IPL 2025: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 37 Preview

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be battling against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) once again, this time at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, which is the home ground of the Punjab franchise, on Sunday, April 20. The two teams will be facing each other right after the low-scoring game in Bengaluru.

The Punjab Kings managed to win their fifth game against RCB at the Chinnaswamy on Friday. They will be hoping to repeat it in this upcoming match as well. The Shreyas Iyer-led side is currently second on the table and have enjoyed a great first half so far. They will be wanting to continue their consistency in the upcoming games as well.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru might not be having a great time playing at home, but they have so far been unbeaten in the away games, which will give them a lot of confidence. They will also be hoping to avenge their loss in the last game and make sure they stay in the top four as long as possible with a few more wins. The Men in Red, led by Rajat Patidar, are currently fourth with four wins and three losses.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The surface at Mullanpur is a heavily two-paced track where the pitch has something for both the batters and bowlers. In the few games that have been played at this venue, the surface seemed to get slower as the game progressed. Which could make this a ground where defending a total might be the choice taken by the teams after winning the toss.

Head-to-Head Record

Predicted Playing XIs

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact player: Suryansh Shedge/Vijaykumar Vyshak.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.

Impact player: Devdutt Padikkal/Rasikh Salam.