After more than two months of tireless cricket, more than 70 matches, and many of the last repeated thriller, Indian Premier League 2025 have reached their dramatic closing. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the summit Clash on June 3, where either Punjab Kings or Royal Challengers Bangalore will finally lose their name in IPL history. Neither PBK nor RCB has picked up the first prestigious trophy. This, in itself, guarantees one thing – IPL 2025 will be crowned a new champion.
It is a fitting that two most coordinated teams of season-PBK and RCB-Hive earned the right to contest in the final. After finishing in the top two at the end of the league stage, they now stand away from a win from history.
Punjab Kings, historically limited to the lower positions of the table, have made a remarkable change. His resurrection has two unrelated figures in the heart: Captain Shres Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting. Together, they have forged a fearless, concentrated unit that navigates pressure with possible.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have reduced the weight of previous discrepancies. Armed with dynamic and a sharp, clinical edge under a new leadership, RCB has marched in the final behind a magnificent demolition of Punjab’s eight wickets in Qualifier 1. That victory not only underlined his title credentials, but also solved a season-length scorline in his favor.
The weather is unlikely to play spoilSport in Ahmedabad, but the IPL governing body has ensured that precautions are taken. The final has an additional 120 minute buffer and a reserve day, to ensure that the title decider is played.
head to head
RCB and PBK have faced each other 36 times in the history of IPL, both teams have won 18 matches. It is a rivalry that has often gone under the radar, but is finely balanced. In the 2025 season, RCB had upper hand. PBK won the initial encounter in a rain -affected clash on 18 April, but RCB level the score with a seven -wicket win two days later. The decisive shock came into the playoffs, where RCB excluded Punjab for just 101 and chased the target within 10 overs, sealed its place in the final in a strong style.
Major players fight
1. Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh
Virat Kohli, once again, commands the spotlight. On an average 14 innings of 55.81, with 614 runs in 14 innings and a strike rate of 146.53, RCB Tawiz has recorded eight half -centuries with authority over the entire tournament. For PBK, his preliminary success with left -handed pace Arshdeep Singh, his leading wickets. Arshadeep’s role in Powerplay will be an important ability to take the ball early and challenge Kohli’s technology. Interestingly, Kohli has fallen to Arshdeep twice in 10 T20 innings, he also attacked a combined 175.43 against Pesar. It is a match-up that promises both stress and fireworks.
2. Shreyas Iyer vs Bhubaneswar Kumar
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer has led from further, 603 runs at an extraordinary strike rate of 54.81 and 177.80 on an average. His ability to accelerate and accelerates Punjab’s campaign has been important. However, RCB will look at Bhuvneshwar Kumar to combat Iyer’s influence. Experienced semen play an important role in the early overs and were particularly effective in the qualifier. He enjoys a favorable record against Iyer-Nabhi three times in 11 T20 meetings and limits his strike rate to just 90. This battle beats the rhythm against accuracy, and in the high-day settings of a final, it can prove to be decisive.
3. Jitesh Sharma vs Yuzvendra Chahal
Jitesh Sharma’s unbeaten 85 IPL 2025 standout knocks in just 33 delivery at the conclusion of the league stage against Lucknow super veterans. It was also important in RCB, who was pulling his highest success in the history of the tournament. But in the final, he may face a different challenge: Yuzvendra Chahal. Leg-spinner thrives at disrupting the rhythm and has rejected Jeetesh thrice in seven T20 innings. Sharma’s strike rate against him, a liberal 117.14, states that Chahal may once again be tasked to stop his progress. The time of this competition can be important, especially if Jitesh Sharma runs during the middle overs.
4. Marcus Stoinis vs Josh Hazlewood
Two Australians, integral part for each, may be a defined battle. Marcus Stoinis has added valuable runs to the order for PBK this season, striking a blistering 183.33. Meanwhile, Josh Hazelwood led the RCB bowling attack, with a calm stability, on average 21 wickets of 15.80 were claimed. Although Hazelwood has rejected Stoinis only once in five T20 competitions, a strike rate of 142.30 suggests that it can swing or in any way.
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