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It will be a replay of the 2025 Indian Premier League final as the reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru lock horns with a dreadful Punjab Kings side, which is currently on a winless streak of 5 games on the trot but they will be determined to get back to winning ways. The two teams will meet at the scenic HPCA Stadium Dharamshala.
Defending champions Bengaluru enter the fixture as clear favorites, sitting comfortably at the top of the standings with eight wins from twelve matches. Rajat Patidar’s men are just a single victory away from officially securing a playoff berth and will eye a top-two finish.
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They hold a massive wave of momentum, especially after a stellar victory against Kolkata Knight Riders, powered by a majestic century from an in-form Virat Kohli.
In contrast, Punjab Kings find themselves in absolute desperation. Despite a spectacular start to the season where they went unbeaten in their first seven games, Shreyas Iyer’s side has crashed into a 5-match losing streak.
Another defeat will completely shut the playoff doors on them. While their batting, led by their fiery openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh along with Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer has consistently posted 200 or 200+ totals, their bowling and fielding both have been disastrous.
PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
RCB: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood
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