The Final of the 2025 season of the IPL is here. There will be a new champion crowned this season. 2 out of the 3 teams that have not yet won the title will fight it out to become champion. RCB qualified by winning Qualifier 1 and PBKS qualified by winning Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians. This final will take place on 3rd June 2025 at 7:30 PM IST. The 18 years drought for one team will come to an end.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS) IPL 2025 Final Match Details
Tournament | TATA IPL 2025 |
Tournament Match No | 74 |
Format | T20I |
Match Date | 3rd June 2025 |
Match Time | 7:30 PM IST |
Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS) IPL 2025 Final Match Teams Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play their 4th IPL Final. They qualified for this match by winning Qualifier 1 on 29th May. They have had 5 days rest and should be refreshed for the big match. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt are an explosive opening pair. Rajat Patidar, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya are the middle order of the team. They will have to score runs at a strike rate of more than 180. Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma are the bowling attack and they have been outstanding throughout the tournament.
RCB Predicted Playing XI
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings Preview
Punjab Kings have arrived to the final via the hard way. They lost the first qualifier against RCB badly. They then faced Mumbai Indians on 1st June night and 2nd June early morning. They will hardly get a day’s rest. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh are one of the best opening combinations of the IPL. Josh Inglis has been brilliant and Shreyas Iyer is back at his best after a match winning 87* against Mumbai Indians. Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis are the power hitters. Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijayakumar Vyshak, Azmatullah Omarzai are the bowlers and they need to do well in one more match.
PBKS Predicted Playing XI
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijayakumar Vyshak
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS) Head to Head
There have been 36 Matches between PBKS vs RCB. Out of these Matches, RCB have won 18 Matches and PBKS have won 18 Matches. This will be their 37th Match against each other and their first ever meeting in an IPL Final.
Recent Performances
RCB – W W L NR W
PBKS – W L W L W
RCB vs PBKS Pitch Report - IPL 2025 Final
The pitch for this match will be a batting paradise. 200 has been crossed more than 10 times at this venue this IPL. A score above 210 will be a very good score.
RCB vs PBKS Weather Report - IPL 2025 Final
The weather for the match will be good and it will be 32 degrees.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS) Key Players to Watch Out For
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Virat Kohli will be the key batter for RCB. He has scored over 600 runs in this IPL. He will look to get over 700 runs in this match. He will have to be the lead batter.
Josh Hazlewood will be the key bowler for RCB. He has been the best overseas fast bowler of the tournament. He will look to take the Wickets of the PBKS top order.
Krunal Pandya will be the X factor player for RCB. He has performed very well throughout the tournament. He will look to bowl at an economy of less than 8 and score 30+ runs.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Shreyas Iyer will be the key batter for PBKS. He has had his best ever season in the IPL. He will look to play another match winning knock and win his Second IPL title.
Vijayakumar Vyshak can be the key bowler for PBKS. He has been bowling exceptionally well. He will look to bowl slower balls and get the RCB batters out.
Marcus Stoinis can be the X factor player for PBKS. He is one of the strongest players in the world. He will look to smash sixes at a strike rate of more than 200. He will look to take wickets if asked to bowl.
RCB vs PBKS Betting Odds on 12Bet
According to 12Bet, RCB are the slight favourites to win the match as they have Odds of 1.85. PBKS are the underdogs as they have Odds of 2.02.
RCB vs PBKS Win Probability
So the IPL 2025 Final is here now and this time a new champion will be crowned.
Looking at the form and conditions, Punjab Kings will have a slight edge as they played a game there already. The PBKS win probability for the IPL 2025 Final is 51%.
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