New Delhi: Phil Salat was in a hurry, and so Royal Challengers were Bangalore (RCB), as they were stormy in the IPL 2025 final, in which Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Qualifier 1 with a win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Thursday at the International Cricket Stadium, Mulanpur.After Suyash Sharma (3/17) and Josh Hazelwood (3/21), jointly to finish PBKS for a paletry 101 in just 14.1 overs, salt began a fierce attack while chasing. The England opener brought his fifty in just 23 balls – his fastest in the IPL – and remained unbeaten for 56 off 27 balls, hit 7 fours and 2 sixes.
His Blitz operated RCB for the target in exactly 10 overs, with a shocking 60 balls for 60 balls-the biggest difference of victory, chasing in the IPL playoff/knockout history (by the remaining balls), crossed KKR’s 57 balls at SRH in the IPL 2024 finals.RCB, who first made the final in 2009, 2011 and 2016, has now entered its fourth IPL finals to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3.For PBKS, this was his first playoff attendance since 2014. However, not all have been lost to them yet – they will get another shot to reach the clash of the summit when they will face the winner of the Eliminator in Uttempt 2 at the same place on 1 June.Salt’s tornado Nock also earned RCB a place amid fastest 100+ runs in IPL history:9.4 Over-RCB vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2015 (Rainfall)9.4 overs – SRH vs. LSG, Hyderabad, 2024 (Target: 166)10.0 overs – RCB vs. PBKS, Mulanpur, 2025 (Target: 102)10.1 overs – KKR vs. CSK, Chennai, 2025 (Target: 104)Out of the 14 qualifiers of the last 14 qualifiers along with history in his favor, 11 winners have gone to pick up the trophy, which includes each of the last seven sessions-RCB has now set their places firmly on the IPL title.
