IPL 2025: Get Ready for the Final Before the Final between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings

Get Ready to witness epic Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings in Mullanpur Punjab today where thousand of fans will gather in huge numbers to support their favorite team.

The franchise which will have go against each other, on Big day today where they would be keenly looking to win this game in order to register Final berth.

The loss from here will certainly give them chance, to make comeback in Qualifier 2, but the teams who finishes in Top 2 will be looking to win this contest so that they are one step away in clinching final.

Let’s Talk about Both teams and their contest in detail today ahead of Qualifier 1 contest to be shared in the below format: 

1. Punjab Kings have undergone a regime change where they appointed Ricky Ponting as Coach and Shreyas Iyer as Captain and the moment, these two came on board they played some exceptional cricket with modern day template where they didn’t let any opposition team to make comeback in the game. 
2. Ricky Ponting for his brilliant coaching and fearless approach deserve credit for instilling belief in them where they can compete against any team and do wonders when it mattered the most. 
3. The batting lineup including the likes of- Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran SIngh have been brilliant with the willow and executed their best performance in the crunch phase of the game to make them invncibles. 
4. The Pace Bowling unit, including the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen and spinners like Harpreet Brar and Yuzi Chahal, have been brilliant in bowling and contributed big time for them. 
5. Overall they are playing as one strong unit and not letting opponents get psychological edge over others. 
6. Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been another exceptional team in IPL 2025 where they have dominated most opponents in the marquee event. 
7. The credit for this brilliant performance should be given to batters like Virat Kohli who amassed 606 runs so far in IPL 2025 complemented by Phil Salt who have accelerated the pace of the game. 
8. The other batters including the likes of- Liam Livingstone and Romario Shepherd have been exceptional. 
9. RCB bowling have been brilliant this year having the experience bowler like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and young Yash Deyal who have ensured that they dismantle any batting lineup in the world. 
10. They have their own set of problems as someone like Tim David sat out of RCB last league game with a hamstring injury and remains a work in progress. 
11. Regular Skipper Rajat Patidar, has been managing a finger injury which he sustained earlier in the season.

Let’s have a look at Top 2 Batters who have done well so far RCB to be shared in the below format:

Top 2 Batters for Punjab Kings:

1. Shreyas Iyer:

Matches Played : 14

Runs Scored: 514

Highest Score: 97

Average: 51.40

Strike Rate: 171.90

2. Prabhsimran Singh:

Matches: 14

Runs Scored: 499

Highest Average: 35.64

Strike-Rate: 165.78

Top 2 Batters for RCB:

3. Virat Kohli

Total Matches Played: 13

Runs Scored: 602

Highest Run Scored: 73 not out

Average Scored: 60.20

Strike Rate: 147.91

4. Phil Salt:

Total Matches Played: 11

Total Runs Scored: 331 runs

Highest Runs Scored: 65

Average: 30.09

Strike-Rate: 171.50

Top 2 Bowlers for Punjab Kings to be shared in the below format:

 

Arshdeep Singh:

Total Matches Played: 14

Wickets Clinched: 18

Best Bowling Figures: 3/16

Best Bowling Average: 23.00

Marco Jansen:

Total Matches Played: 14

Total Wickets Clinched: 16

Best Bowling Average: 27.12

Economy: 9.20

Total 2 Bowlers who clinched wickets for RCB:

Total Matches Played: 10

Total Wickets: 18

Best Bowling Figures: 17.27

Best Bowling Economy: 8. 44

Krunal Pandya:

Total Matches Played: 13

Total Wickets Clinched: 15

Best Bowling Figure: 4/45

Best Bowling Average: 23.46

Economy: 8.58

Based on Experts point of view which team looks strongest to win Qualifier 1 to be shared in the below format:

1. Shreyas Iyer can tilt Captaincy scales in Punjab’s Favor as the ace player have already done wondered for distinct franchise as leader where he successfully won IPL 2024 title with Kolkata Knight Riders.

2. Based on Matthew Hayden verdict, Royal Challengers Bangalore have issues when it comes to having batters, in the middle order including the likes of Tim David who is still not fit so they might struggle at finishing spot.

3. The return of Josh Hazelwood would be key for RCB but the problem remains whether he can deliver consistent performance for the franchise.

4. Overall looking at those angles, Punjab Kings looks solid and covered with all bases and all backups in order to emerge winner of this contest.

Let’s dissect a bit about IPL Playoffs Record to be shared in the below format:

.S.No	Team	Span	Matches	Win	Loss	Winning %
1	Mumbai Indians	2010-23	20	13	7	65%
2	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2009-24	15	5	10	33.33%
3	Gujarat Titans	2022-23	5	3	2	60%
4	Punjab Kings	2008-14	4	1	3	25%

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Head to Head Record and Team having an edge over against other team in IPL 2025 Playoffs: 

Total Matches played in Playoffs: 4

Matches won by RCB: 4

Matches won by Punjab Kings: 0 

Overall Head to Head Records between these two teams so far in IPL Playoffs : 35 

Total Matches won by Punjab Kings: 18 

Total Matches won by Royal Challengers Bangalore: 17 

Last 5 Matches result for Punjab Kings: W, L, W,W, W 

Last 5 Matches result for Royal Challengers Bangalore: W, L, W, W, W 

When it comes to understanding ODDS it is shared in the below format: 

11/10 and 8/10.

The Indian Premier League 2025 have reached towards its penultimate stage, where 4 teams have already qualified for Playoffs where Qualifier 1 will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore followed by Eliminator match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians where the winner of the contest between Mumbai and Gujarat will play Qualifier 2 where the loser of Qualifier 1 will compete against each other to decide two finalist.

Eventually the winner will be decided on 3rd June 2025 to decide IPL 18 winner.

‘You can watch all the games live on Star Sports Channel and the same will be streamed on Jiohotstar app.

The Indian Premier League season 18 have been exciting with the quality of matches it has offered on the table.

Frequently Asked Questions: 

Q-1: Who will play IPL Qualifier 1 match today in IPL 2025? 

Answer: Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mulllanpur Punjab 

Q-2: Who will play IPL 2025 Elminator Match? 

Answer: Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans 

Q-3: On Which TV and OTT Platform where we can watch IPL 2025 games live? 

Answer: Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar app.