IPL 2025: PBKS vs RCB Prediction, Odds, and Betting Tips
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are set for their second clash of the season on April 20 at the Maharaj Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. PBKS defeated RCB by 5 wickets in a rain-affected match during their first encounter of IPL 2025 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Now, RCB will be eager to seek revenge when they face PBKS at their home ground this Sunday. Check out the PBKS vs RCB prediction, pitch report, H2H, and more details.
PBKS vs RCB prediction: PBKS to win
Key Stats
- PBKS won 5 out of their first 7 matches.
- RCB won 4 out of their first 7 games.
- PBKS defeated RCB in their previous encounter by 5 wickets.
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| PBKS | 5 wickets | 18 Apr 2025 |
| RCB | 60 runs | 09 May 2024 |
| RCB | 4 wickets | 25 Mar 2024 |
| RCB | 24 runs | 20 Apr 2023 |
| PBKS | 54 runs | 13 May 2022 |
Pitch Report
PBKS vs RCB, the 37th match of the IPL 2025, is set to be played at Maharaj Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The pitch here is often a decent batting surface. In a total of 8 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 5, while the chasing team emerged victorious 3 times.
Results of the last two T20 matches played at Maharaj Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
PBKS vs KKR (Apr 15, 2025) – PBKS won by 16 runs
| PBKS | 111/10 |
| KKR | 95/10 |
PBKS vs CSK (Apr 08, 2025) – PBKS won by 18 runs
| PBKS | 219/6 |
| CSK | 201/5 |
Punjab Kings preview
After defeating RCB in the last game by 5 wickets, PBKS have climbed up to the 2nd position in the points table with five wins in seven matches. The team is in red-hot form with an amazing bowling lineup including names like Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen. Also, they have prominent batters like Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, and Priyansh Arya.
Predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore preview
With the last match defeat, Royal Challengers Bangalore have slipped down to the 4th position in the points table with four wins in seven matches. They lost their last game to Punjab Kings by 5 wickets and will be eager to take revenge in this match. Notably, the team lost both of their home games and emerged victorious in all away matches. The team features a solid batting lineup and a good bowling unit.
Predicted XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
PBKS vs RCB: Who will win?
The match will be an exciting contest between two strong teams, with Punjab Kings expected to come out on top, having home advantage, current form, and an amazing bowling unit.
