IPL 2025: It’s a final and we’re going to play it like a final, says Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad. Both captains expressed a desire to bowl first, with Rajat Patidar acknowledging the hard surface. Both teams are unchanged from their previous matches, with Phil Salt returning for RCB after attending his child’s birth.