Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Punjab Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the 34th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which has been reduced to 14 overs each side because of rain that lashed the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. The batting power-play for each innings will be 4 overs.
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said, “We will bowl first. It's a good ground to chase, and it's a rain-interrupted game, overs have been reduced, we will have a fair idea of how the wicket will play, and that was always the plan. Stoinis comes in for Maxwell, and Harpreet Brar is in. We need to have the right players at the right place, especially the angles.”
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar said, “We have to be smart in adapting to the conditions, we'll try our best. A bit sticky, but the surface looks hard, we will put up a good total on the board. Same team, but I'm confused with the impact player.”
