RCB vs PBKS Match Preview: Advertisment In the 34th match of the Indian Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore will play against the Punjab Kings at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The match is set for 18th April at 7:30 pm IST. Both teams are playing quite well this season.RCB is at the 3rd position in the points table, while PBKS is just underneath it at the fourth position. Both of them have gained eight points till now. In the previous match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, PBKS had won by 8 wickets with 9 balls left to spare. On the other hand, RCB also won their previous match which was against Rajasthan Royals. They defeated the Royals by 9 wickets with 15 balls left to spare. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Team Analysis: Royal Challengers Bangalore: The Bangalore team had a commanding victory against the Rajasthan Royals in the previous match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The star batter Virat Kohli and Phil Salt made a great pair and helped the team to post good runs on the board. RCB has won the first four matches of the six they have played. Punjab Kings: The Punjab team"s performance has become a major reason behind the smiles of the Punjab fans. Just like RCB, they are also following the same record, where they have won four out of the six matches they have played. In the previous match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Yuzvendra Chahal"s bowling spree became the real armour against the Knights. Infact, Prabhsimran Singh was also a big support to the team. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Match Details: Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings, Indian Premier League, Match: 34 Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Date and Time: 18th April, 2025 at 7:30 PM Live Coverage Details: Star Sports Network (TV), Jio Hostar (WEB and OTT) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report: The temperature in Bangalore is around 27 Degree Celsius. As per the weather forecast, there are a few broken clouds which makes the weather cool but mostly there are low chances of rain. The pitch at Chinnaswamy favours the batters and is best suited for pace. RCB vs PKBS Predicted Playing XI Royal Challengers Bangalore: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal Impact Player: Suryansh Shedge Suggested Playing 11 No. 1 for RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket P. Salt (C), P. Singh, S. Iyer, V. Kohli, R. Patidar, P. Arya, M. Jansen, L. Livingstone, A. Singh, Y. Chahal, Y. Dayal RCB vs PBKS Dream 11 Photograph: (File Image) Suggested Playing 11 No. 2 for RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Fantasy Cricket P. Salt, P. Singh, S. Iyer (C), V. Kohli (VC), R. Patidar, P. Arya, M. Jansen, A. Singh, J. Hazlewood, Y. Chahal, Y. Dayal Dream 11 RCB vs PBKS Photograph: (File Image)