'Punjab ko harake phir Ahmedabad jaana hai mujhe...': RCB star's bold prediction for Qualifier 1 goes viral, watch VIDEO

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Swastik Chikara has predicted that his team will easily defeat the Punjab Kings in their Qualifier 1 clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. RCB and PBKS sealed the top two spots in the cash-rich league, and the winner of this clash will directly qualify for the final, which is scheduled to take place on June 3 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

RCB star Swastik Chikara, on a Live session on Instagram, seemed extremely confident about his team's chances in qualifier 1. The batter's video went viral on social media. Here is the clip.

"Jeetegi bhai Jeetegi RCB, likhwa lo. Ek tarfa jeet rahi hai RCB. (RCB will win for sure, take it in writing) [After he was asked where was he going after wearing fancy sunglasses] Punjab ko harane. Punjab ko harake phir Ahmedabad zara Ahmedabad jaana hai mujhe. Ahmedabad mein system hai apna, tension mat lo. Bhai, kal Punjab ko harake phir Ahmedabad nikalna hai," he said on his Instagram Live session.

While writing this copy, Punjab Kings managed to score 60 runs after losing five wickets after being asked to bat first. RCB captain Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood return in RCB's playing XI for Qualifier 1.

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Rajat Patidar at toss: We will bowl first. Wicket looks very hard, decent covering of grass and will try to maximise the first few overs. Everyone gave more than 100 per cent in the last game, Jitesh Salt and Kohli they were tremendous. One change for us. Hazlewood comes in place of Thushara.

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RCB vs PBKS playing XIs

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlet.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Mayank Agarawal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.