In the 34th match of the Indian Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face off against Punjab Kings today at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Both teams are coming into this game with victories in their previous matches. Players like Rajat Patidar and Shreyas Iyer will look to maintain the winning momentum.
RCB Riding High After Crushing Rajasthan
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets in their last match. So far in the 18th season, RCB has won 4 out of 6 games. The team is unlikely to make major changes to their winning combination.
In the last match, RCB opener Phil Salt smashed 65 runs off 33 balls. Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 62 off 45 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal remained not out with 40 runs off 28 balls. The rest of the RCB batting lineup is also in good form, and the team will aim to give their home fans another reason to cheer.
Probable Playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
Punjab Kings Defeated Kolkata
Although Punjab Kings won their last match against Kolkata Knight Riders, it was a low-scoring game. Batting first after winning the toss, Punjab was bowled out for just 111 runs in 15.3 overs. Openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh gave a solid start, but once they were dismissed, the team collapsed quickly.
Punjab Kings might make two changes for the game in Bengaluru. Marcus Stoinis and Vijaykumar Vyshak could be included in the playing XI. If that happens, all-rounder Suryansh Shedge and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis may miss out.
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Probable Playing XI for Punjab Kings:
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.