RCB VS PBKS IPL Final highlights: Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lift maiden title after 18 years

RCB defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs to win their maiden IPL title in 18 years. It is also Virat Kohli's maiden IPL title. 

OUTTTT!!!! Omarzai comes and Omarzai goes. Punjab Kings have started to cave in as RCB sense maiden IPL win in 18 years. PBKS 145/7 

OUTTTT!!!! Nehal Wadhera tries to go over the top but holes out to Krunal Pandya. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets a wicket. OUTTT!!! Marcus Stoinis hits a six off the first ball before edges to the fielder at short third. PBKS 142/6 (16.4)

A couple of sixes off Josh Hazlewood in an over keep Punjab Kings in the hunt. PBKS 136/4 (16) 

Only Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh can do the unthinkable for Punjab Kings need 72 runs from 30 balls. PBKS 119/4 (15)

RCB have made a brilliant comeback post the strategic timeout as Punjab Kings lost the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Prabsimran Singh and Josh Inglis. Punjab Kings need 90 off 42 balls but looks tough with Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar still having their overs left. PBKS 101/4 (13)

OUTTTTTT!!!!!! Romario Shepherd has taken the biggest wicket of the night as Shreyas Iyer edges behind the wickets. PBKS 79/3 (9.4)

Krunal Pandya gives RCB the much-needed breakthrough as Prabhsimran Singh is caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. PBKS 72/2 (8.3)

OUTTT!!! Phil Salt's moment of brilliance breaks the stand. Priyansh Arya sets his sights for a maximum. Salt takes the catch, but couldn't stop his momentum. Knowing he is crossing the boundary, Salt throws the ball in the air, before returning back to complete the catch. PBKS 43/1 (5)

DROPPEDDD!!! Romario Shepherd drops Prabsimram Singh off Josh Hazlewood. How costly that is going to be. Meanwhile, Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran have maintained a run rate of 10 runs per over so far. PBKS 32/0 (4)

Three wickets from Arshdeep Singh in the final over in the form of Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya as RCB finish at 190/9 in 20 overs.

OUTTTTTT!!!!!!!!! Jitesh Sharma, RCB's main man, gets an inside edge to play onto the stumps. Jitesh goes for 24. RCB 171/6 (18.1)

DROPPEDD!! Substitute Praveen Dubey drops a tough chance. New man Romario Shepherd gets an edge, Dubey runs in with a force but misses the line of the ball to eventually drop the chance. RCB 1715 (17.3)

Jitesh Sharma has started from where he left against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. The RCB wicketkeeper-batter has already smashed Kyle Jamieson for two sixes in an over. Liam Livingstone gets into the act in the same over. OUTTTT!!! Livingstone is LBW for 25. RCB 168/5 (17)

After 16 overs, Punjab Kings are 145/4 with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Azmat Omarzai still left to bowl. 

OUTTTT!!!!!!!! Virat Kohli pulls a short ball from Azmatullah Omarzai, gets a top edge and the bowler takes a brilliant diving catch. Kohli misses fifty by seven runs. RCB 131/4 (14.5)

OUTTTT!!!!! A ball after Rajat Patidar smashed Kyle Jamieson for a six, the next ball the RCB skipper is caught plumb in front. RCB 96/3 (10.5)

After 10 overs, RCB are placed at 87/2 with Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar in the middle. The partnership for the third wicket has gone to 32 runs from 23 balls. 

OUTTTT!!! Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack and gets a wicket in just the second ball. Pitched good length, Mayank Agarwal goes for a maximum on the leg side only to be caught by Arshdeep Singh at deep backward square leg. RCB 57/2 (6.2) 

Despite the wicket of Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli has steered the RCB innings well in the powerplay. while Agarwal is being the aggressor, Kohli is playing the second fiddle. 46/1 (5)

OUTTTT!!!! What a start by Punjab Kings as Kyle Jamieson gets better of Phil Salt for just 16. Salt hits straight to Shreyas Iyer. RCB 18/1 (1.5)

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli walk out in the middle. Arshdeep Singh will open the attack for Punjab Kings.

Virat Kohli goes and hugs AB de Villiers at the ground. Meanwhile, Tim David is watching on the background. David is missing the game due to an injury.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar

"We were also going to bowl. Pitch looks hard, will try to put a good score and put them under pressure. Till now we've played good cricket. It's just another game for us. It's a big stage but as I said it's just another away game for us. Same team. Pitch is looking good. I think it's a flat track, a mix of red and black soil."

“We're going to bowl. Only want to give positive signs to my mind and body. It's an amazing day. Crowd is electrifying. All we have to do is come here and cherish. Boys are in brilliant shape and mindset. All we spoke about in the team meeting is the more calm you are, the better. Nerves are fine. I won't say it's just like another game. It's the final and we're going to play like a final. Tremendous feeling just thinking about lifting the trophy. Same team.”

Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar are in the middle for the toss. Punjab Kings opt to bowl first after winning the toss.  

Like the last game, the pitch here looks a belter of a wicket. The strip is flat with 200-plus score on offer. 

Meanwhile, ICC chairman Jay Shah is in the house along with his full family. Chris Gayle too has decked up in RCB colours. 

For the unversed, only two players have been able to score centuries in the IPL finals. The first ton in IPL final came from Wriddhiman Saha, who was playing for Kings XI Punjab and smashed 115 against KKR in 2014. The second hundred in IPL final came four years later from CSK's Shane Watson against Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

The closing ceremony is currently underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium as the weather looks perfect in Ahmedabad.  

The good news is that the rain has stopped in Ahmedabad and the sun has come out. Virat Kohli steps out amidst loud cheers. 

Although the ground remain under covers, the gates at the Narendra Modi Stadium have been thrown open for the fans.  

The RCB players arrive at the Narendra Modi Stadium for the final amidst rain in Ahmedabad. But that didn't dampen the spirits of thousands of supporters at the stadium. Meanwhile, RCB Hall of Famer Chris Gayle too has arrived for the final. 

Rain hits Ahmedabad. The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium has been put under covers as rain gods opened up. There is a reserve day in place in the final. In case the match doesn't take place today, it will continue on Reserve Day on June 4. 

Famous singer Shankar Mahadevan will headline the IPL 2025 closing ceremony. A tribute will also be given to the Indian Armed Forces for Operation Sindoor - retaliation to Pahalgam terror attacks in Kashmir on April 22. 

Among the celebrities, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is likely to be at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the IPL 2025 final. 

RCB Hall of Famer AB de Villiers has reached Ahmedabad for the IPL 2025 final to support his favourite team.    

RCB got a big boost ahead of the IPL 2025 final as Phil Salt has returned to Ahmedabad today morning after a short trip to London for the birth of his child. 

One of the major concerns ahead of IPL 2025 final is the weather in Ahmedabad. The Qualifier 2 was impacted by rain as the match started after more than an hour of delay. Will rain impact the IPL final too? 

RCB and Punjab Kings have won 18 matches each in IPL so far. As far as records at Narendra Modi Stadium in concerned, Punjab Kings had upper hand against RCB at the venue, having won in their only game played. However, since 2023, RCB have won five out of six games in IPL. It is also to be moted that RCB haven't played in Ahmedabad as compared to Punjab King's two game which they won.

Like Virat Kohli in RCB, captain Shreyas Iyer has led Punjab Kings from the front. The right-hander, who has been omitted from India's tour of England, scored 87 not out against Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 to bail his team out. 

Tim David didn't play for RCB in Qualifier 1. Whether he will be available or not, is a matter of question.   

A lot of credit for RCB's success this year has to go to Virat Kohli beside captain Rajat Patidar. Kohli has been RCB's go-to man in IPL 2025 with 614 runs at an average of 55.82 and a strike rate of 146.53 this season.

RCB qualified for the final after beating Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. Punjab Kings, the defeated Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 to seal the final spot. Earlier, both RCB and Punjab Kings finished on top two of points table.  

This is the fourth time RCB are playing in an IPL final after 2009, 2011 and 2016. In all the previous three finals, RCB have lost. On the other hand, this is Punjab Kings' second IPL final after 2014. Punjab Kings had lost to KKR in 2014.  

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