PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2025: Revenge would be on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) minds when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Mullanpur, Chandigarh in the afternoon game of the double-header on Sunday. RCB lost their third match at home on the trot when they crashed to a five-wicket defeat against PBKS in the rain-marred game at Bengaluru on Friday.
Punjab now have 10 points, a positive NRR of 0.308, and are in second place in the points standings after five victories in seven games. Prior to a five-day break before their next game, the team would like to record another victory.
This will be a game of revenge for RCB, and they will be looking to face the same opponents to demonstrate their superiority. The Rajat Patidar-led team’s home results have been inconsistent with their away results. RCB have lost all three home games and won four away games.
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IPL 2025, PBKS vs RCB: Head to Head stat
There have been 34 IPL matches between RCB and PBKS. In these 34 games, RCB has won 16 while PBKS has won 18.
IPL 2025, PBKS vs RCB: What to expect?
It is expected to be a potentially high-scoring match on the Mullanpur ground. With only a few dry areas, the surface should be identical. The ball comes onto the bat nicely, especially when over-pitched, so bowlers must be careful with their lengths because anything too full or short might result in runs.
The surface has been hard and hasn’t changed much from past seasons, even though there is some grass in the middle. Captains will support their batters to put up or chase down totals because the wickets here typically stay the same for the entire 40 overs.
In Chandigarh, there is a about 10% probability of rain when the PBKS vs. RCB game is set to begin. It seems unlikely that the entire match will be rained out, but rain might cause a brief delay. During the PBKS vs. RCB game, the temperature is predicted to be in the mid-30s.
IPL 2025, PBKS vs RCB: Dream11 Predictions
PBKS Probable XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RCB Probable XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.