Indian Premier League Final 2025: Top Fantasy XI for RCB vs PBKS | Expert Fantasy Tips

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL 2025 final on Tuesday, June 3, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is a rematch of their first qualifier, where RCB easily chased a small target of 102 runs in just 10 overs.

In the eliminator game, PBKS chose to bowl first after winning the toss. Mumbai Indians scored 203 runs for 6 wickets, thanks to good batting by Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, who both scored 44 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai was PBKS’s best bowler, taking 2 wickets for 43 runs. Shreyas Iyer was the star for PBKS with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 87 runs off 41 balls. PBKS won the match by 5 wickets in 19 overs.

RCB has made it to the final four times now, while PBKS is in the final for the first time since 2014. So far, RCB and PBKS have played 36 IPL matches against each other, with each team winning 18 times. Recently, RCB has been stronger, winning 4 of their last 5 matches against PBKS. This will be the second time both teams meet at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to be good for batters. In the last 10 games played here, the average first innings score has been 208 runs. Teams batting first have won 6 out of those 10 matches. Fast bowlers have taken 69% of the wickets in these games. Because of this, the team winning the toss will likely choose to bat first.