The wait is finally over! After 18 long years of trials, heartbreaks, and near misses, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have finally lifted their maiden IPL trophy by defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a thrilling IPL 2025 Final held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. RCB beat PBKS by 6 runs in the final match.
After losing three finals, RCB finally became the champion
Royal Challengers Bangalore has played the final three times before this, but used to choke in the final after performing brilliantly throughout the tournament. After losing the final to Deccan Chargers in 2009, Chennai Super Kings in 2011, Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016, finally in 2025, RCB players kept their pulse under control.
RCB vs PBKS Final Match Summary
After losing the toss and batting first, Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 190 runs for nine wickets. Virat Kohli scored 43 runs in 35 balls, Phil Salt scored 16 runs in 9 balls, Mayank Agarwal scored 24 runs in 18 balls, Rajat Patidar scored 26 runs in 16 balls and Liam Livingstone played a quick innings of 25 runs in 15 balls.
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In response, Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya (24) and Prabhsimran Singh (26) made a great start. After Priyansh Arya was out, Josh Inglis (39) took charge of the team, but after Prabhsimran’s dismissal, wickets kept falling continuously. But Shashank Singh (61*) stood till the end at one end. Shashank was not supported by any batsman at the other end and had to face defeat by 6 runs. With this, Punjab Kings remained away from winning their first IPL title.
