IPL 2025: RCB strongest playing XI vs PBKS in the Final

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have had an amazing IPL 2025 season. They finished second on the points table with 19 points from 14 games, with 9 wins and 4 losses. RCB managed to qualify for the playoffs.

RCB then faced Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1 and dominated the opposition by bowling them out for 101 runs at the Chandigarh Stadium and chasing down the total with 8 wickets in hand. RCB then qualified for the final for the first time since the 2016 IPL.

RCB will be playing their 4th IPL final after 2011, 2013, and 2016, and this time, they will be facing Punjab Kings once more. The IPL 2025 final match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, June 3, and will crown a new IPL champion who has never won the trophy before.

RCB will want to be that team, and for that, they will want to field their best playing XI in the summit clash. Today, we will look at the strongest playing XI of RCB for the IPL 2025 final.

Here is the RCB strongest playing XI vs PBKS in the Final: 

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli are set to open the innings for RCB in the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad against PBKS. After a slow start, Salt has hammered 387 runs in 12 games with 4 fifties at a strike rate of 175.90. He has ensured Virat Kohli plays his anchor role while taking on the bowlers at the other end.

Kohli has 614 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 146.53, with 8 fifties to his name. Mayank Agarwal might be the impact sub if RCB bats first or takes the number 3 spot. Agarwal has done well on his return to the IPL scene.

Rajat Patidar, the RCB captain, follows at No. 4. He has been in good form with 286 runs in 14 games with 2 fifties. If Tim David is fit, he might be slotted at the No. 5 spot; otherwise, Liam Livingstone is expected to play.

Jitesh Sharma and Romario Shepherd will be included as the finishers in the RCB lineup. Jitesh has 237 runs at a strike rate of over 171, while Shepherd has played important cameos, and his bowling gives RCB an extra option.

Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma will be the spin twins in the RCB bowling unit. Pandya has 15 wickets and Suyash has 8, but their impact has been massive with the ball. Josh Hazlewood (21 wickets), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (15 wickets), and Yash Dayal (12 wickets) are expected to make up the RCB pace lineup.

RCB strongest playing XI vs PBKS in the Final:

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal/Suyash Sharma Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone/ Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

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