Pbks vs rcb weather report: There is a possibility of rain in Mohali on Thursday, on this day, the first qualifier match will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. The winning team will enter the final while the losing team will get another chance and will be in front of the winner of the Eliminator. But what if the rain gets worse due to rain, which team will get the final entry and which team will go to the qualifier 2? Is there a reserve day here? Answers to all these questions are given here.

The first qualifier 1 and eliminator matches were to be played in Hyderabad but the IPL had officially announced that now both these matches have been shifted to Mullanpur. Playoff matches are starting from Thursday. There will be a qualifier between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Shreyas Iyer, who was number one in the points table. RCB defeated Lucknow and confirmed second place in the table.

If the qualifier is canceled due to rain, then what is the rule?

If Punjab Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore match is canceled, Punjab will get a final ticket. While RCB will have to play qualifier 2 to go to the final. Under the rules, the top team is given priority in the points table.

Are Reserve Day in playoff matches?

No, no official information has been given about the reserve day of playoff matches. The Reserve Day was fixed for the IPL final last season. But the BCCI has brought a new rule, which reduces the chances of cancellation of the match.

BCCI brought new rule

The BCCI has added 120 minutes in addition to the IPL 2025 matches, according to which an entire 20 -over match can be started by 9:30 pm.

Possibility of rain in Mohali

Talking about the season of Mohali, the temperature on Thursday will be 36 degrees Celsius. It will be cloudy and light rain is likely. But on Friday, there is a possibility of heavy rains here, on this day there will be an eliminator match here. In this, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans will be face to face and the losing team will be out. Gujarat is third in the points table and Mumbai is fourth.

IPL 2025 Qualifier 1: The first finalist of IPL 2025 will be the team that has never won the title. Yes, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, who played the qualifier 1, are looking for their first title. Prior to this match, many new players have joined RCB squad, which were not with the team yet. Because the team has chosen them only for the special playoffs.

Talking about the journey of Punjab Kings so far, he has won 9 out of 14 matches. RCB has also won 9 out of 14 matches and both have 19–19 points. But on the basis of net run rate, RCB (0.301) lags behind from Punjab (0.372). All the information related to the qualifier 1 match is given to you here.

Pbks vs RCB Qualifier -1 Venue

PBKS vs RCB match will be played at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Mohali.

When and what time will the PBKS vs RCB qualifier-1 start?

Punjab vs Bangalore qualifier-1 match will start on May 29, 2025 at 7:30 pm. The toss will take place at 7 pm.

Where will the live broadcast of PBKS vs RCB Qualifier-1 match?

The Punjab vs Bangalore match will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. Fans can enjoy commentary in English, Hindi and different regional languages.

Pbks vs RCB qualifier-1 live streaming details

Punjab Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore will be on the live streaming geographistar of the match. You can enjoy the match on the Geographstar app and website.

Head to head record

A total of 35 matches have been played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore so far. Of these, 17 matches have been won by Bangalore and 18 matches have been won by Punjab, that is, there has always been a match between the two.

Punjab King’s playoff squad

Haranur Singh, Nehal Vadhera, Priyansh Arya, Yellow Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Aaron Hardy, Ajmatullah Omarjai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Michel Owen, Musheer Khan, Suryasha Shaj, Josh English (wicket -keeper), Prabhasran Singh (wicket -line Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Kyle Jamison, Praveen Dubey, Vaishakh Vijay Kumar, Javier Bartlet, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playoff squad

Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Swastik Chikara, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandge, Mohit Rathi, Rathi Rathi, Roomrio Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket keeper), Phil Salt (wicket keeper), Tim Safurt (wicket -keeper), Tim Safurt (wicket), Bhubanandan Singh, Blessing Muzarbani, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Tushara, Rasik Salam, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.