Follow UsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar lost the toss in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final and has been asked to bat first. Like RCB, Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings (PBKS) are also chasing their first-ever IPL title.
This is the 12th toss PBKS have won the toss this season, making it the joint-highest for any team across all seasons.
12 - KKR, 2013
12 - MI, 2013
12 - CSK, 2019
12* - PBKS, 2025
However, how many times has a team lost the toss in the IPL final and gone on to win the match?
2009 - DCH beat RCB by 6 runs
2012 - KKR beat CSK by 5 wickets
2015 - MI beat CSK by 41 runs
2020 - MI beat DC by 5 wickets
2021 - CSK beat KKR by 21 runs
2022 - GT beat RR by 7 wickets
2024 - KKR beat SRH by 8 wickets
2025 - ???
If RCB win, this will be the eighth time that a team has won the clash despite losing the toss.
Moreover, this will be Iyer's 100th match as captain of a T20 side. Only four other Indians have led in more games.
331 - MS Dhoni
225 - Rohit Sharma
193 - Virat Kohli
170 - Gautam Gambhir
100* - Shreyas Iyer
Both RCB and PBKS are unchanged in the IPL 2025 final from their previous match. RCB beat PBKS in Qualifier 1 to enter the final, while PBKS defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Eliminator to set up a clash with RCB in the grand finale.