Timesofindia.com in Mullanpur: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Kings of Punjab (PBKS) were sustainable sub-performants in the history of the Premier Indian League (IPL). At the start of the season, no one gave them a chance to finish in the first four, but at the end of the League scene, they finished first and second, respectively.On Thursday, the PBKs led by Shreyas Iyer will lock the horns against the RCB of Rajat Patidar during the first qualifier of IPL 2025.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Shreyas Iyer has an impressive record in IPL as a captain. He led three different teams to the IPL qualifying series, and to the last two times, his teams have reached the final. In 2020, he led Delhi Capitals to the final, where they lost against the Indians of Mumbai, then in 2024, he guided Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at their third IPL trophy. Will Iyer be lucky again the third time?
Where will the match be decided?Hazlewood vs pbks orWith Josh Hazlewood back, Fit and available for KOs, RCB received a major boost. PBKS Prabhsimran Singh (499 points) and Priyansh Arya (424 points) have forged a destructive opening stand. The left right combo has also worked in their favor. But the two non -corner Indian openers were not tested enough in the tournament. Their strength lies in the width offered, and the duo hooks there like gifts. But against Hazlewood, it will be a challenge, because the Australian Speedster will test them with good length deliveries in the strains. It will be interesting to see how young people get out of it.Virat Kohli VS Arshdeep Singh and Marco JansenWith 602 points, Virat Kohli is the main survey of RCB. And the last time these two teams played on this place, the unbeaten 73 Kohli guided RCB towards a victory with seven counters. But the Kohli Achilles heel over the years has been sailors from the left arm. In 99 rounds as a RCB opener, Kohli’s typing rate against the left arms passage is a modest 125.91, and it was rejected 17 times. At Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen, the PBKs have two fast quality shots, and Shreyas Iyer will not hesitate to have a crack in Kohli with the two in the PowerPlay.
The best queries and strikers of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings Camp in IPL 2025.
Six lustsThe opener of Punjab Kings Priyansh Arya likes to play in the new place of the APC in Mullanpur. In the 42 bullets he faced in this IPL place this year, he smoked nine six and scored at a typing rate of 245.23.GuidePBKS: W, L, W, W, WRCB: W, L, NR, W, W
Place statisticsA total of nine games were played at this place, the teams beating at the first time 5 times and teams to continue the victories by emerging four times.
“It is good that we are in the Top 2 and obviously what I demonstrated – or we manifested ourselves as a team – immediately after the auction. It is so good that you have manifested something and that it happens. Obviously, we have manifested much more than that.“It was very important for us to be in the first two. This is what we had planned, and after having reached this, it is a big boost for RCB. We have less time before our next match, so we will seek to recover quickly, to take a nap while traveling. Everyone is in a good state of Patidar.
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