Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, 34th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (Royal Challengers Bengaluru 95/9, Punjab Kings 98/5).
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 95/9 (14 ov)
- Punjab Kings: 98/5 (12.1 ov)
Match report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faced Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 34th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Play began on Friday, 18 April 2025 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ulhas Gandhe and Virender Sharma, with Narayanan Kutty as match referee.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 95/9 in 14 overs, with Tim David top-scoring on 50 not out from 26 balls. Marco Jansen was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 10. Punjab Kings made 98/5 in 12.1 overs, with Nehal Wadhera top-scoring on 33 not out from 19 balls. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 14.
Result: Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Tim David 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.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru · 1st innings: 95/9 (14 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Josh Inglis b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Virat Kohli | c Marco Jansen b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rajat Patidar | c Xavier Bartlett b Yuzvendra Chahal | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 127.78 |
| Liam Livingstone | c Priyansh Arya b Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jitesh Sharma | c Nehal Wadhera b Yuzvendra Chahal | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Krunal Pandya | c & b Marco Jansen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Tim David | not out | 50 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 192.31 |
| Manoj Bhandage | lbw b Marco Jansen | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Xavier Bartlett b Harpreet Brar | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Yash Dayal | lbw b Harpreet Brar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 1 · Did not bat: Suyash Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.67 |
| Harpreet Brar | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 |
Punjab Kings · 1st innings: 98/5 (12.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priyansh Arya | c Tim David b Josh Hazlewood | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Tim David b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Jitesh Sharma b Josh Hazlewood | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Josh Inglis | c Suyash Sharma b Josh Hazlewood | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Nehal Wadhera | not out | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 173.68 |
| Shashank Singh | c Philip Salt b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 350 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8.67 |
| Yash Dayal | 2.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8.31 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Krunal Pandya | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Suyash Sharma | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 13 (PBKS, Yash Dayal): 6 runs, 93/5 – 6
- Over 12 (PBKS, Bhuvneshwar Kumar): 12 runs, 87/5 – 4 6 1 W 1 •
- Over 11 (PBKS, Suyash Sharma): 11 runs, 75/4 – 1 • • 4 0b 6
- Over 10 (PBKS, Josh Hazlewood): 1 runs, 64/4 – • 0lb • 1 • •
- Over 9 (PBKS, Suyash Sharma): 10 runs, 63/4 – 6 4 • • • •
- Over 8 (PBKS, Josh Hazlewood): 3 runs, 53/4 – W 1 W • 1 1