IPL 2025 PBKS vs RCB : Qualifier 1 Player battles to watch out

IPL 2025: PBKS vs RCB — Player Battles to Watch Out For
Match: Punjab Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Date: May 29th, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Key Player Battles to Watch Out For:

• Priyansh Arya vs Josh Hazlewood
  – The young, aggressive left-hander against the seasoned Aussie pacer; early fireworks expected.
• Shreyas Iyer vs Yash Dayal
  – Iyer’s calm middle-order presence will be tested by Dayal’s pace and swing in the middle overs.
• Marcus Stoinis vs Suyash Sharma
  – A power-hitter vs. a tricky wrist-spinner; a key duel in the death overs.
• Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh
  – The Indian stalwart vs. the left-arm swing specialist: a vital powerplay battle.
• Phil Salt vs Yuzvendra Chahal
  – Explosive batting vs. crafty spin; can Chahal outfox Salt during the middle overs?
• Liam Livingstone vs Harpreet Brar
  – Big-hitting Englishman against PBKS's smart left-arm spin; a contest that could swing momentum.

Also read:  IPL 2025: Top 3 reasons RCB should win Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings XI: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Player: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Musheer Khan

Royal Challengers Bangaluru XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (w/c), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Impact Players: Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh