Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | Qualifier 1

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A place in the IPL final awaits for either Punjab Kings or Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a huge deal considering neither franchise have won the competition before.

Date & time:

Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, India

Weather: Sunshine at first before clear skies later, light winds and temperatures of just over 30c.

How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction

An incredible opportunity for both of these two teams to put themselves within one game of the 2025 IPL title, which would be the first for either of these franchises, who have consistently underachieved since the IPL’s creation. Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru each finished on 19 points across the league stage, having both won nine of 14 games, but it was Punjab who topped the table courtesy of their superior net run-rate.

Despite that, RCB will be confident of overcoming their opponents on the back of a successful 228-run chase with eight balls to spare against Lucknow Super Giants last time out. Especially a Punjab side who will be missing South African Marco Jansen, a huge loss when taking into account his left-arm bowling and batting down the lower order. In a big match like this, losing someone like Jansen can prove decisive and against a team with significant batting firepower, backing RCB to come through may wind up being the smart move.

Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru tip: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win