Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are nonetheless struggling to seek out their footing at house in IPL 2025. They’ve efficiently secured victories in all 4 of their away matches, which makes their twin defeats at house, the Chinnaswamy Stadium, not a giant concern.
Nonetheless, tonight (April 18) they face one of many league’s most dynamic powerplay groups to keep away from letting a two-match shedding streak, as Rajat Patidar put it, grow to be a three-match development.
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There’s a transparent sample in these house defeats: RCB misplaced the toss each instances and was compelled to bat first, scoring 169 for 8 and 163 for 7 on sluggish pitches that grew to become extra beneficial for chasing groups as a result of dew in Bengaluru. Of their final house recreation towards Delhi Capitals, Phil Salt’s explosive begin, serving to RCB rating 50 runs in simply three overs, was a strategic try to capitalise on the brand new ball below tough situations.
Along with the batting struggles, RCB’s tempo assault has additionally confronted challenges at Chinnaswamy. Josh Hazlewood has respectable general statistics, with 9 wickets and an financial system fee of 8.65, however his efficiency at house has been subpar, with only one wicket and an financial system of 12.1.
Their opponents, Punjab Kings (PBKS), boast vital energy on the high of their batting order. Priyansh Arya (216) and Shreyas Iyer (205) have the best and third-highest strike charges, respectively, amongst gamers who’ve confronted at the least 50 balls this season.

PBKS arrive in Bengaluru on a excessive, having lately achieved the bottom profitable protection in IPL historical past towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Yuzvendra Chahal, the Participant of the Match in that recreation, had a standout efficiency with a four-wicket haul. A former RCB participant, Chahal stays the all-time main wicket-taker at this venue.
Presently, RCB and PBKS sit third and fourth within the league standings, respectively. The winner of this matchup will advance to 10 factors, tying them with Delhi Capitals on the high, earlier than they face one another once more on Sunday afternoon in New Chandigarh.

Pitch report for RCB vs PBKS

Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch is not batters paradise and graveyard for the bowlers it was. The pitches to date have been two-paced and RCB have not gone previous 170 runs whereas batting first in each video games.

RCB vs PBKS Group Prediction

RCB predicted XII: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
PBKS predicted XII: 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, Vijaykumar Vyshak/Yash Thakur

IPL match right now: RCB vs PBKS squads

RCB squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Abhinandan Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara
PBKS squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harpreet Brar, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash
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RCB vs PBKS Head-to-head

RCB and PBKS have met 33 instances within the IPL. Of them, RCB have received 16 and PBKS have triumphed in 17 matches. RCB have received their final three conferences, together with two final season.

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025, Bengaluru climate prediction

The Chinnaswamy pitch curator attributes the slowness of the floor to excessive warmth and low humidity in Bengaluru, although latest rain and cooler evenings could change {that a} bit.