Is it right to bat first in this final of RCB and PBKS? Know from records.Image Credit Source: PTI
Royal Challengers Bangalore or Punjab Kings- The wait of one of these two teams, which has been part of this league from the first season of IPL, is going to end. After the failure of the last 17 seasons, any one team will have a chance to pick up the trophy for the first time. At the same time, the other team will have to try again in the next season. Although the decision of the champion will depend on the performance of both the teams, but it is also possible which team will win the title, it can be decided during the toss. At least the record of the last 3 finals is telling this, one of which was played at this Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The IPL 2025 final will be held on Tuesday 3 June at the Modi Stadium itself. The previous qualifier match was also played on this ground, in which Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians and made it to the finals. Punjab won that match captain Shreyas Iyer’s 87 -run memorable unbeaten innings. Punjab had won that chasing the target. This happened because Punjab captain Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. So this is the whole matter.
First batting or bowling?- What do you say?
Yes, this season will be the last toss of this season, half an hour before the first ball of the match is put at 7:30 pm. It will be decided here which team will bat first and which team will chase the target. It is here that half a picture of the champion can be cleared. This is what the record of the last 3 finals of the IPL at least tells. Any team that has chased the target in the finals of IPL 2022, IPL 2023 and 2024 season has won the title.
In 2022, Gujarat Titans chased against Rajasthan Royals, while in 2023, Chennai Super Kings later batting and defeated Gujarat in the final affected by the rain on the same ground in Ahmedabad. Last year, Kolkata Knight Riders won the title with 8 wickets by piles on Sunrisers Hyderabad for just 113 runs.
Punjab Kings have a different account
However, in the ground where this match is being played, the record of this season is telling a different story. 8 matches of IPL 2025 were played before the finals at Narendra Modi Stadium, out of which the team that has won 6 times has won. Punjab has played two matches here, in which he scored a big score in the first match and defended it. At the same time, he had won by chasing the target in the qualifier. In both the matches, Punjab crossed the 200 mark. In such a situation, looking at the records of Punjab, he should not mind whether to bat first or bowling. Now it is just to see whether the first bowling team will win for the fourth consecutive time like the last 3 seasons.