The Punjab Kings are flying high. They defended the lowest score in IPL history and Shreyas Iyer is on a mission. Can Royal Challengers stop them though? Yuzvendra Chahal finally made an impact and his ability against Virat Kohli will be key for certain.

RCB vs PBKS Match Details

Date: April 18th, 2025

Time:  7:30 PM IST

Venue: Bengaluru

RCB vs PBKS Weather Report

Clear weather and a nice evening is expected for the game.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Pitch Report

Average Score Batting First in the five games: 177

Average Score Batting Second in the five games: 189

Wins Batting First in the last Five games: 2

Wins Batting Second in the last Five games: 3

Batting first, scoring big and applying scoreboard pressure was the way to go last season. It could be the same now too with small boundaries in Delhi.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Head to Head

Stats	Matches	RCB Won	PBKS Won	NR	Tie
Overall	33	16	17	0	0
At Bengaluru	12	8	4	0	0
Last Five T20Is	5	3	2	0	0

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Predicted Playing XI

Punjab Kings Playing XI 

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shegde, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh  

Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Impact Player: Suyash Sharma/ Rasikh Salam

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Players to Watch

Devdutt Padikkal

Padikkal has been going well in the powerplay so far. His strike-rate was a concern but he is answering questions over them nice and daringly.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Chahal finds his magic. He was unplayable for most part of the previous game and looks really good defending totals. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Match Tips

Punjab will be flying high after their previous win but concerns over their batting and fielding remain. They are hit by injury while Bengaluru are at home and with some momentum of their own.

Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Will Win the Match