RCB VS PBKS highlights, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings win by five wickets, join Delhi Capitals on 10 points

Nehal Wadhera remained unbeaten on 19-ball 33 as Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by five wickets in their rain-curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Friday.

Chasing 96 runs to win, Punjab Kings were in a spot of bother, losing four wickets with just 53 runs on board. But it was Wadhera, who single-handedly took his team home with 1.5 overs to spare.

Earlier, asked to bat first, RCB lost wickets at regular intervals with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marco Jansen doing the bulk of the damage for the visiting team in the match that was reduced to 14 overs per side after a delayed start due to rain.

For RCB, Tim David top-scored with an unbeaten 50 off 26 balls.

Revised playing conditions for RCB vs PBKS clash

The match has been reduced to 14 overs per side with the batting powerplay is of four overs instead of usual six overs. Four bowlers can bowl a maximum of three overs each, while one bowler can bowl the remaining two overs. The RCB vs PBKS clash starts at 9:45 PM IST. 

What did both captains say?

Rajat Patidar (RCB): We have to be smart in adapting to the conditions, we'll try our best. A bit sticky, but the surface looks hard, we will put up a good total on the board. Same team.

Shreyas Iyer (PBKS): We will bowl first. It's a good ground to chase and it's a rain interrupted game, overs have been reduced, will have a fair idea of how the wicket will play and that was always the plan. Stoinis comes in for Maxwell and Harpreet Brar is in. We need to have the right players at the right place, especially the angles.

RCB vs PBKS head-to-head record in IPL

Both teams have faced on 12 occasions with RCB enjoying a 7-5 head-to-head record against Punjab Kings.

RCB vs PBKS playing XIs in IPL 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

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