PBKS vs RCB HIGHLIGHTS: Rampant RCB Thwart PBKS By 8 Wickets To Storm Into IPL 2025 Final
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PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1 Live: Hello and welcome ot the live coverage of the IPL 2025 Playoffs, as the 'Final 4' battle it our for the supremacy in franchise T20 cricket of India.
6 six out, 4 remain, and tonight, one of PBKS or RCB will realise their dream of being one step away from maiden title glory, as both teams face each other in IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Sing International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
PBKS, led by Shreyas Iyer, have finished on top of the points table with 9 wins, 4 losses, and 1 No Result. RCB, on the other hand, have the same record, but ended up finishing 2nd due to inferior Net Run Rate.
Both sides have faced each other twice this season, and they sit at 1-1 after producing thrilling encounters in which both times the chasing side won.
Rajat Patidar's side created history two nights ago, by chasing down the third highest total in league's history, and also becoming the first-ever franchise to win all their 7 away games in group stage in a single edition of IPL.
Their hopes will be boosted by the return of legendary Josh Hazlewood, who has a dominant record against PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer.
The H2H record between the two stands at 9 runs for Shreyas Iyer in 5 innings, whilst getting dismissed 3 times across all competitions.
PBKS, RCB Squads For IPL 2025
Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (C), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Vaishak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Aaron Hardy, Vishnu Vinod, Kuldeep Sen, Suryansh Shegde, Mushir Khan, Harnoor Pannu, Xavier Bartlett, Palya Avinash, Praveen Dubey.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt (Wk), Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungisani Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
PBKS vs RCB LIVE: PBKS Await Winner Of Eliminator 2
As GT & MI clash at the same venue tomorrow, the winner of the Eliminator will face PBKS in Qualifier 2, which will be held on Sunday, June 1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
PBKS vs RCB LIVE: A Record-Breaking Win!
This is the biggest win for any IPL side in terms of balls remaining, as RCB needed exactly 60 balls to chase down the target of 102.
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