Today (3rd June) is the last match of the Indian Premier League 2025, where the Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on the Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match starts at 7:30 PM. Neither of the teams has ever won the IPL title, so the question is, who will win the RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final?
As we all know, from the start of the Indian Premier League back in 2008, both teams have been very close to winning the competition, but couldn’t do so. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have had their hearts broken more times than Punjab, and so has Virat Kohli.
Who Will Win RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final?
This is surely one of the very emotional moments to make the predictions for the winner. As Virat Kohli, who has just one trophy missing from his trophy cabinet to complete it, surely he deserves it. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer, one of the most underrated players and captains in the IPL, also deserves it.
Both teams have played a total of 36 matches in the IPL overall this season. The winning record of both teams is neck to neck, as both of them have won a total of 18 matches each. When we look at the records of this season, they have played a total of three matches, two in the group stages and one in the qualifiers. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won two, and Punjab have won one.
Match Preview: Key Battles
This game will see a lot of great players facing each other, and the question is which player will come out on top. Let us look at some of the key battles:
Shreyas Iyer vs Josh Hazlewood
We saw in Qualifier 2 where Shreyas Iyer played a very calm and composed inning of 87 runs against the Mumbai Indians. He never looked unsettled and finished the match by scoring four sixes in the 19th over. Josh Hazlewood is very much impressive with the ball, but has caused a lot of trouble to Iyer.
In the six innings against Hazlewood, Shreyas Iyer has only managed to score a total of 11 runs, in which Josh has got him out four times. RCB will surely save some of the overs of Hazlewood for Shreyas Iyer.
Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh
Just like always, Virat Kohli this season too is in the top run-getters of the Indian Premier League. He has scored 614 runs this season, and if he wants to win the orange cap, he needs to score 150 runs in the finals. A player like him can do it, but he won’t have this in mind. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh has picked up 18 wickets this season.
When we talk about the battle between Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh, Virat has surely dominated it. He has scored 100 runs in the 57 deliveries, whereas Arshdeep Singh has got him out just twice. As things stand, Virat can get the better of him this time as well.
Dream11 Balance Team Prediction
As both teams have reached the finals, surely a lot of players have performed well. It is always tough to predict which players will get into the team of eleven. The following is a very balanced team for your Dream11:
Captain: Virat Kohli (9)
Vice Captain: Shreyas Iyer (9)
Batters: Priyansh Arya (8.5) and Rajat Patidar (8)
Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood (9), Arshdeep Singh (8.5), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (8)
All-rounders: Krunal Pandya (8)
Wicket keeper: Philip Salt (8.5), Prabhsimran Singh (8.5), and Josh Inglis (7.5)
