How to Watch Qualifier 1: Royal Challengers vs. Kings: Stream IPL T20 Cricket Live, TV Channel

The Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru meet on Thursday for a spot in Tuesday’s Indian Premier League Final.

The Punjab Kings (9-4-1, 19 points) won just their second league-stage title in the Indian Premier League, topping Royal Challengers Bengaluru (9-4-1, 19 points) on the table by posting a higher net run rate (0.372 to 0.301). The two teams, neither of which has won an IPL championship, square-off on Thursday in Qualifier 1 at New PCA Stadium in Mullanpur, with the winner earning a spot in Tuesday’s Final and the loser moving to Qualifier 2 on Sunday against the winner of the Elminator match on Friday between the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans.

How to Watch Qualifier 1, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs. Punjab Kings in IPL Cricket Today:

Match Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Match Time: 10 a.m. ET

TV: Willow TV

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Punjab clinched the top seed when the Royal Challengers won by only three runs in Tuesday’s league-stage finale. Captain Shreyas Iyer finished 10th in the league stage with 514 runs, while Prabhsimran Singh totaled 499. Arshdeep Singh paces the bowlers with 18 wickets, tied for fourth in the IPL, and an 8.56 economy rate while Marco Jansen claimed 16, tied for 10th-most in the league.

Virat Kohli is Bengaluru’s most potent batter with 602 runs, good for fifth in the IPL, with Phil Salt contributing 331. Josh Hazlewood’s 18 wickets led the team and tied for fourth in the league, and he posted an 8.44 economy rate. The Royal Challengers did have a late roster change when Jacob Bethell left this week to join England for international duty, with the club signing wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert.

The teams split road victories during the league stage, with the Kings claiming a five-wicket win, 98/5-95/9 at Bengaluru on April 18 and the Royal Challengers coming back with a seven-wicket triumph, 159/3-157/6, at Mullanpur on April 20.

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