Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard – 34th match M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 18 April, 2025 was given a big hit and tight bowling competition. Royal Challengers Bangalore set a tone with a fiery opening stand, igniting Cheers in the pack Chinnaswamy crowd. Punjab Kings fought bravely with a disciplined bowling attack and a stable batting chase. The electrical atmosphere in the stadium extended every turn and turned the turn of the match closely. With spectacular personal performance and dramatic moments, this conflict proved to be another IPL classic in the 2025 season lineup.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard
1st inning Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Batting:
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | SR | 4s | 6s |
| Phil Salt | c †Inglis b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | c Jansen b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | c Bartlett b Chahal | 23 | 18 | 127.77 | 1 | 1 |
| Liam Livingstone | c Arya b Bartlett | 4 | 6 | 66.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Jitesh Sharma † | c Wadhera b Chahal | 2 | 7 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | c & b Jansen | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim David | not out | 50 | 26 | 192.3 | 5 | 3 |
| Manoj Bhandage | lbw b Jansen | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Bartlett b Harpreet Brar | 8 | 13 | 61.53 | 1 | 0 |
| Yash Dayal | lbw b Harpreet Brar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (nb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 Ov (RR: 6.78) | 95/9 |
Did not bat: Suyash Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Fall of the wickets:
4-1 (Phil Salt, 0.4), 21-2 (Kohli, 2.4), 26-3 (Livingstone, 3.6), 32-4 (Jitesh Sharma, 5.5), 33-5 (Krunal Pandya, 6.1), 41-6 (Rajat Patidar, 7.4), 42-7 (Manoj Bhandage, 8.2), 63-8 (Bhuvneshwar, 11.4), 63-9 (Yash Dayal, 11.5)
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.66 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.66 |
| Harpreet Brar | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 |
2nd inning Punjab Kings (PBKS) Batting:
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | SR | 4s | 6s |
| Priyansh Arya | c David b Hazlewood | 16 | 11 | 145.45 | 1 | 1 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c David b Kumar | 13 | 9 | 144.44 | 2 | 0 |
| Shreyas Iyer (c) | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 7 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Inglis † | c Suyash Sharma b Hazlewood | 14 | 17 | 82.35 | 2 | 0 |
| Nehal Wadhera | not out | 33 | 19 | 173.68 | 3 | 3 |
| Shashank Singh | c Salt b Kumar | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 7 | 2 | 350 | 0 | 1 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 2) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 12.1 Ov (RR: 8.05) | 98/5 |
Did not bat: Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Fall Of The Wickets:
22-1 (Prabhsimran Singh, 2.4), 32-2 (Priyansh Arya, 3.4), 52-3 (Shreyas Iyer, 7.4), 53-4 (Josh Inglis, 7.6), 81-5 (Shashank Singh, 11.3)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.66 |
| Yash Dayal | 2.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Krunal Pandya | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings 34th Match Result:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 95/9 (14/14 over)
Punjab Kings: 98/5 (12.1/14 over)
🏆 Result: Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Match Information: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings 34th Match
| Venue | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Match | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings |
| Match day | 18 April 2025 – night 34th match |
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Toss Details | Punjab Kings, elected to field first |
| On Field Umpires | Ulhas Gandhe, Virender Sharma |
| Third Umpire | Michael Gough |
| Referee | Narayanan Kutty |
| Man of the Match | Tim David, (RCB) |
| RCB Impact Player | Manoj Bhandage in, Liam Livingstone Out |
| PBKS Impact Player | Prabhsimran Singh in, Yuzendra Chahal Out |
