IPL 2025 - Road To Finals for Royal Challengers Bangalore

Updated At: 2025/06/01

We have reached the business end of IPL 2025, and the final game is just 2 days away. Royal Challengers Bangalore have already cemented their space in the final game, and it will be their 4th appearance in the final match of the Indian Premier League.

The journey to the final match was not an easy one for RCB. It was a bumpy ride, which included some big wins and some unfortunate losses. Overall, it was a memorable performance for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and a dominating finish in the playoff to cement their place in the final game.

In this article, we bring you a summary of RCB’s journey for the final game in IPL 2025 with their betting tips and winning odds from the online betting sites.

IPL 2025 - A Positive Start to the Season

Royal Challengers Bangalore faced the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the first league stage fixture. It was a big game as both teams were coming to play the new season of the Indian Premier League after some big changes in their respective squads.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first. It was a balanced start to the match, and Krunal Pandya came out on top with his performance. He was able to pick 3 wickets in 4 overs at an economy of 7.25. Josh Hazlewood managed to scalp 2 wickets at an economy of 5.50. Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam, and Suyash Sharma contributed with a single wicket each.

When it comes to their batting unit, Royal Challengers Bangalore dominated the match from the start. Phil Salt (56 off 31) and Virat Kohli (59 off 36) had a solid partnership at the start of the game and gave their team a major advantage. Skipper Rajat Patidhar was on fire and scored 34 off 16 balls at a strike rate of 212.50. A brilliant performance by the batting unit of RCB helped their team to score an easy win in the first game against the defending champions.

The Losses against GT, DC, and PBKS

Royal Challengers Bangalore went on to win their 2nd fixture as well against Chennai Super Kings. However, their first loss came against the Gujarat Titans. It was a home defeat, and that was a big jolt for the whole squad. Gujarat Titans dominated the game with the bat and didn't allow RCB bowlers to control the run-rate.

Another big shocker was the defeat against Delhi Capitals, and that too at the home ground. By now, Royal Challengers Bangalore found themselves in a difficult situation where they were failing to win a match at home.

Their third defeat came against the Punjab Kings, and that made the team think about a new strategy at home. It was the 3rd consecutive loss for Royal Challengers Bangalore at home, and things were looking grim for them. They needed confidence to score their first win at home.

IPL 2025 - Big Win against Rajasthan Royals at Home

The sun started shining for Royal Challengers Bangalore after their big win against the Rajasthan Royals at home. After witnessing 3 defeats at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB scored a commendable win at home in a high-scoring fixture.

Royal Challengers Bangalore started the game with the bat. Virat Kohli came out as the leading run-scorer and scored 70 off 27 balls at a strike rate of 185.19. Devdutt Padikkal was also in a positive form and scored 50 off 27 balls at a strike rate of 185.19. Jitesh Sharma gave a major push to the overall score with 20 off 10 balls at a strike rate of 200.

The bowling unit started off slowly, and the initial spells were expensive. However, their pacers gained control of the game eventually. Josh Hazlewood scalped 4 wickets at an economy of 8.25. Krunal Pandya picked up 2 wickets at an economy of 7.75. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yash Dayal scalped a single wicket each.

IPL 2025 - RCB’s Dominating Performance in the Playoff

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the last league stage match and finished the league at the top with 9 wins and 4 losses. Their net run rate stood at +0.372. The team was scheduled to face Punjab Kings in the 1st playoff.

In the 1st playoff, Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bowl first, and it was the accurate decision. Their bowlers were in ferocious form and dominated the game from the 1st over.

Josh Hazlewood made his return to the team in style and scalped 3 wickets at an economy of 6.63. Suyash Sharma also picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 3.67. Yash Dayal scalped 2 important wickets at an economy of 6.50. The bowlers stopped the opposition for a small score of 101 runs.

Their batters were not under pressure, and hence it was an easy win in the 15th over. Phil Salt was the leading run-scorer with 56 off 27 balls at a strike rate of 207.41. A solid start from him gave a major advantage to RCB in order to cement their space in the final game.

IPL 2025 - RCB’s Top Performers

Batting

S.No	Name	Matches	Runs	Averge	Best	Strike Rate
1	Virat Kohli	14	614	55.82	73*	146.53
2	Phil Salt	12	387	35.18	65	175.9
3	Rajat Patidar	14	286	23.83	64	142.28
4	Devdutt Padikkal	10	247	27.44	61	150.6
5	Jitesh Sharma	14	237	39.5	85*	171.73
6	Tim David	12	187	62.33	50*	185.14

Bowlers

S.No	Name	Matches	Wickets	Best	Average	Economy
1	Josh Hazlewood	11	21	33/4	15.8	8.3
2	Krunal Pandya	14	15	45/4	24.13	8.61
3	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	13	15	33/3	29.66	9.27
4	Yash Dayal	14	12	18/2	37.66	9.82
5	Suyash Sharma	13	8	17/3	52.87	8.81

IPL 2025 - RCB Winning Odds

Betting Apps	Royal Challengers Bangalore
1xBet	2.06
4Rabet	2
Stake	2.05
Parimatch	2
10Cric	2.03
1Win	2