RCB vs PBKS Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s Final Match of IPL 2025

RCB vs PBKS Match prediction preview: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on the Punjab Kings in the Final Match of the season on 3rd June. The match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, and will begin at 7:30 PM. After a close contest and recent match with respective qualified teams in Qualifier 1 and Eliminator teams, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings will now face each other in the Final match, where both teams will battle to keep their title hopes alive. The winner of this match will be announced as the ultimate title winner of the 18th edition. RCB made it to the finals after battling Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1, and Punjab Kings made it to the Final after defeating Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2. Heading into this match, both sides will be chasing their first title of the league. RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, is in the final after a gap of 9 years, meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings have made it to the final after 11 years. As both teams prepare to lock horns in the Final, expect nothing short of a high-voltage showdown. Below is the detailed analysis and match breakdown for both teams.

RCB vs PBKS Match Overview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings: Both teams preview 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are riding high into this season with team form and performance. After finishing strong in the league stage with 9 wins out of 14 matches, they carried momentum into the playoffs and made a bold statement in Qualifier 1, where they comfortably defeated Punjab Kings by 8 wickets. That win wasn’t one time this season; RCB has already beaten Punjab in the league stage too, giving them a psychological edge going into the final. This is the fourth time that the team has made it to the Final of the IPL, and for the first time under the leadership of their new captain Rajat Patidar. Coming up against Punjab Kings for the last time this season, RCB will be the favorites to win this match. The team that won Qualifier 1 has won the title in 11 of the 14 previous editions.

Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings have been one of the most balanced sides throughout the league stage. Winning 9 out of 14 games, they ended up in first place on the points table with a +0.254. RCB looked strong from the beginning with wins over GT, LSG, and RCB. However, their campaign faced a  few setbacks including a 50-run loss to RR and a crushing 7-wicket defeat to RCB in the league stage game. Coming into this match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the team will be under pressure to perform, considering their last match performance against them in the Qualifier, where they crumbled to just 101 runs and faced a disappointing defeat at the hands of roaring Bengaluru. However, the team bounced back in the Qualifier 2 game against Mumbai and made it to the final of the season with a key performance from the captain, Shreyas Iyer. Heading into this match, the absence of key performances from the top order, like the last match, would be a concern for the team in the upcoming match.

RCB vs PBKS Head-to-Head Record

RCB vs PBKS Last 5 Match Form

Indian Premier League 2025,  Ground Stats

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 balanced 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 wicket,s 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 7 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 Forecast for RCB vs PBKS in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, is predicted to be a good wicket for the match. The weather during match hours is expected to be sunny at the beginning of the match, and as soon as the match progresses, the conditions at the stadium will become more pleasant. With 15% rain chances, the temperature will hover around 33° C, which indicates that the match can be under rain threat. In the end, the weather will be a key factor in deciding whether the match will continue or not. 

RCB vs PBKS Playing 11s (Predicted)

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

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RCB vs PBKS Team Prediction – Who Will Win?

As per our analysis, game stats, recent matches, and squad of these two teams, RCB is expected to win this match. However, the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and records. As per the ground stats, the chances of the team batting second are high, so the batting Second team will likely win the Final of the Indian Premier League 2025. 

However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and PBKS’s batting firepower, this match could go either way. So please analyze on your part and then invest.

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