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18/04 - 10:00 AM EDT
34th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 18 2025
18/04 - 10:00 AM EDT
34th Match (N), Indian Premier League at Bengaluru, Apr 18 2025
Match Centre Ground time: 12:22
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Rajat Patidar (c) | Top-order batter |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler |
| Jacob Bethell | Batting allrounder |
| Manoj Bhandage | Allrounder |
| Swastik Chikara | Batter |
| Tim David | Middle-order batter |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Virat Kohli | Top-order batter |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| Liam Livingstone | Batting allrounder |
| Mohit Rathee | Allrounder |
| Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Top-order batter |
| Krunal Pandya | Allrounder |
| Rasikh Salam | Bowler |
| Phil Salt † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Jitesh Sharma † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Romario Shepherd | Bowling allrounder |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | Bowler |
| Nuwan Thushara | Bowler |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler |
Match Details
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
18 April 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Virat Kohli]( "Virat Kohli")
Virat KohliRCB- 10MAT
- 447RUNS
- 55.87AVG
- 156.29SR
- 10MAT
- 368RUNS
- 40.88AVG
- 171.16SR
![Prabhsimran Singh]( "Prabhsimran Singh")
Prabhsimran SinghPBKS- 10MAT
- 276RUNS
- 27.60AVG
- 158.62SR
![Shreyas Iyer]( "Shreyas Iyer")
Shreyas IyerPBKS- 6MAT
- 250RUNS
- 62.50AVG
- 204.91SR
Head To Head
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCBRCB |  | 241/7 | beat | 181 |  | PBKSPBKS | 09/05/24 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 178/6 | beat | 176/6 | | PBKSPBKS | 25/03/24 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 174/4 | beat | 150 | | PBKSPBKS | 20/04/23 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 155/9 | lost to | 209/9 | | PBKSPBKS | 13/05/22 | Indian Premier League |
| RCBRCB | | 205/2 | lost to | 208/5 | | PBKSPBKS | 27/03/22 | Indian Premier League |
Match Coverage
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