a good job in all the phases of the innings, which was evident in the last match against RR, with them not letting the batters get under the ball on a slow wicket in Jaipur
The spin department of RCB is being handled by experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya and young leg spinner Suyash Sharma, The duo has played a crucial part in the team's victories in the tournament so far.
