IPL 2025, Final: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) are all set to face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final on June 3, at the . This is the second time these two teams will face each other in the knockouts this season.

Earlier in Qualifier 1, RCB defeated PBKS and made their way through to the grand finale. PBKS then played quality cricket in Qualifier 2 against the Mumbai Indians (MI) and qualified for the big match. This season, the IPL title will go to a new team as both RCB and PBKS haven't won a single trophy yet.

So, the excitement and nervousness in both the teams will be palpable. Moreover, the fans would love to watch the finals since it will be super interesting. 

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Match Details

Match	Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Final, IPL 2025
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time	Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details	JioStar Network Channels, JioHotstar (app & website)

Pitch Report

The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, has hosted many IPL matches. The pitch generally favours batters, so the captain winning the toss is likely to choose to bat first, post a strong total, and look to defend it. 

Head-to-Head Record

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Punjab Kings have faced each other in 36 matches so far, with both teams winning 18 each.

Matches	36
Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru	18
Won by Punjab Kings	18
No Result	00
First Played	May 05, 2008 - PBKS won
Last Played	May 29, 2025 - RCB won

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Predicted Playing 11s Punjab Kings (PBKS):

Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Player: Prabhsimran Singh

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):

Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.

Impact Player: Mayank Agarwal