RCB vs PBKS Playing 11 IPL 2025: The 34th match of IPL 2025 will witness a thrilling contest between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). The game is scheduled for April 18 at 7:30 PM IST at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
RCB enters this clash with a strong batting core, spearheaded by Virat Kohli and Phil Salt, and a reliable pace attack led by Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Meanwhile, PBKS is riding on a balanced mix of youth and experience, with Shreyas Iyer captaining and a bowling attack featuring Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marco Jansen.
This clash is expected to be high-scoring given the venue’s batting-friendly nature.
RCB vs PBKS: Probable Playing 11
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru XI | Punjab Kings XI |
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| Phil Salt | Prabhsimran Singh (wk) |
| Virat Kohli | Priyansh Arya |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | Shreyas Iyer (c) |
| Jitesh Sharma (wk) | Nehal Wadhera |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Glenn Maxwell |
| Tim David | Shashank Singh |
| Liam Livingstone | Marcus Stoinis |
| Krunal Pandya | Marco Jansen |
| Yash Dayal | Arshdeep Singh |
| Josh Hazlewood | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Xavier Bartlett |
| Impact: Devdutt Padikkal | Impact: Nehal Wadhera |
RCB vs PBKS Squad
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt (wk), Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Mohit Rathee, Abhinandan Singh, Lungi Ngidi
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Harpreet Brar, Aaron Hardie, Vishnu Vinod, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, P Avinash, Praveen Dubey
Also Check: RCB vs PBKS Match Preview – Match 34 Pitch Report & Winning Prediction
RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025: Injury Updates and Team News
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RCB: No major injury concerns. RCB is likely to retain the same playing combination from the previous game.
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PBKS: All players are available for selection. PBKS may stick to their recent winning combination unless pitch conditions demand a change.
Stay tuned for the official playing XIs after the toss, which will also decide the usage of impact players based on the pitch behaviour.
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