RCB and PBKS will lock horns in the IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday and will seek to end their title drought in the competition.
"It is the IPL final match today. Everyone has come here expecting it to be an exciting match. Fans from all over the country have come here to watch the match because, for the first time, two fresh teams are fighting out in the final, and we will have a new champion," the BCCI VP said while
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns against each other in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday in order to end their title drought in the competition.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar reflects on his first season as captain of RCB ahead of their clash in the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
Mayank was signed by RCB earlier in May after Devdutt Padikkal, the team's designated number three, was ruled out due to an injury. Mayank was brought back to the team for Rs one crore. With 247 runs in 10 innings and two half-centuries as a number three, Padikkal had been a crucial part of
He also goes past former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) AB De Villiers' tally of 687 runs in 2016 for the most runs by a non-opener in an IPL season.
Salt continued his fine run in the IPL, bulldozing through the PBKS line-up with a fiery half-century that helped RCB secure their fourth RCB final after an eight-wicket win at Mullanpur on Thursday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru blazed past table-toppers Punjab Kings to punch their tickets to Ahmedabad for the final of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a commanding 8-wicket triumph on Thursday.
Within the powerplay itself, PBKS sunk to 48/4. Marcus Stoinis (26 in 17 balls, with two fours and two sixes) was the only one to cross the 20-run mark for PBKS. Spinner Suyash Sharma also took brilliant three wickets which destroyed PBKS' middle-order.
Also, with a narrow 11-run win over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) have also become the third team to make the playoffs.
Both teams got a point each. Punjab Kings, following the canceled match, moved to third place on the points table with 7 victories and 3 defeats from their 12 matches.