PBKS vs RCB Playing 11: Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings will face each other for the second time within three days as the IPL 2025 extravaganza moves to Chandigarh on Sunday (April 20).
The two teams met in Bengaluru on Friday and PBKS secured a victory in a rain-curtailed match. RCB are currently placed 5th in the points table with 8 points in seven matches. On the other hand, Punjab are looking good as they sit 3rd with 10 points in seven encounters.
PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Schedule
Date: Sunday, April 20
Time: 3:30 pm IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur
Captains: Shreyas Iyer (PBKS), Rajat Patidar (RCB)
PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Team News and Injury Updates
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings have Lockie Ferguson out and the Kiwi pacer is likely to be ruled out for the season.
The Kings secured a thumping win over RCB in the last match. They had Marcus Stoinis and Harpreet Brar into the side and the latter is likely to continue in Mullanpur as well. In terms of overseas options, Marcus Stoinis is likely to make way for Azmatullah Omarzai. Shreyas Iyer will lead the side and the opening combination of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh is set to remain the same.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Away matches have been a boon for RCB as they have won all four of them so far in IPL 2025. With three defeats in three home matches, RCB will be keen to continue their merry way in another away encounter.
They have a fully fit side but are likely to make a few changes to the playing 11 for this match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be dropped and Rasikh Salam may be introduced for this match. Devdutt Padikkal is also likely to be reinstated as the Impact Player role as playing Manoj Bhandage didn’t work for them in the last match. Liam Livingstone’s form is a worry but the Englishman is tipped to retain his place.
PBKS and RCB IPL 2025 Squads
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Pyla Avinash, Musheer Khan, Harnoor Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma
PBKS vs RCB Playing 11: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Lineups
RCB: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
RCB Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis/Azmat Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal