Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will aim for their first home win when they host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match 34 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday (April 18).
Rajat Patidar-led RCB head into the match on the back of their fourth straight away win following a 9-wicket domination of Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, where the visitors chased down 174 with 15 balls to spare. But the Bengaluru-based side is win-less in two on their home turf so far.

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, come into Friday’s game on a similar record to RCB, but the Shreyas Iyer side will be brimming with confidence after defending the lowest total in IPL history – 111 All Out - in their recent outing against the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders.
Now, RCB will look to open their account at their home – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where they don’t possess a brilliant record. But will take confidence after doing a double in their recent outings against PBKS.
The two sides will aim for wins to stray away from the bottom five when they cross paths for the 34th time in IPL and 13th time at the Bengaluru venue. Here is a look at the PBKS vs RCB head to head numbers and all the other details ahead of IPL 2025 match 34:
In the 33 PBKS vs RCB head to head meetings in IPL, it’s Punjab Kings, who have the advantage with 17 wins against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have reduced the deficit in recent encounters.
In the last 7 meetings, however, it’s 4-3 in favour of RCB, who did the double over PBKS last season, chasing down 177 at home before defending 241 in Dharamsala. Here is a look at the stats and top performers from the Royal Challengers and Kings’ battles in previous matches:
| Stats | For RCB vs PBKS | For PBKS vs RCB |
|---|---|---|
| Wins Batting 1st | 9 | 7 |
| Wins Chasing | 7 | 10 |
| Highest Total | 241 | 232 |
| Lowest Total | 109 | 88 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 204 | 208 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 145 | 138 |
| Most Runs | Virat Kohli (1030 runs) | KL Rahul (451 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Chris Gayle (117) | KL Rahul (132*) |
| Most Sixes | Chris Gayle (49 sixes) | KL Rahul (28 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Virat Kohli (108 fours) | KL Rahul (34 fours) |
| Most Fifties | AB de Villiers (7 fifties) | KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Ravi Bopara, Shaun Marsh (2 fifties each) |
| Most Hundreds | Chris Gayle (2 hundreds) | KL Rahul, Adam Gilchrist & David Miller (1 hundred each) |
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (25 wickets) | Sandeep Sharma (16 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Sreenath Aravind (4/14) | Piyush Chawla (4/17) |
In the 12 previous meetings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, it’s advantage Royal Challengers Bengaluru who have won 7 times at home against Punjab Kings, who last won at the Bengaluru venue back in 2017. Here is a look at RCB vs PBKS head to head in Bengaluru:
| Stats | RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru | PBKS vs RCB in Bengaluru |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 12 |
| Wins | 7 | 5 |
| Defeats | 5 | 7 |
| Wins Batting First | 4 | 2 |
| Wins Chasing | 3 | 3 |
| Highest Total | 226/3 in 2015 | 203/3 in 2010 |
| Lowest Total | 119 All Out in 2017 | 88 All Out in 2015 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 204/2 in 2010 | 176/3 in 2013 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 202/4 in 2019 | 138/7 in 2017 |
Apart from the clashes against PBKS, RCB has faced several other opponents in the Bengaluru venue. PBKS also has played one more opposition at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium since their IPL debut. Here is a look at the teams’ record at the venue: