Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 37th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (Punjab Kings 157/6, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 159/3).
- Punjab Kings: 157/6 (20 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 159/3 (18.5 ov)
Match report
Punjab Kings (PBKS) faced Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 37th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Play began on Sunday, 20 April 2025 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kaushik Gandhi and Saidharshan Kumar, with Javagal Srinath as match referee.
Punjab Kings made 157/6 in 20 overs, with Prabhsimran Singh top-scoring on 33 from 17 balls. Krunal Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 25. Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 159/3 in 18.5 overs, with Virat Kohli top-scoring on 73 not out from 54 balls. Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 26.
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Virat Kohli was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Punjab Kings · 1st innings: 157/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya | c Tim David b Krunal Pandya | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 146.67 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Tim David b Krunal Pandya | 33 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 194.12 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Krunal Pandya b Romario Shepherd | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Josh Inglis | b Suyash Sharma | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 170.59 |
| Nehal Wadhera | run out (Jitesh Sharma) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shashank Singh | not out | 31 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 93.94 |
| Marcus Stoinis | b Suyash Sharma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Marco Jansen | not out | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Yash Dayal | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Romario Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 159/3 (18.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Josh Inglis b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 73 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 135.19 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Nehal Wadhera b Harpreet Brar | 61 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 174.29 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Marco Jansen b Yuzvendra Chahal | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Jitesh Sharma | not out | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.5 |
Extras: 1 · Did not bat: Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Harpreet Brar | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Nehal Wadhera | 0.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10.8 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (RCB, Nehal Wadhera): 9 runs, 159/3 – 6 1 1 • 1
- Over 18 (RCB, Harpreet Brar): 6 runs, 150/3 – 1 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 17 (RCB, Yuzvendra Chahal): 12 runs, 144/3 – 1 • W 1 4 6
- Over 16 (RCB, Arshdeep Singh): 10 runs, 132/2 – 1 4 2 1 2 •
- Over 15 (RCB, Marco Jansen): 4 runs, 122/2 – 1 1 • • 1 1
- Over 14 (RCB, Yuzvendra Chahal): 6 runs, 118/2 – • • 1 1 • 4