On Thursday, May 29, at the Mullanpur Stadium, Punjab Kings (PBKS) are set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2025. The two teams are aiming to win the IPL trophy for the first time and will have a chance to make it to the final, set for June 3 in Ahmedabad.
Pitch Report
The batting and bowling side at the Mullanpur Stadium are nicely matched. Stroke play benefits from the true pitch at the beginning and the swift outfield gives extra reward to long drives. As the match progresses, spinners tend to become increasingly effective in the later stages of the innings. The stadium has recorded the lowest successful defense of runs in this IPL, with just 111. However, it generally offers batters a greater advantage over bowlers.
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Weather Report
The weather is hot and dry in Chandigarh right now and the weather forecasters expect it to be the same on match day. The weather service predicts temperatures to stay around 30 degrees Celsius, so the weather will be hot all evening. No rain is expected.
Probable Playing XI
RCB: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak/Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
PBKS: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara/Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
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