IPL 2025 Final match held between RCB and PBKS, dated 3 june 2025 and the night of 3rd June is going to be written in the golden ink in the history of Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team has won the IPL title for 2025 after a long-awaited wait of 18 years. RCB is one team that every Indian fan wanted to see take the trophy home as a winner since the beginning of the IPL in India.
In this blog, we are going to learn about. So, dive into the blog and learn about some key highlights and moments of the finale match.
RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final Match Overview
| Detail | Information |
| Match | IPL 2025 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
| Date | June 3, 2025 |
| Venue | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Start Time | 7:30 PM IST |
| Toss | Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first |
| Umpires | Nitin Menon, Anil Chaudhary (on-field); KN Ananthapadmanabhan (third); Virender Sharma (fourth) |
| Referee | Javagal Srinath |
| RCB Captain | Rajat Patidar |
| PBKS Captain | Shreyas Iyer |
The finale of the Indian Premier League was scheduled to happen on the 3rd of June 2025, after it was cancelled on 25th May 2025. The teams that played the finale are the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Punjab Kings 11. This is one of the intense matches as IPL was going to get a new winner. Both teams were the first to fight for the title against each other in the final.
RCB Vs PKB IPL Final Match Scorecard (1st Innings)
In the final match between RCB and PBKS, the captain of PBKS Shreyas, and won the toss and decide to field first, and Invited RCB to batting first, Given below is the scorecard of the RCB vs PKB finale match of IPL 2025 on 3rd of June 2025:
RCB Batting Scorecard
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil Saltc Iyer b Jamieson | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.77 |
| Virat Kohlic & b Azmatullah Omarzai | 43 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 122.85 |
| Mayank Agarwalc Arshdeep Singh b Chahal | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Rajat Patidar ©lbw b Jamieson | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 162.5 |
| Liam Livingstonelbw b Jamieson | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 166.66 |
| Jitesh Sharma †b Vyshak | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 240 |
| Romario Shepherdlbw b Arshdeep Singh | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 188.88 |
| Krunal Pandyac Iyer b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumarc Arya b Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Yash Dayalnot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
PKB Bowling Scorecard
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
In the first Innings, RCB scored 190 runs by losing 9 wickets, and in that innings star performer virat kohli is scored highest runs 43 Runs (35 Balls), and at the bowling side, best performance was given by PBKS fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, ( 4 over – 40 Runs – 3 Wickets).
RCB Vs PKB IPL Final Match Scorecard (2nd Innings)
PBKS got 190 Runs and the start between PBKS and RCB is quit good, Priyansh Ary (24) and Prabhsimran Singh (26) make partnership of 50 runs and continued the contribution by Josh Inglis (39), and Shashank Singh (61), tried to win the match but other player fail to make the impact, PBKS scored 184 runs by losing 7 wickets, In the Punjab side Shashank Singh (61) is the best performer and RCB side best bowled by Krunal Pandya ( 4 over – 17 runs – 2 wickets), Given below is the scorecard of the final match of IPL 2025 between RCB Vs PKB:
PKB Batting
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Priyansh AryAc Salt b Hazlewood | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 126.31 |
| Prabhsimran Singhc Kumar b Pandya | 26 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 118.18 |
| Josh Inglis †c Livingstone b Pandya | 39 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 169.56 |
| Shreyas Iyer ©c †Sharma b Shepherd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nehal Wadherac Pandya b Kumar | 15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Shashank Singhnot out | 61 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 203.33 |
| Marcus Stoinisc Yash Dayal b Kumar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| Azmatullah Omarzaic sub (MS Bhandage) b Yash Dayal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kyle Jamiesonnot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RCB Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Yash Dayal | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Suyash Sharma | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Romario Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Highlights Of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Given below are the key highlights of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL:
Batting
- Virat Kohli started the batting at the start of the inning with a top score of 43 off 35 balls. This provides stability at the top.
- The captain of the RCB is Rajat Patidar, who contributed 26 runs in the inning; on the other hand, Mayank Agarwal added 24.
- Jitesh Sharma smashed the pitch with 24 runs off 10 balls.
- However, the batting line-up of the team continuously lost wickets but still managed key stands of 38,40,35, and 36 runs in the 2nd and 5th wicket in the inning.
- Till the end, RCD made a total of 190 runs with 9 out in full 20 overs.
Bowling
- In the second Inning of the match, Krunal Pandya delivered a game-changing bowling and took wickets of 2 players in just 17 runs in the middle over.
- Then Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 2 wickets at the death. This keeps the pressure on PBKS in the final over of the match.
- Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, and Romario Shepherd each took a wicket, supporting the attack with disciplined bowling.
Highlights Of Punjab Kings 11
Here are the highlights of Punjab Kings 11 in the first and second innings of the match.
Bowling
- After they won the toss, the team decided to bowl first, and Arshdeep was picked to bowl. He claimed 3 wickets for just 40 runs at the start of the match.
- Kyle Jamieson also took 3 wickets, which included the crucial wicket of Philip Salt.
- Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Vijaykumar Vyshak chipped in with one wicket each, keeping RCB’s scoring in check.
- The bowlers of PKB have managed to take regular wickets and prevent RCB from building a strong score for them.
- Despite a strong bowling effort, a late cameo from Jitesh Sharma and disciplined batting from RCB edged the game away from PBKS.
Batting
- Shashank Singh was the standout and unbeaten player with 61 runs off 30 balls.
- Josh Inglis scored 39 runs, keeping PBKS in the hunt during the middle overs.
- Prabhusimran Singh also contributed and made 26 runs at the top.
- The team has lost one of the crucial players and the captain of the team, Shreyas Iyer, on just 1 wicket.
- Despite having a strong start, the team has only managed to make 187 runs with 7 out in a total of 20 overs.
Player List Of RCB And PKB in IPL Finale 2025
Given below is the list of the players who have participated in the finale game of IPL 2025:
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
| Virat Kohli | Priyansh Arya |
| Phil Salt | Prabhsimran Singh |
| Mayank Agarwal | Josh Inglis |
| Rajat Patidar | Shreyas Iyer |
| Liam Livingstone / Tim David | Nehal Wadhera |
| Jitesh Sharma (wk) | Shashank Singh |
| Romario Shepherd | Marcus Stoinis |
| Krunal Pandya | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Vijaykumar Vyshak |
| Yash Dayal | Kyle Jamieson |
| Josh Hazlewood | Arshdeep Singh |
| Suyash Sharma | Yuzvendra Chahal / Harpreet Brar |
Final Thoughts
RCB is one team to which every Indian cricket fan has connected emotionally. And the reason is only one Virat Kohli, who is known as “King Kohli”. Even though he has won many international titles but his fans still only wanted to see him holding the IPL trophy. And this happened last night on 3rd June 2025.
After winning the title, RCB got 20 crore rupees as a winning amount, and Punjab Kings got 12.5 crore rupees as a runner-up.
The fans have showcased their love by shouting at the end of the match in the stadium. The government of Karnataka also announced the leave today. They have also planned the road show, which is now cancelled due to a jam in Bangalore and many other cities. Several fans gathered outside the stadium in Gujarat and the roads of Bangalore to celebrate their win.
