The final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played today between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKs). Both teams have been waiting for the title for 18 years. The match will start at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 7:30 pm. Three years later, the league will get a new champion. The last new champion was received by the IPL in 2022, while Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan in the final.
Bengaluru has reached the final for the fourth time and Punjab for the second time, but this will be the first final between the two teams. RCB lost the final in 2009, 2011 and 2016, while PBKS lost its only final in 2014.
Match Details, Final RCB VS PBKS Date: 3 June Stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Time: Toss – 7:00 pm, match start – 7:30 pm
On both equals in Head to Head So far 36 matches have been played in IPL history between PBKs and RCB. Both have won 18-18 matches. Both teams will clash for the second time at Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams clashed in Qualifier-1 of this season, while Bengaluru won the match by 8 wickets. This will be the fourth match between the two this season. Bengaluru in 2 and Punjab won in 1.
Shreyas scored 87 runs and delivered to Punjab in the final Punjab's batting is strong. Captain Shreyas Iyer is the top scorer of the team. He has scored 603 runs in 16 matches. His best notout is 97 runs this season, which came to Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shreyas played a knockout 87 against Mumbai in Qualifier-2, and also selected it as Player of the Match. Arshadeep Singh is the highest wicket for the team in bowling. He is 18 wickets in 16 matches.
Kohli Bengaluru's Top Better RCB has been seen in excellent form as the team this season. Whether batting or bowling, Royal Challengers Bangalore is fully dominated in every section of the game. Virat Kohli, the top scorer of the team, has scored the highest runs. He has scored 614 runs in 14 games so far. In the meantime he has also hit 8 fifty. His fellow opener Phil Salt has given the team a wonderful start in almost every match. Mayank Agarwal has also fulfilled his responsibility after the goddess on number three. Captain Rajat Patidar has also proved effective at No. 4.
RCB finishers are in excellent form this season. After the failure of the top order, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd and Tim David have contributed to the bat at an important stage. Jitesh won the RCB before the qualifier scored 85 runs.
RCB bowling was considered to be the biggest weakness of the team every season. In particular, the bowlers of the team were completely failing to reject the runs. However, the trio of Bhubaneswar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood and Yash Dayal have completely removed this weakness of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hazelwood is 21 wickets this season, while Bhuvi has hit 15 wickets. Yash Dayal has also taken 12 wickets. Suyash Sharma and Karnal Pandya have emerged as the biggest strength of the team in the middle overs.
Pitch report Narendra Modi helps the pitch batters at the stadium. Qualifier-2 was played here on Sunday, in which Punjab chased a target of 204 against Mumbai. This can still be seen today. So far 43 IPL matches have been played on this venue. The first batting team has won 21 matches in 21 and the second innings.
The highest team of Narendra Modi Stadium is 243/5, which Punjab Kings made against Gujarat Titans this season. Making 210 runs in the first innings is considered a winning total. If there is a lower score, the team chase.
Weather condition Monday's weather in Ahmedabad is not favorable in view of the match. There will be sunshine in the afternoon, but there is a possibility of 62% of the evening rain. On the day of the match, the temperature here can range from 27 to 38 degrees Celsius. The air speed will be 15 kilometers per hour.
The Qualifier-2 was also influenced by the rain. The match began after a delay of 2 hours. If it rains in the final, an additional time of 120 minutes will be given. In the meantime, if the match is not done, the Reserve Day will be played on June 4. Even if the results do not result on the Reserve Day, the trophy will be shared between the two teams.
Potential Playing-12 (including Impact Player) of both teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Rajat Patidar (Captain), Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingston/Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Karnal Pandya, Bhubaneswar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazel.
Impact: Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Priyanka Arya, Prabhasimran Singh, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijay Kumar Vaisakha, Kyle Jemison, Arshadeep Singh.
Impact: Yuzvendra Chahal/Harpreet Bar.
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