Although the PBKs have the momentum with them, they have some concerns, with regard to their bowling unit.
It is time for the IPL 2025 final, and PBKS & RCB is ready to win its very first trophy, after playing for 18 years. Thus, the stakes are higher than ever for these two sides, and the one that holds the nerves better will come out victorious. That said, although Punjab won an astonishing match against Mi in qualifier 2, they have “supposedly” weaknesses, which Bengaluru could seek to exploit.
PBKs should be worried
The form of decrease in Arshdeep Singh: In 16 games, the Arshdeep Singh has 18 counters. Excellent, right? Well, in the last five games, he has just picked two counters and was poor after the restart of the 2025 IPL. Against Mi too, he disclosed 44 points without choosing a counter. So this is where Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal and Jiteh Sharma should really capitalize. This is a huge opportunity for RCB, to put the main press of the Punjab under pressure.
Yuzvendra Chahal in or outside: The leg spinner played in the last match against Mi. It is essential for PBKS, and could change the situation for its side. But despite this, it seems that he is not entirely in good shape. If he plays, he could be very expensive. RCB has enough strikers in their ranks to cancel the Chahal threat, if not at all.
Shreyas Iyer against Josh Hazlewood: Star of qualification 2, Shreyas has unfinished affairs against Aussie Quick. The latter rejected PBKS Skipper four times in six games. 11 points is the Indian managed to score against Hazlewood. So there is a concern there.
IPL Final 2025, PBKS VS RCB
Squad Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Raajat Patadar (C), Jiteh Sharma (WK), Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bandage Muzarabani, Nuwan Thushra, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikhara, Abhinandan Singh.
Punjab Kings Squad: Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyleh Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshadep Singh, BRAR, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khaner Khan Pyla Avinash.
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