Pbks vs rcb ipl 2025 final: Punjab Kings’s dream of winning the IPL title was once again broken. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab by 6 wickets in the IPL 2025 final. Know which were the 3 major reasons for the defeat of Punjab Kings.
Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. Virat Kohli scored the most 43 runs for RCB. The Bengaluru team had set a target of 191 runs to win in front of Punjab Kings, which was not very difficult on this pitch.
Shashank Singh stayed till the end and tied the expectations of victory for the last moments, but no other batsman could finally support him. Shashank scored an unbeaten 61 runs in 30 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 3 fours, but could not win the team.
Prabhasimran Singh’s slow innings
Chasing 191 runs, Punjab Kings definitely added 43 runs for the first wicket, but Prabhasimran Singh and Priyansh Arya made a slow start. While Priyansh scored 24 runs in 19 balls, Prabhasimran played 22 balls to score 26 runs.
Captain Shreyas Iyer did not bat
This season, the lead scorer for Punjab Kings, captain Shreyas Iyer’s bat did not run in the final. He was dismissed by scoring 1 run in 2 balls, Romario Shepherd made him his victim. At the time when she came, Punjab was in good condition, but after her wicket, the game went back on the back.
Nehal Vadhera wasted the balls
When Shashank Singh and Nehal Vadhera were at the crease, the victory was not difficult for Punjab. But Nehal ruined the balls due to which the pressure on the team continued to grow. Nehal played 18 balls to score 15 runs.
