IPL 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings – RCB vs PBKS Final Best Dream 11 Team Prediction

Royal Challengers Bengaluru in search of maiden title in our RCB vs PBKS Final best dream 11 prediction for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. 

73 matches of non-stop fun and action brings us to the ultimate glory point of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, the IPL 2025 Grand Finale. And what better moment than seeing two teams in the final, who are yet to win an IPL Trophy? Yes, so the inevitable will happen for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings as one will be crowned as the champions for the first time in 18 years on Tuesday, June 3.

It has been a phenomenal display of cricket from both teams, especially from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. The team not only dominated the group stage by being in the top 2, but completely rattled their Final opposition, Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 by registering a big win. The team’s confidence is sky-high, and almost all their players seem to be in form. This will be the biggest confidence booster for RCB as they enter the final. 

Punjab Kings, on the other hand, after a shaky Qualifier 1 against the same opposition, Royal Challengers Bengaluru showed the world that this inexperienced batting lineup isn’t a one-trick pony. The team displayed supreme maturity in the chase against Mumbai Indians as even the most lethal weapon, Jasprit Bumrah wasn’t spared. The team’s next challenge will once again be to show the exit doors to the team that defeated them in Qualifier 1.

Key Match Details

Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Match Details: RCB vs PBKS Grand Final

Where: Ahmedabad

When: June 3, 2025, 7:30 pm IST

The Ahmedabad pitch produced a sporty pitch in the qualifier 2 with both teams scoring in excess of 200 runs. But the pressure of the Final is a different thing, and that can turn a high-scoring contest into a 150-160 kind of match. Both teams have a power-packed batting lineup, but to complement that, they also have a strong bowling lineup. So, don’t expect this to be a 200+ wicket, but can definitely expect a more composed batting display from both teams. 

IPL 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Official Squad List 

Batters

1. Mayank Agarwal
2. Rajat Patidar
3. Swastik Chikara
4. Tim David (f)
5. Virat Kohli

Wicket-keepers

1. Jitesh Sharma
2. Phil Salt (f)
3. Tim Seifert (f)

All-rounders

1. Jacob Bethell (f)
2. Krunal Pandya
3. Liam Livingstone (f)
4. Manoj Bhandage
5. Mohit Rathee
6. Romario Shephard (f)
7. Swapnil Singh

Bowlers

1. Abhinandan Singh
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
3. Josh Hazlewood (f)
4. Lungi Ngidi (f)
5. Nuwan Thushara (f)
6. Rasikh Dar
7. Suyash Sharma
8. Yash Dayal

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru team was without the services of their key finisher, Tim David in the last Qualfiier1 match against the Punjab Kings. Tim had sustained a hamstring in the Group Stage match, and since then hasn’t featured in the tournament. However, with sufficient time already passed, we can expect Tim to be playing the final. If Tim plays, Liam Livingstone should make way for him. Other than this, we can expect RCB to continue with the same playing 11.  

Keeping aside the playing 11, the RCB team for one last time need inspiration from their most-experienced batter, Virat Kohli. It’s been 18 years, and Virat Kohli is still waiting to win an IPL trophy. While Virat Kohli failed in Qualifier 1, expect a better show from him in Qualifier 2, and finally complete his long-awaited desire to win the IPL trophy. The RCB team will be hoping the same from Kohli, who has always been a big-match player. 

IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Grand Final Best Playing 11 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru

1. Phil Salt
2. Virat Kohli
3. Mayank Agarwal
4. Rajat Patidar
5. Jitesh Sharma (wk)
6. Tim David
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Romario Shephard
9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
10. Josh Hazlewood
11. Yash Dayal

Best Impact Player: Suyash Sharma

IPL 2025 Full Official Squad and Players List for Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Batters

1. Harnoor Singh
2. Priyansh Arya
3. Pyla Avinash
4. Shashank Singh
5. Shreyas Iyer (c)

Wicket-keepers

1. Josh Inglis (f)
2. Prabsimran Singh
3. Vishnu Vinod

All-rounders

1. Azmatullah Omarzai (f)
2. Glenn Maxwell (f)
3. Harpreet Brar
4. Marco Jansen (f)
5. Marcus Stoinis (f)
6. Mitchell Owen (f)
7. Musheer Khan
8. Nehal Wadhera
9. Suryansh Shedge

Bowlers

1. Aaron Hardie (f)
2. Arshdeep Singh
3. Kuldeep Sen
4. Kyle Jamieson (f)
5. Pravin Dubey
6. Vyshak Vijakumar
7. Xavier Barlett (f)
8. Yash Thakur
9. Yuzvendra Chahal

The Punjab Kings after a long time got a playing 11 that actually looked strong. With Yuzvendra Chahal returning and Kyle Jamieson also giving good returns with the ball, expect PBKS to continue with the same playing 11 that played against Mumbai Indians. More so, the team will need good performance from the likes of Prabsimran Singh and Shashank Singh to be able to have a good show with the bat. 

IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Grand Final Best Playing 11 for Punjab Kings

1. Priyansh Arya
2. Prabsimran Singh
3. Josh Inglis (wk)
4. Shreyas Iyer (c)
5. Nehal Wadhera
6. Shashank Singh
7. Marcus Stoinis
8. Azmatullah Omarzai
9. Kyle Jamieson
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Yuzvendra Chahal

Best Impact Player: Vyshak Vijaykumar

Top Dream 11 Prediction for RCB vs PBKS Grand Final of IPL 2025 

Batters: Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Mayank Agarwal, Priyansh Arya & Rajat Patidar

Wks: Phil Salt, Prabsimran Singh & Josh Inglis

All-rounders: Romario Shephard

Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood & Arshdeep Singh

CVC Choice: Virat Kohli & Shreyas Iyer

So, that’s about the best playing 11 for the RCB vs PBKS Grand Final Dream 11 prediction of IPL 2025. Overall, both teams are evenly matched, and it will all boil down to how these two teams manage to cope under pressure. Experience will matter just like it did in other Playoffs matches. Hence, the responsibility will be higher on the likes of Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, and Marcus Stoinis. 

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