5 Reasons Why Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians could become Possible Finalist of this year IPL

The Indian Premier League 2025 have reached more than halfway stage where the best in the business are competing against each other for the prestigious crown.

Teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians are comfortably sitting at the top of the points table whereas  Chennai Super Kings , Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have been out from the marquee event for sure.

Here in this article we will reveal the possible reasons why Teams like Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are the ones to watch out for in IPL as these two teams can be touted as possible semifinalist of mega event to be shared in the below format:

Let’s start with Royal Challengers Bangalore and the reasons behind their absolute supremacy in IPL 2025 :

1. There have been absolute Captaincy regime change under Rajat Patidar being new skipper, where RCB is playing attacking brand of cricket which is need of an hour for modern T20I where they have completely dominated opposition big time on most occasions.

2. Royal Challengers Bangalore death bowling including the likes of- Josh Hazelwood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar is up to the mark where these two combined is not allowing opposition teams to score bulk of runs against them irrespective if they are batting first or chasing.

3. Josh Hazelwood comes in the list of Top 5 Bowlers to pick Maximum wickets in IPL also the way he has successfully led variations in crunch phase of the game is simply exceptional and they deserve praise for it.

4. Royal Challengers Bangalore are the only teams in the history of IPL ever to win all six consecutive games in away matches which speaks volume about the kind of cricket they have played in the ongoing marquee event.

5  Royal Challengers Batting have been phenomenal always and their batting ability can be perfectly summed up by the way Virat Kohli has played and scored consistent runs in the crunch phase of the game and he is currently standing in the list of Top 3 Orange Cap holders in IPL.

Overall Royal Challengers Bangalore is clear cut favorites for the final all they need to do is work on their psychological aspect of the game especially when it comes to Playoffs if they can work on that they would certainly hold best chance to win IPL title as predicted by Cricket Legend Sunil Gavaskar.

Overall if they can overcome this hurdle they certainly held a strong chance to lift IPL title this year.

Let’s Move towards Mumbai Indians:

 

If you look at Mumbai Indians- they are absolute Kings of IPL, as the ace team after losing first match of Marquee event still managed to win back to back games makes them invincible side.

Mumbai Indians are doing several things right which makes top class side, in IPL 2025 and they can become possible finalist of IPL 2025.

Let’s explore those reasons in Detail:

1.  Impact player substitution strategy have been perfectly applied by them where they have taken several decision- sending Rohit Sharma to bat and substituting him later with bowler when their bowling comes up and Rohit does what he does the best, scoring quick runs and laying the foundation, which allows other batters to accelerate at the middle order including the likes of- Surya Kumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya who knows how to carry forward momentum going forward.
2. Trio Mumbai Indians Bowling including the likes of- Jasprit Bumrah along with Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar are peaking at the right time and picking wickets at regular intervals which in different terms puts pressure on opposition and the best part is- If Bumrah doesn’t deliver you will have Boult and Chahar delivering goods for their team.
3. Hardik Pandya captaincy, is pretty underrated as the star all rounder has brilliantly maneuvered his bowling and batting changes and tactically used data insights in close coordination with Coach Mahela Jayawardene to deliver in the crunch phase of the game.
4. They have relied heavily on data insights and intelligence which have massively helped them to send right player at right spot in IPL live match, where these players are delivering on winning cause and ensuring that they make an instant impact for sure.
5. Lastly, Mumbai Indians young stars and experience player amalgamation have played a brilliant role in order to make sure Mumbai Remain team to watch out for in IPL 2025.

IPL from Neutral Point of View for RCB and MI:

Deepak Chahar one of the star bowler for franchise stated “We are actually performing in terms of role assigned to us by coach and captain. We are delivering in every match as unit so we just need to replicate the same thing going forward”

Based on Mathew Hayden, who wrote on his column- where he said Batsman win games for you but bowlers win your tournaments and the kind of overall performance Mumbai Indians have been delivering of late, it clearly indicate they are here to do some serious business.

Look at their bowling firepower and replacements who have come in place- Karn Sharma as Spinner delivering for Mitchell Santner as the latter have been out due to broken finger injury.

Trent Boult with his massive breakthroughs and Jasprit Bumrah on both ends picking wickets in first six overs complimented by replicating the same performance at the penultimate end of the over.

Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya playing second fiddle role brilliantly makes them team to watch out for in the mega event.

Mumbai Indians tactical decision making have been on Song, where modern technological advancements and AI decision making data insights are helping them to bring the best out of the players in the winning cause for Mumbai based franchise.

If you look at Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians, they both are looking sure shot teams to play Final all they need is to work on their psychological aspect of the game and tactical ability failing which some other teams might take their place.

What a Turn around have been for RCB, as Mumbai are one of the most successful teams in IPL ever but RCB who are chasing their first IPL title and their fans have eagerly waited for IPL title and the closest they came by in 2016 where they lost final against David Warner Sun Risers Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli is certainly at the end of his career and he would certainly want to end his career with IPL title if the franchise is able to win this year- Kohli will have all major trophies in his arsenal which include- 2011 World Cup (50 Over), 2013 Champions Trophy, 2024 (T20 World Cup ) and 2025  Champions Trophy and he is eagerly waiting for 2027 World Cup.

Kohli have been simply phenomenal in IPL 2025 where he amassed 443 runs so far in 10 matches for RCB with 4 more matches to go, it seems Kohli will raring go down and score more than 550 runs with his impeccable shot selection and timing.

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians would be eagerly looking to win their remaining matches and stand tall on the points table and make their stride forward in the playoffs where they can compete against other opponent and qualify for Final.

Get Ready for Today’s IPL match between RCB vs CSK today at 7 pm in Bengaluru followed by two double header matches to be played between KKR Vs RR & PBKS vs LSG at Eden Gardens and HPCA stadium respectively.

IPL league stage will be concluded on 18th May 2025 where the playoffs will begun from 20th May 2025 and final will be played on 25th May 2025 at Eden Gardens Kolkata.

 

You can catch your favorite team and stars live on Star Sports Channel and the same will be streamed on Jiohotstar app.

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians whether they will play final will also depend on their tactical brilliance, strategies, batting and bowling combinations on the table.

Also credit should be given to these two teams coaching staff who have relied on technologies to make absolute decision making in favor of their teams.

Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore have set standard for this ongoing edition and that can be replicated for other teams in next edition.

Several Cricket Experts are appreciating the way RCB and Mumbai Indians have approached their tactical planning in this tournament and they deserve credit, for the way they have manuvered their skills in all three departments in the game.

IPL 2025 have been successful so far and one Super Over game between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals have been perfect hallmark about the Kind of cricket IPL has to offer.

IPL being top class tournament have so much to offer for Indian Cricket and the best thing IPL has done it has instilled fearless brand of cricket in the mind of youngsters who can dismantle any team in the world and BCCI deserve credit for it.