Bangalore vs Punjab Match Stats

FOUR! CREAMED! Full and straight, Shashank Singh hammers it straight back over the bowler, for a boundary down the ground.

A short ball now, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! That's gone into orbit! A length ball, around middle, angling away, Nehal Wadhera just whips it using his wrists, clearing deep square leg with consummate ease! 74 more needed from 33 balls now.

A slower short ball, pulled through square leg for a run.

Outside off, cut straight to point.

Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. 13 from the over.

Back of a length and over middle, Shashank Singh takes it on and swings it away flat and wide of long on for a single. Good fielding in the deep from Phil Salt.

RCB won't mind the singles one bit. Full and wide, Nehal Wadhera sees the fine leg up in the ring and walks across to lap it over that fielder. However, it is mistimed badly and Wadhera only gets a single.

SIX! Wrong line and Shashank Singh is able to take full advantage of it. Slower and shorter, angling down leg, Singh gets inside the line and hooks it over fine leg for a six.

Both reviews exhausted for RCB. Pretty surprising call to challenge that, to be honest. It was a toe-crushing yorker alright, but the angle seemed to be taking the ball down the leg side. Shashank Singh missed his flick and got hit on the pads and one could see two stumps on impact. The review gets wasted as Ball Tracking shows it to be going down the leg side.

WIDE. Full and down the leg side, Nehal Wadhera looks to sweep but misses.

Low full toss, pushed through the covers for a run.

SIX! That last ball spoils the over for RCB! Hazlewood misses his yorker and lands it in the slot, full and around off, Shashank Singh gets underneath the ball and tonks it over long on! 17 from the over, 30 in the last 2! 55 more needed from 24 balls.

Top delivery! Full and wide angled across the left-hander, Nehal Wadhera walks down the track and yorks himself, jamming it back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! The pressure was mounting on Nehal Wadhera to go big, but the experience of Bhuvneshwar Kumar has won the duel here. Bhuvi goes full and wide again, angles it well across the off stump. Wadhera hangs back and tries to reach out and lash it over covers but ends up lofting it in front of deep point. Krunal Pandya charges in from the deep and takes a good catch. Punjab lose their 5th wicket now.

SIX! As nonchalant as you like from Marcus! Length ball outside off, Marcus Stoinis takes a step out and across and just drives it over covers and all the way for a six.

OUT! CAUGHT! 6 and out for Stoinis and the reactions from Shreyas Iyer seem to indicate that for the second time in his IPL career, he might have to end up second in the final. Full and wide outside off, probably a bit slower in pace, Marcus Stoinis throws his bat at it, going pretty hard. Only manages a thick outside edge which goes straight to Yash Dayal at short third. He makes no mistake and straightaway charges towards his bowler and the entire RCB team is cock-a-hoop! Stoinis comes and goes for 6 (2) and Punjab Kings slip from 136/4 to 142/6! Equation - 49 from 20.

Full and wide outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai reaches out and drives it through the covers for a single.

Outside off, driven towards long off for a run. 8 runs and 2 wickets from the over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's figures read 3-0-25-2.

More than half a shout for LBW, but it's probably pitching outside leg and RCB don't have any reviews remaining either. Full and around leg, Shashank Singh misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads to short fine leg for a leg bye.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and RCB can see the finishing line. Yash Dayal slips in a slower ball at 116.6 kph, bowling it on a length and angling it across off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays leg side of the ball and has to reach for it as he looks to swing across the line. Ends up slicing it just wide of short third where the substitute fielder, Manoj Bhandage takes a fairly simple catch. 

Length ball at the pads, Kyle Jamieson looks to flick it away but misses. The ball thuds into the pads and rolls behind square leg for a leg bye.

A full toss, down the leg side, Shashank Singh gets down and laps it towards square leg. Romario Shepherd flies to his right and just about gets fingertips onto the ball, but it does not stick. Two runs taken.

Another full toss, on middle, Singh heaves it through mid-wicket for a single.

Terrific yorker, on middle, Jamieson digs it out through mid on for a run. 150 up for PBKS, but the winning margin is way too far.

SIX! A little too late? The game's not over till it's over. Juicy full toss on the stumps, Shashank Singh hangs back and gets under the ball, whacking it over long on for a biggie.

Excellent comeback from Bhuvi! Full and on off, nails it into the blockhole. Shashank Singh manages to dig it out to cover.

No single taken, understandably so. It's boundary or bust for Shashank Singh and Punjab Kings. Full and straight, almost nails another yorker. Singh jams it down to long off.

MISFIELD. FOUR! A full ball, around off, Shashank Singh gets across and laps it fine. Krunal Pandya runs to his right but the ball lands and then spins past him, to his left. He gets up and puts in a dive but the ship had left the harbour by then.

A full toss now, on middle, whipped straight to square leg. Another misfield results in a couple.

Yorker, outside off, Shashank looks to dig it past the keeper but only manages a bottom edge. Gets the single. Bhuvneshwar Kumar ends with figures of 4-0-38-2 in the final.

Oh, that was there to be hit! Josh misses his mark with the yorker and serves a full toss on leg stump, Shashank Singh swings at it but misses and gets it nowhere.

That should be it for RCB and the fans are already celebrating. Nails a yorker on off stump, Shashank Singh drills it down to long off and denies the single once again.

SIX! Does get that away but barring an extra or two, PBKS' campaign is over. Another full toss, slanting into the pads, Shashank Singh manages to get under it and swings it over long leg for a biggie.

TOP EDGE, FOUR! A short ball, around middle, Shashank Singh goes for the pull but only manages a top edge. The keeper runs back, fine leg gets across and dives but the ball lands in front. He tries to push it away but the ball meets the ropes.

SIX! All coming way too late! A length ball, on middle, Shashank Singh whips it over deep square leg!

SIX! The ball clears the ropes but ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF IPL 2025! Full ball, outside off, Shashank Singh gets under the ball and carves it over cover! The last 4 balls have gone for 22 but no one will care one bit because the first 2 dot balls have done the trick! RCB WIN BY 6 RUNS AND CLAIM THEIR MAIDEN IPL TITLE!