The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are now one step away from winning their elusive title of the Premier League of the Indian Premier (IPL 2025) after sealing a final position, surpassing Punjab Kings (PBK) in qualifying 1 comprehensively for eight WICKETS. In the process, the Bengaluru team reached an IPL final after nine long years, since it played for the last time in 2016.
After the victory, the former RCB and Proteas Graat Ab de Villiers shared a special message for the franchise and its fans. Interestingly, De Villiers also highlighted how Virat Kohli has urged him not to use a specific phrase not to do his possibilities.
Speaking in the Cricinfo ESPN Show, AB said: “The time has come. RCB is happening until the end. I am not allowed to say the terms of Bangalore (EE Saala Cup Naam de) due to virat (Kohli). He told me that I am no longer allowed to say that, but I really think we are going to go to this season.
Look at the message below.
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RCB DEMOLER PBKS in a unilateral matter to qualify for IPL 2025 final
Speaking about the PBKS vs RCB game, the Bengaluru team absolutely dominated Punjab in a unilateral matter to take home La Victoria. After putting PBK to hit first, the RCB bowling players made advances from the beginning to dismantle the opponents for a trivial 101 in 14.1 overs. Josh Hazlewood and Suieasth Sharma were the star artists with the ball, ending with three wickts each.
Reaching the persecution, while Pbks managed to obtain a low -price Kohli virat for 12 in the room and then Mayank Agarwal for 19 in the eight, Phil Salt took the Punjab Kings game. England’s Wicktkeeper-Bater criticized Quickfire Fifty and remained undefeated in 56* 27 to take RCB on the completion line.
PBKS will now face the winner of the eliminating shock between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT) in qualifier 2 and will get a second attempt to qualify for the final.
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