Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Preview & Prediction | IPL 2025 | League Stage

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings each have the chance to record back-to-back victories for the second time in this IPL season so far.

Date & time: Friday April 18th 2025: USA PT – 7:00am / USA ET – 10:00am / UK – 3:00pm

Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India

Weather: A chance of thundery showers disrupting play.

How to watch: USA – Willow TV / UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / Australia – Foxtel

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Prediction

Royal Challengers Bengaluru may have won four matches already this season, but they are still yet to taste victory at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, something which needs to change sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings are coming off the back of successfully defending the lowest score in IPL history. After being bowled out for just 111 in 15.3 overs, the Kings incredibly managed to dismiss Kolkata Knight Riders for 95, thus winning by 16 runs.

To have won in that manner is massive from Punjab Kings’ perspective, particularly from a mental point of view as it gives them renewed belief that they can win from any position. If any bowling attack can shut down the likes of Virat Kohli, Punjab Kings’ unit can if they can maintain such incredible levels.

It’s hard to ignore the struggles faced by RCB on their own patch and combine that with what we saw recently from Punjab and it makes backing the Kings potentially the smart play here.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings tip: Punjab Kings to win