RCB vs PBKS Today Match Toss Update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Punjab Kings as Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first in a rain-delayed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on April 18, Friday. The toss was scheduled to take place at 7 PM IST but steady drizzle delayed it. As per the revised playing conditions, it will be a 14-over per side game now. The RCB versus PBKS match will start at 9:45 PM. The batting powerplay will be of four overs. Four bowlers can bowl a maximum of 3 overs each, 1 bowler can bowl the remaining 2 overs
What did the captains say after the toss?
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, after winning the toss, said:
"We will bowl first. It's a good ground to chase and it's a rain interrupted game, overs have been reduced, will have a fair idea of how the wickert will play and that was always the pln. Stoinis comes in for Maxwell and Harpreet Brar is in. We need to have the right players at the right place, especially the angles".
Meanwhile, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, after losing the toss, said:
"We have to be smart in adapting to the conditions, we'll try our best. A bit sticky, but the surface looks hard, we will put up a good total on the board. Same team, but I'm confused with the impact player"
RCB's Playing XI
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh
PBKS' Playing XI
Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey
Currently positioned closely in the IPL 2025 points table, RCB hold the third spot, while PBKS are situated just below them at number four. Both franchises have displayed similar form in the tournament thus far, each securing four wins and suffering two defeats after playing six matches. However, RCB possess a marginally superior net run rate compared to PBKS. Both teams enter this encounter with positive momentum, having registered wins in their respective previous matches.
RCB vs PBKS head-to-head record
RCB and PBKS have locked horns with each other 33 times in the IPL so far. While RCB have emerged victorious in 16 matches, PBKS have sealed wins on 17 occasion.