TATA IPL 2025 Final Preview: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Who Will Win?

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TATA IPL 2025 Final Preview: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Who Will Win? The TATA IPL 2025 season has produced some great excitement, drama, and unforgettable performances. New bold decisions at captaincy, brilliant batting, and of course new stars emerging on the cricket horizon have had fans talking about this season. As we look forward to the IPL 2025 Final, we have an exciting showdown in front of us, as PBKS and RCB are both fighting to win their first IPL title. IPL 2025 Season Snapshot The IPL 2025 Indian Premier League season featured a total of ten teams, who continually battled against each other for playoff spots during the season. Both Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are historically great franchises, but they brought hints of greatness in all their games and the stories of PBKS and RCB as turnaround teams from last season stood out in the IPL 2025 fairly, with fresh new energy, smart leadership, and consistent delivering of their pl...
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Punjab Kings Defeat Lucknow Super Giants by 37 Runs in Thrilling Match at Dharamshala

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In a spectacular match played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala on May 4, 2025, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 37 runs (Match 54 of IPL 2025).

Match Overview

Punjab Kings (PBKS): 236/5 in 20 overs

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): 199/7 in 20 overs

Match Result: PBKS won by 37 runs

Location: HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala

Comprehensive Batting Display from Punjab Kings:

Batting first was PBKS, who scored a match-winning 236/5, led by a blistering 91 off 48 balls from Prabhsimran Singh, who set up the innings after the other middle-order batters chipped in for good measure.

Lucknow Super Giants fell short in the chase:

Needing to chase a sizeable total, LSG only made 199/7 after the 20 overs were completed. In the end while their middle order contributed, LSG could not lift the run rate while chasing. Arshdeep Singh took wickets at crucial intervals with figures of 3/43 which helped PBKS to hold the LSG on the run chase.

Top Performers:

Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS): 91 in 48 balls

Arshdeep Singh (PBKS): 3 wickets at 43 runs

Impact on the points table:

With this victory, the Punjab Kings climbed to second place in the IPL 2025 table, now having 15 points from 11 matches.

Chak de IPL.!!!

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