{"id":593,"date":"2025-06-03T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/?p=593"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:03","slug":"ipl-2025-final-punjab-kings-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-rcb-in-showdown-for-first-ever-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-final-punjab-kings-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-rcb-in-showdown-for-first-ever-title\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-10.jfif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey 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href=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-final-punjab-kings-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-rcb-in-showdown-for-first-ever-title\/#IPL_2025_Final_Punjab_Kings_Win_Toss_Elect_to_Bowl_Against_RCB_in_Showdown_for_First-Ever_Title-2\" title=\"IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title\">IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-final-punjab-kings-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-rcb-in-showdown-for-first-ever-title\/#IPL_2025_Final_Punjab_Kings_Win_Toss_Elect_to_Bowl_Against_RCB_in_Showdown_for_First-Ever_Title-3\" title=\"IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title\">IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-final-punjab-kings-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-against-rcb-in-showdown-for-first-ever-title\/#ALSO_READ-_IPL_2025_RCB_vs_PBKS_final_live_score_and_streaming_exact_date_time_and_where_to_watch_in_US_UK_and_Canada_for_the_biggest_cricket_showdown\" title=\"ALSO READ- IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS final live score and streaming: exact date, time, and where to watch in US, UK, and Canada for the biggest cricket showdown\">ALSO READ- IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS final live score and streaming: exact date, time, and where to watch in US, UK, and Canada for the biggest cricket showdown<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IPL_2025_Final_Punjab_Kings_Win_Toss_Elect_to_Bowl_Against_RCB_in_Showdown_for_First-Ever_Title\"><\/span>IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match will begin at 7:30 PM, with both teams eyeing their maiden IPL title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The much-anticipated IPL 2025 final is set to witness a new champion after nine years, as Punjab Kings face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today (Tuesday, June 3). The match will begin at 7:30 PM, with both teams eyeing their maiden IPL title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punjab Kings\u2019 captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first, confirming no changes to their playing XI. RCB also enter the final unchanged from their previous match. Both teams have previously reached the finals but have never lifted the trophy\u2014RCB making it to the finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016, while Punjab&#8217;s only prior appearance was in 2014, under their former name Kings XI Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyer-034831957-1x1_0-3.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, both teams dominated the league stage. Punjab Kings topped the table with 9 wins out of 14 matches, one match ending in a no-result. RCB closely followed in second place, also with 19 points but trailing slightly on net run rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IPL_2025_Final_Punjab_Kings_Win_Toss_Elect_to_Bowl_Against_RCB_in_Showdown_for_First-Ever_Title-2\"><\/span>IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In head-to-head records, the two teams have clashed 36 times in IPL history, each securing 18 wins. RCB\u2019s highest total against Punjab is 241, recorded last year, while Punjab\u2019s highest is 232, scored in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1-1024x630.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1-1024x630.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1-768x472.webp 768w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1-150x92.webp 150w, https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shreyas-iyerrr-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Playing XIs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Royal Challengers Bangalore:<\/strong><br>Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Punjab Kings:<\/strong><br>Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This final not only promises high-octane cricket but also guarantees that IPL 2025 will crown a fresh champion\u2014something fans have awaited for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-8.jfif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IPL_2025_Final_Punjab_Kings_Win_Toss_Elect_to_Bowl_Against_RCB_in_Showdown_for_First-Ever_Title-3\"><\/span>IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ALSO_READ-_IPL_2025_RCB_vs_PBKS_final_live_score_and_streaming_exact_date_time_and_where_to_watch_in_US_UK_and_Canada_for_the_biggest_cricket_showdown\"><\/span><strong>ALSO READ- <a href=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-rcb-vs-pbks-final-live-score-and-streaming-exact-date-time-and-where-to-watch-in-us-uk-and-canada-for-the-biggest-cricket-showdown\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/iplblog.in\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/ipl-2025-rcb-vs-pbks-final-live-score-and-streaming-exact-date-time-and-where-to-watch-in-us-uk-and-canada-for-the-biggest-cricket-showdown\/\">IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS final live score and streaming: exact date, time, and where to watch in US, UK, and Canada for the biggest cricket showdown<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings Win Toss, Elect to Bowl Against RCB in Showdown for First-Ever Title The match will begin at 7:30 PM, with both teams eyeing their maiden IPL title. 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