PBKS vs RCB Highlights: RCB reach final, beat Punjab Kings by eight wickets; Phil Salt scores half-century

Virat Kohli – Photo: ANI

IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 PBKS vs RCB (Punjab vs Bengaluru) Live Cricket Score: Hello! Welcome to the live blog of Prime Look . The playoffs are starting today in IPL 2025. Qualifier-1 is being played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mullanpur. The team winning this match will directly enter the final. RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first.

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10:09 PM, 29-May-2025
RCB reaches final
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings by eight wickets to enter the final of IPL 2025. The team has now reached the final after 2009, 2011 and 2016. Qualifier-1 of the current season of IPL was played on Thursday, in which RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. In this match, Punjab Kings were all out for 101 runs in 14.1 overs. In response, RCB scored 106 runs for the loss of two wickets in 10 overs on the basis of Phil Salt’s half-century and won the match.
The Shreyas Iyer-led team may have missed out on reaching the final directly, but they will get another chance. Now they have to play Qualifier-2. In this match, they will face the team that won the Eliminator match. The eliminator match of this season will be played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians on Friday, in which the winning team will play Qualifier-2 against Punjab Kings. This match will be played on June 1 in Ahmedabad.

RCB started with a setback while chasing the target. Virat Kohli was caught by Kyle Jamieson at the hands of Josh Inglis. He was able to score 12 runs in 12 balls. After this Mayank Agarwal was sent to the pavilion by Musheer Khan. He returned after scoring 19 runs. However, Phil Salt remained at the crease and completed his half-century in just 23 balls. He remained unbeaten on 56 runs with the help of six fours and three sixes in 27 balls. At the same time, Rajat Patidar scored 15* runs. Kyle Jamieson and Musheer Khan took one wicket each for Punjab.

The playoffs have started in IPL 2025. Qualifier-1 is being played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, RCB bowlers gave a big blow to Punjab with a deadly performance. The team was all out for 101 runs in 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis scored the highest 26 runs for them. At the same time, Prabhsimran and Azmatullah Umarzai were out after scoring 18-18 runs. Six of their batsmen could not even touch the double digit mark. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma took three wickets each while Yash Dayal got two wickets. Apart from this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd got one success each.

With this, Punjab’s team has become the team to bat for the least number of overs in the IPL playoffs. It left behind this unwanted record made by Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2008. At that time, Delhi’s team could bat only for 16.1 overs against Rajasthan Royals. This is also the joint third lowest total of the IPL playoffs. Deccan Chargers holds the record for scoring the lowest score in the IPL playoffs, scoring 82 runs against RCB in 2010. This is also the fourth lowest score of Punjab Kings in IPL.
09:57 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Phil Salt hits fifty in 23 balls
Phil Salt completed his half-century in 23 balls. He looks in great form and is leading the team towards victory. The score has crossed 80.
09:29 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: First blow to RCB
The first blow to RCB was given by Kyle Jamieson. He made Virat Kohli his victim. He was out after scoring 12 runs.

09:12 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: RCB innings begins
RCB’s innings has started. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt are present at the crease.
08:55 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab all out for 101 runs
The playoffs have started in IPL 2025. Qualifier-1 is being played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, RCB bowlers gave a big blow to Punjab with a deadly performance. The team was all out for 101 runs in 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis scored the highest 26 runs for them. At the same time, Prabhsimran and Azmatullah Umarzai were out after scoring 18-18 runs. Six of their batsmen could not even touch the double-digit mark. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma took three wickets each while Yash Dayal got two wickets. Apart from this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd got one success each. 08:49 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Ninth blow to Punjab
The ninth blow to Punjab was given by Romario Shepherd. He bowled Harpreet Brar. He could score only four runs.

08:34 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Eighth blow to Punjab
The eighth blow to Punjab was also given by Suyash Sharma. He bowled Marcus Stoinis. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 26 runs in 17 balls. Now Harpreet Brar and Azmatullah Umarzai are present at the crease.

08:23 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Seventh blow to Punjab
The seventh blow to Punjab was given by Suyash Sharma. He dismissed Mushir Khan in his debut match. He could not even open the account.

08:16 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab gets sixth blow
Suyash Sharma bowled Shashank Singh. He could score only three runs.
08:06 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Half of Punjab’s team returned to the pavilion at 50
Punjab’s fifth wicket fell at 50. Yash Dayal bowled Nehal Wadhera. He could score only eight runs. Now Shashank Singh has come to the crease.
07:59 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab gets fourth blow at 38
Punjab gets fourth blow at 38 runs. Josh Hazlewood made Josh Inglis his victim. He could score only four runs. Marcus Stoinis has now come to the crease.
07:50 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Captain Shreyas out after scoring two runs
The third blow to Punjab was given by Josh Hazlewood. He made captain Shreyas Iyer his victim. He could score only two runs. Now Nehal Vadhera has come.

07:46 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab got the second blow
Punjab got the second blow in the form of Prabhsimran Singh. He was made his victim by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He could score only 18 runs. Now Shreyas Iyer has come to the crease.

07:38 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab gets first blow
Punjab got the first blow from Yash Dayal. He got Priyansh Arya caught by Krunal Pandya. He could score only seven runs. Now Josh Inglis has come.
07:29 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab’s innings starts
Punjab’s innings has started. Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya are present at the crease.
07:08 PM, 29-May-2025
IPL Live Score PBKS vs RCB: Playing 11 of both teams
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Umarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson.
Impact Players: Vijaykumar Vishak, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Mushir Khan, Xavier Bartlett.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Players: Mayank Agarwal, Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandaage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh.

07:03 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: RCB won the toss, chose to bowl

RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB is led by Rajat Patidar in Qualifier-1. He told that Josh Hazlewood has returned in this match. He will play in place of Nuwan Tushara. At the same time, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer told that Azmatullah Umarzai has come in place of Marco Jansen.

06:07 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: RCB will have hope from Kohli

RCB was also worried about the injury of some players in the final stages of the tournament but it has been overcome to a great extent. Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is expected to be fully fit and Tim David will also be available for selection, bringing more balance to the team. RCB have been dependent on their top-order batsmen for the past several years, but that seems to be changing after players like Jitesh Sharma have shown their potential in the middle order. Jitesh played the best innings of his IPL career on Tuesday night and his confidence will be sky high ahead of the playoffs. From the team’s point of view, it will be important that Phil Salt bats at his explosive best in the powerplay and Virat Kohli continues to bat the way he has been doing throughout the season.

06:07 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Will Chahal be able to make a comeback?

The opening pair of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have set the stage for the likes of Iyer and Josh Inglis. Finisher Shashank Singh has constantly improved his game while Australian player Marcus Stoinis has made the batting line-up even stronger by exploring his potential with the bat. The concern for Punjab is the bowling department, especially after the departure of South African fast bowler Marco Jansen, who has returned home to play for the national team. Jansen bowled crucial overs in the powerplay and death overs and the team will definitely miss him. Kyle Jamieson has raised some hopes in his first match, but he will have to bowl better to make an impact. All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai can also replace Jansen. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal missed the last two matches due to a finger injury. He is expected to return in this important match and form a strong pair with the always accurate bowling Harpreet Brar.

06:06 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab has reached the playoffs after 11 years

Punjab Kings have made it to the playoffs for the first time since 2014. The credit for this goes to the duo of Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting who changed the culture of the team and gave it a new look. On the other hand, RCB has faced defeat many times in the knockout stage and this time it is hoping to end the title drought. In their own words, the work is only half done for both the title contenders.

06:05 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: Punjab-RCB one step away from reaching the final

The teams of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would like to maintain the momentum of excellent performance in the group stage in Qualifier-1 as well. Although the teams in the top two in the points table get two chances to reach the final, but both Punjab and RCB will be eyeing to make it directly to the title match. Punjab finished first and RCB second in the group stage.

06:02 PM, 29-May-2025
PBKS vs RCB Live Score: RCB innings starts, Virat Kohli-Phil Salt present at the crease; Punjab scored 101 runs
IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 PBKS vs RCB (Punjab vs Bengaluru) Live Cricket Score: Hello! Welcome to Prime Look ‘s live blog. The playoffs are starting in IPL 2025 today. Qualifier-1 will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mullanpur. The team that wins this match will directly enter the final.