IPL 2025 Qualifier 1: The first qualifier match of IPL 2025 will be played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Mohali on Thursday. In this match, a competition will be seen between veteran players like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Both Punjab and Bangalore have won 19 out of 14 matches and scored 19 points. Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians and made a place in the top-2. So RCB has finished with a thrilling win in Lucknow.
Strategy and player collision
At the beginning of Arshdeep Singh from Punjab, bowling can have a special impact, especially by looking at the record against Phil Soult and Virat Kohli. So Yuzvendra Chahal can give an extra age to the team like a demonstration against the old team and the hold on players like Jitesh Sharma. If Josh Hazlewood plays fit in RCB’s bowling lineup, he will be able to face a player like Shreyas Iyer. The top order of Punjab against Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also in his favor.
Direct collision between players
Kohli vs Arshdeep: Virat Kohli often harasses left -handed fast bowlers a little bit. However, Virat is in excellent form in the IPL this year. Arshdeep Singh is also bowling tremendously this season. So there can be a strong collision between the two players.
Iyer vs Bhubaneswar: Shreyas Iyer has scored more than 500 runs in the season. But they have difficulty in playing the balls coming in. In such a situation, Bhuvneshwar Kumar can become a threat to Shreyas Iyer. There will be a direct competition between these two players.
Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis: Marcus Stoinis will see fast runs in death overs. At the same time, Josh Hazlewood has bowled brilliantly in the death over in the season, will try to stop them. There will be a collision between the two players.
RCB and PBKS do not win titles
It has been 11 years since Punjab Kings played the final. Punjab last made it to the playoffs in 2014. Then Punjab last played Qualifier-1. Whereas RCB has kept the hopes of fans alive by becoming runners-ups in 2009, 2011 and 2016. Both teams have played the final match in IPL history. But both teams have not won the title. In this story, both teams are hungry to get up as a new team. Both these teams will kill their lives to win the qualifier match.
Meaning on death over in crickera
Cricket is called the last over (Death over). Which are played at the end of an innings. The term is used in limited overs cricket ODI and T20. The last 4-5 overs (16 to 20) over in T20 and the last 10–15 overs (35 to 40) in ODIs are considered Death overs. These overs are called Death because it is the most decisive and pressure phase of the match. Where batsmen try to raise runs fast. So bowlers use ball strategies like Yorker, Slower and Bouncer to stop them and take wickets.
