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RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 Playing XI: RCB won the toss in the qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 and chose bowling. RCB included Josh Hazlewood, while Punjab Kings fielded Ajmatullah Umarjai.

Punjab Kings and RCB captain IPL Qualifier 1 first of toss – IPL x
Highlights
- RCB won the toss and chose bowling.
- Josh Hazlewood included in RCB’s playing XI.
- Punjab Kings landed Ajmatullah Umrajai.
New Delhi. The biggest match of the Indian Premier League 2025, which all the fans were waiting for, started with change. The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings came to play in Qualifier 1. Both teams changed the playing XI in this match. While the RCB team launched the dangerous bowler Josh Hazlewood while walking on their trump, the Punjab team had to land without their star bowler Yuzvendra Chahal. The RCB captain won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The RCB team has fielded Australia star Josh Hazlewood in place of Nuwan Tushara played in the last match in this important match against Punjab. Hazelwood did not play the match against Lucknow Super Giants due to injury. Talking about Punjab, his star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has not been able to recover from injury and he is not playing in today’s match. Ajmatullah Omrajai has been replaced by Marco Jesan. The player has returned to South Africa to prepare for the World Test Championship Final.
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