IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Which team will break their trophy jinx and win maiden IPL title?
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: The Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Punjab Kings, the top two teams in the IPL 2025 points table, have advanced to the finals of the 18th season of the IPL.
RCB defeated Punjab Kings in the first playoff of the season, as RCB had a commanding win at Mullanpur that led them straight into the finals. On the other hand, the Punjab Kings have advanced to the finals after winning in the second qualifier against the Mumbai Indians. PBKS were the first team to defeat Mumbai Indians while chasing a 200+ total.
This match is highly anticipated among all cricket fans, as IPL will witness a new winner in the season after any team's maiden title came back in 2022, when Pandya led the Gujarat Titans to their maiden title in their debut season.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Details
Tournament: Indian Premier League 2025
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings
Venue: Narendra Modi International Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date: 3rd June 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium has one of the finest tracks in India that sports high-scoring games, as the Punjab Kings went on to chase a huge 204-run target set by the Mumbai Indians in the last qualifier game of this season. In previous playoff games played here, teams like the Gujarat Titans and CSK have also scored huge 200+ totals.
Punjab Kings have an overwhelming record at this venue, never having lost a game here. The tracks are great to bat on, and better batters are what can make the difference between the two teams.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Head-to-Head record
RCB and PBKS have the best record between the two teams, as they are exactly level with 18 wins each.
Matches Played: 36
RCB Won: 18
PBKS Won: 18
N/R: 0
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Probable Playing 11
Probable RCB Playing 11: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar [c], Jitesh Sharma, Tim Seifert / Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma
Impact Player: Mayank Agarwal
Probable PBKS Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer [c], Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh and Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Winner Prediction
Punjab Kings have an overwhelming record at this venue, and they have never lost a game here. Shreyas Iyer has the chance to create a great record by leading two teams to IPL titles, after he won the trophy as skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders last season. While Patidar has the chance to make it count for the first time in the IPL, he can lead RCB to their first maiden title. With the social buzz and anticipation around, either team has equal chances of ending this season with a title.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final Match Prediction: Fantasy Team
Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt and Prabhsimran Singh
Batsman: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera and Virat Kohli
All-Rounders: Krunal Pandya
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal
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