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Neither Bengaluru nor Punjab have been able to win the title so far. A must must read on Dynamite News:
Who will grab IPL 2025 Trophy - Punjab or Bengaluru (Source: Internet)
Punjab lost 7th wicket. RCB Inches closer to becoming IPL champions.
Punjab kept its hopes alive with the young talents, Shashank and Wadhera. However, they couldn't hold on much longer as PBKS soon lost two wickets in just two balls—first Wadhera, then Stoinis
The fourth wicket of Punjab Kings fell on the score of 98 in the 13th over. Josh Inglis also got out. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 39 runs in 23 balls. Inglis was dismissed by Krunal Pandya.
Prabhsimran Singh dropped by Romario Shepherd at 9 runs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the first over. 13 runs came in this over. After 1 over, Punjab Kings' score is 13 runs without any wicket. Priyansh Arya is on six runs in four balls. Prabhsimran Singh is on seven runs in two balls.
PBKS restricts RCB before 200, RCB sets target of 191 for PBKS. RCB lost 3 wickets in the last over
RCB has suffered seventh blow against Punjab Kings. Romario Shepherd returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs.
Vijaykumar Vyshak cleans up the dangerous Jitesh Sharma, cutting short his explosive knock.
Liam Livingstone and Rajat Patidar scored 23 runs in the 17 over of Kyle Jamieson, losing the wicket of Liam Livingstone. Liam Livingstone walks back to pavilion after scoring 25 off 14.
RCB loses Virat Kohli after scoring 43 off 35 balls. He was out, caught and bowled, by Azmatullah.
RCB loses its captain, Rajat Patidar, after scoring 26 off 16 balls, to Jamieson. Liam Livingstone comes at no five.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has suffered another setback against Punjab Kings. Mayank Agarawal departs after scoring 24 off 18 balls.
Dangerous Phil Salt departs for 16 (off 9 balls). RCB lose their first wicket.
RCB: Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal.
PBKS: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis, Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings have won the important toss of the final and captain Shreyas Iyer has decided to bowl first. In the qualifiers also, Punjab won the toss on the same ground and bowled first. There is no change in the Punjab team.
Shankar Mahadevan and his team are giving a powerful performance on stage. There is a different celebratory atmosphere in the entire Narendra Modi Stadium.
'Sabse Aage Honge Hindustani' is being sung at the closing ceremony of IPL 2025 in Ahmedabad. An atmosphere of enthusiasm is seen in the entire stadium.
Songs like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka' are being sung in Narendra Modi Stadium.
The song sung for the Indian Army in Ahmedabad - "Kandho Se Milte Hai Kandhe", the stadium is immersed in patriotism.
Finally rain has stopped in Ahmedabad. Fans are eagerly waiting for the final match without any rain interruption.
Ahead of the IPL final match between RCB and PBKS, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team bus arrived at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
It has recently started to rain in Ahmedabad. Fans are keeping their fingers crossed as there are still over 2 hours to go before the toss.
Rain is likely to happen in the afternoon between 4 and 6 pm. However, at the time of the toss at 7 pm, rain chances are very low.
Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (Wicket Keeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma
Punjab Kings Captain Shreyas Iyer said, “When I back myself, I back my instincts. I think that’s when I get the best out of myself. Also when other players keep performing, that also gives you a little bit of extra boost to keep going.”
RCB captain Rajat Patidar said that Virat Kohli had given a lot to the franchise over the years. Therefore 'We'll try to play our best cricket in the IPL final today to help Kohli get his hands on the coveted trophy.
At present the weather is clear. However hot and humid conditions are expected for the most part of the day.
Ahmedabad: The Season 18 finale of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played today between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). The match will take place at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Before the IPL Final, the Closing Ceremony will be held, which will be themed around the Indian Army's "Operation Sindoor". Due to this special tribute, the event has been named a "Tribute Ceremony" instead of the usual closing ceremony.
Both the teams have not been able to win the title so far.
Under such circumstances, IPL is going to have a new champion this time. Bengaluru has played the final three times before. It was runners-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
On the other hand, Punjab Kings has reached the final for the second time.
Highlights Of Sunday Match Between PBKS Vs MI
On last Sunday, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets in the Qualifier-2 of IPL 2025 and made it to the final of the league. Punjab has reached the final of the league for the second time in 18 years and for the first time since 2014.
Unfortunately Mumbai Indians have lost a match after scoring 200 for the first time. Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. Neither of the two teams has won the final till date and in such a situation, this time someone's title drought is expected to end.
PBKS Chasing MI
Punjab did not have a good start and the team lost Prabhsimran Singh's score early while chasing the target of 204 runs. However, Josh Inglis hit 20 runs in Bumrah's over. After this Ashwin dismissed Priyansh and Hardik dismissed Josh Inglis. But then Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera laid the base for victory by sharing 84 runs for the fourth wicket.
Wadhera Scores 48 Runs
Wadhera was dismissed after scoring 48 runs, but Iyer stood till the end and returned to lead the team to victory. Iyer played an unbeaten innings of 87 runs in 41 balls.
