Virat Kohli’s sister, Bhawna Kohli Dhingra, shared her happiness on Instagram after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made it to the IPL 2025 final. She posted a Story with a “Finals” sticker and an amulet emoji, which is often used to ward off the evil eye. Her post showed how proud she was of the team and her hope that they can finally win their first IPL trophy after 18 years.
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RCB gets one step closer to IPL 2025 trophy
RCB fans were overjoyed on Thursday evening after their team defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 at Mullanpur. With this win, RCB has reached the IPL final for the fourth time, and the first since 2016. However, they have never won the title in their previous three finals.
Kohli now has one more shot at glory having beebn associated with the franchise since the inaugural (2008) edition of the league. Bengaluru reached the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 but were beaten on all three occasions.
RCB chose to bowl first and put on a strong performance by quickly removing PBKS’s top batsmen. Punjab could only manage 101 runs in 14.1 overs, thanks to excellent bowling by Josh Hazlewood (3 wickets for 21 runs), Suyash Sharma (3/17), and Yash Dayal (2/26).
In the chase, RCB lost Virat Kohli (12) and Mayank Agarwal (19) early, but Phil Salt played a powerful innings, scoring 56 runs off just 27 balls. He was supported by captain Rajat Patidar (15 not out), and the team reached the target in just 10 overs with eight wickets remaining.
