IPL 2025 final Highlights, RCB vs PBKS: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by six runs to win maiden title

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Hazlewood bowls the final over, which results in 22 runs but Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defend 190. RCB win by 6 runs.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Shashank Singh manages to get a six and a boundary off a misfield by Krunal Pandya against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the penultimate over. PBKS: 162/7 (19 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Yash Dayal joins the party and packed Azmatullah Omarzai for 1(2), leaving Punjab reeling at 145/7 in 17.2 overs.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Josh Hazlewood leaks 17 runs, which features a couple of sixes by Shashank Singh.

However, the dangerous partnership is broken by Bhuvneshwar Kumar as Nehal Wadhera is dismissed for 15(18). This brings an end to 38-run partnership between Wadhera and Shashank.

Marcus Stoinis joins the show and he starts with a six but is packed the next ball. Gets a leading edge, which is caught by Romario Shepherd at short third. PBKS 142/6 (16.4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Shashank Singh and Nehal Wadhera combine to gather 13 runs off Romario Shepherd's third over, but is it too late now?

Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood is reintroduced from the other end and he is whacked for a maximum by Shashank in the third ball. PBKS: 127/4 (15.3 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Another economical over, this time by Suyash Sharma. Just five runs come off it as PBKS reach 106/4 in 14 overs. Punjab Kings need 85 runs off 36 balls.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Josh Inglis stages lone battle for Punjab Kings as he pulls Romario Shepherd for a six over square leg. However, the Aussie is yet to get any support from the other end.

Krunal Pandya then gets Inglis in the first ball of his final over as the batter goes for a big hit, but ends up being caught by Liam Livingstone at long-on. He falls for 39(23).

Eyes on Shashank Singh and Nehal Wadhera as Punjab stare at an uphill climb. PBKS: 100/4 (12.5 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Josh Inglis hits Krunal Pandya for a six in the first ball of his third over but the spinner concedes just one run in the remaining five balls. Gets an ovation from the crowd. PBKS: 88/3 (11 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Romario Shepherd gets RCB the biggest wicket from the Punjab camp. Shreyas Iyer is caught-behind for 1(2). PBKS: 79/3 (9.4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Krunal Pandya keeps up the good work as he gives four singles in his second over, which also results in the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh, who departs for 26(22). PBKS: 74/2 (9 overs) | need 117 runs in 66 balls

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Josh Inglis gets the much-needed six as Suyash Sharma comes to bowl his first over. Slightly short and the batter gets on his backfoot and clobbers it over mid-wicket.

Prabhsimran then makes some for himself and sends the ball straight down the ground for a maximum.

15 runs come from the over as PBKS reach 70/1 in 8 overs.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Krunal Pandya starts with an excellent over as just three runs come off it. PBKS are lagging behind as far as the run-rate is concerned. Someone between Prabhsimran or Josh Inglis need to go all guns before it gets too late. PBKS: 55/1 (7 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Yash Dayal comes to bowl the final over of the powerplay, which saw RCB burn a review in the fourth delivery. The next ball is smoked for a six by Josh Inglis as PBKS accumulate 52/1 in 6 overs.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: After a couple of quiet overs Priyansh Arya gets consecutive boundaries against Josh Hazlewood. However, the party is crashed by Phil Salt, who grabs a superb catch at deep square leg to pack Priyansh for 24(19). PBKS: 43/1 (5 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Bhuvneshwar bowls an economical over as just four runs come off his second over. PBKS: 32/0 (4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Yash Dayal shares the new ball with Bhuvneshwar and concedes two boundaries, one was signalled leg byes.

Meanwhile, Josh Hazlewood joins the attack from the other end and he creates a chance but the catch is dropped at fine leg by Romario Shepherd, giving Prabhsimran an early lifeline. RCB: 28/0 (3 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: The chase begins with Bhuvneshwar dropping a back of a length ball but on the leg stump line, which is guided fine by Priyansh Arya for a boundary. Prabhsimran Singh then finishes the over with a six over deep fine leg, where Phil Salt was present but the ball sails over him despite a desperate jump. PBKS: 13/0 (1 over)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh start the run chase as Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the attack for RCB.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Arshdeep Singh scalps three wickets in the final over (Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar) as RCB post 190/9 in 20 overs.

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Arshdeep Singh comes to bowl the final over and gets rid of Romario Shepherd in the second ball. He reviews but straightaway walks-off. Ball tracker and UltraEdge confirms it would crash the stumps. He falls for 17(9). RCB: 189/7 (19.3 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Vijaykumar Vyshak holds his nerves against explosive Jitesh Sharma and castles him for 24(10). Brilliant over by the former RCB man, who wanted to celebrate Jitesh's wicket but chose not to, as five runs come in it.

Azmatullah Omarzai bowls from the other end as eyes are on Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd to power RCB to a strong finish. PBKS:  177-6 (18.4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: The carnage doesn't stop there as Liam Livingstone then hammers Kyle Jamieson for a maximum, following which he bowls another wide. 3 wides in total so far, following which he fails to connect a full-toss, which hits the pads and up goes the umpire's finger. Livingstone opts for a review but it doesn't save him as ball tracker and Ultraedge confirm it was OUT. Livingstone departs for 25(15). RCB: 168/5 (17 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Kyle Jamieson is also brought back into the attack and Jitesh Sharma connects a bouncer by the tall Kiwi, wide of wicketkeeper and so fine that it sails over the ropes.

The second ball is also a bouncer, which is called wide by the umpire but is reviewed by PBKS. However, it remains an extra after examination.

Jitesh continues the hitting as he clobbers the ball over the long-off fence for another maximum before passing the strike to Liam Livingstone. RCB: 160/4 (16.3 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Jitesh Sharma joins the show as Punjab reintroduce Arshdeep Singh. The batter gets consecutive boundaries against the pacer, the first coming off a top-edge, which flew over the wicketkeeper. The second is cut square off the wicket, a commanding shot against a frontline bowler. RCB: 145/4 (16 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: That'll be the end of Virat Kohli, who is caught and bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai for 43(35). The pacer bangs it short and Kohli goes for the pull but doesn't get the desired connection. The ball goes up in the air and Omarzai calls for it and collects it in the end. RCB: 131/4 (14.5 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: An expensive finish by Yuzvendra Chahal as Liam Livingstone smashes the spinner for a six in the first and then rotates the strike in the next ball. Kohli also joins the act and hits in the arc, right in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on for a boundary. 14 runs come from the over. RCB: 125/3 (14 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: An excellent over by Yuzvendra Chahal, which results in just six runs, featuring no boundaries. Chahal: 3-0-23-1

Vijaykumar Vyshak is also doing a decent job at the other end as RCB reach 107/3 in 12.3 overs

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: Virat Kohli gets a boundary in the previous over bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai but his strike rate appears concerning at the moment. Kohli was batting on 27 off 21 at the halfway stage.

Rajat Patidar, however, keeps the cylinders firing from the other end as he hits a maximum against Kyle Jamieson. RCB: 96/2 (10.4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Final Live Score: After getting slapped for a boundary in the first ball, Vijaykumar Vyshak makes an excellent recovery. 4 singles in the remaining five balls.

Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal continues from the other end and produces an excellent fielding effort off his own bowling, gets patted by Marcus Stoinis. However, Patidar knows he has to up the ante and smashes the spinner for a maximum, sending the ball over the long-on fence. RCB: 78/2 (8.4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: Punjab introduce Yuzvendra Chahal in the attack and the spinner gets rid of Mayank Agarwal in his first over. Bowls it bit short and Agarwal goes for the big hit only to find Arshdeep Singh in the deep. He falls for 24(18).

Rajat Patidar has joined the action and smashes Vijaykumar Vyshak for a boundary in the first ball of the 8th over. RCB: 65/2 in 7.1 overs

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: Mayank Agarawal manages to get a boundary off Vijaykumar Vyshak, not in the most convincing manner and the field restrictions too helps his case. Arshdeep tried hard to catch the ball, which was hit over covers, but ends up hitting it with his knee that sends the ball to the boundary ropes.

The powerplay comes to an end as RCB accumulate 55/1 in 6 overs.

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: A tidy start by Azmatullah Omarzai, who concedes no boundaries in his first over. Just seven runs come off it. RCB: 46/1 (5 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: Virat Kohli shows great wristwork against Kyle Jamieson as he flicks a ball pitched on his pads towards the backward square leg for a boundary to start the fourth over.

Mayank Agarwal continues the party, when he gets the strike. He cuts a length ball towards the third-man region for a boundary.

9 runs come from the over. RCB: 39/1 (4 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: A tidy over by Arshdeep up until the fifth ball, until he pitches it up and Mayank Agarwal slices it straight over the long-off fence. Immaculate timing as the ball sails for a SIX. RCB: 30/1 (3 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: Kyle Jamieson is introduced in the attack and he is hit for a boundary on a good length ball. However, the pacer packs the batter a couple of balls later. Tries to go for a big hit but miscues it and sends the ball high in the air, which settles in Shreyas Iyer's hands at long-on. He departs for 16(9). RCB: 19/1 (2 overs)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: A length ball, on Salt's waist and he pulls it over Vijaykumar Vyshak at long leg for a maximum. He then gets  a boundary in the fifth ball, almost in a similar direction against the same length. Not a great start for Arshdeep. RCB: 13/0 (1 over)

RCB vs PBKS Live Score: Arshdeep Singh opens the attack for PBKS as Virat Kohli and Phil Salt arrive in the middle. Gets some movement but misses his line, which is signaled wide.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: The pre-match rituals are underway as teams line up for the national anthem. Action to start shortly!

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Punjab Kings win the toss, opt to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the all important IPL final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: What a tribute to our Armed Forces. An enthralling closing ceremony sets the stage for an enthralling final. Will it be Virat Kohli and RCB who lift the first IPL title? Or will Punjab Kings finally open their account in the cash-rich league?

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Shankar Mahadevan and other artists serenade the Narendra Modi Stadium with patriotic songs. A brilliant tribute to our Armed Forces, absolutely goosebumps. Vande Mataram echoes at the venue.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Shankar Mahadevan pays tribute to Indian Armed forces as closing ceremony is underway. The great news is amid all the energy, the skies are clear with no sign of rain at the moment.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Despite the match being played at a neutral venue, visuals show RCB fans thronging in large numbers, which only tells us about the fanbase the franchise enjoys.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Great news for RCB fans as English opener Phil Salt has rejoined the squad in Ahmedabad after leaving for home earlier for the birth of his child.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: The last encounter between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru witnessed a one-sided affair. Then RCB demolished PBKS by eight wickets, which was after the latter were folded for 101 in 14.1 overs. RCB chased down the target comfortably with 10 wickets to spare.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Punjab Kings' young openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have been one of the breakout combinations of the season. However, the pair have failed in their last two outings and heading into the high-stakes battle the management will hope the duo fires when it matters most.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Meanwhile, another sign of worry for Punjab is Arshdeep Singh's form, which has dropped significantly post the break. The pacer has gone wicketless in four of his last five matches. On top of that his record against RCB (8 wickets from 10 games) also doesn't make it any appealing. Arshdeep has three wickets from four games at the Narendra Modi Stadium, also very unsatisfactory.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: 2016 was the last time when neither of the two IPL finalists had won the tournament previously. Incidentally RCB were one of the finalists back then but ended up being as the losing side.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Shreyas Iyer led Punjab from front in the Eliminator against Mumbai Indians. However, he is back against his old nemesis Josh Hazlewood, who  has dismissed him four times in six IPL innings and has scored only 11 off 22 against the Aussie pacer.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: RCB had announced Rajat Patidar as the new skipper ahead of the season and the middle-order batter has done an excellent job, courtesy to a collective effort put by him teammates, Virat Kohli in particular. Will he be the first RCB captain to guide them to an IPL title? Only time will tell...

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Yuzvendra Chahal of Punjab Kings and Tim David of Royal Challengers Bengaluru are uncertain to take part. Rest of the squad from both camps appear fine and ready to go.

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: If we look at the weather forecast, there are chances of rain hitting the city but will it play a spoilsport it's hard to tell considering the pattern we've witnessed this year.

The forecast suggest chances of rain being higher in the afternoon and it reduces as the day progresses. A detailed weather forecast for the day in Ahmedabad:

3:00 PM: 20% Chance

4:00 PM: 49% Chance

5:00 PM: 57% Chance

6:00 PM: 51% Chance

7:00 PM: 5% Chance

8:00 PM: 2% Chance

9:00 PM: 2% Chance

10:00 PM: 2% Chance

11:00 PM: 2% Chance

If we look at the head-to-head battle, it is even-stevens between the two sides with 18 wins each.

At the Narendra Modi Stadium: PBKS have beaten RCB in the one game that has been played between the two sides at the venue.

Recent trend: RCB have beaten PBKS in five of their last six encounters since 2023.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Blessing Muzarabani, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash

IPL Final 2025 Live Updates, RCB vs PBKS: Hello and welcome to the Live Coverage of the Indian Premier League season finale of the 18th edition. Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru lock horns for the title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Live action starts from 7:30 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier from the scheduled start.