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by Devesh Jaganath | in Indian Premier League Predictions
We have reached the halfway point of the 2025 Indian Premier League, and on Sunday, we head to the New PCA Cricket Stadium to see the Punjab Kings play the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. PBKS are second in the standings, while RCB are fourth. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Punjab Kings recorded a second consecutive win, beating this opponent by five wickets in a rain-affected match that was reduced to 14 overs in Bengaluru on Friday afternoon.
The Kings ripped through RCB’s top order with Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen and Yuzvendra Chahal all bagging two wickets apiece in their revised three-over allotment.
PBKS have been heavily reliant on their batting lineup so far this season, and would have been extremely pleased to see the likes of Chahal and Singh back among the wickets. They will be looking for more of the same from them in this one.
Meanwhile, RCB’s struggles on their home patch continued, with Friday’s loss marking their third straight defeat at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. They have, however, won four on the road.
Despite the result, there were a couple of positives for RCB, with Tim David scoring a debut IPL half-century and Josh Hazlewood taking another three-wicket haul to go second in the purple cap standings.
With that, PBKS have now won 18 of the 34 all-time matches between these sides, but RCB have won three of the last four.
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Punjab Kings - Royal Challengers Bengaluru Key Points
- RCB have won all their away games this season.
- RCB have won three of the last four matches against this opponent.
- RCB have a net run rate of +0.446 compared to PBKS’s +0.308.
- None of PBKS’s bowlers are ranked in the top 10 wicket-takers in the competition.
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Our Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction
The Punjab Kings have shown that they are here to compete this season, and so far, they are being rewarded for their investments during the IPL auction, having racked up five wins in seven games.
However, beating a team back-to-back is never an easy task, and RCB have been excellent on the road this season. This should be another close contest, but we fancy the visitors to get their revenge in this one. Our Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru prediction is Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the match.
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