Subscribers Only Have you subscribed yet?
Buy Print
Updated : Apr 20, 2025 16:19 IST
Comments 
Follow Us
SHARE
READ LATER
Welcome to Sportstar’s Live Blog of the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the New PCA Stadium in Chandigarh.
Suyash with his second. Inglis clicks one to deep mid wicket for a single first ball.
Krunal to bowl his third. Shashank Singh comes in at six. Just three singles came off the over
Suyash Sharma comes in to bowl his first, replaces Krunal. MIX UP IN THE MIDDLE AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! WADHERA HAS TO WALK BACK! Wadhera runs towards the danger end but Inglis fails to notice. Strategic timeout
Nehal Wadhera run out (Tim David/Kohli/Jitesh Sharma) 5(6)
Romario Shepherd replaces Hazlewood. Inglis tucks it towards midwicket for a double. WHAT A CATCH FROM KRUNAL! Back of a length, Shreyas slices it high in the air and a running Krunal makes the necessary ground and grabs on to a superb catch!
Shreyas Iyer c Pandya b Shepherd 6 (10b 1×4 0x6) SR: 60
Nehal Wadhera is the new batter in. Shepherd bowls a wide down the leg side.
KRUNAL PICKS UP A SECOND! PRABHSIMRAN DISMISSED! Needless aggression from Prabhsimran, who goes across the line, lofts but hits it straight into the hands of David at long on!
Prabhsimran Singh c David b Pandya 33 (17b 5×4 1×6) SR: 194.11
Josh Inglis is in at four.
Hazlewood continues. The 50 is up for PBKS with a double from Prabhsimran. Full and outside off, Prabhsimran moves to the pitch of the delivery and scoops it fine for a SIX! Just outside off and full, Shreyas plays a one handed shot through covers for a FOUR!
Krunal Pandya replaces Bhuvneshwar. AND THE CHANGE WORKS! KRUNAL GIVES THE BREAKTHROUGH! Quicker through the air and full, Priyansh tried to loft it but miscued it straight into the hands of Tim David!
Priyansh Arya c David b Pandya 22 (15b 3×4 1×6) SR: 146.66
Skipper Shreyas Iyer is in at three. He’s off the mark with a single. Pitched slightly outside, Prabhsimran plays the paddle sweep to collect a FOUR! Shreyas chipped it back at Krunal but the ball falls just short!
Josh Hazlewood is introduced, replaces Dayal. Pitched straight and angled away, Priyansh shuffles across and lofts it over mid on for a FOUR! Outside off, Priyansh hits it hard past covers for a FOUR!
Bhuvneshwar continues. Back of a length, outside off, Prabhsimran finds the gap in the point region and hits it for a FOUR! Back of a length again, straight this time, Prabhsimran comes down the track and hits it through covers for a FOUR! Short this time, Prabhsimran pulls this one past midwicket for yet another FOUR! This is turning out to be a productive PP for the home side
Yash Dayal to bowl the second. Hint of swing first up. Dayal takes it away from Prabhsimran but it takes an outside edge and runs towards third man for a FOUR! Length delivery and that’s smoked over the ropes. Priyansh times his pick up shot to perfection as he gets the maximum result. Touch fuller and outside off, Priyansh drives this past covers for a FOUR! He’s on a roll!
Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have made it to the middle to open the innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the first over as usual
Bhuvi starts off with a dot to Priyansh. Width offered, Priyansh drives it through covers on the back foot for a single. First runs on the board for PBKS. Great first over from Bhuvi, just two runs conceded
PBKS -Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (w), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB – Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Romario Shepherd, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal
Rajat Patidar wins toss, elects to bowl first. He feels it’s a good wicket and believes it won’t change much. One change: Romario Shepherd comes in for Liam Livingstone
Shreyas Iyer meanwhile, says his side is unchanged
RCB will bank on former skipper Virat Kohli to deliver at the top. In the four away games he’s featured in, the right hand batter has scored 219 runs at a whopping average of 109.50, striking at 143.13. However, his form at home has been worrisome. In three games, he has scored 55 runs at an average of just 18.33.
Ahead of the side’s match against Mumbai Indians, the CSK head coach said the time to be patient with his team selections might have run out.
IPL 2025 points table: Find the latest updated standings of the Indian Premier League after the Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants match on April 19.
Matches played: 8
Won: 3
Lost: 5
Tied: 0
Highest Score – 219/6 by PBKS vs CSK(April,2025)
Lowest Score – 95/10 by KKR vs PBKS(April,2025)
WICKETKEEPERS
Phil Salt (VC), Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh
BATTERS
Shreyas Iyer (C), Rajat Patidar, Priyansh Arya, Virat Kohli
ALL-ROUNDERS
Marco Jansen
BOWLERS
Arshdeep Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
Team Composition: RCB 6-5 PBKS| Credits Left: 10.5
Matches played: 34
PBKS won: 18
RCB won: 16
Tied: 0
Last result: PBKS won by 5 wickets(April,2025)
Which TV channel will broadcast Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru match?
The Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be televised live on the Star SportsNetwork in India.
How can one watch the live streaming of Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match online?
The Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.
Punjab Kings predicted XI
Batting: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell/Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett.
Bowling: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell/Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Player options: Prabhsimran Singh/Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yash Thakur.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted XI
Batting: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Bowling: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player options: Suyash Sharma/Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethel, Swastik Chhikara, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
PBKS vs RCB, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings looks to continue winning momentum against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Halfway through the tournament, Punjab Kings has climbed to the second spot with 10 points and will look to cement the position with another win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Halfway through the tournament, Punjab Kings has climbed to the second spot with 10 points and will look to cement the position with another win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Welcome to Sportstar’s Live Blog of the PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 match.
Comments
IPL 2025 /
Royal Challengers Bengaluru /
Punjab Kings
BACK TO TOP
Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment
