RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction : Who Will Win Today’s Match 34 of IPL 2025?

RCB vs PBKS Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match number 34 of IPL 2025 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 18. After three away wins this season, RCB are back at their home venue where they lost two matches consecutively. Now, they will look to continue their winning run at their home ground as well in the upcoming clash against PBKS.

Meanwhile, PBKS are coming after a historic win against Kolkata Knight Riders where they successfully defended a target of 111 runs on a batting-friendly surface inNew Chandigarh. Now, the Shreyas Iyer-led side will look to repeat the same kind of performance against RCB a their home ground. Let’s have a look at today’s Cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 34th match of IPL 2025 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings.

RCB vs PBKS Match Details

Match	Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Match 34
Venue	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time	Friday, April 18, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

RCB vs PBKS Pitch Report

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The surface of the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium has been a paradise for the batters throughout the years. We usually see high-scoring clashes at this ground where the team batting first looks to get past 200 runs. However, the fast bowlers can turn out to be effective with the new ball. The team batting first has won 41 matches at this ground in the IPL while the chasing team has won 52 times. The average score batting first at this ground is around 168 runs.

RCB vs PBKS Weather Report

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RCB vs PBKS Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings have faced each other 33 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 33 matches, PBKS won 17 times while RCB defeated them on 16 occasions.

Matches played	33
RCB won	16
PBKS won	17

RCB vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs

RCB Probable Playing 11: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal

Impact player: Devdutt Padikkal

PBKS Probable Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryansh Shedge

Impact player: Yash Thakur

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Full Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

Who will score most runs in RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 clash?

Phil Salt: Phil Salt has been a constant performer RCB this season and gives a fiery start as an opener. He has amassed 208 runs from six matches so far at a strike rate of 185.71.

Phil Salt IPL 2025 stats

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	HS
6	208	34.67	185.71	65

Phil Salt IPL Career stats

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	HS
27	861	34.44	177.89

Priyansh Arya: Young opening batter Priyansh Arya has been in great form for PBKS this year with his fiery batting. The left-hander has amassed 216 runs from six matches at a strike rate of 216 with one hundred.

Priyansh Arya IPL Career Stats

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	HS
6	216	36.00	216.00	103

Who will take most wickets in RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 clash?

Josh Hazlewood: Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is currently the leading wicket taker for RCB this season and played a crucial part in RCB’s wins. He has taken nine wickets from six matches so far.

Josh Hazlewood IPL 2025 stats

Matches	Wickets	Average	Strike Rate	BBM
6	9	21.00	14.56	3/21

Josh Hazlewood IPL Career Stats

Matches	Wickets	Average	Strike Rate	BBM
33	44	22.70	16.68	4/25

Yuzvendra Chahal: Yuzvendra Chahal bowled fiery spell of 4/28 as PBKS defended a total of 111 runs. He is back in old touch with six wickets in six matches so far.

Yuzvendra Chahal IPL 2025 stats