IPL 2025 - RCB vs PBKS - Player Battles To Watch Out For

Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming back home to host Punjab Kings at the IPL 2025. The ongoing league stage of the Indian Premier League is turning out to be a package of drama and action for every single team.

The hosts defeated the Rajasthan Royals in the previous fixture with a dominating display of batting. It was a memorable chase by Bangalore and an unforgettable win, which will go down in the history books of IPL and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The hosts currently stand at the 3rd spot in the point table with 4 wins and 2 losses at a net run rate of +0.672. Their immense depth in the batting lineup gives them an extra edge against the visitors.

Punjab Kings are also coming to play their next fixture after a thrilling win over Kolkata Knight Riders. The onus of the win goes to their bowling, which completely demolished the batting unit of the defending champions. Punjab Kings currently stand at the 4th spot with 4 wins and 2 losses at a net run rate of +0.172.

In this article, we bring you a list of player battles that will make the Indian betting apps.

RCB vs PBKS - Player Battles to Watch Out For

1) Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh

At the early hours of the game, RCB opener and India’s modern-day batting legend, Virat Kohli, will open the game against Arshdeep Singh. Virat Kohli is the 5th highest run-scorer in the league as of now and the leading run-scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has collected 248 runs in 6 matches at an average of 62 at a strike rate of 143.35. Kohli will be opposite Arshdeep Singh, who is India’s T20 specialist pace bowler. Arshdeep Singh has picked up 8 wickets in the last 6 fixtures at an economy of 8.73. He is known for his death over bowling, but he can be equally deadly with the new ball. Virat carries an average of 79 against Arshdeep in IPL, and the latter has managed to pick Virat’s wicket once in IPL.

2) Rajat Patidar vs Yuzvendra Chahal

In the middle overs, watching RCB skipper Rajat Patidar batting against IPL’s most successful bowler, Yuzvendra Chahal. Rajat Patidar is currently RCB’s 3rd highest run-scorer, who has collected 186 runs in 6 matches at an average of 37.2,0, but he has maintained his strike rate at 161.73. He is a valuable batsman for Bangalore at number 4, who is known to anchor the innings during the middle overs. Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, created havoc in the previous game against KKR. He scalped 4 wickets in overs at an economy of 7. Facing his former team on Friday, Chahal will be ready for redemption while bowling for the Punjab Kings.

3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Shreyas Iyer

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has come out as an asset for his new franchise by becoming an economical bowler. He is known for swing bowling and accuracy, but in IPL 2025, Bhuvneshwar has stunned everyone by not allowing the opposition to take risks while he is bowling. He has managed to pick 6 wickets in 5 matches at an economy of 7.84. On Friday, Punjab’s skipper Shreyas Iyer will come face to face with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Shreyas Iyer is currently the 4th highest run-scorer in the league with 250 runs in 6 matches at an average of 62.50 with a strike rate of 204.91. In the past, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has picked Iyer’s wicket thrice while Iyer has maintained his average at 14.
 

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