Pbks vs rcb Qualifier-1: Today, the first qualifier match will be played between Punjab Kings captained by Shreyas Iyer and Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Rajat Patidar. The team winning this match to be held at Mullampur Cricket Stadium will enter the finals directly while the losing team will get another chance to go to the title match. Today the weather of Mohali will be, let’s tell you and know how the pitch will be behaved.

In the last match, Rajat Patidar had played but he could not field, so Jitesh Sharma was the captain, it will have to be seen that today RCB is commanded in qualifier-1. Virat Kohli is in good form, he also scored a half -century in the last match. He is at number five in the race for Orange Cap.

Shreyas Iyer & Team has looked great this season, this season, the performance of the top batsmen has been important in his success. If Punjab is to be brought on the backfoot, then its top-3 batsmen will have to be dismissed quickly.

Bengaluru vs Punjab Head to Head Record

A total of 35 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore so far. There has been a competition between the two. RCB 17 times and Punjab has won the match.

How will the weather be in PBKS vs RCB Qualifier-1

There may be light drizzle during the Punjab vs Bengaluru match but there is no possibility of heavy rains. Today, Mohali will be cloudy, but the good thing is that there is no forecast of heavy rains. There is a possibility that a full game of 20-20 overs will be available here. The match will begin at 7:30 pm. During this time, the temperature here will be up to 37 degrees Celsius. The winds are expected to run at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour.

How will Mullanpur Cricket Stadium pitch for qualifier-1

The pitch of New PCA Stadium is considered to be favorable for the batsmen, but this time the bowlers are dominating here. Even today, it can be difficult in front of batsmen, it will not be very easy to score runs. If the team that batted first reached 190-200, then the team that chased the target will be in trouble. Because only 3 of the 4 matches played here this season have won the team who batted.

Initially the batsmen can get help in the pitch, the team will have to take advantage of this in the powerplay as spinners can get a lot of help here in the middle overs. As the match progresses, the pitch will slow down.

Jitesh Sharma’s captaincy innings gave Royal Challengers Bangalore a brilliant win against Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. After this, RCB traveled to the league stage by staying second. There was a chance in this match when Kohli became so angry with Digvesh Rathi that he showed his anger by hitting a bottle on the glass. Its video is going viral on social media.

Chasing 228 runs, Virat Kohli and Phil Salat made a bang. When Salt (30) was out, RCB scored 61 runs in 5.4 overs. After this, RCB started coming under pressure due to the dismissal of Rajat Patidar (14), Liam Livingstone (0). Virat was dismissed for 54 runs in 30 balls, then the team needed 105 runs in 52 balls to win.

Why Virat Kohli got angry at Digvesh

Jitesh Sharma and Mayank Agarwal, captaining against Lucknow, started having a good partnership, Lucknow was losing despite a big score. Meanwhile, Digvesh Rathi tried to dismiss Jitesh on non-stroke end under ‘Mankadig’. However, it is run out. If the non-strayer comes out of the crease before putting the ball in it, the bowler can appeal for a run out by hitting it on the stump without putting the ball. Digvesh did the same.

However, the third umpire found that the bowler’s leg had overtaken the popping crease, so it was given not out while Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant withdrew the appeal. But when the umpire asked about the appeal to the bowler and Digvesh said that yes he is appealing, Virat Kohli, sitting in the dressing room, became so angry that he hit the bottle on the glass in front. He was also seen speaking something during this time.

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– Drizzyat12Kennyat8 (@45Kennyat7PM) May 27, 2025

RCB won the match

The target of 228 made Jitesh Sharma’s captaincy innings easy, he scored 85 runs in 33 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 8 fours. This is RCB’s biggest run chase in IPL history. Now RCB has to play with Punjab Kings in qualifier 1. The team that wins in this match to be held on May 29 will directly enter the final, while the losing team will have to win the qualifier 2 to reach the final.

Punjab Kings co-Malakin and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta questioned an umpire’s decision after the defeat of Delhi Capitals on Saturday. In fact, during the batting of Punjab, Karun Nair caught a catch on the boundary, which he left inside the body because he felt that his leg had touched the body. Fielder Nair himself told that this is a six but the third umpire found something else. This six was not given. Now Preeti’s anger was bound to be there, she took out her anger through a tweet around 3 pm.

This whole matter is of 15th over. Punjab Kings batsman Shashank Singh put a big shot in the air off Mohit Sharma. Karun Nair, standing on the boundary line, caught him, but seeing his balance deteriorating, he left the ball inside. However, soon after this, he indicated with his hands that it was a six, he felt that his foot had touched the boundary line. Then the third umpire checked and found that it is not a six, that is, Karun’s foot did not touch the boundary line. Now there was a dispute over it because the fielder himself had agreed that his leg had touched.

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– Drizzyat12Kennyat8 (@45Kennyat7PM) May 24, 2025

Preity Zinta got angry like this

The Punjab Kings team lost this match by 6 wickets to Delhi Capitals. Although Punjab has already made place in the playoffs, it was important to win this match for the top 2. After the end of the match, at 2.40 pm, Preity said in response to a tweet that such a big tournament should not make such a mistake.

He wrote, “In such a high profile tournament, which has so many techniques with the third umpire, such mistakes are unacceptable and it should not happen, I talked to Karun after the game and confirmed that it was definitely 6! Now I finish this matter.”

In a such a high profile tournament with so much technology at the third umpire’s disposal such mistakes are unacceptable & simply Shouldn’T Happen. I spoke to karun after the game & he confirmed it was definitely a 6! I rest my case! #Pbksvsdc #IPL2025 https://t.co/o35ycueunp

– Preity g zinta (@realpreityzinta) May 24, 2025

The last match of Punjab Kings in the league stage is with Mumbai Indians (PBKS vs Mi). This match to be held on May 26 will be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Punjab will have to win this match under any circumstances to keep the hopes of ending the league stage by staying in the top 2.

DC vs gt probable playing 11: Today the second match of double header will be played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium. It is important for both teams to win in terms of playoffs. Akshar Patel and Team will be a little worried due to the absence of Mitchell Starc, as he has been playing an important role in the team’s victory so far. Let us know which playing 11 can enter today with which playing.

Gujarat, captained by Shubman Gill, has won 8 out of 11 matches while it has lost in just 3 matches. The team is still in second place with 16 points. If Gujarat Titans defeated Delhi Capitals today, it will become the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the season.

DC wants victory under any circumstances

Delhi Capitals, captained by Akshar Patel, have won 6 out of 11 matches, one match has been inconclusive. The team is still fifth position with 13 points and is fighting firmly for the playoffs. If Delhi wins today, she will join the top 4, while by winning the next 2 matches, she will qualify in the playoffs. Right now Delhi is not dependent on any other team, it has to win all its matches, while if you lose today, it will depend on other teams.

Gujarat batsmen will have to stop

If Delhi Capitals want victory today, then they will have to demolish the top order batsmen of Gujarat Titans. Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill are seen in magnificent form. Both are the second and third among the batsmen who have scored the most runs in the season. Gill has scored 508 and Sudarshan has scored 509, while Suryakumar, who is at number one, has 510 runs.

The bowler has also been the main reason for the team’s success, he has a purple cap. He has taken 20 wickets in 11 matches. Apart from them, Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada’s fast bowling will also have to be evacuated to Delhi.

Mitchell Starc’s replacement

It remains to be seen who replaces Mitchell Starc in Playing 11. Australian fast bowlers returned home after the IPL was postponed, who will no longer return. Mukesh Kumar or Mohit Sharma can replace Stark. Faf duplessis, Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul will be expected to start a good start today. Ashutosh Sharma, Triston Stabs will have the responsibility of lower order.

Possible playing of Delhi Capitals 11

Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel (captain), Triston Stabs, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chamera, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan.

Impact Player: Faf du Plessis/Dushmantha Chamera

Potential playing of Gujarat Titans 11

Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Sherfen Rutherford, Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, famous Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore.

Impact Player: Sherfen Rutherford/R Sai Kishore.

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill, is currently at the top of the points table. The team is a strong contender to win their second title in Ashish Nehra’s coaching. Nehra is such coaches, seeing that we are watching a football match. He is the most active coach in the entire match, who is often seen standing on the boundary. Meanwhile, a video of him is becoming quite viral.

When the IPL 2025 was stopped, all the players returned to their homes, then it was restored after the India Pakistan ceasefire. During this time, Shubman Gill & Team was the one who first started practicing again. The preparation of the team is going on with Zoro Shor, now its next match is at Arun Jaitley Stadium with Delhi Capitals, which she would like to win the place of her playoffs.

Ashish Nehra’s video viral

Gujarat Titans shared a video of the practice, in which head coach Ashish Nehra is getting the players practicing fielding. During this time he is very impressed with Shahrukh Khan, he is very happy to see his catch. Nehra praises him and says, “Awesome darling.”

A mix of & in nehraji’s fielding ! pic.twitter.com/xcs9pcuhlw

– Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_Titans) May 15, 2025

Gujarat Titans is a strong contender for playoffs

Gujarat has won 8 of the 11 matches played so far. His net run rate with 16 points is 0.793. In the remaining 3 matches, she has to win only one match and she will confirm her place in the playoffs.

Sai Sudarshan (509) and Shubman Gill (508) have scored the highest number of runs for Gujarat Titans so far, both are in the race for Orange Caps and are second and third in the top 5 batsmen respectively. Famous Krishna has taken the most wickets for Gujarat, he has 20 wickets in 11 matches.

GT’s league match schedule

• May 18- DC Vs GT (Arun Jaitley Stadium)
• May 22- GT Vs LSG (Narendra Modi Stadium)
• May 25- GT vs CSK (Narendra Modi Stadium)

IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League is being restored from May 17, the first match will be Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in which we can get the first team to reach the playoffs in season 18. Right now the expectations of 7 teams to reach the playoffs are alive, meanwhile, bad news has come for those teams whose players will return home before the playoff matches due to the preparations for the World Test Championship Final. According to the report, the South Africa Cricket Board has convinced the BCCI after a long conversation, will leave the tournament before their 8 players playoffs which are part of the WTC Final Squad.

South Africa competes with Australia in the World Test Championship final. The title collision will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground from June 11. According to ESPN news, Cricket South Africa has asked 8 players playing in IPL 2025 to return to the country by 27 May. These are the players who are part of the WTC final while other players can play the playoff matches.

IPL 2025 has to be carried forward a week due to the postponement of IPL. The first final was to be played on 25 May but now it will be on 3 June. According to the earlier schedule, South Africa had asked all its players to gather in the country by 26 May, all the players were scheduled to leave for England on May 30. It was believed that South Africa would push this plan forward and would call back his players after the playoffs but they have convinced the BCCI and convinced them. Because this is the first time that the team has reached the WTC final.

It has been said in the report that according to the first schedule, South Africa’s Hiladi will leave for England on May 30. The team will play a practice match against Zimbabwe from June 3.

Those South African Players, who are part of the WTC final squad

1. Kagiso Rabada (GT)
2. Aden marriam (lsg)
3. Marco Jansan (PBKS)
4. Triston Stabs (DC)
5. Lungi angidi (RCB)
6. Vian Mulder (SRH)
7. Ryan Ricelton (mi)
8. Corbin Bosch (Mi)

The worst news is for Mumbai Indians, who is a strong contender to reach the playoffs. Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, has won 7 out of 12 matches, its net run rate is better than all teams including Gujarat at number one. There are 2 South African players included in the WTC final squad, which are included in the MI team.

Only Sunrisers Hyderabad is such a team that is out of the race for IPL playoffs. Marco Jesan was making great contribution to Punjab, the role of Triston Stabs is important for Delhi. In such a situation, the team will suffer a lot of damage due to their departure.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma Reached Bengaluru: The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League season 18 start from 17 May. The first match is Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, which will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. For this match, Virat along with his wife Anushka Sharma reached the city on Thursday night.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have had to travel a lot in the last few days, this was their third flight in 3 days after retirement. An hour after the announcement of retirement from Test cricket on May 12, Virat Kohli reached Delhi from Mumbai, from here he went to see Vrindavan Premanand Maharaj Ji. Then returning to Mumbai, he left for Bengaluru on Thursday.

Virat looked quite stylish in black t -shirt, blue jeans, he also gave a new look to his hair before leaving for the city. Anushka Sharma was in white shirt and blue jeans.

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– Virat_kohli_18_Club (@Kohlisensation) May 15, 2025

Virat Kohli involved in the orange cap race

Virat’s bat is spewing a lot of fire this season, he is only 5 runs away from the Orange Cap Holder. Virat Kohli has scored 505 runs in 11 matches with an average of 63.12. At present, Orange Cap is with Suryakumar Yadav, who has 510 runs in 12 matches. He will become an orange cap holder as soon as he scored 6 runs in the match to be held on Saturday.

Chances of rain in Bengaluru on 17 May

There is a possibility of heavy rains in Bengaluru on Saturday, 17 May. RCB is carefree amid the possibility of 70 percent rainfall because even if the match is canceled, the team will confirm its ticket for the playoffs. While Kolkata Knight Riders will be out of the playoffs.

RCB has won 8 in 11 matches played so far, 3 in 3 had to lose defeat. This team captained by Rajat Patidar with 16 points is in second place.

IPL 2025 Reschedule: The match was being played between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at Dharamshala on 8 May but then it was decided to stop the match due to security reasons, all the players were immediately sent back to their hotel and then all were brought to Delhi by a special train. After this, the tournament was postponed for a week before the match on May 9 (LSG Vs RCB), after which all the players were returning to their homes. Punjab coach Ricky Ponting also climbed on the plane, but then came back.

Under Ricky Ponting’s coaching and Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy, Punjab Kings are a strong contender to win their first title this time, in the match which was stopped, the team scored 122 runs in 10.1 overs, if the team wins, it would have become the first team to reach the IPL 2025 playoff. He has currently won 7 out of 11 matches, he is at number three in the table. The coaches of Punjab Kings were also very nervous when the IPL match was stopped amidst India Pakistan tension, although when they decided to stop, they stopped all their players.

Ponting made a thickweight!

He sat on the plane to return home after postponing the IPL. According to media reports, but at the last moment he got down from the plane, he stayed in Delhi and he also convinced other foreign players to stop. Regarding this, CEO Satish Menon of PBKS said, “It shows the personality of ponting. Only he could do it.”

After the cancellation of the IPL, there was fear in foreign players, the players of Punjab and Delhi returned to Delhi by train. The group also had Australian players like Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardy, Josh England and Xavier Bartlet. A media report quoted a team of the team as saying, “Foreign players are not habit of such a situation. So it was natural to be worried. Under Stoinis, they all wanted to leave India as soon as possible. It was natural to happen. But Ponting convinced them to stay here after ceasefire. Which is fantastic.”

There is only Marco Yansene of South Africa who has gone from India who has gone from India, although the good thing is that he has not returned to his country but is in Dubai. That is, he can return to India in a few hours.

When will IPL 2025 start back?

The IPL season 18 can start again on 16 May. The BCCI had also held a meeting on this on Sunday but no final decision could be taken. Today there will be a DGMO level meeting between India and Pakistan. After getting permission from the Government of India, the BCCI can announce an official schedule.

IPL 2025 All Team Playoffs Scenario: IPL 2025 has entered its last phase. 3 teams have already been out of the playoff race, but the interesting thing is that not a single team has confirmed the place in the final-4 so far. The league stage is about to end, so the playoff race has become exciting. If you look at the current condition of the points table, then the place in the playoffs of three teams looks almost sure. Know here how much hope is left for which team to go to the playoffs.

3 teams are out

A total of ten teams are participating in IPL 2025, out of which the leaf has been cleaned by the playoff race of three. The names of these 3 teams are Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). However, these three teams can spoil the playoff equation of other teams by winning the next matches.

These 3 teams have a place in the playoffs!

At this time, RCB is the closest RCB to make a place in the playoffs, with 16 points and has 3 league stage matches left. Even if the Royal Challengers Bangalore loses the remaining three matches, he will still have a chance to go to the playoffs. At the same time, if RCB seats another win, then the place in its final-4 will be confirmed. The second name is of Punjab Kings, which has 15 points in 11 matches. If this team, captained by Shreyas Iyer, also register a win in the remaining 3 matches, then it will also be almost confirmed in the playoffs.

The third team is Gujarat Titans, close to the playoffs, who have scored 14 points in 10 matches. Gujarat can not only go into the playoffs but also has a golden opportunity to become a table topper. Gujarat can win 22 points by winning all its matches.

Sword hanging on 4 teams

There is a collision between four teams for the fourth place in the playoffs. Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals are fighting for fourth place. At present, the fourth team going to the Mi playoffs is seen to be the basis, then the remaining match and the net run rate are considered to be the basis. If Mumbai also wins one of the remaining 3 matches, then its place in the playoffs will be almost firm.

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