Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Punjab Kings in Match No. 34 of IPL 2025. Currently, both teams are separated only by net run rate on the points table with four wins in six matches.
Both teams won their latest match as Punjab Kings pulled off the turnaround of the season against KKR in Mullanpur, defending the lowet total in IPL history. Harshit Rana’s powerplay strikes helped KKR negate a strong opening partnership before Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy took over to restrict PBKS to an underwhelming total.
KKR were well-set on the victory path despite losing both openers cheaply, thanks to a strong third-wicket partnership. Enter Yuzvendra Chahal. The leg-spinner engineered a dramatic middle-order collapse that saw KKR lose six wickets for merely 17 runs in 31 balls. Andre Russell opened the game up with a 17-run over, but Arshdeep Singh’s wicket-maiden to Vaibhav Arora sucked out hope from the Knights’ camp. Russell edged Marco Jansen on to his stumps as PBKS had pulled off a heist.
RCB had a less adrenaline-pumping and easier time in their last game – against RR in Jaipur. Yahsasvi Jaiswal made an excellent fifty even as the rest of his teammates could not press on the advantage amidst some tight bowling from RCB. Phil Salt went after the relatively small target in the powerplay and put RCB firmly in front of the game. Virat Kohli too got a fifty and Devdutt Padikkal put in the finishing touches.
As this top of the table clash beckons, RCB will have to contend with the fact that they are yet to win a game at their home ground, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in IPL 2025.
IPL records and stats at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
This year, the Chinnaswamy track seems to have a little something for the bowlers unlike in previous years. This game could also provide something on similar lines.
| Matches Played |
96 |
| Matches Won Batting First |
41 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 51 |
| Matches With No Result | 04 |
| Matches Tied | 01 |
| Average First Innings Score | 178 |
| Highest Team Total | 287 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 213 |
Key player battles in Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Punjab Kings, Match 34 of IPL 2025:
1. Rajat Patidar vs Yuzvendra Chahal
Chahal is still RCB’s highest wicket taker in IPL despite not playing for them since 2021. In that time, RCB’s current skipper has a reputation for playing spin well, and he has managed to dominate Chahal for the most part in the IPL. Patidar has scored 32 runs in 17 balls against Chahal at a strike rate of 188.23 without being dismissed.
2. Glenn Maxwell vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Maxwell has been sturggling for form this season, and Bhuvneshwar will not make things easier for him. So far in the IPL, Maxwell has made 39 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 114.70 while being dismissed twice at an average of 19.50
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