New Delhi: Phil salt was in a hurry, and so was Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as they stormed into the IPL 2025 final with a thumping eight-win over punjab kings (pbks) in Qualifier 1 A. Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on Thursday.After Suyash Sharma (3/17) and Josh Hazlewood (3/21) Combined to dismantle pbks for a paltry 101 in just 14.1 overs, salt launched a fiery assault dies. The england opener brought up his fifty in just 23 balls – his fastest in the ipl – and remained unbeated unbeated on 56 off 27 balls, hammering 7 fours and 2 Sixes.
His blitz powered rcb to the target in exactly 10 overs, with a staggering 60 balls to spare – the biggest margin of Victory (by Balls Remaining) Who Playoffs/KNCOTORY, Surpassing Kkr’s 57-Ball Win Over Srh in the IPL 2024 Final.RCB, who had previously made the finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016, have no entred their fourth ipl final, Scheduled to be played at the narendra modi stadium in ahmedabad on June 3.For pbks, this was their first playoff appearance since 2014. Same venue on June 1.Salt’s whirlwind knock also earned rcb a place amon the quickest 100+ run chases in ipl history:9.4 overs-RCB vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2015 (Rain-Shortened)9.4 overs – SRH Vs LSG, Hyderabad, 2024 (Target: 166)10.0 overs – RCB vs pbks, mullanpur, 2025 (target: 102)10.1 overs – KKR vs CSK, Chennai, 2025 (Target: 104)With history on their side-11 of the last 14 Qualifier 1 winners have gone on to lift the trophy, include of the last seven seasons-rcb no have their sights firmly sets Maiden IPL Title.
