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PBKS VS RCB Live Score, IPL 2025: In the IPL match 37, Punjab Kings hosted Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mulanpur. This will be PBKS’s last domestic game in Mulanpur before shifting a base shift in Dharamasala for the next three domestic matches. This is a reverse stability. In the last match against RCB in Bengaluru, PBKS finished Virat Kohli & Co. for only 95 runs. Now, it is time to hit back to RCB. RCB has not won any match at home and has not lost any match. This can be important for RCB. PBK has won two out of three matches in Mulanpur.

Matching details

• match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 37, IPL 2025
• date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT)
• venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mulanpur, Chandigarh
• broadcast: Star Sports Network and Gehotstar

Mulanpur pitch report

The pitch at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mulanpur is considered a batsman friendly, offering a possible high scoring encounter. The pitch is hard with some grass cover, provides good bounce and carry, especially for pacers that collide with hard lengths. The ball comes well on the bat, especially when over-pitch, in favor of playing aggressive stroke.

There may be a toss factor. In three matches at this site, the teams who have batted earlier have won. The teams that followed have not yet won the match. The average first innings score, stopping the previous match, has been 180-200. PBK was excluded for 111 and then defended the clan by rejecting KKR for 95.

PBKS vs RCB match preview

It is an important encounter for both Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, which on 18 April 2025. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is coming 48 hours after its previous clash, where PBK won a five-wicket win in a rainy 14-over game. PBKs are high riding on confidence, the IPL 2025 points with five wins in seven games are second in the table and +0.308 net run rate (NRR). With RCB, four wins from seven matches and an NRR of +0.672, PBK is desperate to be fourth and desperate after three consecutive houses, including recent disadvantages.

• Punjab kings: Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, PBK has been one of the most consistent teams this season. His batting lineup featuring Prabasimran Singh, Nehal Vaheerra and Shashank Singh has collectively firing, while his bowling attacks under the leadership of Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal have been effective in the overs of death, especially in the overs of death. His recent victory over RCB demonstrated his ability to handle pressure in a low scoring chase, with Nehal Wadhera an important role.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore: Under the captaincy of RCB, Silver Patidar, has shown a glow of talent, but especially his bowling unit lacks stability. Their batting under the leadership of Virat Kohli, Phil Salat and Tim David has been solid, but despite Josh Hazlewood’s heroes, their bowlers have fought to include opposition batsmen at home. This season gives him hope of an unbeaten record of RCB, and they will aim to take advantage of PBKS top-order weaknesses.

PBKS vs RCB head-to-head records

• Play total matches: 34 (till 18 April, 2025)
• Punjab wins kings: 18
• Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 16
• In Mulanpur: This will be the first IPL match between these two teams at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.
• Recent encounters, April 18, 2025, Bengaluru: PBK won 5 wickets (RCB: 95/9 14 overs; PBKS: 98/5 in 12.1 overs).

11 predicted to play

Punjab kings

Priyash Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Vaheer, Josh England (WK), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jenson, Harpreet Brar, Zewear Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh

Effect sub: Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Phil Salat, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hajalwood

Effect sub: Yash Dayal