Ahmedabad, June 3 -- Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in the finals of the IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Rajat Patidar, representing the opposition, said the pitch looked hard and promised to put up a competitive total to apply pressure. "We were also going to bowl. The pitch looks hard, will try to put a good score and put them under pressure," Patidar said. "Till now, we've played good cricket. It's just another game for us. It's a big stage but as I said it's just another away game for us. Same team. Pitch is looking good. I think it's a flat track, a mix of red and black soil." Iyer expressed optimism about the team's mindset ahead of the...