The biggest question currently in the minds of people is whether the IPL Final 2025 will have a reserve day.
Punjab Kings, the table toppers of the 2025 season, have also advanced to the finals after a heavy defeat in the first qualifier against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mullanpur. However, with their steaming hot record at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the Punjab Kings defeated the invincible Mumbai Indians after breaking their 100% record in chases over 200+ runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, advanced into the finals after a commanding performance against one of the best batting units of IPL 2025. Josh Hazlewood‘s return to RCB 11 marked a reformation of the bowling side, as Suyash Sharma also played a crucial role. The likes of Phil Salt and Hazlewood’s extended stay have earned positive fate for RCB, though Tim David’s return post-injury remains under major doubt.
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IPL 2025 Severely affected by Rain
The Indian Premier League 2025 has been largely affected by rains throughout the season, despite being placed in the months of mid-summer. With early rains creeping into India this time around, several venues across India have been facing severe rainfalls, which caused the matches to be washed away, sometimes midway or sometimes without a ball being bowled.
Even in the second qualifier game, between the Punjab Kings and the Mumbai Indians, the match was interrupted due to rain in the early hours. However, favouring the conditions, the rain stopped and the match was resumed later, since the reserve time for IPL matches was recently increased by the BCCI’s IPL governing committee.
IPL 2025 RCB vs PBKS Final: Does the IPL Final 2025 have a reserve day?
The Narendra Modi Stadium has been one of the highest-scoring venues in India in recent years, as teams batting first have regularly breached the 200+ total, while chasing over 200+ targets has also been an easy job to do for several teams.
Punjab Kings have played at this venue twice this season, having won on two occasions before. Punjab advanced with a huge 243 in their first innings when they stunned all in their very first game of the season against the Gujarat Titans. While next time in the season, they defeated the Mumbai Indians, chasing 204 runs at this venue in Qualifier 2.
Sighting conditions in the IPL playoffs and several venues across India, the chances of rain are low, as suggested by the forecast at the Narendra Modi Stadium. If the match cannot be concluded on Tuesday, then a reserve day has been kept for the IPL 2025 final.
