HIGHLIGHTS: RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Match 34 – Result, Scorecard
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The 34th match of the TATA IPL 2025 was held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Punjab Kings (PBKS) successfully defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 5 wickets.
The game was delayed due to rain and was shortened to 14 overs per side. PBKS won the toss and chose to bowl first. RCB’s batting lineup struggled early on and managed to post a total of 95/9, with a a crucial knock of 50 runs off 26 balls by Tim David. PBKS bowlers restricted RCB’s batters effectively by their spell where Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Harpreet Brar each took two wickets.
In the second innings, RCB bowlers also done their job very well. Josh Hazlewood claimed 3 important wickets and controlled the run flow, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an economical spell and picked up 2 wickets. However, Nehal Wadhera finished off the match with 11 balls to spare, leading PBKS to a 5-wicket victory.
RCB vs PBKS Match Details
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, Match 34, IPL 2025 |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date & Time | Friday, April 18, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Result | Punjab Kings Won by 5 Wickets |
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Match Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil Salt | c †Inglis b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Virat Kohli | c Jansen b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | c Bartlett b Chahal | 23 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 127.77 |
| Liam Livingstone | c Arya b Bartlett | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | c Wadhera b Chahal | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Krunal Pandya | c & b Jansen | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tim David | not out | 50 | 26 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 192.3 |
| Manoj Bhandage | lbw b Jansen | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Bartlett b Harpreet Brar | 8 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.53 |
| Yash Dayal | lbw b Harpreet Brar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (nb 1) | 1 | 14 Ov | ||||
| Total | 95/9 | RR: 6.78 | |||||
Fall of wickets (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
1-4 (Phil Salt, 0.4 ov), 2-21 (Virat Kohli, 2.4 ov), 3-26 (Liam Livingstone, 3.6 ov), 4-32 (Jitesh Sharma, 5.5 ov), 5-33 (Krunal Pandya, 6.1 ov), 6-41 (Rajat Patidar, 7.4 ov), 7-42 (Manoj Bhandage, 8.2 ov), 8-63 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11.4 ov), 9-63 (Yash Dayal, 11.5 ov)
Bowling Performance (Punjab Kings)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.66 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Punjab Kings Batting Performance
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh Arya | c David b Hazlewood | 16 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c David b Kumar | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Josh Inglis † | c Suyash Sharma b Hazlewood | 14 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Nehal Wadhera | not out | 33 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 173.68 |
| Shashank Singh | c Salt b Kumar | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 350 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 2) | 7 | 12.1 Ov er | ||||
| Total | 98/5 | (RR: 8.05) | |||||
Fall of Wickets (Punjab Kings)
1-22 (Prabhsimran Singh, 2.4 ov), 2-32 (Priyansh Arya, 3.4 ov), 3-52 (Shreyas Iyer, 7.4 ov), 4-53 (Josh Inglis, 7.6 ov), 5-81 (Shashank Singh, 11.3 ov)
Bowling Performance (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.66 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yash Dayal | 2.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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IPL 2025 Points Table
| Pos | Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NRR | Points |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2 | Punjab Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 3 | Gujarat Titans | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.081 | 8 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.446 | 8 |
| 5 | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.086 | 8 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0.547 | 6 |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.239 | 6 |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 2 | 5 | -0.714 | 4 |
| 9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 2 | 5 | -1.217 | 4 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | -1.276 | 4 |
Note: Points Table as on 19 April 2025 12:30 AM (IST)
