RCB vs PBKS Match 34 IPL 2025: The 34th match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on April 18 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. Rajat Patidar will be captaining the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while Shreyas Iyer will be leading the Punjab Kings. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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RCB vs PBKS Match 34 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 17 seasons of IPL, 33 matches have been played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings so far. Out of these, RCB has won 16 matches, while PBKS has emerged victorious in 17 matches. During these matches, RCB’s highest score against Punjab has been 241 runs, while PBKS’s highest score against Bengaluru has been 232 runs. On the other hand, RCB’s lowest score against the Kings is 84 runs, while PBKS’s lowest score against the Royal Challengers is 88 runs.
RCB vs PBKS Match 34 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
The pitch of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is traditionally considered to be batters-friendly. Due to the short boundaries of the ground and the flat pitch, it is easy to hit long shots here, due to which the matches usually prove to be high-scoring. Although fast bowlers can get the advantage of swing and seam movement to some extent at the beginning of the innings, but as the game progresses, their challenges also increase.
Especially in the second innings, due to dew falling on the ground, bowlers have difficulty in gripping and the ball starts slipping from the hand. This situation is even more difficult for spin bowlers, because due to dew they have difficulty in gripping the ball. This is the reason why the captains of toss winning teams usually prefer to bowl first on this ground, so that they can take advantage of the dew in the second innings and chase the target.
RCB vs PBKS Match 34 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Bengaluru
According to the weather forecast, the weather in Bengaluru will be hot and partly cloudy on April 18. Light rain is expected on this day, but there will be a mix of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. The maximum temperature during the day is likely to reach around 34 degrees Celsius. It is expected to drop to 22 degrees Celsius in the evening. The humidity in the atmosphere will be 40%.
This season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has played 6 matches so far this season, out of which they have won 4 and the team is at the third position in the points table with 8 points. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have also played 6 matches so far, out of which they have won 4 matches and the team is at the fourth position in the points table with 8 points.
RCB vs PBKS Match 34 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact Substitutes: Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.
Impact Substitutes: Yuzvendra Chahal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad for IPL 2025
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.
Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Kuldeep Sen, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Aaron Hardie, Priyansh Arya, Azmatullah Omarzai.