IPL 2025: 3 Key battles to watch out for in the RCB vs PBKS, Final

The one last battle of this season is left, and players from both these teams will be eager to give their best. The finals are already going to be a cracker of a game, but the following player battles just add more flavour to it.

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1. Shreyas Iyer vs Josh Hazlewood

Shreyas Iyer has been in excellent form and is coming off a spectacular chase in the last game against Mumbai, where he was adjudged Player of the Match. Josh Hazlewood returned after the injury and came back again in the form he left the tournament in.

Hazlewood seems to have the number of Iyer as he keeps getting him. In the IPL, Iyer has faced a total of 22 deliveries from Hazlewood, where he has been able to score just 11 runs while losing his wickets four times. He has already dismissed him twice this season, marking his dominance.

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2. Virat Kohli vs Arshdeep Singh

Virat Kohli has been playing brilliantly and looks to be at his best. He has been scoring consistently and would have the onus of scoring in the finals. Arshdeep has had two back-to-back bad games but would be looking to shake things off and perform well.

The contest between these two has been quite interesting, with both of them having their moments. Kohli has smashed Arshdeep for 100 runs off 57 balls he has faced from him, with just two dismissals. However, of these two, one came this very season, and Arshdeep would look to further strengthen his stats.

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3. Rajat Patidar vs Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajat Patidar had started the season extremely well, with the captaincy as well as his batting. However, towards the latter end of the tournament, he seems to be losing his touch with the bat. Chahal was out with injury too, but bowled well in the last game for his comeback.

Patidar used to dominate Chahal before this season, but the mastermind spinner turned things around this year. Chahal has let him score 40 runs off the 27 balls he has faced from him while taking wickets on two occasions, with both of them coming this very year.

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