IPL 2025, PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1: Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash for ticket to finals – The Hindu

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Updated – May 29, 2025 06:13 pm IST
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli being greeted by Shreyas Iyer during the IPL T20 Match against Punjab Kings, File | Photo Credit: RV Moorthy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings are all set to fight it out in the first Qualifier match of the 2025 Indian Premier League season on Thursday (May 29, 2025) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh. 
Also Read | PBKS, RCB captains offer a study in contrast
RCB sealed its spot in Qualifier 1 with a thrilling victory over Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday (May 27, 2025). Chasing 228, Jitesh Sharma scored a sensational 33-ball 85 not out, underlining that there is more to this batting line-up than just Virat Kohli.
Both sides will welcome the return of ace bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal and Josh Hazlewood, who suffered brief injury scares recently.
Punjab Kings last qualified for the playoffs in 2014. For Shreyas Iyer’s side, the absence of pace bowler Marco Jansen leaves a big void. But both franchises, more than any other perhaps, know that a golden opportunity like this to make the final comes by rarely.
In previous IPL seasons, the overarching themes linking Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru were achingly similar. They plunged from one season to another without ever getting a chance to hoist the glittering trophy, engulfed by tears, heartbreak and anguish that turned into deep-rooted emotions.
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash. 
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Tim Seifert, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Tim David, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh. 
Published – May 29, 2025
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