By Admin 
Qualifier 1 is to be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, 29 May. This match will be held in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. In this match, these 5 players including Virat Kohli will be monitored. Those who alone have the power to turn the match.
Kohli has performed brilliantly throughout the season. He has scored 8 half -centuries so far. He scored 602 runs in 13 matches at an average of 60.20. During this time his strike rate has been around 150.
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer will also have everyone’s eyes. He too has performed brilliantly this season. Iyer has scored 514 runs in 14 matches at an average of 51.40. This year Iyer has scored runs at a strike rate of around 172.
RCB wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma is in excellent form. On Tuesday, he played an innings of 85 runs against Lucknow Super Giants and confirmed the place in the qualifier 1 instead of the team. Now in the qualifier 1, they will have the same expectations from them.
Punjab wicketkeeper batsman Josh English has got as much opportunity this year. He has batted well. He played an important role to make the team finish in the top-2 by scoring a brilliant half-century in the last league match of the team.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar is playing from the last few matches as an impact player. They can also come as an impact player in qualifier 1. Patidar has not done anything special this year. But they will be expected against Punjab that they should do well.
Published at: 28 May 2025 05:56 PM (IST)