ITS Royal Challengers vs Kings
One thing is for sure, we will get a new face of winners in this final.
Now with a guaranteed new Indian Premier League winners as RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) take on Punjab Kings with both teams going for their 1st trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad . This will be their 4th clash this season with RCB now in top 2, including Qualifier 1 and Kings of Punjab winning one. Revenge will be on the mind of Kings captain Shreyas Iyer while RCB skipper Rajat Patidar will see to avoid graining down at the final hurdle.
In Qualifier 1, RCB defeated PBKS without breaking as Kings’ batting did implode. RCB made their way into the final while PBKS had to take on Mumbai Indians, the winners of the Eliminator rounds. With Mumbai almost running away with the win on Sunday, captain Iyer came up at the most important time and knocked an unbeaten 87 to take Punjab to the finals.
Both teams have big hitters in their pockets but RCB are still sweating over the well being of Tim David. Where, Punjab can opt for Harpreet Brar instead of Chahal who did not look at his best against MI after returning in the Eliminator after sitting out the last few matches, including Qualifier 1.
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Lets first have a look to all the winners till now:
List of IPL winners from 2008 to 2024
- 2008 Rajasthan Royals
- 2009 Deccan Chargers
- 2010 Chennai Super Kings
- 2011 Chennai Super Kings
- 2012 Kolkata Knight Riders
- 2013 Mumbai Indians
- 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders
- 2015 Mumbai Indians
- 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 2017 Mumbai Indians
- 2018 Chennai Super Kings
- 2019 Mumbai Indians
- 2020 Mumbai Indians
- 2021 Chennai Super Kings
- 2022 Gujarat Titans
- 2023 Chennai Super Kings
- 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders
What did Punjab Kings Captain Say?
As per the latest statement from Shreyas, “When I back myself, I back my instincts. I think that’s when I get the best out of myself. Also when other players keep performing, that also gives you a little bit of extra boost to keep going,” Iyer told. “I personally feel that I love to play the situation as much as possible and not get too ahead of the game.
I see if I am chasing, I see the required run rate and how the wicket is playing, which all bowlers are going to come and bowl. So, based on that I plan my innings and also I see to it that I take the game to the end. So all this planning has to be precise and has to work on the given day,” Iyer told.
After taking his team across the line, Iyer’s celebrations were muted. The reason, according to him, was because the final match remained.
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What did RCB Captain Say?
On the other side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar said that Virat Kohli had given a lot to the franchise over the years and they’ll try to play their best cricket in Tuesday’s IPL final against the Punjab Kings to help Kohli get his hands on the coveted trophy.
“I think he has given a lot of years to RCB and the international side also. We will try to do our best in the game,” Patidar told media on Monday during his pre-match press conference.
“We are not looking on the stage that we are in the finals. We will try to play our best cricket. We are not playing here for the stage. I always like to keep things simple,” he added.
Head to Head for both teams
- Matches played: 36
- RCB won: 18
- PBKS won: 18
- Last result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by eight wickets (May; 2025)
Have a look to MOST IPL titles won till now
Teams – Titles – Years
- Mumbai Indians (MI) – 5 – 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – 5 – 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 3 – 2012, 2014, 2024
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – 1 – 2016
- Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 1- 2008
- Deccan Chargers (DC) – 1 – 2009
- Gujarat Titans (GT) – 1 – 2022
Finally, Indian Premier League (IPL) will get a new champion now in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium after the much-awaited final between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Neither team has ever won the IPL.
RCB reached the IPL final thrice (2009, 2011, 2016) but returned home without trophy on all three occasions. On the other hand, Punjab earned a spot in the final for the first time in 11 years. In 2014, Punjab made its way into the final but fell short against the eventual winners, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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