RCB vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction, Final, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for IPL 2025

It will be the second time that both teams will meet each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 03 Jun 2025, 19:16 IST

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Preview

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the final of the IPL 2025 on Tuesday, June 3, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be the rematch of the first qualifier, which RCB won after chasing down the mere target of 102 runs in just 10 overs.

PBKS faced Mumbai Indians in the eliminator game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. MI scored 203 runs for the loss of six wickets with the help of a knock of 44 runs from Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, respectively. Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers and took two wickets for 43 runs in four overs. Shreyas Iyer led the charge with the bat for PBKS and remained unbeaten on 87 runs off 41 deliveries. PBKS won the match by five wickets in 19 overs.

RCB has reached the final for the fourth time, while PBKS will feature in the final for the first time since 2014. RCB and PBKS have faced each other 36 times in the IPL so far, and both teams have won 18 matches each. RCB has won four out of the last five games against PBKS. It will be the second time that both teams will meet each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium. 

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Match Information

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, Final

Indian Premier League, 3 Jun 2025, Tue, 7:30 PM IST ,Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Clear

33.0°C

47% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

W
W
L
NR
W

Punjab Kings

W
L
W
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Virat Kohli

RCB - bat

657 Runs

15 Matches

2

Shreyas Iyer

PBKS - bat

604 Runs

17 Matches

3

Prabhsimran Singh

PBKS - wk

549 Runs

17 Matches

4

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

475 Runs

17 Matches

5

Philip Salt

RCB - wk

403 Runs

13 Matches

6

Nehal Wadhera

PBKS - all

369 Runs

16 Matches

1

Lockie Ferguson

PBKS - bowl

400.00

4 Matches

2

Romario Shepherd

RCB - all

291.67

8 Matches

3

Marcus Stoinis

PBKS - bat

186.05

13 Matches

4

Tim David

RCB - bat

185.15

12 Matches

5

Priyansh Arya

PBKS - bat

179.25

17 Matches

6

Jitesh Sharma

RCB - wk

176.35

15 Matches

1

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

22 Wkts

12 Matches

2

Arshdeep Singh

PBKS - bowl

21 Wkts

17 Matches

3

Krunal Pandya

RCB - all

17 Wkts

15 Matches

4

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

RCB - bowl

17 Wkts

14 Matches

5

Marco Jansen

PBKS - all

16 Wkts

14 Matches

6

Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS - bowl

16 Wkts

14 Matches

1

Nuwan Thushara

RCB - bowl

6.50

1 Match

2

Krunal Pandya

RCB - all

8.24

15 Matches

3

Liam Livingstone

RCB - all

8.44

10 Matches

4

Glenn Maxwell

PBKS - all

8.46

7 Matches

5

Harpreet Brar

PBKS - bowl

8.64

8 Matches

6

Josh Hazlewood

RCB - bowl

8.77

12 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

PD Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, RM Patidar (C), LS Livingstone, JM Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, KH Pandya, B Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood

Bench : Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, S Chikara, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Rasikh Salam, L Ngidi, Suyash Sharma, A Singh, N Thushara, B Muzarabani, Tim Seifert

Punjab Kings

P Arya, JP Inglis (wk), S Iyer (C), N Wadhera, Shashank Singh, MP Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, KA Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Bench : Harnoor Singh, P Simran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan, AM Hardie, P Dubey, M Jansen, Harpreet Brar, KR Sen, YS Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Owen, GJ Maxwell, LH Ferguson

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium will likely have a lot to offer to the batters. The average first innings score in the last 10 games here has been 208 runs. The teams batting first have won six out of these 10 matches. Pacers have taken 69% of the wickets in the last 10 games here. The team winning the toss might look to bat.

69%

Pace Bowling

31%

Spin Bowling

62%

Batting Pitch

208

Average Score

38%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Virat Kohli RCB | BAT

Kohli is just 17 runs away from scoring the most runs against the Punjab Kings. He has scored 614 runs this season at a strike rate of 146.53. He has made eight half-centuries in 14 outings this season.

7
C

Shreyas Iyer PBKS | BAT

Iyer has been in the best of his form this season. He has crossed the 600-run mark for the first time this year since making his debut in the league. PBKS’ skipper has 603 runs to his name in 16 games at a strike rate of 175.80.

6.5
C

Philip Salt RCB | WK

Salt has been one of the best batters for RCB in his debut season. He has the best strike rate among the batters who have scored a minimum of 300 runs for RCB. The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 387 runs in 12 games at a strike rate of 175.90.

8

Priyansh Arya PBKS | BAT

He is the third-highest run-scorer for PBKS this season. He has amassed 451 runs in 16 games this season at a strike rate of 183.33.

9

Josh Hazlewood RCB | BOWL

This has been the best season for Hazlewood in the IPL so far since making his debut in 2020. It is the first time he has crossed the 20-wicket mark in the tournament. He is four wickets away from becoming the joint-highest wicket-taker this season.

9

Josh Inglis PBKS | WK

The Australian wicketkeeper-batter made his IPL debut this year. He has amassed 239 runs in 10 games this season at a strike rate of 161.48.

8

Krunal Pandya RCB | ALL

Krunal has taken 15 wickets so far this season at an average of 24.13. It was a season filled with a few firsts for senior Pandya. He took more than 12 wickets in a season for the first time. Also, he took his first four-wicket haul with RCB this season. With the bat, Krunal has amassed 105 runs at a strike rate of 129.62.

8.5

Arshdeep Singh PBKS | BOWL

Arshdeep is the leading wicket-taker for PBKS this season. He has taken 18 wickets in 15 outings at an average of 26.55, an economy of 8.79, and a strike rate of 18.11. He became the leading wicket-taker for PBKS this season.

7

Rajat Patidar RCB | BAT

Rajat has led RCB from the front. He has made 286 runs in 14 games at an average of 23.83 and a strike rate of 142.28. Patidar is the only batter who has scored a century in the playoffs for RCB. RCB might be hoping for a similar performance in this game.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Blessing Muzarabani

RCB | BOWL

Muzarabani has not been able to find a place in RCB's lineup so far and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

8

Shashank Singh

PBKS | ALL

Shashank didn't have a great season apart from a few outings and can be left out of fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jun 3 2025 7:16 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
16/100

Head To Head
Philip Salt

6.5

Jitesh Sharma

7

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli
C

9

Rajat Patidar

7

Shreyas Iyer

7

Priyansh Arya

8

Krunal Pandya
VC

8

Marcus Stoinis

8

Josh Hazlewood

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

7 : 4

PBKS

Credits Left
14/100

Grand League
Philip Salt

6.5

Jitesh Sharma

7

Virat Kohli

9

Rajat Patidar

7

Shreyas Iyer
C

7

Priyansh Arya

8

Krunal Pandya

8

Romario Shepherd

8

Marcus Stoinis

8

Josh Hazlewood

9

Arshdeep Singh
VC

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
15/100

Mega League
Philip Salt
C

6.5

Jitesh Sharma

7

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Priyansh Arya

8

Krunal Pandya

8

Romario Shepherd

8

Marcus Stoinis

8

Josh Hazlewood
VC

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

RCB

6 : 5

PBKS

Credits Left
15/100

CricTracker Special
Philip Salt
C

6.5

Jitesh Sharma

7

Prabhsimran Singh

6

Virat Kohli

9

Shreyas Iyer

7

Priyansh Arya

8

Krunal Pandya

8

Romario Shepherd

8

Marcus Stoinis

8

Josh Hazlewood
VC

9

Arshdeep Singh

8.5

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