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RCB vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 5 wickets
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Highlights: Punjab Kings secured a five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-affected IPL encounter on Friday.
Punjab Kings secured a five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-affected IPL encounter on Friday.
After being sent in to bat first, Tim David’s explosive knock of 50 from just 26 balls helped RCB post 95 for 9 in their allotted 14 overs, following a delayed start caused by evening rain.
In response, PBKS chased down the target comfortably in 12.1 overs, with Nehal Wadhera contributing a swift 33 off 19 deliveries. Despite a superb spell from Josh Hazlewood, who finished with figures of 3 for 14, RCB couldn’t defend the total.
RCB’s innings saw frequent collapses, with Punjab’s bowling trio — Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marco Jansen — doing most of the damage and keeping the hosts under pressure throughout.
Summary:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 95/9 in 14 overs (Tim David 50*; Arshdeep Singh 2/23, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/11, Marco Jansen 2/10)
Punjab Kings – 98/5 in 12.1 overs (Nehal Wadhera 33*; Josh Hazlewood 3/14)
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match No. 34 LIVE Scores and Updates HERE –
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: And that’s the game—Marcus Stoinis finishes it off in style with a six for Punjab Kings. Another solid all-round display from them. The chase looked shaky at one point, but Wadhera’s explosive knock turned things around. His quickfire innings was one of the standout contributions today, right up there with Tim David’s earlier half-century. RCB’s bowling effort was commendable, but ultimately fell short. Special mention to Josh Hazlewood, who applied serious pressure during the middle phase and kept Punjab in check for a while. In the end though, Punjab got the job done. That wraps it up from us—be sure to join us again tomorrow afternoon for more live action!
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Tim David has brought up a classy fifty, and it’s largely thanks to his efforts that RCB managed to inch closer to the 100-run mark. The target for Punjab remains fairly manageable, with the asking rate hovering around seven per over. RCB will need to deliver a top-notch performance with the ball to stay in the contest. For Punjab, the key phase was the middle overs where Marco Jansen and Yuzvendra Chahal ensured that RCB couldn’t build any momentum after Arshdeep Singh’s fiery start. Although Brar’s final over went for a few, the overall total remains modest, especially on this pitch. We’ll be back shortly with the run chase—it’ll be intriguing to see how Rajat Patidar rotates his bowlers while trying to defend this low score.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Harpreet Brar has come on as the fifth bowling option for Punjab Kings. He made an immediate impact, removing Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was caught at long-off, and soon after, trapped Yash Dayal leg-before with a straight delivery he failed to read. Tim David remains Bengaluru’s final hope to post a respectable total. He’s managed to find a few boundaries off fellow Aussie Bartlett and will be facing Brar in the last over. Can David push RCB closer to the 100-run mark, or will Brar finish things off by claiming his wicket? We’re about to find out.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: RCB has lost two additional wickets since the last update. The first to fall was Rajat Patidar, who attempted to clear long-off against Chahal but was caught near the ropes. Shortly after, Jansen claimed his second scalp. Bhandage, who came in as the impact substitute for Liam Livingstone, couldn’t leave much of a mark either. He was struck on the pads and given out LBW. Though he reviewed the decision, the ball-tracking showed it as umpire’s call, so the original verdict stood. With seven wickets down now, RCB’s all-time low of 49 runs looks to be under serious threat.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Marco Jansen has entered the attack and removed Krunal Pandya. It was a sharp short ball, and Krunal charged down the wicket attempting a pull, but the ball caught the edge, struck his helmet, and lobbed into the air. Initially, the umpire didn’t raise the finger, but Jansen convinced his captain to take the review. UltraEdge showed a clear spike, confirming the dismissal. That’s the fifth wicket down for RCB, and their situation is going from bad to worse. Tim David is now at the crease, and it feels like he’s been forced to come in earlier than expected — possibly 3-4 overs too soon, especially in this shortened format. His toughest test will be managing the pressure while trying to stabilize the innings.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Yet another disappointment for Livingstone in RCB’s jersey. The situation was ideal for him — plenty of overs left and a favorable batting position — but he couldn’t capitalize and fell cheaply once again. It was Bartlett who provided the breakthrough as Livingstone attempted to slice one through the off-side but ended up getting caught. RCB has now lost three wickets in quick succession and their scoring rate isn’t impressive either. Jitesh Sharma came out to bat next, but as we bring you this update, he too has departed. He went for a slog sweep but was taken at deep square leg. Things are looking grim for RCB at the moment.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Virat Kohli has also been dismissed for RCB. It was a short delivery from Arshdeep Singh, which Kohli attempted to pull but ended up edging it high into the air. Marco Jansen, making full use of his tall frame, took an excellent catch. Without his reach, it’s doubtful many others on the field could have grabbed that one. Bengaluru has now lost two quick wickets. That’s the challenge in games like this — striking the right balance between setting a realistic target and going all-out from the start. So far, the aggressive strategy has backfired for RCB, costing them two early scalps. It’s been a fantastic opening spell from Arshdeep with the ball.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 LIVE Scores and Updates: Arshdeep Singh strikes early, claiming the first dismissal — it’s Phil Salt. There was some movement in the air, which Arshdeep made full use of. Salt attempted a cross-batted shot but ended up getting a leading edge. The ball went sky-high and swirled under the lights, but Jos Inglis behind the wickets judged it perfectly and took a superb catch. RCB has suffered a blow in the very first over, and Rajat Patidar has now stepped in. It’s crucial for RCB to assess what constitutes a competitive total in this 14-over format and pace their innings wisely. Often, teams miscalculate and fall short by the end.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash DayalPunjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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PBKS won the toss and elected to bowl first
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