RCB have sealed a slot in the IPL 2025 final by winning the Qualifier 1.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have already made it to the Final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. They defeated the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 to seal a place in the IPL 2025 final. Previously, the Men in Red chased a mammoth 228-run target against the Lucknow Super Giants in the last fixture of the league stage to finish in the second place.
Former Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner has rooted for the Bengaluru outfit to end their 17-year-long trophy drought this season. A fan asked him on X to reveal his opinion about which team is going to become the IPL 2025 champions. The former Australia captain picked RCB to get their hands on the elusive trophy. Moreover, he predicted his fellow Australian player, Josh Hazlewood, to produce a Player of the Match performance in the summit clash.
“I think RCB and Josh hazelwood man of the match” he replied on X (formerly Twitter).
Notably, Warner led SRH to their maiden IPL triumph in 2016 by defeating RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In that season, RCB captain Virat Kohli notched up a record 973 runs, including four centuries and seven fifty-plus scores. This is still the highest run tally for a batter in a single IPL edition. However, RCB fell just eight runs short of their fairytale ending.
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RCB have had a great season under their new leader Rajat Patidar in this IPL 2025 so far. They have registered a few notable records in this edition. The Men in Red defeated the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings at their home ground, Chepauk, for the first time since the inaugural edition in 2008.
Furthermore, they went on to become the first-ever team to win all seven of their away matches in a single IPL edition. Previously, they had also reached the IPL final thrice, in 2009, 2011, and 2016. However, they have failed to win the championship in their three attempts so far.
Coming into the IPL 2025, Eliminator winner Mumbai Indians will take on the PBKS in Qualifier 2 tonight. RCB will clash with the winner of Qualifier 2 on June 3, in their fourth attempt to clinch the tournament title.
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