IPL 2025 final, PBKS vs RCB: Liam Livingstone's final touches help Bengaluru cruise to 190 runs

In the IPL 2025 final against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a target of 191 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X/@RCBTweets/@PunjabKingsIPL)

Updated On: 2025-06-03 09:59 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Liam Livingstone (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first in the IPL 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Opening the innings, RCB lost the early wicket of their opening batsman Phil Salt. He departed for 16 runs, including two boundaries and a maximum

Coming to bat at number three, Mayank Agarwal amassed 24 runs in 18 balls. His knock was laced with two boundaries and a maximum

Skipper Rajat Patidar, too, was not able to score many runs as he departed on a score of 26 runs

Facing 35 balls, stalwart Virat Kohli garnered 43 runs. His knock was laced with three boundaries

Liam Livingstone, who struggled to find himself among the runs throughout the IPL 2025, delivered a crucial knock in the finale. He returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs off just 15 deliveries, including two maximums. From the other end, Jitesh Sharma, too, played a knock of 24 runs in 10 balls. During his knock, he smashed two boundaries and same number of maximums

Completing his quota of four overs, Kyle Jamieson claimed three wickets, but was smashed for 48 runs

Lead spinner Yuzvendra Chahal managed to claim one wicket by leaking 37 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai and Vyshak Vijay Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh too registered one wicket each to their names. Having restricted RCB to 190 runs, the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab will now need to chase a target of 191 runs to clinch their first-ever IPL title

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