RCB vs PBKS Toss Update, IPL 2025 Final: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings Playing 11, Captain's Quotes, Pitch Report

RCB vs PBKS Toss, Playing 11 Update for IPL 2025 Final: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025 (Tuesday).

After winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer said: We're going to bowl. Only want to give positive signs to my mind and body. It's an amazing day. Crowd is electrifying. All we have to do is come here and cherish. Boys are in brilliant shape and mindset. All we spoke about in the team meeting is the more calm you are, the better. Nerves are fine. I won't say it's just like another game. It's the final and we're going to play like a final. Tremendous feeling just thinking about lifting the trophy. Same team.

Meanwhile RCB captain Rajat Patidar said: We were also going to bowl. Pitch looks hard, will try to put a good score and put them under pressure. Till now we've played good cricket. It's just another game for us. It's a big stage but as I said it's just another away game for us. Same team. Pitch is looking good. I think it's a flat track, a mix of red and black soil.

RCB vs PBKS Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood.

Impact Subs: Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar

RCB vs PBKS Pitch Report

The Ahmedabad pitch has favored batters throughout the IPL season, with teams batting first generally having the upper hand. The average first-innings score is 219, and teams have crossed 200 runs in 11 of 16 matches.