India, May 31 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached the final of the 2025 Indian Premier League earlier this week with a win over Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. The Rajat Patidar-led side had finished second in the league table with 19 points to their name. They produced a stunning performance in the match against PBKS, thumping them by 8 wickets after reducing the side to just 101 in 14.1 overs.

Throughout the campaign, RCB had different match-winners which played a key role in their consistent success. One of them was Jacob Bethell, who didn't play for a majority of the opening part of the tournament; in fact, he played only two matches, but produced a brilliant 55-run knock off just 33 deliveries while opening the batting against Chenn...