IPL 2025's Qualifier-1 match will be played today between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The match will begin at 7:00 pm at Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur. Both of these teams will hit the playoffs for the first time in IPL history.
Both teams will clash for the third time this season. Each team won each one in two matches played earlier.
Match Details, Qualifier-1
- Match: Pbks vs rcb
- Date: 29 May 2025
- Stadium: Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur
- Time: Toss – 7:00 PM IST, The match starts – 7:30 PM IST
Punjab ahead of a win
So far 35 matches have been played in IPL history between RCB and PBKs, with PBKS won 18 and RCB in 17 matches. Today (May 29, 2025) Both teams will clash for the second time at Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur. The RCB won by 7 wickets in the previous match at the stadium.
Shreyas scored the highest run for PBKs
Punjab's batting is strong. Punjab Kings' batting has been wonderful this season. Openers Prabhasimran Singh and Priyanka Arya have scored 923 runs at a strike rate of 173.49. Top-3 batters scored 1418 at a strike rate of 177.02, including 1 century and 11 Fifty. Nehal Vadhera and Shashank Singh played several important innings. Captain Shreyas Iyer is the top scorer of the team, who scored 514 runs in 14 matches, with his best score 97*. Arshadeep Singh is the top bowler of the team taking 18 wickets in 14 matches.
Kohli RCB No Top Scorer, Hit 8 Fifty
Kohli's form is important for RCB. The biggest positive thing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is that Virat Kohli is in excellent form. He scored 602 runs in 13 matches at an average of 60.20 and a strike rate of 147.51, including 8 Fifty. Kohli is the team's top scorer. Josh Hazelwood Top in Bowling is a wicket-tacker, who faster 18 wickets in 10 matches.
Pitch report Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Stadium of Mullanpur is batting-friendly, where high-scoring matches are expected. So far 9 IPL matches have been played, won the first batting team and 4 chase team. The highest team score is 219/6, which PBKS scored against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this season.
Weather condition On May 29, 2025, the weather will be hot in Mullanpur, the fast will be seen. The possibility of rain is negligible. The temperature will be between 24 and 39 degrees Celsius, and the air speed will be 17 km/h.
Possible playing -11 of both teams
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyanka Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Ajmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Barar, Kyle Jemison, Arshadeep Singh. Impact Sub: Vijay Kumar Vaisakh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Rajat Patidar (Captain), Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Liam Livingston, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim Sift, Karnal Pandya, Bhubaneswar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazelwood. Impact Sub: Suyash Sharma
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