RCB Crush PBKS by 8 Wickets to Secure Spot in IPL 2025 Final
It’s not about the score anymore. Not about the memes. Not even about the 16 seasons of “maybe next year.”
On a warm night in Chepauk, Royal Challengers Bangalore played like a team with no baggage, no pressure, and no room for mercy. They crushed Punjab Kings by 8 wickets, and just like that — they’re in the IPL final.
Yes, RCB in the final. Again. But this time, something feels different.
The match started tense. Punjab, batting first, never really settled. Dhawan went early. Prabhsimran couldn’t connect. And once Livingstone was gone for 39, it felt like PBKS were just trying to reach 150. They didn’t.
Karn Sharma spun a web, and Siraj looked like he had a radar. 147 on this track wasn’t the worst total — but against Kohli and Faf? It wasn’t going to be enough.
RCB didn’t just chase. They walked it down like they were playing a Sunday evening knockabout.
Kohli’s 63 was full of clean strokes — nothing fancy, just pure timing. Faf du Plessis, calm as ever, stayed unbeaten on 71. They didn’t give Punjab a single sniff. It was done in 16.2 overs. No drama. Just dominance.
After the game, Kohli didn’t say much — but his eyes did. Faf gave a short smile.
“We’ve waited,” he said. “Now we’re here.”
For Punjab, another campaign ends with questions. For Bangalore, a rare calm before the storm. They’ve got one game left. One.
They say RCB can’t handle the big moments. Maybe they’re right.
But maybe — just maybe — this team is about to change the script.
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