Updates:
The toss at the gigantic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad went Punjab Kings' way and they opted to bowl first in the final against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Both Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar have announced unchanged playing elevens.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood.
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Updates:
After nearly 11 weeks, the IPL 2025 has culminated in a battle between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) for the coveted trophy. One of the sides will end its 18-year-wait as a rainy Ahmedabad gears up for the decider, with a massive crowd expected at the venue.
Punjab Kings were hammered by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Qualifier 1 but took the new lease of life by the scruff, defeating the Mumbai Indians by five wickets. With Ahmedabad's surface emerging as a better batting surface than that of Mullanpur and Punjab Kings playing just a night before, Shreyas Iyer and co. will fancy their chances but Josh Hazlewood's extra bounce can prove to be lethal.
Meanwhile, RCB look well-drilled to end their title drought after being one of the most consistent teams throughout the tournament. Luck deserted them in the last three IPL finals and it remains to be seen if it does on this occasion too. While the momentum is slightly with the Royal Challengers due to the four-day rest they have got after Qualifier 1, the availability of Phil Salt and Tim David remains a question mark.
RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 final squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jamieson.
