HIGHLIGHTS: PBKS vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 37 – Result, Scorecard
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The 37th match of the TATA IPL 2025 was held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Sunday. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the match and successfully avenged their previous defeat against the Punjab Kings (PBKS).
RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first. RCB bowlers restricted PBKS batsmen to scoring 159 runs, where Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma provided crucial breakthroughs by picking up two important wickets each. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood also delivered economical spells in their bowling, using their yorkers effectively and controlling the flow of runs.
In the second innings, RCB’s batting line-up dominated the game in a one-sided manner. Despite efforts from the PBKS bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Harpreet Brar, they managed to take one wicket each, they couldn’t prevent RCB from cruising to victory. Virat Kohli played a beautiful knock of unbeaten 73* off 54 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal contributed an effective 61 off 35 deliveries.
PBKS vs RCB Match Details
| Match | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 31, IPL 2025 |
| Venue | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur |
| Date & Time | Sunday, April 20, 2025, 3:30 PM (IST) |
| Result | RCB won by 7 Wickets |
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Match Scorecard
Punjab Kings Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh Arya | c David b Pandya | 22 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 146.66 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c David b Pandya | 33 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 194.11 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c Pandya b Shepherd | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Josh Inglis † | b Suyash Sharma | 29 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 170.58 |
| Nehal Wadhera | run out (David/Kohli/†Sharma) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shashank Singh | not out | 31 | 33 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 93.93 |
| Marcus Stoinis | b Suyash Sharma | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 25 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 4) | 5 | 20 Ov | ||||
| Total | 157/6 | RR: 7.85 | |||||
Fall of wickets (Punjab Kings)
1-42 (Priyansh Arya, 4.2 ov), 2-62 (Prabhsimran Singh, 6.1 ov), 3-68 (Shreyas Iyer, 7.4 ov), 4-76 (Nehal Wadhera, 8.6 ov), 5-112 (Josh Inglis, 13.2 ov), 6-114 (Marcus Stoinis, 13.5 ov)
Bowling Performance (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yash Dayal | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil Salt | c †Inglis b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 73 | 54 | 81 | 7 | 1 | 135.18 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Wadhera b Harpreet Brar | 61 | 35 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 174.28 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | c Jansen b Chahal | 12 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | not out | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Extras | (w 1) | 1 | 18.5 Ov | ||||
| Total | 159/3 | (RR: 8.44) | |||||
Fall of Wickets (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
1-6 (Phil Salt, 0.6 ov), 2-109 (Devdutt Padikkal, 12.3 ov), 3-143 (Rajat Patidar, 16.4 ov)
Bowling Performance (Punjab Kings)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.66 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehal Wadhera | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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IPL 2025 Points Table
| Pos | Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.984 | 10 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.472 | 10 |
| 4 | Punjab Kings | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 5 | Lucknow Super Giants | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.483 | 8 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0.547 | 6 |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 2 | 6 | -0.633 | 4 |
| 9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 2 | 5 | -1.217 | 4 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 2 | 6 | -1.392 | 4 |
Note: Points Table as on 20 April 2025 11:59 PM (IST)
