RCB Are Champions! Full IPL 2025 Final Recap vs Punjab Kings:

 🏆 IPL 2025 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings – Full Match Breakdown:

IPL 2025 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluruvs Punjab Kings – Detailed Explanation

The IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025, witnessed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) win their first-ever IPL title by beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an exciting match by 6 runs.

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Toss and Team News

•PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first.

•Both teams played unchanged XIs for the final

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RCB Innings:

•Total: 190/9 in 20 overs

•Top Scorers:

Virat Kohli steadied the innings with a mature 43 off 35 balls, ensuring stability up top

Rajat Patidar chipped in with a speedy 26 off 16 balls, while Mayank Agarwal made 24 off 18 balls.

Liam Livingstone (25 off 15) and Jitesh Sharma (24 off 10) struck quick cameos to add to the total in the latter part of the innings.

 

•Bowling Highlights (PBKS):

 Arshdeep Singh (3/40) and Kyle Jamieson (3/48) were the pick of the bowlers, taking crucial wickets and preventing RCB from putting up a larger total.

• Powerplay: RCB reached 55 runs for one wicket in the first six overs.

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PBKS Innings

• Total: 184/7 in 20 overs

• Top Performers:

Shashank Singh made a heroic unbeaten 61 off 30 balls, coming so close to scripting a dramatic chase

Josh Inglis chipped in with 39 runs, helping the side in the middle overs.

 

•Bowling Highlights (RCB):

Krunal Pandya gave a match-winning performance, giving only 17 runs in his four overs and picking up two important wickets (Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis), winning him the Player of the Match award

Bhuvneshwar Kumar also featured prominently with 2 wickets for 38 runs

Romario Shepherd got rid of PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer for a mere 1 run.

•Powerplay: PBKS scored 52 runs for the loss of one wicket in their opening six overs

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Turning Points and Key Moments

•RCB continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, thus not allowing them to pick up speed to a 200+ score

•PBKS chase was led by Shashank Singh, but RCB bowlers, particularly Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, put pressure in the death overs.

• The match was reduced to the last over, and PBKS required 13 runs but lost by 6 runs.

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Awards and Records

• Player of the Match: Krunal Pandya (RCB) for his economical and effective bowling (4-0-17-2)

• Highest Score (Final): Shashank Singh (PBKS) – 61* off 30 balls

• Best Bowling (Final): Krunal Pandya (RCB) – 2/17 in 4 overs.

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Significance

•RCB broke their 18-year drought for an IPL trophy, history being made in front of a full house

•The match was defined by classy performances, nail-biting moments, and emotional victory celebrations, most notably by Virat Kohli and the RCB supporters

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Summary Table

Team Score (20 overs)           Top Batter                             Top Bowler (Wickets/Runs)

RCB       190/9                       Virat Kohli (43)                         Krunal Pandya (2/17)

PBKS     184/7                      Shashank Singh (61*)                Arshdeep Singh (3/40), Jamieson (3/48)

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OUR PRIVIOUS BLOG:

RCB’s victory in the IPL 2025 final will be remembered as a landmark moment in the tournament’s history, ending their long quest for a title and delivering a classic finale for fans.