India, May 29 -- Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings lock horns in the Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 on Thursday, with a place in the final at stake. The two teams, which finished in the top 2 after the league stage, managed to win nine of their 14 games this season so far.

Toss: Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Marco Jansen is set to win Qualifier 1. The pacer returned home to prepare for the South Africa vs Australia World Test Championship final, which starts on June 11 in London.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar a...