In the final of IPL 2025, punjab Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. Looking at the chasing record at narendra modi Stadium, RCB's difficulties seem to be increasing. On one hand, Punjab team has not made any changes in its playing XI, while Bangalore has also not made any changes in its playing XI. Before the final, there was a rumor that salt would not play in the finalall those reports have proved wrong because Phil salt is included in the playing XI.

So far in the history, 2 finals have been played at narendra modi Stadium. The finals of 2022 and 2023 were played on this ground and both times the chasing team was victorious. In 2022, gujarat Titans defeated rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, while in 2023 chennai Super Kings defeated gujarat Titans by 5 wickets. Looking at this old record, RCB's difficulties have increased.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's team does not include Tim David, who was injured in the league match against SRH. Only one match has been played between RCB and punjab at the narendra modi Stadium, in which punjab won. The captain of the Bangalore team also admitted that if he had won the toss, he would have also chosen to bowl first.

RCB's playing XI: Philip salt, Virat Kohli, mayank agarwal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, yash Dayal, josh Hazlewood

Punjab Kings' playing XI: Priyansh Arya, josh Inglis (w), shreyas iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Umarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vishak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

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