'IPL Final Will Be Between RCB And...': Ex-CSK Star Makes Bold Prediction

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 15:25 IST

Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians person qualified for the IPL 2025 playoffs.

Virat Kohli has been successful bully signifier for RCB this season. (BCCI Photo)

This should beryllium euphony to the fans of Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Former India batter Robin Uthappa has a “strong feeling" that this year’s IPL last is going to beryllium betwixt PBKS and RCB – 2 teams that person ne'er won the rubric before. Besides the 2 franchises, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans person made the chopped for the playoffs that get underway from May 29.

While MI person won the rubric 5 times, GT won the trophy successful their debut season.

This play has been peculiarly fruitful for PBKS who person entered the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2014 erstwhile they finished arsenic the runners-up. The franchise went connected a rebuild mode past season, releasing each but 2 players earlier roping successful IPL winning skipper Shreyas Iyer for a whopping Rs 26.75 crore.

And Iyer, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to rubric triumph past season, has truthful acold repaid the faith.

Uthappa feels that PBKS person regained the momentum having suffered a mid-season dip.

“You privation momentum astatine the close constituent successful the tourney and the close benignant of impetus going into the playoffs. Punjab started the tourney exceptionally well, mislaid a spot of steam towards the backmost extremity of the league stage, but regained momentum conscionable earlier the playoffs. Granted, they’re losing a subordinate oregon 2 to nationalist duty, but adjacent wrong the squad, the batting line-up looks truly solid," Uthappa said connected JioHostar.

“For me, Arshdeep Singh hasn’t rather fired yet, and that really augurs good for Punjab. It means he’s owed for a large show and volition beryllium raring to spell successful important games. I person a beardown feeling the last is going to beryllium betwixt RCB and Punjab," helium added.

Iyer has been wide praised for his enactment with the likes of batter Shashank Singh claiming that playing nether the India batter has been the champion happening to person happened for him.

“Shreyas has ever been an exceptional captain. You ever sensed that helium felt underappreciated astatine KKR contempt adding worth there. He moved to a franchise wherever not overmuch had been achieved historically – and past went connected to triumph it for them. That says a batch astir his enactment and belief," Uthappa said.

Uthappa besides praised RCB, singling retired Virat Kohli who has been successful bully form.

“I’ve said it from the beginning, I judge it’s going to beryllium Punjab and RCB. They’ve got momentum connected their broadside and person started bowling well. They request to adjacent retired games effectively, and Virat Kohli has to beryllium the pursuit maestro we cognize helium is — batting done the 20 overs. When helium does that, it builds unit connected the opposition, particularly successful the decease overs," helium said.

“The bowlers besides request to measurement up. I’m gladsome Josh Hazlewood is back, which volition assistance Bhuvi (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) too. Yash Dayal has been decent astatine the decease overs. Suyash faltered successful the past game, but if helium returns to being disciplined, similar helium was astatine the commencement of the IPL, he’ll beryllium effectual again. And Krunal Pandya has besides been bowling well," helium added.

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