PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1 Today: Punjab Kings face Royal Challengers Bengaluru today (May 29) in IPL 2025 Qualifier 1. The match, which will decide the first team in the IPL final this year, will take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, also known as New Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, in Mullanpur. It will start at 7:30 PM.
Punjab reached an IPL final only once so far, in 2014. That year, they lost Qualifier 1 to Kolkata Knight Riders but won Qualifier 2 to reach the final. However, they lost the final against KKR.
PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1 Today
RCB, on the other hand, reached the IPL final thrice so far and lost all of them. In 2009, they lost to the Deccan Chargers. In 2011, they lost the final to Chennai Super Kings. In 2016, they lost the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In 2009, they won the semifinal against CSK (Qualifier format wasn’t there). In 2011, they lost Qualifier 1 to CSK but won Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians. In 2016, RCB won Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Lions.
PBKS vs RCB Qualifier 1: Head-to-Head
Punjab and Bengaluru have played 35 IPL matches against each other so far. RCB have won 18 and PBKS 17. In IPL 2025, these teams have won 1 each.
This is the first time these two teams are playing each other in a knockout match.
What happens to the losing team?
Regardless of who loses today’s match, neither team will be eliminated from the tournament. The winning team will advance to the final, but the losing team will get another chance. They will face the winner of the Eliminator, where Mumbai Indians or Gujarat Titans will clash. Whichever team loses will be eliminated from the tournament. The winning team will proceed to the final.
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