India, June 3 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reckons Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) led by Rajat Patidar, are the favourites to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. RCB, who will be playing their fourth IPL final, will take on Punjab Kings in the summit clash of the 18th edition of the T20 tournament. Taking stock of RCB's recent performances, Ashwin reckons that luck is running with the Bengaluru-based franchise; hence, they are the favourites to go the distance.

RCB progressed to the IPL 2025 final after beating Punjab Kings by eight wickets in Qualifier 1. On the other hand, Shreyas Iyer played a captain's knock in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians to help PBKS reach the final. With the summit clash being ...