IPL 2025 Qualifier 1: Qualifier 1 will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team that wins the match will be the first finalist. Both these teams are looking for their first title. Talking about the journey of Punjab Kings, he has won 9 out of 14 matches. RCB has also won 9 out of 14 matches. Both have 19–19 points. But on the basis of net run rate, RCB (0.301) lags behind from Punjab (0.372).
Punjab benefits if the rain hinders
Both Bengaluru and Punjab teams will be praying for not raining during the match. The chances of rain in Chandigarh on May 29 are extremely low. However if it rains. Due to that, if the match is not possible, then it will be a big shock for RCB. Bengaluru will not make any difference. Because after the league matches, the team living up in the table will reach the final. There is no reserve day for qualifier 1. So if the rain disruptions in the match. So Punjab Kings will qualify for a direct final.
Both head to head records
The PBKS vs RCB match will be played on Thursday 29 May at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Mohali. The match will start at 7:30 pm. While the toss will be 7 o’clock. Punjab vs Bangalore match will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will be on Jio Hotstar. So far, a total of 35 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Of them, 17 matches have been won by Bengaluru and 18 matches have been won by Punjab. There has always been an equal competition between the two teams.
Punjab King’s team
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Haranur Singh, Nehal Vadhera, Priyansh Arya, Yellow Avinash, Shashank Singh, Aaron Hardy, Ajmatullah Omrajai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Michel Owen, Musheer Khan, Suryasha Shaj, Josh English, Prabhusimran Singh, Prabhusimran Singh (wicket -worker), Vishnu Vinod, Vishnu Vinod, Kuldeep Sen, Kyle Jameson, Praveen Dubey, Vaishakh Vijay Kumar, Javier Bartlet, Yash Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore team
Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandge, Mohit Rathi, Roomio Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Phil Salt, Tim Safart, Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Blessing, Blessing, Blessing, Nuwan Tushara, Rasik Salaam, Suyash Sharma and Yash Dayal.
IPL playoff schedule
Qualifier 1: 29 May Thursday – Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Mohali – 7:30 pm.
Eliminator: 30 May Friday – Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians – Mohali – 7:30 pm.
Qualifier 2: 1 June Sunday- Teams not decided- Ahmedabad- 7:30 pm.
Final: 3 June Tuesday- Teams not decided- Ahmedabad- 7:30 pm.
