An IPL season gets more exciting and thrilling after every match. The competition gets tougher as the season progresses and the teams look to win every single match. The IPL 2025 is also coming with such thrillers and the franchises have started gearing up for the much awaited 18th edition of the tournament.
With the help of previous match results, players performances and analysing the data like the pitch report and weather forecast, the fans can also make a prediction for the upcoming IPL match. From projected score to key players who could step up, match prediction can give the fans an idea of how the match could proceed.There are various factors that should be kept in mind while making predictions for a cricket match, including the head-to-head record between the two teams, performance of both teams on the ground where the match will take place, past performances of players against the opponent and performance on that particular ground.
Today’s IPL match prediction
Qualifier 1: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The IPL 2025 has reached its final stages and the top two teams of the season, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face each other in the first qualifier at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on May 29. Both the teams had a great season so far and are among the favourites to lift their maiden IPL title this year.
Head-to-Head
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other 35 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 35 matches, PBKS won 18 times while RCB defeated them on 17 occasions.
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Matches played |
35 |
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PBKS won |
18 |
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RCB won |
17 |
Probable Playing XIs
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh
Impact player: Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
Impact player: Rajat Patidar
Who will win Today IPL match
RCB are likely to defeat PBKS in the first qualifier of IPL 2025.
