We are down to the final clash of IPL 2025 as we are set to crown a new champion. It will be the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL 2025 Final on June 3 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will be played from 7:30 P.M IST.
Key Takeaways
This is final match of the IPL 2025 season and we will definitely be crowning a new IPL champion who will lift their first ever IPL trophy this season between RCB and Punjab Kings.
Both teams have a great unit of players in their team. However, it is the RCB boys who have been more strong recently with PBKS bowlers struggling while their success the matches mostly depend on how their big 3 players perform.
The two sides have already met 3 times in the IPL 2025 season. Punjab Kings won the first match but RCB have won next two matches.
RCB vs PBKS: Match Preview
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
RCB: W, W, L, W, W* PBKS: W, L, W, L, W*
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Preview
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is by far having their best season in 18 years in the IPL history. They finished on 2nd place with 19 points from 9 wins and beat Punjab Kings in the qualifier 1 to book their spot in the final.
The RCB bowlers just ran through the entire Punjab Kings batting line-up in the qualifier 1. And later the batters made light work of the 102 runs target, chasing it in 10 overs.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the most balanced side in the IPL 2025. The batting and bowling has clicked well for the side.
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt have been brilliant while opening. Kohli, the star Indian batter, has scored 614 runs while Salt has scored 387 runs. Devdutt Padikkal who got ruled out due to injury, has been replaced by Mayank Agarwal and he fill-in the spot really well.
Captain Rajat Patidar started off the season really well. But in the last few matches, he has struggled a bit after sacrificing his number 3 top. Meanwhile, the power-hitting of Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd helps RCB finish strong.
Australian batter Josh Hazlewood has been the team’s leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2025. He has been a huge influence for the team’s bowling attack. In his absence, RCB bowlers really struggled against SRH and LSG.
But he returned to action vs PBKS taking 3 wickets for 21 runs. Alongside him, the likes of Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya also performs well. So watch out for Josh Hazlewood in this match particularly.
Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood.
Impact Player: Suyash Sharma
RCB Top Players
Virat Kohli
Big moment this is for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they hunt for their inaugural IPL title. They will be their veteran batter Virat Kohli leads the charge. The big games like this need big player like Kohli. Virat has been the side’s top run scorer with 614 runs in 14 innings. He has been consistent throughout the season and is responsible for giving RCB a strong start with the bat while opening with Phil Salt.
TOP BATTER
Virat Kohli to score over 23.5 runs
2.2
RCB vs PBKS | 3 Jun 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1100
Josh Hazlewood is going to play a big role for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this match. Josh has been in great form against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025, taking 6 wickets in 3 matches, with 3 wickets each in 2 matches and went wicketless on game. The presence Josh also boost the performance of other RCB bowlers around him, the likes of Bhuvneshwar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma and Krunal.
TOP BOWLER
Josh Hazlewood to take over 2.0 wickets
2.65
RCB vs PBKS | 3 Jun 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1325
Punjab Kings have maintained a great form in the IPL 2025 season, reaching the final after a big gap of 10 year. It all started with signing the IPL winning captain Shreyas Iyer. Punjab finished at the top of the points table with 19 points from 9 wins.
The Kings lost to RCB in the qualifier 1 after their batting totally collapsed, giving nothing to the bowlers to work with. However, they beat Mumbai Indians in the qualifier 2, successfully chasing 204 runs target with captain Shreyas Iyer standout.
The Punjab Kings have a great batting unit in the IPL 2025, especially their top-order batters Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and captain Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas has scored 603 runs while Prabhsimran and Arya have scored 523 and 451 runs respectively.
Josh Inglis has also played some great inning when he got promoted to 3 in the batting-order. The middle-order batters like Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh have done well too scoring 354 and 289 runs respectively.
As for bowling, Punjab Kings bowlers struggled initially at the start of the season but rhythm in the middle phase. However, their form hasn’t been good. Kings’ top bowler Arshdeep has only 2 wickets in 4 matches while Marco Jansen is not available for selection. He has been replaced by Kyle Jamieson, who has taken 2 wickets in 3 games.
The Punjab Kings bowlers will have to significantly improve their performance. All eyes will be on the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. Can Kyle Jamieson pull-off his best performance in the IPL history, we will find out on Tuesday.
All eyes will once again be on Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer is the most experienced batter in the Kings batting line-up. He has played some great knocks throughout the season. He particularly seem to like batting at the Narendra Modi Stadium, he has scored 184 runs in 2 innings at the venue, 97 and 87 runs, both 5 times remained unbeaten. Interestingly, he also scored 58 runs unbeaten last season while playing KKR. Thus, he is still unbeaten at the venue for the last 3 innings in IPL.
TOP BATTER
Shreyas Iyer to score over 23.5 runs
2.3
RCB vs PBKS | 3 Jun 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1150
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is not a venue that the Punjab Kings bowlers enjoyed bowling at. Arshdeep Singh and Azmatullah Omarzai are top wicket-takers for PBKS at the venue this season, taking 2 wickets each. Despite not in great form, all Punjab Kings fans will be hoping that Arshdeep Singh delivers better performance in a crunch match like this.
TOP BOWLER
Arshdeep Singh to take over 1.5 wickets
2.55
RCB vs PBKS | 3 Jun 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1275
• Pitch & Toss Update – The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is known for favouring the batters. The surface naturally improves as the game goes on. Batters should be finding it easy to score runs here. Pace bowlers have been more successful at the venue compare to the spin bowlers, yet the spinners are not completely out of the game. Given the pressure of a high-voltage game like this, the team that wins the toss might want to chase.
• Weather Report – The weather forecast in Ahmedabad on Tuesday suggests it will be partly cloudy. Temperature around 31-28°C is expected during the match. There is 5% chances of rain in the morning with 20% chances of few hours prior to the match. So, there are chances some interruption just like in the previous match. However, it won’t be much effective and we should have a full match.
RCB vs PBKS Betting Tips
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings match is a guarantee of a new champion in IPL history. Both sides have never won the IPL trophy before and it will the first trophy for whichever team wins.
Both the teams have a great batting line-up. Throughout the season, we have seen some exceptional batting from the RCB and PBKS batters.
RCB though seem to have a much more balanced batting. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt gives aggressive starts while Rajat Patidar, Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David and Romario Shepherd have all contributed to the teams victory.
Although Punjab Kings also have a strong batting line-up. But they are hugely dependent on how the trio of Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer. Once these batters fail, the pressure is on the middle-order batters. And we have instances when PBKS batters have struggled after the trios failure. RCB also have bowlers who have troubled the Kings batters.
As for the bowling performance of both the teams, the RCB bowlers have been consistently doing well in the IPL 2025. Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings struggled at the start, was going in the middle and now struggling again since the last few matches. Top wicket-taker Arshdeep has 2 wickets in last 4 matches, Marco Jansen is no longer with the team Kyle Jamieson hasn’t done something extraordinary.
For RCB, Josh Hazlewood has been in phenomenal form and there seems to be extra enthusiasm among all the other RCB bowlers when Josh is around the team. The likes Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya have all stepped-up their performance, as seen in the qualifier 1 vs PBKS only.
So there is no doubt that we will see great competition between the two teams. Both sides have some of the best players of the IPL 2025 season. But, RCB seems to have that extra bit more in them. Their batting and bowling has performed really well for the tournament. Also RCB have beaten PBKS twice in three head-to-head matches this season. But don’t rule Punjab Kings entirely.
We are down to the last 2 matches of the IPL 2025 season. First-up is the Qualifier 2 match between Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians. The match will be played on June 1 on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will be played from 7:30 P.M IST. The winner of the match will qualify for the final vs RCB.
Key Takeaways
This is the final opportunity for both the teams to set-up a final match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The losing team will be out of the competition.
Both the teams have great batting line-up. The likes of Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer for Punjab while Mumbai has the likes of Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma etc.
The Mumbai Indians though have extra bowling strength than the Punjab Kings. Mumbai has world-class bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya combined with the likes of Richard Gleeson, Mitchell Santner, Ashwani Kumar etc.
PBKS vs MI: Match Preview
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
PBKS: W, W, L, W, L* MI: W, L, W, L, W*
Punjab Kings: Preview
The Punjab Kings were completely outclassed by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the qualifier 1 in Chandigarh. The Kings were bowled out for 101 runs which RCB chased in 10 overs and won the match by 8 wickets to book a place in the final.
It was a complete batting failure by the Punjab Kings who tried to play the same brand of cricket they have played this season. However, the RCB bowlers stuck to their line and length well.
The Punjab Kings have excelled in IPL 2025, driven by their formidable top-order batting trio of Prabhsimran Singh, debutant Priyansh Arya, and captain Shreyas Iyer.
Prabhsimran Singh lead the run-getters with 517 runs in 15 innings, closely followed by captain Shreyas Iyer with 516 runs and Priyansh Arya with 431 runs. However, all of them failed vs RCB, probably succumbing to the playoffs pressure.
Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh who have been the strong pillar in the middle with 306 runs and 287 runs respectively, also couldn’t rescue PBKS on the night. Josh Inglis, who was the hero for PBKS in their last match vs MI, was also dismissed after scoring 4 runs.
The Punjab Kings bowlers had little to defend and it did not worry the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batters.
Punjab Kings bowlers started the season shakily but improved markedly as it progressed. Arshdeep Singh tops the wicket-takers with 18 wickets with Marco Jansen taking 16 wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal taking 14 wickets. Unfortunately for Punjab, Jansen is not available for this match as he has joined the South Africa team.
Spinners Harpreet Brar and Azmatullah Omarzai have also chipped in with crucial wickets when needed for the Kings. But we’re completely out of the game by RCB batters in the last match.
It was a disappointing outing for not only Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer but the entire Kings batting line-up. Now that the Kings will play Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Shreyas Iyer would be looking to capitalise for his team. The last time he was here, in his side’s first match of the IPL 2025 season against Gujarat, Iyer scored 97 runs unbeaten. He seems to understand the conditions well, so back Shreyas Iyer to score runs here.
Arshdeep Singh is the Punjab Kings’ lead bowler and on situations and important match like this, the left-arm pacer will have to give his best. The recent few matches haven’t gone well for Arshdeep, but thankfully for him, the match is being played at a venue where he bagged 2 wickets when he was here in Ahmedabad before. His swing bowling with the new would be crucial against the opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Jonny Bairstow and the kind of player they are, they could easily throw their wicket while trying to play big shots.
It was more of a thriller for the Mumbai Indians in their eliminator match vs the Gujarat Titans. MI scored 228 runs and the Titans came close scoring 208 runs but lost unfortunately by just 20 runs.
It was a top notch performance from Mumbai Indians 3 key players had to be replaced due to injury.
Mumbai Indians (MI) faced early struggles with their top order in IPL 2025, but Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton turned things around as the season progressed. And Ryan Rickelton left to join South Africa, many fans were worried about who will replace Ryan. But English wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow stepped-up big time scoring a quickfire 47 runs.
But it’s more of a Rohit Sharma show. The former captain scored 81 runs off 50 balls after surviving 2 catch drops quite early in his inning. With this, he has now scored 410 runs in the IPL 2025.
The middle order, led by an outstanding Suryakumar Yadav, was strong again. Yadav scored 33 runs while Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya contributed with cameos. Surya is the team’s top run scorer with 673 runs in 15 innings.
On the bowling front, MI’s attack struggled initially but was revitalized by Jasprit Bumrah’s return from injury. And the bowlers capitalised against Gujarat in the tense situations. Trent Boult took 2 wickets while four different bowlers picked 1 wicket each.
Trent Boult is MI’s top wicket-taker with 21 wickets in 15 matches, while Bumrah has been exceptional with 18 wickets in 11 matches. Despite starting off well, captain Hardik Pandya has not been good though recently, while MI is preferring the likes of Richard Gleeson and Ashwani Kumar over Deepak.
The Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has been in great form in the ongoing IPL 2025, playing several match-winning knocks. The middle-order batter has been very consistent throughout the season. Surya has scored 673 runs in the tournament. With a match as big as this, expect the batter known as Mr. 360 to have an outstanding performance.
Mumbai Indians’ left-arm pacer Trent Boult has been in terrific form for the 5 times champions. He could once again enjoy a great outing in this match as Punjab Kings batters likes to play aggressive cricket and Boult we know how good he is with the new ball. He could take advantage of that and force them into making a mistake. So watch out for the Kiwi pacer.
• Pitch & Toss Update – The Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh is a high scoring venue. Batters find it comfortable to play shots. Pacers have more assistance from the surface than the spinners. Scores between 190-210 are expected to be a part score at the venue. But, we have also seen batters find it troublesome to score runs when the bowlers bowl at good line and length. Team’s batting first have been more successful at the venue. Putting the big score on the board has been the way to go. So expect the captain that wins the toss to bat first.
• Weather Report – The weather forecast in Ahmedabad on Sunday suggests it will be mostly sunny. Temperature around 30-29°C is expected during the match. There is 0% probability of precipitation throughout the day, so no rain is expected.
PBKS vs MI Betting Tips
This is a final opportunity for both the teams to qualify into the IPL 2025 and set up a match against RCB on Tuesday. The team that loses, is out of the whole thing.
Both the teams have had a stunning campaign during the league phase of the tournament. Batting and bowling both departments performed well for both the sides.
The Punjab Kings have mostly relied on their top 3 batters Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer with Josh Inglis getting occasional promotion. Outside them, the likes of Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh have also done well. But the momentum plays a big part in what role the duo have in middle-order.
Mumbai Indians meanwhile have peaked in every bit of the area. Initially, the top order didn’t do well, but Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton improved impressively. Jonny Bairstow who replaced Ryan, scored 47 runs in the Qualifier 1 proving his worth. The middle-order has been ever present this season for MI.
In-terms of bowling, Punjab Kings would certainly missed Marco Jansen. Although Kyle Jamieson has replaced him, he is not known for his performance in T20s. Yuzvendra Chahal on the other hand has not been playing lately.
This is where Mumbai Indians could make the difference in this match. Mumbai has world-class bowlers in the form of Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya. The venue would also suit the Mumbai bowlers. Boult with the new ball, Hardik in the middle overs and Jasprit we know is good in all phases of the game.
Keeping everything in mind, there is no doubt that this is going to be a closely fought contest between the two teams. However, Mumbai Indians seem to have that extra bit of advantage in this game due to their superior bowling, which could undoubtedly trouble PBKS.
After the qualifier 1, the next match in the IPL 2025 playoffs is the Eliminator match to be played between the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Mumbai Indians (MI). The match will be played on May 30, 7:30 P.M at the Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh.
Key Takeaways
This is a do-or-die match for both the teams as the losing side will be out of the tournament completely. Meanwhile, the winning team will progress to qualifier 2.
The much for the success of the Gujarat Titans has been thanks to the brilliant efforts by the Gujarat Titans top 3 batters Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler. The middle-order has been mostly untested.
Mumbai Indians meanwhile have made a miraculous comeback this match. They began the season with 1 win in their first 5 game. After that, they won 7 out of 9 matches, including a 6 match winning run.
GT vs MI: Match Preview
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
GT: W, W, W, L, L* MI: W, W, L, W, L*
Gujarat Titans: Preview
The Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans won 9 matches out of 14 league stage games with 5 defeats in the IPL 2025 campaign. They finished at 3rd position in the points table behind RCB and ahead of MI.
The Gujarat Titans have been one of the best teams in the IPL 2025 campaign. The side has been successful thanks to its top 3 batters Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler.
Sai Sudharsan is the team’s top scorer 679 runs while captain Shubman Gill has scored 649 runs. Coming in at number 3, Jos Buttler has scored 538 runs. However, Buttler won’t be available for the playoffs as he has joined the England team. He will be replaced by Kusal Mendis.
Thanks to the success of the Gujarat Titans’ top 3 trio, the Titans middle-order has remained mostly untested in the IPL 2025. Sherfane Rutherford is the only middle-order batter who has had constant opportunities and scored 267 runs. Shahrukh Khan has played some cameos, but haven’t been a reliable option if the top order fails.
As for bowling, Prasidh Krishna has been in great form in the IPL 2025. The India international has taken 23 wickets in the league phase. Alongside him, the likes of Sai Kishore and Mohammed Siraj have taken 17 and 15 wickets respectively. However, the form of star all-rounder Rashid Khan is concerning.
Probable XI: Shubman Gill (C), Kusal Mendis, Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Impact Player: Sai Sudharsan
GT Top Players
Shubman Gill
The Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has been one of the in-form batters in the Gujarat Titans playing XI alongside Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler. Gill has scored 649 runs in the 14 matches in the IPL 2025. In the last 5 matches, Gill has 260 runs, the most successful Gujarat Titans batter during this period. This will be the first time they play at this venue, and given its nature to support the batters from the last, watch out for GT captain.
Gujarat Titans pacer Prasidh Krishna has been in tremendous form in the IPL 2025 season. The pace bowler has been exceptional, bowling in all phases of the game. He has played 2 matches vs Mumbai Indians this season and picked 3 wickets in those games. Prasidh is a bowler who uses the extra bounce to most effect and the middle overs he could be a key bowler for his side.
The Mumbai Indians made a miraculous comeback to make their way into the IPL 2025. They began the season with 1 win in their first 5 games. But after that, they won 7 in 9 matches. But interestingly, they are still winless against a team that qualified for the top 4.
At the start of the season, the Mumbai Indians top order struggled badly. But, as the season went on, both Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton improved their performance. The middle-order has been in exceptional form for MI, especially Suryakumar Yadav, who has been outstanding and consistent in the IPL 2025.
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 640 runs while the likes of Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma have scored 388 and 329 runs respectively. Tilak Varma has scored 274 while the likes of Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir have contributed with cameos.
The bad news for Mumbai Indians though is that they will miss three players in the IPL 2025 playoffs, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks and Corbin Bosch. They have been replaced by Jonny Bairstow, Charith Asalanka and Richard Gleeson.
As for bowling, the Mumbai Indians bowlers were struggling initially until the Jasprit Bumrah joined the side after returning from injury.
Trent Boult is the top wicket-taker with 19 wickets in 14 matches but it is the Jasprit Bumrah who has been brilliant with 17 wickets in 10 matches. Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar have taken wickets in double digit. The addition of Richard Gleeson is also a great boost for MI.
The Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has been in great form in the ongoing IPL 2025, proving everytime why he is considered the one of the greatest T20 batter of all-time. The middle-order batter has been very consistent throughout the season, bailing out Mumbai Indians in matches, playing match winning knocks. So watch out for Suryakumar in this match.
Jasprit Bumrah is a world-class bowler and the he effect he has over the Mumbai Indians team is massive. When he missed the first 4 matches, the team looked out of place with them losing 4 and 5 at the start of the season. But since Bumrah is back, MI have been flying so far with Jasprit Bumrah also proving why is considered as good as he is.
• Pitch & Toss Update – The Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh is a high scoring venue. Batters find it comfortable to play shots. Pacers have more assistance from the surface than the spinners. Scores between 190-210 is expected to be a part score at the venue. But, we have also seen batters find it troublesome to score runs when the bowlers bowl at good line and length. Team’s batting first have been more successful at the venue. Putting the big score on the board has been the way to go. So expect the captain that wins the toss to bat first.
• Weather Report – The weather forecast in Chandigarh on Friday is very tricky. The forecast suggests it will be mostly cloudy in the morning with 20% probability of rain between 12-2 P.M. However, as the match hours arrive, the rain is unlikely, but there is still some clouds expected. There is 5% probability of rain during the match hours. While it is not likely to rain, but the weather on Friday is going to be interesting.
GT vs MI Betting Tips
This is a do-or-die match for both the teams as the team that loses this match will be out of the IPL 2025 final race. The winning team will progress onto the qualifier 2, another hurdle before the grand final.
The Gujarat Titans this year have achieved all the success in the IPL 2025 season thanks to their performance from the top three trio of Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler. However, Buttler is not available for the playoffs. He has been replaced by Kusal Mendis.
While the top-order has done well, the Gujarat Titans middle-order has had very few opportunities and almost untested this season. If the Gujarat top order fails, this then this would be a difficult one for them.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians themselves have some problems of their own. Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks and Corbin Bosch won’t be available for the playoffs and will be replaced by Jonny Bairstow, Charith Asalanka, who are still unsure of the conditions.
As such, much of the responsibility will be on the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya etc.
As for bowling, both the sides have a strong bowling line-up. While the arrival of Jasprit Bumrah has boosted the performance of the Mumbai Indians bowlers, Mohammed Siraj who had a fiery start for Gujarat Titans, has struggled off-late with only Prasidh Krishna delivering consistent performance.
With all of that in mind, the Mumbai Indians seem to be the favourite to win this match. Gujarat will miss Jos Buttler and unsure how Kusal Mendis will play. The struggles of the middle-order adds further burden. Mumbai have a great bowling line-up to trouble the Gujarat batters.
The league phase is done and dusted and now the focus shifts to the playoffs. First-up, is the qualifier 1 match between the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The match will be played on May 29, 7:30 P.M at the Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh.
Key Takeaways
The qualifier 1 of the IPL 2025 will be played between the Punjab Kings and the Gujarat Titans. The team that wins the match, would book their place in the IPL 2025 final.
The Punjab Kings and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been quite identical in-terms of performance in the IPL 2025 season. Batting and bowling has been working wonders throughout the season.
RCB bowlers though have struggle without the presence of Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood. Fortunately for them, the Aussie is available for this match.
PBKS vs RCB: Match Preview
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
PBKS: W, W, W, L, W* RCB: W, W, W, L, W*
Punjab Kings: Preview
After guiding the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to win the IPL 2024, Shreyas Iyer has now led the Punjab Kings to top of the table. The Kings’ have been one of the best team in the IPL 2025 season, registering 9 wins, 4 losses and points were shared against KKR.
Punjab Kings beat the Mumbai Indians convincingly in their last match to finish at the top of the table. Chasing 185, Josh Inglis and Priyansh Arya both scored fifty plus to win the match by 7 wickets.
Punjab Kings’ strength this season has been their batting, particularly the top three consisting of Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya and captain Shreyas Iyer.
Captain Shreyas Iyer is the team’s top run scorer with 514 runs in 14 innings. Prabhsimran Singh has scored 499 runs while youngster Priyansh Arya, making his debut, has scored 424 runs.
Punjab Kings’ batting depth is quite visible by the fact that Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh and Josh Inglis have scored 298 and 284 and 197 runs respectively.
As for bowling, it was not a good start until they improved significantly as the season went on. Arshdeep Singh is the team’s top wicket-taker with 18 wickets while the likes of Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal have also taken 16 and 14 wickets respectively.
Rotation bowlers like Harpreet Brar and Azmatullah Omarzai have also taken wickets when the side needed them.
The Indian wicket-keeper batter has been in great form in the IPL 2025 season. Despite being a bench player for the past several years, he finally break into the first XI last season. This year, he has only up his game, already scoring 499 runs in the league phase. Prabhsimran is an aggresive batter who has been equally dominant against spin and pace bowling, be it even with the new ball. Against RCB’s well balanced pace attack, his role will be crucial for the Kings.
TOP BATTER
Prabhsimran Singh to score over 21.5 runs
2.95
PBKS vs RCB | 29 May 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1475
The Mullanpur Cricket Stadium hasn’t been technically a very successful venue for the Punjab Kings bowlers. RCB have great batters who don’t trouble against pace and swing, and in such scenario, Marco Jansen’s menacing deliveries would be crucial. Marco isn’t a bowler relies on swing or yorkers, but he troubles the opponent batters with his light line and length and the bounce he purchases due to his height. Also you can’t just rule out Arshdeep Singh, he might be effective in this game.
TOP BOWLER
Marco Jansen to take over 1.5 wickets
2.55
PBKS vs RCB | 29 May 19:30 PMBet ₹500, payout ₹1275
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has been another team who have performed consistently well in the IPL 2025 season. In 14 matches, he have won 9, lost 4 and had a game against KKR abandoned due to rain.
RCB stole the victory from the clutches of defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants thanks to their batting display, especially their stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma, who played a mind-boggling inning of 85 runs off 33 balls.
RCB this season has been quite outstanding with bat and ball. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli up top have been in great form while the likes of Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd have made outstanding contributions. The form of Rajat Patidar though is concerning.
Virat Kohli is the team’s top run scorer with 602 runs while Phil Salt has scored 331 runs so far. Rajat Patidar even though has scored 271, that’s below par for his standard.
Bowling wise, RCB have undoubtedly missed the services of their star Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood. The team has struggled the most in his absence, the defeat vs SRH and conceding over 200 runs vs LSG in the last match.
The good news is, Josh Hazlewood will be back for the match. He is the team’s leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets in 10 matches. Krunal Pandya has also taken 15 wickets while the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal have chipped-in with 14 and 10 wickets.
Probable XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player: Mayank Agarwal
RCB Top Players
Virat Kohli
This has been another great season for the Greatest of All-Time Virat Kohli. Kohli has scored 602 runs in the IPL 2025 at an average of 60.20 and strike rate of 147.91, showing unreal consistency throughout the campaign. Kohli is a big game player and there is nothing that gets as big as this. The last time he was here at the venue, he scored 73 runs. So back him once again to play a long inning.
TOP BATTER
Virat Kohli to score over 23.5 runs
2.0
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RCB have certainly looked a lot weaker without Josh Hazlewood as displayed in their previous games against SRH and LSG. But the Australian is back from his injury and is set to play in this match. Hazlewood is the backbone of the RCB bowling attack. Josh is known for his consistency to bowl at a length, the cutters and variations makes him an even more dangerous comodity. Against Punjab batters who likes to play aggressive cricket, he could be a great weapon.
TOP BOWLER
Josh Hazlewood to take over 2.0 wickets
2.2
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• Pitch & Toss Update – The Mullanpur Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh is a high scoring venue. Batters find it comfortable to play shots. Pacers have more assistance from the surface than the spinners. Scores between 190-210 is expected to be a part score at the venue. But, we have also seen batters find it troublesome to score runs when the bowlers bowl at good line and length. Team’s batting first have been more successful at the venue. Putting the big score on the board has been the way to go. So expect the captain that wins the toss to bat first.
• Weather Report – The weather forecast in Chandigarh on Thursday suggests it will be most sunny. The highest temperature is expected at 39°C during the afternoon. During the match hours, the temperature will be around 30°C. There is 0% probability of precipitation throughout the day. So there is no rain threat for the match.
PBKS vs RCB Betting Tips
The qualifier 1 of the IPL 2025 playoffs will be played between the two most successful teams in the IPL 2025, Punjab Kings and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The team that wins, will go directly into the final while the losing team will have a 2nd opportunity.
Both sides have performed greatly in the IPL 2025 season and there is no doubt this is going to a tightly contested affair between the two teams. Both teams have solid batting and bowling.
In-fact, when looking at their batting performance in IPL 2025 season, both sides have great openers and middle-order batters. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh have been great for PBKS while Phil Salt and Virat Kohli seems like the perfect opening combination for RCB.
In the middle-order, the only disappointment for RCB has been their captain Rajat Patidar. The likes of Jitesh Sharma, Tim David and Romario Shepherd have played match winning cameos. As for Punjab, the likes of Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis are dependable batters and won several matches for PBKS.
They are quite matches with the ball as well. For RCB, Josh Hazlewood is their success mantra and they have missed him in the last few matches. In his absence, the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal haven’t looked as convincing either.
As for Punjab Kings, they have a great mix of talents. Arshdeep Singh is the team’s top wicket-taker with 18 wickets with Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal also contributing with double digit wickets. Meanwhile, the likes of Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai have also chipped-in with wickets when trusted upon.
As it is, both the teams have been quite matched in the IPL 2025 season. The difference maker in this match is certainly going to be the bowling department. RCB bowlers have lost their rhythm in the recent times in absence of Hazlewood. While Punjab Kings haven’t been perfect, they still have a great mix of bowlers who can take wickets at any moment.
With all that in the back of the mind, Punjab Kings is the pre-match favourite to win this match. The Kings and RCB have both been great but, the worry for RCB is their middle-order is weaker compare to the Punjab Kings middle-order. Rajat Patidar has been in good form, while the likes of Tim David, Romario Shepherd are high risk player. So back Punjab Kings to win this match.
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Memorable IPL Finals
2016 IPL Final: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s David Warner led from the front, setting up a thrilling win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru despite Virat Kohli’s record-breaking season.
2019 IPL Final: Mumbai Indians edged past Chennai Super Kings by just one run, marking one of the closest finishes in IPL history.
Record-Breaking Matches
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Super Over Dramas
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