What is Weather Forecast for RCB vs PBKS in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad?

RCB vs PBKS: The Final match of the IPL 2025 promises to be an exciting clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings. Taking on each other, the arch rivals will be against one another for the last time during the IPL 2025, and a win here would see them crowned as the winners of the season. The match is scheduled to be played on the grounds of the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 3rd June.

The Punjab Kings, who finished the league stage at the top of the table and secured a spot in the playoffs, faced a disappointing defeat in their Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The team had a shaky start and managed to post just 101 runs. While chasing, RCB capitalized on the opportunity and comfortably reached the target, defeating Punjab by 8 wickets to book their place in the Final.

On the other hand, Bengaluru, which wrapped up the league stage with the same wins and points, finished 2nd on the table. Facing each other for the ultimate battle, both teams will be up against each other for the last time this season, and both will be eyeing their first title in IPL League history. RCB, led by Young Rajat Patidar, has made it to the Final after a gap of 9 years, whereas on the other hand, Punjab Kings made it to the Final after 11 years. Now, coming up in the Final, both teams will aim to win and get glorified in the IPL History. 

Both teams have strong players and good experience, but only one will move ahead. This match will be all about staying calm, playing smart, and making every moment count. Let’s take a look at today’s cricket RCB vs PBKS match details, Final pitch report, Weather Report, Ground stats, and Probable XI ahead of the first match of IPL 2025 between Bengaluru and Punjab.

RCB vs PBKS: Match Preview

Pitch Report

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings- The Final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The pitch here has turned out to be a balanced pitch this season. The pitch gets better as the match progresses. Teams have preferred to bowl first after winning the toss and chasing teams have found a lot of success. It is not a batter’s paradise as bowlers have also enjoyed the same and got some early wickets. Pacers have enjoyed greater success on this pitch than spinners when it comes to taking wickets but spinners have received enough assistance from the track to bowl economically. The pitch offers good bounce and a quick outfield early on, making stroke play easier. However, spinners tend to take control in the middle overs. Teams usually prefer chasing under lights. But this season the trend has been reversed as teams batting first have won 5 matches out of the 6 played here on this. Weather conditions could influence the outcome of the RCB vs PBKS match, especially if dew becomes a factor, though Northern regions haven’t seen much rain recently. 

RCB vs PBKS Weather Report:

The weather at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, is expected to be a good wicket for the upcoming match. Sunny weather conditions are expected during the start of the match and as the match progresses further the weather will become more pleasant ensuring an uninterrupted game Light Rain showers are expected during the match hours as the rain probability is 15% along with it there are 55% chances of humidity. The temperature at the ground is likely to hover around 33°celsius. With such weather, fans can expect a match with a bit of interrupted match hours and a deduction in match overs.

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad,  stats: RCB vs PBKS

RCB vs PBKS Predicted Playing XI

RCB  Probable Playing XI:

Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

PBKS Probable Playing XI: 

Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal