The final match of IPL 2025 was played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB won this match by 6 runs and won the trophy for the first time in IPL history. Batting first, RCB scored 190 runs in 20 overs. In response, the Punjab Kings team could score only 184 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.
Virat Kohli played a good innings for RCB
RCB did not have a good start in the match. Phil Salt returned to the pavilion in the second over itself. He was dismissed after scoring 16 runs in 9 balls. After him, there was a partnership of 38 runs between Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli. Agarwal was dismissed today after scoring 24 runs in 18 balls. Captain Rajat Patidar also scored 26 runs in 16 balls. Kohli was dismissed after scoring 43 runs in 35 balls.
After Virat’s departure, Liam Livingstone (25 runs) and Jitesh Sharma (24 runs) played quick innings, but they could not take the team to a big total. In the end, RCB could score only 190 runs after batting for 20 overs. The most successful bowlers for Punjab were Kyle Jamieson and Arshdeep Singh, who took 3-3 wickets. Apart from them, all the bowlers got one wicket each.
Punjab Kings’ batsmen crumbled under pressure
Punjab Kings had a perfect start chasing the target of 191 runs. Openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh added 43 runs for the first wicket. Priyansh Arya was the first to be dismissed, he scored 24 runs in 19 balls. Prabhsimran was dismissed after scoring 26 runs in 22 balls. After his dismissal, Jose Inglis contributed 39 runs in 23 balls.
Shreyas Iyer once again flopped against RCB, he was out after scoring 1 run. Nehal Vadhera and Shashank Singh tried their best to make the team win in the end, but they could not succeed in that. The entire team of Punjab Kings could score only 184 runs. Talking about RCB’s bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya took 2 2 wickets each.
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