RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction – Who will Win Today’s Match and Toss? Pitch Report, Playing 11 – IPL Match 2025

RCB vs PBKS, Match Winner Prediction: The 34th match of the Indian Premier League will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings. This match will take place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 18th April at 7:30 PM IST. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru     

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently in 3rd place and have won four out of six matches. Their last match was against RR, where they easily chased the target of 173 and won the game by 9 wickets. In that match, Phil Salt smashed 65 off 33 balls, while Virat Kohli scored 62 off 45 balls. In the bowling department, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar each took one wicket.  

Punjab Kings  

On the other hand, Punjab Kings won four out of six matches and currently they are at 4th place on the points table. Their last match was against KKR, which they won by 16 runs. In that match, Prabhsimran Singh smashed 30 off 15 balls, while Priyansh Arya scored 22 off 12 balls. In the bowling department, Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets, while Arshdeep Singh took one wicket.  

The 34th match of the IPL will be crucial for both teams, as both want to climb higher. Therefore, today’s match will be worth watching, and fans can expect a thrilling innings from both sides.         

RCB vs PBKS Match Details, IPL 2025  

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report and Weather Updates 

At Chinnaswamy Stadium, the pitch is suited for bowlers. It will offer a flat bounce surface which helps pacers to emerge wickets. Batters can struggle here, although if they understand the pitch’s behaviour, they can set high scores. At Chinnaswamy, a total of 97 IPL matches have been played here, in which the chasing team have upper hands. And as per the last match, the team that won the toss will prefer to bowl first.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Records

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Head-to-Head Record in IPL

RCB vs PBKS Today’s Probable 11

Key Players to Watch Out in RCB vs PBKS Match 

Top Batters

Virat Kohli

• Virat Kohli is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter. 

• He has played 258 IPL matches (2008-25), in which he scored runs with an average of 39.10.
• At Chinnaswamy, he has played a total of 88 matches where he scored a total of 3069 runs with the highest of 113.
• Virat played a total of 32 matches against PBKS, where he scored a total of 1030 runs with the highest of 113 and with the average of 35.52. 

Rajat Patidar

• Rajat Patidar is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter.  
• He has played 33 IPL matches (2022-25), in which he scored runs with an average of 35.17. 
• At Chinnaswamy, he has played a total of 9 matches where he scored a total of 192 runs with the highest of 52.
• Rajat Patidar has played a total of 4 matches against PBKS, where he scored a total of 130 runs with the highest of 55 and with the average of 32.50.     

Also keep your eyes on – Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma.

Shreyas Iyer

• Shreyas Iyer is a right-hand batsman and a top order batter. 
• He has played 122 IPL matches (2015-24), in which he scored runs with an average of 33.43.
• Shreyas Iyer has played a total of 14 matches against RCB, where he scored a total of 393 runs with the highest of 67 and with the average of 30.23.
• At Chinnaswamy, Shreyas played a total of 5 matches, in which he scored only 178 and with the highest of 67 runs. 

Prabhsimran Singh 

• Prabhsimran Singh is a right-handed batsman and a top order batter.  
• He has played 40 IPL matches (2019-25), and scored runs with an average of 22.97.  
• Prabhsimran Singh has played 4 matches against RCB, where he scored a total of 84 runs with the highest of 46 and with the average of 21.00. 
• At Chinnaswamy, Prabhsimran Singh played only a single match where he scored 25 runs.   

Also keep your eyes on – Glenn Maxwell, Priyansh Arya.

RCB vs PBKS Batters Stats in IPL

Top Bowlers

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

• Jasprit Bumrah is a right-arm pace bowler. 
• He has played 181 IPL matches (2011-2025)  and claimed 187 wickets. 
• He has played a total of 21 matches against PBKS, in which he took a total of 29 wickets with the best of 5/19.
• At Chinnaswamy, he played a total of 11 matches and took 12 wickets. 

Also keep your eyes on – Krunal Pandya. 

Yuzvendra Chahal

• Yuzvendra Chahal is a right-arm spin bowler. 
• He has played 166 IPL matches (2013-2025)  and claimed 211 wickets. 
• He has played a total of 21 matches against PBKS, in which he took a total of 32 wickets with the best of 4/25.
• At Chinnaswamy, he played a total of 41 matches and took 52 wickets. 

Also keep your eyes on – Arshdeep Singh. 

RCB vs PBKS Bowlers Stats in IPL 

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Power Play Analysis Last 10 T20s 

IPL 2025

Fantasy Tips 

• As per the last ten matches, the chances of wickets are higher in the first innings, so probably wickets can fall in the first innings.
• However, we can also take the risk of dropping one of the openers in the second inning. 

RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction Scenarios

Today Match Prediction – Opt to Bowl First to Win The Match

Also See:.

• Glenn Maxwell vs RCB Stats and Records
• Prabhsimran Singh vs RCB Stats and Records
• Yuzvendra Chahal vs RCB Stats and Records
• Arshdeep Singh vs RCB Stats and Records
• Shreyas Iyer vs RCB Stats and Records
• Virat Kohli vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Rajat Patidar vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Tim David vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Yash Dayal vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Krunal Pandya vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Liam Livingstone vs PBKS Stats and Records
• Devdutt Padikkal vs PBKS Stats and Records

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Disclaimer: All predictions are made based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. Please refer to records and stats to finalize your Predictions. You are not bound to follow these predictions.