New Delhi: 

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be up against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 37th clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh on Sunday.

It will be a return fixture for the two teams, which locked horns only two days before, on April 18 in Bengaluru, which turned out to be a rain-curtailed low-scoring thriller.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad:

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.

When will the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru be played?

The IPL 2025 match will be played on Sunday, April 20.

What time will the Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match begin?

The IPL 2025 match will begin at 03:30 PM IST with the toss scheduled at 03:00 PM IST.

Where will the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru be played?

The IPL 2025 match will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.

Where to watch the Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match on television in India?

The IPL 2025 match will be live-telecasted on the Star Sports Network.

Where to watch the online streaming of the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru?

The IPL 2025 match can be streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.

Mullanpur Stadium Pitch Report:

The track at the Mullanpur Stadium has been a paradise for the spinners this season. It is expected to behave in a similar manner on Sunday afternoon, as the spinners will be able to weave their magic and spin a web around the batters. It is a dry pitch which holds u,p and scoring here hasn’t been easy so far.

Mullanpur Stadium Weather Report:

According to Accuweather, New Chandigarh will be windy in the morning and will be sunny to partly cloudy with “dangerous heat” in the afternoon. The probability of precipitation and thunderstorms is close to none, but players will have tobe  very wary of the hot weather.

As the evening approaches, the sky will clear up which means there’ll be no interruption during the afternoon clash. The temperature would vary between 21 to 41 degrees celsius.

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Head-to-Head:

Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have faced each other in 34 matches in the Indian Premier League.

Out of these 34 games, PBKS have won 18, whereas RCB have emerged victorious on 16 occasions. As it is a return clash of the season between the two teams, PBKS won the last game by five wickets in a low-scoring thriller.

Punjab Kings Squad:

Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash.

The game was shortened to 14 overs per side as rain delayed the toss and the start of the game. PBKS opted to bowl first and restricted RCB to 95/9 in their stipulated 14 overs.

The Punjab side went on to register their fifth win of the season, on the back of Nehal Wadhera, who hit 33* off 19 balls and took his team over the line in just 12.1 overs, handing RCB their third loss of the tournament.

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