This is the first time this has happened this season. Two teams will play back to back matches against each other. This exact match took place on 18th April in Bengaluru. This will be the return match. PBKS won the first match easily and handed RCB their 3rd consecutive loss at home this season. This match will take place on 20th April at 3:30 PM IST. In this article, check out the PBKS vs RCB Betting Odds, Tips, Pitch Report, Weather Report, key players to watch out for with win probability. Let’s start.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB) IPL 2025 Match Details
Tournament | TATA IPL 2025 |
Tournament Match No | 37 |
Format | T20I |
Match Date | 20th April 2025 |
Match Time | 3:30 PM IST |
Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur |
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB) Teams Preview
Punjab Kings Preview
Punjab Kings are on a roll. They have won their last 2 Matches easily. They have not allowed their opponents to make over 100 runs and taken 19 wickets in the 2 Matches. This will be a challenge because RCB have won every away match. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh have to bat for more overs. Shreyas Iyer has been a great captain and he has been in good form. Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell are the all Rounders. Their bowling is very good in Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis.
PBKS Predicted Playing XI
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a perfect away record this season. They have won all their 4 away matches. Therefore this will give them a lot of confidence. They have to win this match as they will reach 10 points if they win. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt are very good batters. Rajat Patidar has led well. Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma are good finishers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal are the fast bowlers of this team.
RCB Predicted Playing XI
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB) Head to Head
There have been 34 Matches between RCB vs PBKS. Out of these , PBKS have won 18 Matches and RCB have won 16 Matches. This will be their 35th Match against each other.
Recent Performances
PBKS – W W L W L
RCB – L W L W L
PBKS vs RCB Pitch Report - Match 37, IPL 2025
The pitch for this match will be a very good batting pitch. The batters can hit their shots and score close to 200 in 20 overs.
PBKS vs RCB Weather Report - Match 37, IPL 2025
The weather will be hot and it will be 35 degrees.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PBKS vs RCB) Key Players to Watch Out For
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Priyansh Arya is the batter to watch out for in the PBKS team. He has been batting at a very good strike rate. He will look to score another hundred against a top team.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the bowler to watch out for in PBKS. He has been getting back to his best form. He will look to take a 4 Wicket Haul and dismiss the top order of RCB.
Marcus Stoinis is the X factor player for PBKS. He has been in excellent six hitting form. He will look to take Wickets with the ball and give an all round contribution.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Virat Kohli is the key batter for RCB. He has been hitting Big scores throughout the IPL. He will look to hit a match winning century.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the key bowler for RCB. He will have to dismiss the PBKS batters or else they will make RCB pay. A 3 Wicket Haul would be great.
Liam Livingstone can be the X factor player for RCB. He will look to hit big sixes like Marcus Stoinis and he will also look to take wickets in the middle overs.
PBKS vs RCB Betting Odds on the 12Bet
According to 12Bet, PBKS are the slight favourites to win this match as they have Odds of 1.95. RCB are the slight underdogs as they have Odds of 1.96.
PBKS vs RCB Best Bets to consider on 12Bet
Here are cricket Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Odds recommendations:
Bet | Betting Odds | |
Match Winner | PBKS - 1.95 RCB - 1.96 | |
Highest individual score in match | >72.5 - 1.85 <72.5 - 1.85 | |
PBKS Top Batter | Shreyas Iyer - 3.70 Prabhsimran Singh - 5.80 Priyansh Arya - 5.80 | |
PBKS Top Bowler | Arshdeep Singh - 3.70 Yuzvendra Chahal - 3.90 | |
RCB Top Batter | Virat Kohli - 3.60 Rajat Patidar - 4.40 | |
RCB Top Bowler | Josh Hazlewood - 3.30 Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 4.20 |
PBKS vs RCB Win Probability
The match winner for PBKS vs RCB Match based on form and conditions will be PBKS by the slightest of margins with a win probability of 54%
However , RCB can win this match and get an important win to get near the top and keep their perfect away record alive.
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