RCB will be the winner of IPL 2025 – Shane Watson
Royal Challengers Bangalore have finished in the top-2 in the points table after performing well in the league stage of IPL 2025. They won 9 out of 14 matches, while losing four matches. At the same time, one match was washed out due to rain. RCB registered a memorable win in their last league match against Lucknow Super Giants while chasing a target of 228 runs.
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Now in Qualifier-1, RCB team will play against Punjab Kings. The match is going to be played on 29 May at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Meanwhile, Shane Watson believes that Royal Challengers Bangalore can go far in the tournament and predicted that Virat Kohli will become the Player of the Match in the final.
Watson said in a video shared on ‘X’, ‘RCB will be the winner of IPL 2025. According to me, the man of the match will be Virat Kohli. I think this is RCB’s time. They suffered some setbacks at the end of the tournament, but with Josh Hazlewood returning to the playoffs, this year is right for them.’
RCB: Josh Hazlewood’s comeback
It really has been another incredible season of @IPL 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) May 28, 2025
The playoffs are truly going to be epic!! 💥💥
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Let us tell you that Josh Hazlewood has performed brilliantly for RCB this season. He has taken 18 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 17.28. This Australian fast bowler missed the last few matches due to injury, but now with his arrival the team’s bowling has started looking stronger.
Jitesh Sharma took charge of RCB in the last few matches due to the injury of regular captain Rajat Patidar. In the match against Lucknow, Jitesh Sharma played a captaincy innings and scored 85 runs in 33 balls with the help of 8 fours and 6 sixes for the team and remained unbeaten till the end.
