RCB in IPL Final: Amazing, amazing, this RCB is a riot...never seen such hunger to win IPL in 18 years

Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 Final: The manner in which Royal Challengers Bangalore reached the final of IPL was worth watching. They not only won over Punjab Kings but also crushed them.

 Royal Challengers Bangalore's reaching the final is not just important because they bowled out Punjab Kings for 101 runs and chased the runs in just 10 overs. This victory also reflects RCB's passion, energy, enthusiasm, edge and ruthlessness.

Biggest win in the playoffs

This is the biggest win in terms of balls remaining (60 balls) in the IPL playoffs. In this way, RCB made it to the IPL final for the fourth time. This will be their first final after 2016.

 

As the beginning so is the end,

RCB looked like a fully charged team as soon as they stepped on the field. They finished the game in the same manner with which they started the match. When captain Rajat Patidar hit the winning shot over deep midwicket into the stands, the entire RCB dugout was confident that no matter what happens, they are going to win the final to be held in Ahmedabad on June 3.

 

It is not easy to bowl out the opponent for 101.

RCB played the best game of the entire season against Punjab in Qualifier 1. Bangalore's bowling was a cause of concern. After conceding more than 200 runs in the previous match, bowling out Punjab for 101 in Qualifier 1 was no small feat.

Happiness after victory

The hunger to win was visible in the players.

RCB has reached the finals three times before, but such ruthlessness was never seen in their game before. The bowlers were completely in attacking mode. Fielding was very sharp. Boundaries were being stopped by falling on the field.

 

Pressure! What is that?

On the second ball of the chase, Virat Kohli hit a boundary over midwicket to Arshdeep Singh and made us realise that we will reach this target easily and we will not face any problem. Immediately after this, Phil Salt took charge and hit a four and a six to Arshdeep in his next over.

Virat instills enthusiasm in the players

Celebrations had started even before the victory

Even though Virat Kohli got out in the next over, Salt did not change his intentions. He conceded 16 runs in Jamieson's next over and ensured the team's victory in the powerplay itself. When the score was 61/1, there was a festive atmosphere in the RCB dugout. Despite losing, Punjab Kings will get another chance to reach the final, which will take on the winner of the eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier.