RCBVSPBKS Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will land to create history in the milky lights of Narendra Modi Stadium in search of their first IPL title on Tuesday. RCB is back to the final after nine years. While Punjab Kings have reached the final for the second time after 11 years of their first performance in 2014. In such a situation, an exciting match is expected between the two teams.
Rajat Patidar’s RCB has defeated Punjab twice this season, including a great win by eight wickets in the qualifier One. In this match, the bowlers led by Josh Hazlewood (three wickets) killed Punjab Kings for 101 runs. After that, he won the match in a unilateral manner by achieving the target in just 10 overs. RCB’s heartbeat Virat Kohli is in great form this season.
Kohli, who scored 614 runs at a strike rate of 146.53 in 15 innings, has once again been selected to take charge of RCB batting. Philip Salt, who scored 56 off 27 balls in the last match, has given a bang. While the Patidars themselves maintain a stable appearance in the middle order. Along with this, Mayank Agarwal, Krunal Pandya and Jitesh Sharma have contributed valuable. Romario Shepherd and Tim David have also performed brilliantly. The return of Josh Hazlewood has strengthened the RCB bowling unit, with experienced cooperation of experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spin pair Suyash Sharma and Yash Dayal.
Punjab Kings have shown their aggressive performance by defeating Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the second qualifier, recovering from the big defeat in the qualifier One. In this match, captain Shreyas Iyer led 87 not out of 41 balls and led him. Punjab’s top order has been in great form throughout the season.
Prabhasimran Singh (523 runs) and Priyansh Arya (451 runs) have given a fast start. Josh Iglis has given the pace of runs coming at number three, while Iyer is playing an important role by scoring 597 runs at a brilliant strike rate of 175 in the middle order. Nehal Vadhera, Marcus Stoinis and Shashank Singh have played important roles. It shows Punjab’s brilliant batting form. Talking about bowling at the same time, after being out of Marco Jenson, Kyle Jameson has stepped into the fast bowling department with Arshdeep Singh (18 wickets). The return of Yuzvendra Chahal has strengthened his spin invasion.
The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium was a big score this season. The first innings average has been 177 and has crossed 200 runs in the last three matches. The teams who batted six out of the eight matches played on this ground during IPL 2025 have won. The role of the toss here can be important. Talking about the pitch, it is expected to be helpful for the batsmen in the beginning, while in the evening slow bowlers can get help. Both sides have a chance to eliminate the title drought. (agency)
