IPL 2025: PBKS vs RR Prediction, and Betting Tips
PBKS vs RR, match no. 18 of the IPL 2025, is set to be played on April 5 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The new look Punjab Kings have yet to lose any match this season. They defeated the Gujarat Titans and the Lucknow Super Giants in their first two games. On the other hand, the Rajasthan Royals finally secured their first points of the season by defeating the Chennai Super Kings in their last game. Check out the PBKS vs RR prediction, H2H, pitch report, and more details.
PBKS vs RR prediction: PBKS to win
Key Stats
- PBKS won 2 out of their first 2 matches.
- RR won 1 out of their first 3 games.
- PBKS defeated RR in their previous encounter by 5 wickets.
Match Prediction: The match will be an exciting contest as both teams feature match-winners like Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Glenn Maxwell, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Dhruv Jurel. However, with the recent form, balanced team, home advantage, batting depth, and prominent bowling options, the Punjab Kings are expected to win this match.
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| PBKS | 5 wickets | 15 May 2024 |
| RR | 3 wickets | 13 Apr 2024 |
| RR | 4 wickets | 19 May 2023 |
| PBKS | 5 runs | 05 Apr 2023 |
| RR | 6 wickets | 07 May 2022 |
Pitch Report
PBKS vs RR, match no. 18 of the IPL 2025, is set to be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The pitch here is often a decent batting surface. In a total of 5 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 2 while the chasing team emerged victorious 3 times.
PBKS vs GT (Apr 21, 2024) – GT won by 3 wickets
| PBKS | 142/10 |
| GT | 146/7 |
MI vs PBKS (Apr 18, 2024) – MI won by 9 runs
| MI | 192/7 |
| PBKS | 183/10 |
Punjab Kings preview
Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, won both of their first matches against the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants, currently sitting at 2nd position in the table. The team is well balanced and has a great batting depth and all-arounder bowling attack with lthe ikes of Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Predicted XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh
Rajastan Royals preview
After losing the first two matches, the Rajasthan Royals won their last match against the Chennai Super Kings by 6 runs, thanks to amazing performances from Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Jofra Archer. Finally, the bowling lineup of the team did well in the last game.
Predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma
Player to watch: Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is the captain of Punjab Kings. The top-order batter is in red-hot form. He is currently the second-highest run-getter of IPL 2025, with 149 runs in 2 matches.
