Lucknow: The final match of IPL 2025 became a memorable night for cricket lovers. In this high voltage match played on June 3, Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) defeated Kings XI Punjab by 6 runs in a very close match.
Local 18 team talked to people
In such a situation, how did the fans of Lucknow stay behind? Firecrackers burst, celebrated in different parts of the city and by morning, cricket analyzed at tea shops. Local18 interacted with the people of Lucknow and know what was the biggest reason for this victory of RCB.
Shreyas Iyer’s wicket became the turning point of the match
Talking to Sumit Kumar Singh Deepak, a famous cricket fan from Lucknow, he said that if Shreyas Iyer had been ticking from Punjab, the result of the match would have been something else. But he was out after scoring less runs and RCB strengthened the grip from there.
Celebration overnight in Lucknow
Brijesh Pandey, who met in Rajajipuram area, said, “As soon as RCB won, we boiled firecrackers with our friends and celebrated the victory of the team all night. We were waiting for so many years that RCB will also pick up the trophy one day and now that day has come.”
A young man named Shubham Yadav said, “I am a tremendous fan of Virat Kohli. The passion in both his captaincy and batting does not look in anyone else. This victory is not only of RCB, not every person who never gives up.”
Please tell that Punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB set a target of 190 runs. In response, Punjab team could score 184 runs. There was tremendous bowling in the last over, which won both the match and the trophy by 6 runs.