On May 29, Robin Uthappa provided his analysis of the RCB vs. PBKS IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Given their respective huge victories in their recent games, the former RCB player concurred that both teams are riding high.
Given that the game would take place at the Kings’ home ground at Mullanpur, Uthappa hoped it would be a thrilling contest and gave them a little advantage. But the former RCB player asserted that the three-time finalists might react forcefully, particularly given how they defeated the Lucknow Super Giants in their own stadium to earn a spot in Qualifier 1.
“Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings are both gaining ground. The game is going to be amazing. When playing at home, Punjab can have a small advantage. However, RCB can definitely react. Uthappa stated on JioHotstar, “100% after this game and this kind of batting performance by RCB.”
How did RCB and PBKS earn a spot in IPL 2025 Qualifier 1?
Along with the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans, PBKS and RCB have been among the league’s top teams in the 18th edition. In Mullanpur, the two teams—who have never taken home a championship—will play one another. Two days ago, it was still up in the air because both PBKS and RCB needed to win their final league stage game in order to go to Qualifier 1.
With a resounding victory over MI, Punjab Kings accomplished this. The five-time champions were held to 184 runs by the 2014 finalists, who bowled brilliantly. Arshdeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak were outstanding with the ball, but Josh Inglis and Priyansh Arya helped PBKS defeat MI with outstanding innings against a strong bowling attack.
Since they were instructed to chase 228 in Lucknow, RCB faced a more difficult task versus LSG. With eight balls remaining, the Bengaluru-based team finished the run chase by six wickets, securing an amazing victory. They were led by Virat Kohli (54 off 30), Nuwan Thushara (1/26), Jitesh Sharma (85 off 33), and Mayank Agarwal (41 off 23). Krunal Pandya, who gave up 14 runs in his 2-over session, and Phil Salt (30 off 19) also made valuable contributions to their victory.
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