The Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by five wickets in the 34th IPL 2025 match on Friday, April 18, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. As a consequence of their fifth win in seven games, PBKS now sits second in the points standings. This was also RCB’s third consecutive loss at home this season, prompting fans to share memes on social media.
The match was modified into 14 overs per team after rain forced an interruption. The opening batting order for RCB reached 95/9 when Tim David scored 50* off 26 balls while facing the first innings. During the line-up Rajat Patidar (23) teamed up with Tim David for a brief period before most other players in the batting order lost their wickets.
Josh Hazelwood (3/14) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/26) then did their best for RCB with the ball, reducing PBKS to 53/4. However, Nehal Wadhera’s dramatic cameo of 33* (19) propelled Punjab Kings home in 12.1 overs.
Fans enjoyed Friday night’s IPL 2025 match between RCB and PBKS, as they shared humorous memes on X (previously known as Twitter). Below are some of the best memes:
She was online,
He was online,
No one texted,
Ego won,
RCB lost again at Chinnaswamy. pic.twitter.com/LPVX7yaqMh
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) April 18, 2025RCB replacing Maxwell with Livingstone 💀 pic.twitter.com/NKi5J3QPF2
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 18, 2025Tim David the saviour of Vintage RCB 🗿 #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/e0AVyUX03G
— विक्रम 𝘬ꪊꪑꪖ𝘳 🦇 (@printf_meme) April 18, 2025RCB are yet to lose an Away match
RCB are yet to win a Home match pic.twitter.com/cHXhBPw3ff
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) April 18, 2025-Humbled CSK fans at Chepauk
-Humbled KKR fans at Eden Gardens
-Humbled RCB fans at Chinnaswamy
-Humbled MI fans at Wankhede
-Humbled RCB fans at Chinnaswamy ×2
-Humbled RR fans at Jaipur
-Humbled RCB fans at Chinnaswamy ×3
Captain Rajat Patidar era started with the bang..!! pic.twitter.com/rfinLZcKTR
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) April 18, 2025Chinnaswamy par RCB batting dekhne ke baad #RCBvsPBKS #RCBvPBKS pic.twitter.com/vyT1fodYRI
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) April 18, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) April 18, 2025 Last time RCB won at Chinnaswamy it was against CSK, since then their Men and Women team lost 7 matches on trot at Chinnaswamy.
7 matches, for a reason..!! pic.twitter.com/IrhhPSMIn0
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) April 18, 2025Tim David for RCB pic.twitter.com/QouiH3y1ix
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 18, 2025Nostalgia 😂#RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/onywAv4vOm
— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) April 18, 2025“The idea was to not let the new batter get in easily” – Shreyas Iyer after PBKS’ victory over RCB in IPL 2025
During the post-match presentation, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer reflected on the victory, saying (via ESPNcricinfo):
“We are riding the spice of life and we are able to experience all kinds of games. It is quite a challenge. There was no thinking. I was just making instinctive moves. The idea was to not let the new batter get in easily. Marco Jansen bowled really well. We did not know what to expect off the wicket.”
Shreyas Iyer
“The word was that the hard length deliveries were difficult to hit and I think we executed well. I had a chat with Chahal and told him that he needs to be a wicket-taker. He is probably the best bowler in the IPL so far. Wadhera was impressive. You always need one batter to take charge. His intent was wonderful.”
Shreyas Iyer
The Gujarat Titans (GT) will face the Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the next IPL 2025 encounter on Saturday, April 19.
