‘Virat Kohli will continue to play’: RCB Star Test for ‘Test Mode’ batting in IPL 2025 finals | Cricket news
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore Stalwart Virat Kohli was expected greatly in the final of IPL 2025 against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday. Fans hoped to see a trademark Kohli Master Class under pressure, but RCB could not hit the top gear in the batter Shikhar Clash.Kohli adopted a cautious approach, scoring 43 runs before falling into Azmatullah Omarjai. Paer of Afghanistan caught an amazing and pulled the increased attempt to dismiss the RCB icon.It was a small delivery, which was getting away from the pitch. Kohli went to the bridge but managed only one top edge. Due to no fielder in the mid-wicket, Omarjai sprinkled after the ball, collided with a non-scientist, but managed to fix, intensify and dive the whole stretch to complete a luxurious two-handed catch.Kohli, blindly disappointed, went back with his head, knowing that he missed the opportunity to knock a big knock on the big stage.Kohli was trolled after exiting. Earlier, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and was elected to the field. Both sides moved to the finals unchanged from their previous matches. Both along with RCB and PBK monitored their first IPL title, the 18th edition of the league has been guaranteed a new champion.Teams:Royal Challengers Bangalore: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (W), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh HazlewoodPunjab Kings: Priyash Arya, Josh England (W), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Vaidhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omrajai, Kail Jaimison, Vijayakumar Person, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzwendra Chahal.
