RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Match Prediction: Who Will win Today’s Match?

RCB vs PBKS Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns in the final of IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3. It will be a contest between the two teams which have never won an IPL title and one of the franchises will finally end their 18-year wait to win their first-ever title in the league. RCB have entered the final after 2016 while PBKS are also a part of the title clash for the first time after 2014.

Before the final, both RCB and PBKS have faced each other three times in IPL 2025 including two league stage matches followed by the first qualifier. PBKS came out victorious in the first outing while RCB ended up winning the next two matches including Qualifier 1 and became the first team to enter the final. Now, it is expected to be a thrilling contest between both the teams in the title clash as the fans will finally witness a new champion. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the final of IPL 2025 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings.

RCB vs PBKS Match Details

RCB vs PBKS Pitch Report

The surface of the Narendra Modi Stadium looks good for batting where we can expect a 200-plus total getting scored easily in the first innings. It also has a good bounce where the fast bowlers can get the movement. Out of 43 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first 21 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 22 occasions. The average score batting first at this ground is 177 runs.

RCB vs PBKS Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings have faced each other 36 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 36 matches, both RCB and PBKS won 18 times each

RCB vs PBKS Recent Team Performances (most recent from left to right)

RCB vs PBKS Weather Report

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Probable 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

Impact player: Mayank Agarawal

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

Impact player: Prabhsimran Singh

RCB vs PBKS Toss Prediction

RCB vs PBKS: Toss-winning team expected to opt for bowling first

Considering how the second qualifier played out at the Narendra Modi Stadium, both sides are likely to prefer bowling first in the final. Although Mumbai Indians posted a strong total of 203/6, PBKS managed to successfully chase it down within 19 overs. With the pitch favoring batters, another high-scoring encounter is expected, making chasing a more attractive option for both teams.

RCB vs PBKS Toss History (Last 5 Years)

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Full Squads

RCB: Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Mayank Agarawal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, Blessing Muzarabani, Tim David, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

PBKS: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Musheer Naushad Khan, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Predicted Top Batters

Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli has been a star performer for RCB in the ongoing season and has played a crucial role for RCB to get into the final after nine years. He is among the leading run scorers of the season amassing 614 runs from 14 matches at an average of 55.81 and a strike rate of 146.53.

Shreyas Iyer: PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer turned out to be star performer this year and truly justified his price tag of INR 26.75 crore. He shone both as captain and a batter this year and is coming after smashing 87*(41) runs in the last game against Mumbai Indians to take his team to the final in style. Iyer has scored 603 runs from 16 matches this years at an average of 54.81 and a strike rate of 175.80.

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Predicted Top Bowlers

Josh Hazlewood: Star fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is among the leading wicket takers in IPL 2025 and has been a constant performer for RCB this year. The Aussies pacer scalped 21 wickets from 11 matches this season at an average of 15.80.

Arshdeep Singh: Arshdeep Singh is PBKS” leading wicket taker this year and has been a constant performer with the ball in the ongoing IPL season. He scalped 18 wickets from 16 matches in IPL 2025 at an economy rate of 8.79.

Today’s Cricket Match Prediction

Toss Prediction: PBKS to win the toss

Scenario 1: PBKS opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: 155-165 runs

Match prediction: RCB to win

Scenario 2: PBKS opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: 180-190 runs

Match prediction: RCB to win