The final match will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. All eyes are on this match. Both the teams are ready for the title match of IPL 2025. Both the teams have reached the final after a long time and have never won the title so far. At the same time, both the teams have opportunities in this season, but now it remains to be seen which of these two teams will end the title drought. The match will start at 7.30 pm, while the toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at 7 pm.
Big innings expected from Kohli
In the final match, once again all eyes will be on Virat Kohli, who has recently said goodbye to Test cricket. Kohli is in great form this season and he will be expected to play a big innings in the final. Kohli has been associated with RCB since the beginning of IPL and this will be his fourth final match. Thousands of fans wearing jersey number 18 can be seen to support Kohli in the final match to be held at Narendra Modi Stadium. Kohli (614 runs) has performed well this time as well like every year. He was the main pillar of RCB’s batting this year as well.
Captain Shreyas Iyer’s strong performance
On the other hand, captain Shreyas Iyer had a strong performance for Punjab Kings and he will be expected to perform similarly in the final. Punjab Kings, who have consistently topped the second half of the points table, have made significant progress under the supervision of captain Iyer and coach Ricky Ponting. Kolkata Knight Riders became champions last year under the leadership of Iyer (603 runs). Reaching the IPL final for the second time in a row in this way says a lot about his abilities as a leader who organizes his players well like no other in this format. So it is not surprising that Iyer is the only cricketer in the 18-year history of the tournament to have led three different teams to the IPL final, with Delhi Capitals being the third team.
The players of both the teams for the final match are as follows-
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma.