RCB must have been looking at home to win his first win – M Chinnaswamy Stadium – as they take on PBK
Royal Challengers Bangalore will expect to win their first domestic game when they go to PBK on Friday. RCB has lost both the games played so far at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, while the distant places have been successful. Patidar and co. A difficult task will be in dealing with PBKs, which in his previous game against KKR in IPL history in his previous game.
RCB predicted Xi vs PBK
| Post | Player | Role |
| 1. | Phil salt ✈ | Batsman |
| 2. | Virat Kohli | Batsman |
| 3. | Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman |
| 4. | Silver Patidar (C) | Batsman |
| 5. | Liam Livingstone ✈ | All -round |
| 6. | Jitesh Sharma (WK) | Batsman |
| 7. | Tim David ✈ | All -round |
| 8. | Krunal Pandya | All -round |
| 9. | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| 10. | Josh Hazelwood ✈ | Bowler |
| 11. | Yash Dayal | Bowler |
Everyone’s eyes are on Krunal, Hazelwood
Since his debut for RCB, Pandya has been a standout spin bowler for the team. He is consistent with the context of taking wickets in IPL 2025 so far, so far with 8 wickets. The team will once again turn to Shreyas Iyer, Maxwell and Stoinis to maintain the choice of silence.
Krunal has a good track record against EX-RCB star Maxwell. He has rejected him five times in the IPL so far. Meanwhile, he has also managed to keep Iyer and Stoinis under a check (in terms of strike rate).
Another bowler who holds the key for RCB is Josh Hazelwood. Team PBKS openers Priyash Arya and Prabhasimran Singh will greatly trust Australians to achieve initial success in Powerplay to compete with the threat.
Yash Dayal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also play an important role in the first six overs, with their ability to swing the ball playing an important role in terms of wickets.
Rasikh Salaam Dar is expected to come as an impact player. Tie in Bengaluru is threatened by rain. But thanks to the drainage facility of Chinnaswamy’s sub-hwa, there is no concern to lose over or wash the game.
RCB squad for IPL 2025
Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jeetesh Sharma (W), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salaam, Manez Bhandan Swastik Chikara, Mohit Thumi Rathi, Mohiti Turi Rathi, Shepherd, Lungi Cash
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