IPL 2025: RCB look to buck dropping development at house, face Punjab Kings | Cricket Information

BENGALURU: That groups crave for house benefit is a given. The dearth of it, although, has been the flavour of this IPL season throughout 13 venues — within the first 32 matches, host groups have been on the dropping aspect as many as 17 occasions.
One of many groups struggling to get going at house are Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who misplaced each house video games up to now. However they’re unbeaten in away matches, having received all 4.
The Rajat Patidar-led aspect might be eager to arrest the slide once they host Punjab Kings on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday. Depth of their batting lineup however, RCB have didn’t strike it wealthy on their turf. Scores of 163/7 (vs Delhi Capitals) and 169/8 (vs Gujarat Titans), whereas batting first, define their wrestle.
“We all know Chinnaswamy (pitch) is understood for batting, however the wicket will not be the identical it was. I don’t know the explanation (behind it),” mentioned RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

No matter how the floor performs towards Punjab, senior RCB batters, together with Virat Kohli, Patidar and Phil Salt should deliver their greatest recreation to make an impression.
It’s not going to be straightforward, particularly with Punjab coming into this fixture on the again of a miracle win towards the Kolkata Knight Riders.
On a day when their batters failed, Punjab defended the bottom whole in IPL historical past, skittling KKR for 95 after scoring 111 runs.

Punjab leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who scripted many wins on the venue throughout his time (2014-21) with RCB, is all too acquainted with the circumstances and might be eager to hold ahead his type from the match towards KKR, through which he claimed a four-wicket haul.
For Bengaluru too, With Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya within the combine for Bengaluru, spinners may play a vital function. With each groups prime heavy within the batting, bowlers may have their process lower out on a floor identified for its brief boundaries. Be careful for Punjab’s Priyansh Arya (216 runs), who has been in peak type.