Have you ever seen a battle of supremacy? We will be witnesses to a battle where the top two teams will fight for their top position in the IPL Point Table 2025. The RCB vs PBKS match will be massive on the playground.
In this blog, we will discuss the RCB vs PBKS match predictions and who will be supreme.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Match Details
The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings match will happen on 29 May 2025, at 7:30 PM IST in the battlefield of Chandigarh at the New PCA Stadium. If you want to stream this match, you can see the live match on Star Sports and Jio+hotstar, or if you are planning to see the match from the stadium, then you can buy a ticket from IPLT20.com
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Timeline
Both teams have faced each other 35 times since the beginning of the IPL in 2008. RCB won 17 matches and lost 18 matches; on the other hand, PBKS won 18 matches and lost 17 matches.
Team | Won | Lost |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 17 | 18 |
Punjab Kings | 18 | 17 |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Standing
In the season of the Indian Premier League of 2025, RCB played 14 matches, where they won 9 matches and lost 4, with 1 draw. Punjab Kings is also on the same stats, but their Net Run Rate is +0.372, and it puts them at the number 1 spot. RCB has a +0.301 Net Run Rate.
Both teams have 19 points in the IPL point table, and both teams are powerful with their batting and bowling.
Team | Match Played | Won | Lost | Draw | Net Run Rate |
RCB | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | +0.301 |
PBKS | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | +0.372 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Stats
RCB stats: This time, RCB got a strong competitor for the battle. Their winning probability is 50%. They won 9 matches and lost 4 matches in this tournament of IPL 2025. The RCB is in second position, and they have seasoned players like Virat Kohli, who scored 602 runs with a strike rate of 147.91. And an experienced bowler like Josh Hazlewood, who took 18 wickets in just 10 matches.
PBKS Stats: The team that is at the top of the IPL point table has to face the RCB team, where players are experienced. The PBKS winning probability is also 50%, but they have a mastermind captain like Shreyas Iyer, who scored 514 runs with a strike rate of 171.90 in 14 matches, and batsmen like Prabhsimran Singh, who are continuously performing well this season. And they also have experienced bowlers like Arshdeep Singh, who took 14 wickets in 13 innings. They have veteran bowlers like Yuzvendra Chahal.
The last match of RCB vs PBKS
They faced their last match on the 20th of April at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Punjab. In this match, RCB won by 7 wickets. They won the toss and decided to bowl first. The PBKS 157/6 was scored for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, but RCB chased this score in just 18.5 overs, securing 7 wickets.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 61 runs and Virat Kohli 73 runs in this match. Their bowlers Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma took 2 wickets each of the PBKS team.
RCB will be successful in dominating Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh. Romario Shepherd succeeded in stopping Shreyas Iyer. RCB succeeded in dominating the PBKS last time. Will PBKS take revenge for their last loss?
RCB vs PBKS Predicted Players XI
RCB Predicted Player XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (WK & C), Tim David/Tim Seifert, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood/Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
Impact Player: Rajat Patidar
PBKS Predicted player XI: Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak.
Impact Player: Prabhsimran Singh
Pitch and Weather Reports of the match
The Mullanpur pitch (New PCA) is a well-balanced one. Though it is batting-friendly in general with excellent pace and bounce initially, it becomes slower as the match wears on, introducing spinners to the equation. An average first innings score of 170-175 means the totals will be competitive. There will be support for pacers, particularly with the new ball, and also for spinners.
The weather conditions in Mullanpur for Qualifier 1 will be fine. Temperatures will range from the mid to high 30s Celsius at the beginning of the match, decreasing a bit towards the end. The chances of rain are very low (about 1% precipitation) and partly cloudy weather, with no breaks during a complete game
Who will win? Final Thought
It’s a close one, but favoring Royal Challengers Bengaluru given their latest dominant batting efforts and sheer individual talent in their lineup, if only their bowling department rises to the challenge. Nevertheless, anticipate PBKS to battle tooth and nail at home.