PBKS vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: IPL 2025, Qualifier 1 Fantasy Cricket Tips For Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Punjab Kings will lock horns with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first qualifier of the IPL 2025 season at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on Thursday, May 29.

PBKS, led by Shreyas Iyer, are occupying the pole position with nine wins and four losses, amassing 19 points. Meanwhile, RCB, led by Rajat Patidar and stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma, also accumulated 19 points after winning nine games and losing four matches.

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Details

Match: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Qualifier 1, IPL 2025

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Thursday, May 29

Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Probable XIs

Punjab Kings

Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen/Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar/Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone/Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara/Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Pitch Report

Only four games were played at this venue this season. Interestingly, the chasing sides lost three times at this venue. It would be an interesting surface for both these high-scoring sides on this flat wicket. 

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Top Picks

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is the leading run-scorer for the PBKS franchise this season with 514 runs from 14 innings at an average of 51.4.

Josh Inglis

Inglis, the No.3 batter, is coming into this game after scoring a match-winning 73-run knock against the Mumbai Indians.

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Captain picks

Virat Kohli

Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli leads the run-scoring charts for RCB, accumulating 602 runs from 13 innings at an average of 60.2 with eight fifty-plus scores.

Phil Salt

Salt is another batter to watch out for as he racked up 331 runs from 11 innings at an average of 30.09 with three fifty-plus scores.

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Phil Salt, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal.

PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Phil Salt (c), Josh Inglis (vc), Virat Kohli, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal.

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