RCB vs PBKS: Red-Hot Rivalry Meets Damp Conditions – Weather, Pitch & Live Streaming Info
RCB vs PBKS
RCB vs PBKS : Pitch report, weather forecast, and live cricket score streaming online for today’s IPL 2025 match between RCB vs PBKS– The Indian Express provides all the livestreaming information for the Punjab Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru match.
IPL Match Today, RCB vs. PBKS Pitch Report, Weather Prediction, and Online Live Cricket Score Streaming: The Punjab Kings will play a strong Royal challenger, Bengaluru, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday after surprising everyone by defeating the reigning champions, the Kolkata Knight Riders, and defending the lowest score in IPL history.
Weather report for Bengaluru for RCB vs PBKS game :
According to AccuWeather, there will be some rain in Bengaluru on Friday afternoon. It is predicted to be “partly sunny with a thunderstorm in parts of the area” during the day, with morning temperatures of 32 degrees and afternoon temperatures of 34 degrees. Although there is no chance of rain in the evening, there will be some clouds by the time of the game.
In IPL 2025, RCB has yet to experience the pleasures of home. They claim that the twin losses at Chinnaswamy Stadium don’t worry them because they have won all four of their away games. According to Rajat Patidar, they now need to defeat one of the most potent powerplay units of the season in order to stop a two-match coincidence from becoming a three-match trend.
However, there was a pattern to both of those home losses. On slow surfaces that improved for the chasing team due to the dew in Bengaluru, RCB lost the tosses and were ordered into bat, scoring 169 for 8 and 163 for 7. Phil Salt’s brilliant start in their last home match against the Delhi Capitals, in which RCB sped to 50 in three overs, was a calculated plan to maximize scoring against the new ball on a slow ground.
The RCB pace attack, in addition to their hitters, has struggled at the Chinnaswamy. If Josh Hazlewood had performed better at home, he may have had even better overall figures (nine wickets, economy 8.65), with one wicket and an economy of 12.1.
The Punjab Kings, RCB’s rivals, have a ton of firepower up top. Among batters who have faced at least 50 balls this season, Priyansh Arya (216) and Shreyas Iyer (205) have the highest and third-highest strike rates, respectively.
After defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) two nights ago with the IPL‘s least successful defense, PBKS is coming to Bengaluru fresh off a thrilling triumph. Yuzvendra Chahal, who turned his season around with a four-wicket haul, was named the Player of the Match in that victory. Chahal, who spent eight seasons with RCB, continues to hold the record for most IPL wickets taken at this location.
Before their rematch on Sunday afternoon in New Chandigarh, RCB and PBKS, who are now ranked third and fourth in the league, will advance to ten points, tying the Delhi Capitals at the top.
Form guide :
Royal Challengers Bengaluru WLWLW (last five results, most recent first)
Punjab Kings WLWLW
New loyalty :
While Jitesh Sharma is currently with RCB, previous RCB players Glenn Maxwell and Vyshak Vijaykumar are presently with PBKS.
Team updates and probably XII
After defeating the Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in Jaipur, RCB is probably going to stay the same.
RCB (probable): 1 Rajat Patidar (capt.), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Devdutt Padikkal, and 4 Phil Salt 5 Livingstone, Liam 6 WK Jitesh Sharma, Seventh, Tim David; eighth, Krunal Pandya; ninth, Bhuvneshwar Kumar; ten, Josh Hazlewood; eleven, Yash Dayal; and twelve, Suyash Sharma
Josh Inglis was used in place of Marcus Stoinis in the last match against KKR, according to PBKS coach Ricky Ponting, because he was good against spin. PBKS will have to pick between the unproductive Maxwell and Stoinis if Inglis keeps his spot.
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsiman Singh, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Josh Inglis (week), Nehal Wadhera, and PBKS (likely): 6 Marcus Stoinis/Glenn Maxwell, 7 Shashank Singh, and 8 Marco Jansen 10 Xavier Bartlett, 11 Arshdeep Singh, 12 Suryansh Shedge, and 9 Yuzvendra Chahal
The focus is on Padikkal and Maxwell.(RCB vs PBKS)
The troubles of RCB are reflected in Devdutt Padikkal’s performance at home (scores of 1 and 4). Padikkal, who returned to RCB after playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in 2024 and is currently positioned at number three, is enjoying role clarity and off-season practice on his T20 skills. This season, he has made 10, 27, 37, and 40 outs away from home.
