PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl first, with both teams sticking to their unchanged playing XIs.
Opening for RCB, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt gave their team a dream start by creating a new record right in the opening over.
Facing Punjab’s pace spearhead Arshdeep Singh, RCB amassed 13 runs — the most ever scored in the first over of an IPL final.
Here’s how the over unfolded: 1st ball: Wide, 2nd & 3rd balls: Dot, 4th ball: Six by Salt, 5th ball: Two runs, 6th ball: Four, Last ball: Dot.
RCB Now Tops This Elite List – Most Runs in the First Over of an IPL Final: 13/0 – RCB vs PBKS, Ahmedabad, 2025* | 10/0 – CSK vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2023 | 10/1 – KKR vs PBKS, Bengaluru, 2014.
This explosive start, powered by Kohli’s composure and Salt’s aggression, gave RCB strong early momentum. The big question now is: Can they sustain it and finally lift their maiden IPL trophy after years of heartbreak?
Published at : 03 Jun 2025 09:35 PM (IST)
