RCB vs PBKS Final: Both RCB and PBKS reached the playoffs by winning 9 matches each. Both have faced each other 36 times in the history of IPL.

RCB vs PBKS Final: Today the world will get a new champion in IPL 2025. On one side is Royal Challengers Bangalore and on the other side is Punjab Kings. While RCB defeated PBKS in the first qualifier, Punjab made a strong comeback in the second qualifier and won and made it to the final of the title match.

Now before today's match, the question is which of the two teams is stronger. Who has the upper hand. So let's see.

Performance of both teams:

Both RCB and PBKS reached the playoffs by winning 9 matches each. Both have faced each other 36 times in the history of IPL. Interestingly, both teams have won equal number of matches i.e. 18-18.

Still, if we look at the recent statistics, RCB has had the upper hand. This season, RCB played three matches against PBKS in which RCB won two, including a win in the playoffs.

Even before IPL 2025, a title match has already taken place

between RCB captain Rajat Patidar and PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer. This is the second title clash between the two within six months.

In fact, in the final match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in December last year, Patidar was leading Madhya Pradesh while Shreyas was leading Mumbai, although Shreyas's team won the title match.

What will be the probable playing eleven of both the teams in the final match today

Punjab Kings Probable XII: 1 Priyansh Arya, 2 Prabhsimran Singh, 3 Josh Inglis (wk), 4 Shreyas Iyer (c), 5 Nehal Wadhera, 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Azmatullah Omarzai, 9 Vijaykumar Vaishak, 10 Kyle Jamieson, 11 Arshdeep Singh, 12 Yuzvendra Chahal/Harpreet Brar

Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable XII: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Virat Kohli , 3 Mayank Agarwal, 4 Rajat Patidar (c), 5 Liam Livingstone/Tim David, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Yash Dayal, 11 Josh Hazlewood, 12 Suyash Sharma