IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS match today
The heat is on in the RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 match today at the brand-new Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. After being put to bat first by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings wrapped up their innings at 157/6 in 20 overs.
RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first. Their strategy seemed spot on early in the game. Check the full scoreboard and highlights from Punjab Kings’ innings.
Punjab Kings Innings – 157/6 (20 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh Arya | c Tim David b Krunal Pandya | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Tim David b Krunal Pandya | 33 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 194.12 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c Krunal Pandya b Romario Shepherd | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Josh Inglis (wk) | B Suyash Sharma | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Nehal Wadhera | run out (Tim David/Kohli/Jitesh Sharma) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shashank Singh | not out | 31 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 93.94 |
| Marcus Stoinis | B Suyash Sharma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 25 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 125.00 |
Fall of wickets
- 42/1 (Priyansh Arya, 4.2 ov)
- 62/2 (Prabhsimran Singh, 6.1 ov)
- 68/3 (Shreyas Iyer, 7.4 ov)
- 76/4 (Nehal Wadhera, 9.0 ov)
- 112/5 (Josh Inglis, 13.2 ov)
- 114/6 (Marcus Stoinis, 13.5 ov)
Extras: 5 (1 lb, 4 w): Total: 157/6 in 20 overs
RCB bowling performance
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Yash Dayal | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9.80 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 25 | 2 | 6.20 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 |
Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma were the stand-out bowlers. Krunal removed both openers in the powerplay and kept it tight. Suyash cleaned up Inglis and Stoinis, stopping PBKS from accelerating during the middle overs. PBKS has scored 62/2 in the powerplay. PBKS came out swinging early with Priyansh and Prabhsimran. But RCB pulled things back with two quick wickets.
RCB now needed 158 runs to win an exciting contest of the IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS match today. The pitch looks good for batting. Fans can expect fireworks with Virat Kohli and Philip Salt opening for Bengaluru.
Match summary
- Match: RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match 37
- Venue: Mullanpur, Chandigarh
- Toss: RCB won, chose to bowl
- PBKS Score: 157/6 in 20 overs
- RCB Score: 158/3 in 18.5 overs
- Top Scorers: Virat Kohli 73(54), Devdutt Padikkal 61(35), Prabhsimran (33), Shashank Singh (31*), Inglis (29)
- Top Bowlers: Krunal Pandya (2/25), Suyash Sharma (2/26), Arshdeep Singh (1/26)
RCB inning
Today’s RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 match is heating up with the on-ground conversation between Virat Kohli, Harpreet Brar, and Shreyas Iyer. With 157 runs on the board, Punjab Kings have put up a decent fight. All eyes were now on the RCB batters.
- RCB is 159-3 in 18.5 overs
- Virat Kohli remains not out 73* runs in 54 balls
- Devdutt Padikkal scored 61 runs off 35 balls
RCB won this match after the Player of the Match performance from Virat Kohli. It was a clinical victory for RCB against PBKS. RCB reached the 5th position in the points table after this victory. Punjab Kings remain at number four in the points table because of the higher run rate, despite having 10 points as RCB.
