RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction : IPL 2025, 34th Match – Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RCB vs PBKS?

RCB vs PBKS Betting Tips

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to score their first win of the season at home as they host the Punjab Kings for match number 34 in the ongoing IPL. The two teams will clash on Friday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Head-to-Head Record

The two teams have faced each other in 33 matches. The Punjab Kings won 17 while the Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to win 16.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Live-streaming and Broadcast

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RCB vs PBKS Team Previews

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Royal Challengers have played some excellent cricket this season, winning 4 of their 6 matches. They are currently placed 3rd on the points table.

The home team will look upon its openers to give them a strong start in this match. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli have been pretty consistent at the top of the order, with Kohli being the leading run-scorer for his team.

However, the middle order can be seen as a weak link for RCB. Rajat Patidar has played a couple of impressive knocks but others like Devdutt Padikkal and Jitesh Sharma have struggled. The two all-rounders, Liam Livingstone and Krunal Pandya also need to do better with the bat.

Tim David on the other hand has played some nice cameos. On the bowling front, Josh Hazlewood has done well with the new ball to pick up 9 wickets and has received decent support from Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal.

The spinners, other than Krunal Pandya have struggled.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Expected Playing 11

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Tim David

Punjab Kings

The Punjab Kings are coming into this match on the back of a clinical win against KKR. They have won 4 of their 6 games and are currently placed 4th on the points table.

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh make an explosive opening pair and if they get going, the Punjab Kings could be looking at a huge total. Priyansh Arya is a promising batsman but he will need to be consistent with his batting. Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera have made a couple of impressive contributions throughout the series so far and make up for a strong middle order.

The all-rounders Marco Jansen and Glenn Maxwell haven’t fired as yet and will hope to get some runs in this match. The Punjab Kings will be very happy with the way they bowled in the last match. They defended a target of 112 runs, which was the lowest in IPL history.

Yuzvendra Chahal picked up a 4-wicket haul and remains the team’s best spinner. Arshdeep Singh will lead the attack with the new ball and will be joined by Xavier Bartlett and Jansen.

Punjab Kings Expected Playing 11

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

RCB vs PBKS Toss Prediction

6 of the last 10 matches played here have been won while chasing. In each of those matches, the team winning the toss has opted to field first and we expect that trend to continue.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is usually good to bat on and we are expecting a similar surface for this match as well. The average first-inning score here is around 170, but the team batting first will be looking to score at least 200 runs.

There is likely to be some moisture in the wicket but the spinners are likely to get some help as the ball gets softer. The boundaries here aren’t the longest and we can expect plenty of runs.

The weather is likely to remain cloudy and we may see some drizzles throughout the day.

RCB vs PBKS: Who Will Win?

We are backing the Punjab Kings to win this match. They have played some excellent cricket this season and have done well with the bat and the all. The team boasts a strong opening pair and a consistent middle order. The bowlers have done a good job as well. RCB has struggled at home and will be a bit jittery. That said, they remain a quality side and we are expecting a close contest.

RCB vs PBKS win percentage stands at 56% in favor of RCB.

Todays IPL Match Prediction: Punjab Kings to Win.