RCB fans fuel airfare surge ahead of IPL final, Bengaluru-Ahmedabad one-way flights touch ₹26,000

With IPL 2025 successful its last stages, Qualifier-2 betwixt Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings contiguous volition beryllium played astatine Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad. The victor volition look Royal Challengers Bengaluru successful the last connected Tuesday – to beryllium hosted by the aforesaid stadium.

With RCB already successful the final, a ample fig of their fans are expected to get successful Ahmedabad connected June 3. As a result, one-way airfare from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad has surged astir 5 times, reaching ₹26,000 — compared to the accustomed ₹4,500–₹5,000.

RCB has reached the last aft 9 years, adding to the excitement of their fans.

The achromatic selling of tickets for the last is besides connected the rise, arsenic reports suggest that tickets worthy ₹1,500 are costing arsenic precocious arsenic ₹10,000.

On Thursday, a superb bowling amusement led by three-fers from Suyash Sharma and Josh Hazlewood took Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to their 4th last successful the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, beating Punjab Kings by 8 wickets successful a one-sided Qualifier 1 clash successful the 2025 play astatine the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium successful New Chandigarh. 

On a transportation that had ample stitching and other bounce, everything went RCB’s way, close from the toss, arsenic leg-spinner Suyash and a returning Hazlewood took 3-17 and 3-21 respectively to rip isolated the PBKS’ power-packed batting line-up and bundle them retired for conscionable 101 successful 14.1 overs. The duo were besides supported by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, and Romario Shepherd, taking 4 wickets collectively to acceptable the basal for a dominating RCB win.

In the chase, opener Phil Salt scored a 23-ball fifty, his fastest half-century successful the IPL, and sizzled with immoderate exquisite stroke-play to beryllium unbeaten connected 56 disconnected 27, arsenic RCB completed the pursuit with 10 overs to spare. While RCB volition present play their 4th IPL last connected June 3 astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad, PBKS person different changeable astatine making the last erstwhile they play Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians connected Sunday.

(with inputs from syndicated feed)