IPL Final Live Score, RCB vs PBKS updates: Punjab Kings 70/1 (8), target – 191; Inglis, Prabhsimran at crease – Sportstar

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Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 Final being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Sahil Mathur, Pranay Rajiv and Abhishek Saini will be bringing you the latest updates from the game.
WICKET! Krunal Pandya has removed Josh Inglis. 
Shepherd for his second over. Inglis picks a single to square leg on the first delivery. Wadhera tries to work the second delivery through the on side, gets it off his inside of the bat to midwicket, no run. A wide from Shepherd next.
Wadhera comes across his stumps and clips to midwicket for one. SIX! This is not even shot, but Inglis pulls this off his back foot and clears deep midwicket. A single to third man to end the over. 10 runs from that over.
Krunal to Inglis, SIX! Too short and Inglis goes into his crease and pummels this over Virat Kohli at deep midwicket. The second delivery is fuller and quicker, takes an inside edge and hits his front foot.
Inglis makes room and hits to deep cover for one. Wadhera tries to sweep but misses, hits him on the pad but this one pitches outside the leg-stump line. Three dots to finish the over.
Romario Shepherd into the attack. Four! Inglis begins the over with pull towards midwicket. OUT!! Iyer is gone. Tries to work one towards the deep third, gets an outside edge. Big, big wicket for RCB! He falls for 1 off 2 balls. 
Nehal Wadhera in at five. Off the mark with a single. Seven runs and a huge wicket in that over.
Krunal continues. Two singles off first two balls. OUT! Prabhsimran is gone. Comes down the track, gets a leading edge towards point and is caught. He falls for 26 off 22 balls. 
Shreyas Iyer in at four. Gets a single off first ball. Four singles and a wicket in that over. 
Suyash Sharma, impact sub, into the attack. Prabhsimran gets a single off the first ball. SIX! Googly on the length, Inglis goes on backfoot and pulls it over midwicket. Much-needed shot. Single, the next ball. SIX! This time Prabhsimran. Flighted ball, half volley and Prabhsimran sends the ball straight. 15 runs from the over. 
Krunal Pandya into the attack. A single off the second ball. Two singles in first four balls. Prabhsimran moves towards offside, goes for slog sweep but is beaten. No wide given. Just three runs from the over. 
Sudharsan ended his campaign with 759 runs from 15 innings. He scored at an average of 54.21 and struck one century and six fifties.
Josh Inglis is the new man in. 
Dayal is back. Inglis pulls in the vacant midwicket region and gets a double. Inglis looks to ramp but is beaten. RCB fielders think Inglis has edged it and have reviewed. A huge gap between ball and bat. Not out. SIX! Inglis pulls and goes over midwicket! Lovely shot. Nine runs from the over. 
Hazlewood. Starts off with a wide. Four! Short ball and Arya goes over short third. Another four! In the same region. Another top edge that goes past short third. Already 11 runs from first five balls. OUT!! A terrific catch at the deep midwicket by Salt. Arya picks the ball and Salt grabs it and then throws it in the air before grabbing it again. Lovely catch. Arya falls 24 off 19 balls. 
Bhuvneshwar. Prabhsimran slaps it away towards covers but Hazlewood’s terrific effort keeps it down to just two runs. Good running between the wickets by these two. Arya drives straight, Bhuvi gets a finger on it and the ball hits the stumps. Umpire has gone for the third umpire to check. Not out. Arya pushes the ball towards midwicket and takes a single. Four runs from the over. 
Josh Hazlewood into the attack. Tap and run by Prabhsimran off the second ball. Two runs off first three balls. DROPPED! Prabhsimran pulls straight to deep fine leg and Shepherd spills it. How much will it cost RCB? Now Arya lofts towards midwicket and gets a double. Five runs from the over. 
Yash Dayal from the other end. Arya slashes and the ball goes past short third for four! PBKS has started well here. Takes a quick single off the next ball. Four! Leg byes. Six runs off first five balls but Dayal bowls a down the leg delivery to make it 10 off the over. 
Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya come out to open the innings. Chahal has been subbed out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take the new ball. 
Four! Down the leg first up and Arya just guides it towards fine leg for four. Follows it up with a single. Prabhsimran is off the mark with a single as well. Arya chips and the ball falls just short of the mid off! SIX!! Prabhsimran upper cuts JUST over deep third. Risky hit but he gets the reward. 13 runs from first over. 
RCB ends with 190/9 following a topsy-turvy innings. For a while it looked like RCB won’t get close to 200. But then Jitesh and Shepherd and Livingstone played quick-fire cameos to re-energise the innings. But, PBKS, powered by Arshdeep’s three-wicket punch, ensured RCB didn’t touch 200. 
Punjab Kings needed 191 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win the IPL 2025.
Arshdeep to close it off for PBKS. Fuller one to start. Cracked to long on for a single by Krunal. 
Arshdeep fires in yorker from over the wicket. Shepherd can’t get his bat on it. Trapped in front. Given out. Shepherd reviews it, just for the sake of it. All three reds. 
Romario Shepherd lbw b Arshdeep Singh 17 (9b 1×4 1×6)
Full again from Arshdeep. Krunal can’t clear long on. 
Krunal Pandya c Iyer b Arshdeep Singh 4 (5b 0x4 0x6)
Arshdeep isn’t done. He nabs Bhuvneshwar off the last ball to finish up the innings. 
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Arya b Arshdeep Singh 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) S
Omarzai goes short straight away. Shepherd guides it for a single to the leg side. Krunal Pandya is the new batter for RCB. He gets off the mark with a single. 
Short from Omarzai again. Shepherd with a wild swing and gets enough bat on it to get it over fine leg for a four. 
He closes off the over with a massive six, crashing a fuller one over long on. 
DROPPED!! Shepherd skies a length delivery from Vyshak and Pravin Dubey makes good ground to get under the ball. But the ball slips out of his grip. What a chance!!
Vyshak beats Jitesh off a good length. Gentle appeal from Inglis and the umpire gives him out. Immediate review from Jitesh and he strikes. 
Vyshak though isn’t to be denied. He fires one in straight to clatter Jitesh’s stumps. 
Jitesh Sharma b Vyshak 24 (10b 2×4 2×6)
Shot of the final? Has to be. Jitesh has just sweep-scooped a back of a length from delivery from Jamieson over the keeper and past the fence for a six. 
Full now from Jamieson and Jitesh jumps out of the crease and slams it straight down the ground for a six. RCB is back. 
Livingstone joins in on the fun now. He picks a slower one from Jamieson early and slams it over deep mid wicket for a six. 
Jamieson goes pace on now. Straightish full toss and Livingstone swings over it. Trapped in front. 
Liam Livingstone lbw b Jamieson 25 (15b 0x4 2×6)
Arshdeep starts the over with a couple of short balls. This has been a consistent strategy from Punjab Kings. Jitesh Sharma, the new batter, nearly perishes while trying to take on a bouncer. Top edges it and it is just over a flying Inglis. 
Width now from Arshdeep Singh. Jitesh flays at it. Over covers and it zooms to the fence. And just like that, RCB breaks free again. 
Omarzai with his third. Back of a length to start with. Flicked away for a single by Kohli. He gives away a wide, down the off side. Two more singles follow. 
Omarzai now goes short. Too short says the umpire. Wide. 
The medium pacer keeps the length short. Kohli top edges it and Omarzai chases it down. BRILLIANT CATCH!!!
Virat Kohli c & b Azmatullah Omarzai 43 (35b 3×4 0x6)
Livingstone breaks the rut. Reaches out to launch Chahal inside out, wide of long off for a six. Pushes the next one to long on for a single. 
Full again from Chahal and Kohli slogs sweeps it for a four, over mid wicket. Brilliant timing there. Couple of singles follow and RCB consolidates. This was just the over RCB needed. 14 runs from it. 
Short from Vyshak to start with. Kohli flat bats it to long on for a single. Length ball now. Punched through covers for a single by Livingstone. 
Vyshak keeps it short and wide against Kohli. Swatted to long on for a single, again. Vyshak gives away a wide down the leg side. 
Once again, RCB batters fail to break the shackles. Another boundaryless over for RCB. 
Liam Livingstone is the new batter for RCB. He starts with a couple of singles. 
Chahal continues with his wily ways. Gives away nothing for the RCB batters. Kohli cracks one to the leg side and scampers in a double. PBKS gaining control of this game. 
Jamieson returns. Kohli tucks one away from his pads for a single. Slower short ball from the Kiwi pacer. Patidar pulls it behind deep fine leg. Great effort by Vyshak to prevent a four. 
Full from Jamieson now. Patidar slams it through the line. Over long off for a six. 
Jamieson slides in a slow yorker. Patidar goes across the line now. Misses the ball completely. Strikes the pads and is given LBW immediately. PLUMB!!
Rajat Patidar lbw b Jamieson 26 (16b 1×4 2×6)
Omarzai back for his second. He bowls in a bouncer to Kohli, who pulls and gets a single to long on. A slower bouncer to Patidar, he tries to ramp this over the keeper, misses.
Omarzai does not offer pace on the third delivery, Patidar pulls from outside off to square leg, one run. FOUR! Kohli expects this to come slow and short, upper cuts this over the keeper.
A single to long on off the fifth delivery.
Chahal again. A short delivery outside off to Kohli, who fires it back at the bowler and Chahal saves it with a dive to his left. A single to long on on the second ball.
Chahal to Patidar. SIX! A straight delivery, comes in with the angle and Patidar lofts this over long on with the angle. Two runs off the fourth delivery to deep square leg.
A single to long on, Patidar punches off his back foot to long on. Another single to long on for Kohli, one run.
Vyshak to Patidar, FOUR! At a hard length and angling away, Patidar waits for it and punches through point. Patidar tries to run the second ball down to third man, gets it off the under edge, no run.
The third delivery is run down to fine leg, one run. Kohli punches the fourth to deep cover from outside the off stump, another single.
Another slower delivery from Vyshak, Patidar taps it with soft hands through the off side, gets a run. A slower bouncer to Kohli, pulls to deep square leg for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kohli, a leg break on the middle stump line, Kohli pushes this to long on for one. WICKET! Chahal does the trick! Mayank’s eyes light up at the short-lengthed delivery, goes for a sweep, but this goes on straight, leading him to top edge to deep square leg.
Mayank Agarwal c Arshdeep b Chahal 24 (18)
Chahal starts with a wrong one to Rajat Patidar, hits to long on for one. Kohli goes onto his back foot on the fourth, cuts this to deep point for two runs.
Kohli again plays off his back foot, this one comes straight from a length, flicks it to deep square for another single. Patidar pushes the final delivery through midwicket with soft hands, gets one.
Vyshak V. to bowl now. A length ball on off stump, Kohli drives to mid off, no run. On the pads on the second, Kohli puts it away through fine leg where Chahal saves three runs with a diving save inside the circle.
A slower ball at hard length, Mayank makes room and lifts it over the circle, gets two runs. FOUR! Half-a-chance that, again makes room to loft this over covers, gets it off the toe end, but it still gets enough to go well clear of the circle. Arshdeep chases this from mid off, the ball lands inside the boundary but Arshdeep cannot control his momentum and parries this over the rope.
A pull to deep midwicket for two runs.
Azmatullah Omarzai into the attack. Kohli drives the first delivery to deep cover for a single. The second delivery tails in to Mayank, he tries to swipe at it, gets an inside edge through square leg, just one run.
The third delivery is at a length, Kohli waits for it to come on and tucks it away through fine leg, one run. Another single for Mayank, this time to deep covers with a cut shot.
Kohli punches the fifth delivery on the up through covers, gets two runs. A pull to deep midwicket for another single. Just seven runs from that over.
Jamieson to Kohli, FOUR, on the pads, the fine leg is square and Kohli tucks it away to the fence. A single through point on the second delivery.
FOUR for Mayank now, back of a length delivery, waits for it to arrive and glides it through backward point, just wide enough to beat the fielder in the deep. Tries to charge the next delivery, misses.
Another play and a miss, wide of off, Mayank tries to cut but the bounce is too much for his attempted cut. A dot to end the over.
Arshdeep for his second.
Mayank goes on his front foot and chips his drive over covers, does not middle which gets him just two runs. A dot to follow, outside off, moves just a hint into the batter, tries to play square but misses.
A short delivery outside off, Mayank slashes but there’s deep point in place to cut that off, just one. Full and on the off stump to Kohli, who drives to mid off and completes a quick single.
Arshdeep to Mayank again. A bouncer around the middle-and-leg stump line, too high and given a wide. On the pads on the fifth delivery, clips to midwicket, no run. SIX! In the slot, and gets the treatment, Mayank clears his front foot and whacks this down the ground.
Kyle Jamieson to Virat Kohli, back of a length outside off, Kohli punches to deep point for one. Jamieson to Salt, FOUR! A length ball that swing into the batter, hoists it over mid on.
A dot ball, another one swinging in, this is slightly shorter, gets Salt’s inside egde and hits his pad. WICKET! Salt goes for another heave over the on side, gets it off the toe end, comes off the toe end, Shreyas Iyer tracks back from mid on and grabs this.
Phil Salt c Shreyas b Jamieson 16(9)
Mayank Agarwal starts with a jab outside off, misses. Edge off the final delivery, falls short of Priyansh Arya at first slip, one run.
Arshdeep Singh with the new ball. Salt on strike. Starts with a wide down leg. The first legitimate delivery shapes away to Salt, drives it to mid off, no run. The second is full and tails into the off stump, driven to short extra covers, no run.
SIX! Slightly short and on the body to Salt, hooks it away just over fine leg. The fourth is on the pads, Arshdeep misses the line again, Salt flicks to deep midwicket and runs two.
FOUR now! Another wayward delivery, down leg and Salt swivels in a flash and sends this down to fine leg. A bouncer to end the over, Salt lets it fly to the keeper.
Out comes Virat Kohli, closely behind is Phil Salt. The pair that has worked so well for RCB this season will back itself to deliver in the big game too.
The National Anthem is complete. Time for the IPL 2025 Final to get underway.
Square boundaries are 64 metres on either side. 72m down the ground. Looks like a belter of a wicket. It looks great, consistent and will be really flat. Don’t think 200 is enough on this wicket. Back of length and using those square boundaries will be key. This is a 25 percent black soil and 75 percent red soil surface. 6 of the 8 games here have been won by teams batting first here, reckon Murali Kartik and Michael Clarke. 
RCB – Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma
PBKS – Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood 
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Shreyas Iyer calls tails and Punjab Kings has won the toss. PBKS will bowl first. 
“Not just another game. It’s a big final. Going to be a tremendous feeling,” says Iyer. Punjab Kings will play the same team. 
Rajat Patidar says he too wanted to bowl first. “Just another game for us, we will try give our best,” Patidar says. RCB is also going with the same team. 
No rain, clear skies. Hoping for timely start, says on ground reporter Ashwin Achal
The closing ceremony is underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium. 
It is overcast in Ahmedabad but not raining. 
Matches played: 36 
RCB won: 18 
PBKS won: 18
Will we see another century in a final?
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Final: There have only been two instances of a player scoring a hundred in an IPL final. Here are the two.
WICKETKEEPERS
Josh Inglis
BATTERS
Shreyas Iyer (c), Virat Kohli, Priyansh Arya, Rajat Patidar (vc), Nehal Wadhera
ALL-ROUNDERS
Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai
BOWLERS
Josh Hazlewood, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Team Composition: RCB 3-8 PBKS | Credits Left: 11
The pitch in Ahmedabad has favoured batters this season. The average first-innings score is 219, with teams scoring 200 or more in 11 out of 16 innings. While sides batting first have won six of the eight matches played here in 2025, PBKS’s successful chase in the second Qualifier has shown that chasing remains a viable option. 
PBKS may hold a slight advantage, having already played twice at the venue this season. In contrast, RCB’s last outing here was back in 2024, which could make assessing conditions more difficult. 
In terms of bowling, spinners have had marginally better returns. Pacers have taken 65 wickets at an average of 35 and an economy rate of 10, while spinners have claimed 29 wickets at an average of 31, with an economy just under 10.
Matches: 44
Won the toss and chose to bat: 12 (5W; 7L)
Won the toss and chose to field: 32 (15W; 16L, 1T)
Follow for all weather updates from Ahmedabad, with rain threatening to disrupt the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 final.
Matches: 44
Batting first won: 21
Batting second won: 22
Tied: 1
Highest score: Punjab Kings 243/5 vs Gujarat Titans (2025)
Lowest score: Gujarat Titans 87 (17.3) vs Delhi Capitals (2024)
Highest target chased: Kolkata Knight Riders 207/7 [T: 205] vs Gujarat Titans (2023)
Lowest total defended: Delhi Capitals 130/8 vs Gujarat Titans (2023)
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PBKS may hold a slight advantage, having already played twice at the venue this season. In contrast, RCB’s last outing here was back in 2024, which could make assessing conditions more difficult.
PBKS won both those games, beating Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
RCB
Played: 5 | Won: 2 | Lost: 3 
PBKS
Played: 6 | Won: 4 | Lost: 2
2014: lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 3 wickets
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2009: lost to Deccan Chargers by 6 runs
2011: lost to Chennai Super Kings by 58 runs
2016: lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 runs
This will be the second meeting between RCB and PBKS at the Narendra Modi Stadium; the last encounter at the venue was in 2021, when PBKS defeated RCB by 34 runs.
After securing the win against Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer walked off without much celebration. Shreyas, who played out of his skin to guide PBKS home, shifted his focus immediately to the next task – the grand final on Tuesday.
Sportstar’s correspondent, Shayan Acharya, pings a piece of information most cricket fans would not want to hear today. “It’s raining in Ahmedabad,” he says.
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Rajat Patidar led RCB to the final in his first season as captain. But the daunting task of clearing the final hurdle does not bother him.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans are a patient and loyal lot. 17 IPL editions have gone without the ultimate prize, but the support base has remained hopeful and enthusiastic.
Matches played: 36
RCB won: 18
PBKS won: 18
Last result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by eight wickets (May, 2025)
The two sides have played three times this season, and RCB has won two of those while PBKS secured a win at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Mayank Agarwal, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.
Impact Player options: Suyash Sharma/Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Swapnil Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Batting 1st: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson.
Bowling 1st: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Player Options: Prabhsimran Singh/Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yash Thakur, Pravin Dubey.
History beckons as Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings attempt to break new ground in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Kyle Jamieson, Vishnu Vinod.
At what time will the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL final start?
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 final will start at 7:30 PM IST.
At what time will the toss for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL final take place?
The toss for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 final will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
Which TV channel will broadcast the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL final?
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 final will be televised live on the Star SportsNetwork in India.
How can one watch the live streaming of Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL final online?
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings IPL 2025 final will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.
After 18 seasons without a taste of silverware, either Punjab Kings or Royal Challengers Bengaluru will end its wait for the coveted IPL trophy. RCB has been at this stage thrice, losing the final in 2009, 2011, and 2016. For PBKS, this will be its second shot at the elusive trophy, and its first since 2014.
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