The second leg of the Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore clash is set to be played on Sunday in Punjab. This game comes right on the back of PBKS’ one-sided win over RCB in Bengaluru on Friday. So, the home team will surely be full of confidence about doing the double over their visitors with a win in this game, which will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, Punjab.
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Preview
Before the match against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore had played twice in Bengaluru and lost both matches. At the end of their last home game, RCB’s home record remained winless. However, this is an away game — and RCB have won every match on the road this season. So, this presents a perfect opportunity for Virat Kohli’s team to avenge the defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings.
With that five-wicket win over RCB, Punjab improved their record to five wins in seven matches. They now sit second on the points table and have a golden opportunity to finish the round at the top of the power rankings.
PBKS vs RCB: Match Details
Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium has offered a balanced contest between bat and ball. Fast bowlers have found success here, with 33 wickets taken by pacers in the last three matches. The surface tends to favor batting early on, but as the match progresses, the ball doesn’t come onto the bat as easily, making stroke play more challenging. Teams winning the toss might prefer to bat first to take advantage of the initial conditions.
Weather Report: here’s the full weather report for the match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 20, 2025.
- Weather Forecast – Chandigarh, Sunday, April 20
- Temperature at Match Start (3:30 PM): Approximately 37°C
- Conditions: Breezy in the morning; otherwise, sunny to partly cloudy and very warm
- Rain Probability: 0% – Clear skies anticipated throughout the match
PBKS vs RCB Team News
Punjab Kings Team News-
- Glenn Maxwell lost his place in PBKS’ Playing 11 in the last match following some sub-par batting performances. He is likely to warm the bench in this game as well.
- No changes are expected in PBKS’s playing 11 from the last match.
- Punjab Kings Full Squad: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyash Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryash Shedge, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News-
- RCB will be at full strength for this game. The visitors will be at full strength for this match.
- Manoj Bhandage failed to make the most of the opportunity he got in the last game as an Impact Player. He is likely to miss out in this game.
- Expect Devdutt Padikkal to play this game as an Impact batter if RCB bowl in the fist innings.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squads: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dhar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh
RCB vs PBKS Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Expected Playing 11
- Phil Salt
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma (WK)
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings Expected Playing 11
- Priyansh Arya
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Josh Inglis (WK)
- Nehal Wadhera
- Marcus Stoinis
- Shashank Singh
- Marco Jansen
- Xavier Bartlett
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Yash Thakur
PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Virat Kohli: Failed to get going in the last match against PBKS. But Virat Kohli is too good a batter to leave the match without any impact. RCB’s superstar batter should be in your RCB vs PBKS Dream11 fantasy grand league teams.
- Shreyas Iyer: Just like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer is also another high-profile player who didn’t have any sort of impact in the last match when it comes to batting. But PBKS star is more than capable of winning this match with his batting alone.
- Priyansh Arya: Has been the find of the IPL 2025 season. The 24-year-old young Indian batter has already scored a century in the IPL 2025 season. He belongs to the biggest of the stage and he can be made either captain or vice-captain in this match.
- Yuzevndra Chahal: The veteran Indian spinner has been in fine form this season. His four-wicket spell against Kolkata Knight Riders will surely go down as one of the best bowling spell in IPL history. Even in the last match, Chahal was a game changer after picking up two wickets for 11 runs.
- Josh Hazlewood: Though RCB lost the last match, he was still the best bowler in the game. Australian superstar gave away only 14 runs in three overs and picked up three wickets. He is in red-hot form at the moment.
PBKS RCB Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: P Salt
- BATSMEN: V Kohli, R Patidar, S Iyer, P Arya
- ALL–ROUNDERS: M Jansen
- BOWLERS: A Singh, Y Chahal, J Hazlewood, X Bartlett, Y Dayal
Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Marco Jansen, Josh Hazlewood and Yuzvendra Chahal are the best options with great fantasy cricket value for today’s IPL match.
