RCB vs PBKS 34th Match IPL 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of RCB vs PBKS 34th Match IPL 2025 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 34th T20 match played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 18th April 2025.

Arshdeep Singh picked up a wicket in his first over © Associated Press

Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal and Harpreet Brar's each two wickets before Nehal Wadhera's whirlwind 19-ball 33* helped to Punjab Kings convincing five-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite a Tim David's 26-ball maiden IPL fifty - Josh Hazlewood's fightback in a rain-hit 14-overs-a-side game of the 34th match of a Indian Premier League.

Match Stats :

Punjab Kings chased 96 was their third lowest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League and It is their lowest chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, previous lowest chase was 125 at Dubai (DICS) in 2014. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 26 for 3 was their joint second lowest powerplay total against Punjab Kings in IPL. 14-overs : This is the fifth shortened first innings at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in IPL. The last of the completed shortened first innings game was a memorable for RCB, Virat Kohli smashed a hundred in a 15-over game against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2016. 32* : Tim David and Josh Hazlewood set up the record tenth-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League, previously held by the 27-run stand between David Willey and Akash Deep against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata in 2023 and the third highest tenth-wicket stand in IPL. Tim David equalled a 26-ball joint fifth fastest fifty by an Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsman against Punjab Kings in IPL, jointly with Chris Gayle. Punjab Kings' 33 for 2 was their joint second lowest powerplay total against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL

RCB 42-7 to scored 95-9 in the allotted 14 overs - match reduced from 20 to 14-overs per a side - Tim David hammered a career-best unbeaten 50 off 26-balls.

Rajat Patidar hit 23 off 18-balls including one-six & a four with strike rate of 127.77 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scored 8 off 13-balls included a boundary.

PBKS best bowler by Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar each took 2-wickets and one for Xavier Bartlett.

PBKS chased 98-5 in 12.1 overs with top scorer by Nehal Wadhera hammered a unbeaten 33 off 19-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 173.68.

Priyansh Arya struck 16 off 11-balls including one-six & a four with strike rate of 145.45, Josh Inglis scored 14 off 17-balls included 2-fours and Prabhsimran Singh hit 13 off 9-balls contained two boundaries with strike-rate of 144.44.

RCB best bowler by Josh Hazlewood picked up 3-wickets for 14-runs in 3-overs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2-wickets.

Tim David named Player of the match for his outstanding batting performance to smashed a career-best unbeaten 50 off facing 26-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 192.30.

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