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RCB, PBKS Go In With Winning Formula As Shreyas Iyer Elects To Bowl First In Final

Anurag Dasgupta

RCB Vs PBKS toss [Source: Screenshot/JioStar] RCB Vs PBKS toss [Source: Screenshot/JioStar]

The stage is set, the fans are ready as the grand finale of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will take place between two high-flying teams - The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Punjab Kings (PBKS). The contest will take place at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

RCB Vs PBKS: How the two teams fare

Both RCB and PBKS finished at the top 2 in the points table and were the two best sides as they aim to break their title drought. Interestingly, neither of the two sides had ever won an IPL trophy and one of them will get their hands on the trophy. For RCB, there were rumours that Phil Salt might miss the contest due to the birth of his child.

However, the opening batter flew back from UK and joined the team at the last moment. On the other hand, PBKS will be riding high on confidence after thrashing Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2. Shreyas Iyer stood tall as the team will be eager to take revenge from RCB in the finale.

Ahead of the match, we look at what transpired at the toss and the changes made in the playing XI.

Who won the toss today in RCB vs PBKS

Punjab Kings won the toss and Shreyas Iyer had no hesitation in electing to bowl first on a surface where chasing will become easier. Punjab are going in with the same XI from the last game.

Rajat Patidar, the RCB skipper also wanted to bowl first, and just like PBKS, he, too, has made no changes.

RCB Vs PBKS Playing XIs

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

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

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