Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) still struggling to find his feet at home IPL 2025He has successfully won all his four matches, which is not a major concern at home, at home, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
However, tonight (April 18). They face one of the most dynamic powerplay teams in the league, which to avoid losing two matches, as the silver Patidar made it a three -match trend.
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There is a clear pattern in those house necklaces: RCB lost the toss both times and was forced to bat first, scored 169 for 7 and 163 on slugish pitches, which became more favorable to pursue teams due to dews in Bengaluru. In his last domestic game against Delhi Capital, Phil Salat’s explosive start helps the RCB score 50 runs in just three overs, a strategic attempt to capitalize on the new ball in difficult situations.
Apart from batting struggles, RCB’s speed attack has also faced challenges in Chinnaswamy. Josh Hazelwood has total overall figures, with nine wickets and economy rates at 8.65, but their performance at home has been on all, which has only one wicket and 12.1 economy.
Their opponents, Punjab kings (PBK), claims significant power at the top of their batting order. Priyash Arya (216) and Shreyas Iyer (205) have the highest and third highest strike rates respectively, among the players who have faced at least 50 balls this season.
PBKs arrived in Bengaluru at a high, recently achieved the least successful defense in IPL history against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In that game, match player Yuzvendra Chahal performed a standout with four wickets. A former RCB player, Chahal, remains the best wicket -taking wickets at the site.
Currently, RCB and PBK ranks third and fourth in league standing respectively. The winner of this matchup will go ahead for ten points, tied them to the top with Delhi capitals, before they face each other in New Chandigarh on Sunday afternoon.
Pitch report for RCB vs PBK
Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch is not the heaven and cemetery of the batsmen, which used to be for the bowlers. The pitches so far have been two-books and both RCBs have not gone 170 runs while batting for the first time.
RCB vs PBKS team predicted
RCB predicted XII: Phil Salat, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
PBks predicted XII: Prianh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehl Sahera, Josh England (WK)/Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jenson, Jevendradera, Yuzvendra, Yuzvendra, Yuzvendra, Yuzvendra, Yuzvendra Thakur
IPL match today: RCB VS PBK Squad
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RCB squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (W), Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma Singh, Romario Shepherd, Lungi Thakhadi Thakhadi, Nuwan Thakhadara
PBKS SquadVijayakumar Vyasak, Josh England, Xavier Bartlet, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardy, Kuldeep Sen, Harpreet Brar, Haranur Singh, Musheer Khan, Payla Avinash
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RCB vs PBK head-to-head
RCB and PBK have met 33 times in IPL. Among them, RCB has won 16 and PBK has won 17 matches. RCB has won its last three meetings, including the previous season.
RCB VS PBKS IPL 2025, Bangalore weather prediction
The Chinnaswamy pitch curator attributes surface lethargy to high heat and low humidity in Bangalore, although recent rain and coolers may change slightly in the evening.
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