Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will lock horns against Punjab Kings (PBKS) for the 34th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which is scheduled to take place on April 18 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB are currently third in the points table. The Bengaluru-based franchise has played six matches so far they winning four matches and losing two. Interestingly, RCB won all their matches in an away venue. Bengaluru are looking for a maiden win in their home ground, Patidar-led side will look to defeat PBKS in their upcoming clash to register a maiden win in Bengaluru.
Punjab Kings who struggled in the last edition of the IPL, have had a great season so far. The Shreyas Iyer-led side has played six IPL matches so far, where they have also won four and lost two. PBKS started their IPL 2025 campaign against Gujarat Titans, where they defeated the Shubman Gill-led side by 11 runs. PBKS last faced defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) where they registered a 16-run win. PBKS are currently fourth in the IPL 2025 points table.
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Bengaluru weather update
The weather forecast for Bangalore on match day suggests a chance of passing showers, with thunderstorms and gusty winds adding to the unpredictability. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued forecasts covering several districts, including Bengaluru Urban and Rural, indicating light rain and unstable conditions. There are chances that rain will play spoilsport in Bengaluru.
RCB vs PBKS Probable XIs including impact subs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Sub: Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wk)/Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Sub: Vijaykumar Vyshak/Yash Thakur
Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis.