New Delhi: After four matches, the champion of IPL 2025 will be revealed. The league round is over. Now it’s the turn of the playoffs. Within 24 hours, the qualifier-1 ground will be decorated. The Royal Challengers Bangalore is fully prepared to face Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
There is a fight of two lions
On the one hand, Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy is a great Punjab Kings, who will play on their home ground with bullying and on the other hand, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, adorned with star players like Virat Kohli, is Bangalore, whose game is screaming that he will not return without taking the trophy this year.
What is the condition of the pitch?
The behavior of Mullanpur’s pitch has still been unexpected. 200 runs have been scored only once in the first innings of the four matches played here. But Punjab Kings will be confident of winning their home ground as it successfully defended the target of 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders here last month.
Why win in the match is important?
Both teams will try to make it to the finals from this first step. In this match, the team losing will take on the winner of the Eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier.
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Punjab Kings Squad: Nehal Vadhera, Haranur Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Mushir Khan, Paila Avinash, Prabhasimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Josh English, Marcus Stoinis, Praveen Dubey, Priyansh Arya, Ajmatullah Umarajai, Aaron Hardi, Harpreet Barar, Suryansh Shadege, Shashank Singh, Yujvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vishak, Yash Thakur, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jameson
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Swastik Chikara, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Rauomario Shepherd, Jacob Betil, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Tushara, Yash Dayal, Yashish Sharma, Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh, Mayank Aggarwal, Blessing Mujarabani, Tim Cifrt
