PBKS VS RCB, IPL qualifier 1: Virat Kohli’s fire against Bengaluru for Punjab Brace Trial of Shreyas Year. Cricket news

Timesofindia.com in Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBK) are perennial underchivers in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). At the beginning of the season, no one gave them a chance to finish them in the top four, but at the end of the league stage, they finished first and second respectively.On Thursday, PBK, headed by Shreyas Iyer, will close the horns against the silver Patidar’s RCB in the first qualifier of IPL 2025.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Shreyas Iyer has an impressive record in the IPL as a captain. He has led three separate teams in the IPL playoffs, and on the last two occasions, their teams have reached the finals. In 2020, he took Delhi Capital to the final, where he lost to Mumbai Indians, and then in 2024, he directed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to his third IPL Trophy. Will Iyer be lucky again for the third time?

Where will the match be decided?Hazelwood vs PBKS OpenerWith Josh Hazlewood, fit, and available for knockout, RCB has got a major boost. PBKS opener Prabhasimran Singh (499 runs) and Priyash Arya (424 runs) have created a devastating inauguration stand. The right-left combo has also worked in his favor. But both Indian uncapricated openers have not been adequately tested in the tournament. Their strength width is being offered, and the pair hangs for free on it. But against Hazelwood, this would be a challenge, as the Australian speedster will test them with good length delivery in the stump. It will be interesting to see how the fare of the youth is.Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh and Marco JensonWith 602 runs, Virat Kohli is the leading run-sheet for RCB. And last time these two teams played at the site, Kohli’s unbeaten 73 directed RCB to win seven wickets. But over the years, Kohli’s Acilies has been a left-hand seamors. In 99 innings as a opener for RCB, Kohli’s strike rate against the left-arm Quick is a minor 125.91, and has been rejected 17 times. In Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen, PBK has two quality left -handed quicks, and Shreyas Iyer will not hesitate to keep cracks in Kohli with both in Powerplay.

Top bowlers and batsmen in Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings Camp at IPL 2025.

Six lustPunjab Kings opener Priyanas Arya likes to play at the new PCA site in Mulanpur. This year’s IPL faced 42 balls at the site, he smoked nine sixes and scored runs at a strike rate of 245.23.Farm guidePBks: W, L, W, W, W.RCB: W, L, NR, W, W.

Site statisticsA total of nine matches have been played at the site, in which the teams first won 5 times and the teams chased the emerging victorious on four occasions.

“It feels good that we are in the top 2 and obviously what I have revealed – or we have appeared as a team just after the auction. It looks so good that you have revealed something and this is happening. Obviously, we have appeared much more than this. Perhaps 3 June will be the right time to say this.“It was very important for us to be in the top two. This is what we planned, and after achieving it, it is a big boost for RCB. We have less time before the next match, so we will see to recover quickly, are in a good frame while traveling.