Ahmedabad, June 3 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt will be playing the biggest final of his franchise cricket career when his side takes on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.

RCB and PBKS will play in the IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday. They will seek to end their title drought in the competition. For this, they will need Salt to fire all the cylinders in the powerplay, no matter whether they bat first or second.

However, Salt's record in the tournament finals is extremely disappointing. He scored just 107 runs in eight innings at an average of 13.37 and a strike rate of 148.61. His best score is 26. He has crossed the 20-run mark only twice in the finals....