As per weather forecast, there is zero percent chance of rain playing spoilsport during the RCB vs PBKS, Qualifier 1 tie
Punjab Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 at 7.30 PM in Mullanpur on Thursday. A full-fledged game is one the cards, with weather forecast indicating that there is no chance of rain. However, what if rain does play spoilsport and the game is abandoned? Who proceeds to the finals? Let’s find out.
What if RCB vs PBKS is washed out?
By the virtue of finishing at the top of the points table in the league stage, PBKS will automatically qualify for the IPL 2025 final if their Qualifier 1 tie against RCB is washed out. RCB will then face the winner of the Eliminator contest between GT and MI in Qualifier 2.
Both PBKS and RCB have 19 points to their name. However, Shreyas Iyer and co. are placed above RCB simply because they have a better net run rate. PBKS have a NRR of +0.372 while RCB have +0.301.
As per AccuWeather, there is 0% chance of rain during the PBKS vs RCB tie.
PBKS vs RCB squads
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Tim Seifert, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Blessing Muzarabani, Tim David, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh
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