Punjab will get the trophy if the match is canceled? Check the rules

Delhi: The final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Tuesday. Both teams have a chance to win the trophy for the first time. In such a situation, fans are also excited because this time a new team will become champion. However, in the last match, the rain had disturbed and the qualifier-2 match started two hours and 15 minutes late. Now in the final too, the fans are worried about the rain and everyone wants to know if there is any reserve day for the final match. If the match is not possible, how will the winning team decide?

RCB damage due to rain

There is a possibility of rain in the final match. If it rains, there will be an extra time of two hours for the game. If the effect of rain is more than this, then a game of at least five-five overs will be done. Reserve-Day has also been fixed for this final match. If the match is not held on June 3 due to rain, then the match will be played on June 4. If the match is canceled due to some reason, then Punjab Kings at the top of the league stage will be declared the winner.

Why Pbks is ahead?

Punjab Kings won 9 out of 14 matches in the league stage and their net runrate was +0.372. At the same time, RCB also won 9 matches, but her net runrate was +0.301, due to which she stood second. However, RCB defeated PBKS by eight wickets in qualifier-1. In this match held on May 29, Punjab was all out for just 101 runs in 14.1 overs and RCB won the match in 10 overs. After this, PBKS got another chance in Uglyfire-2, where he defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets and made it to the finals.

Will the super over be?

Matthew Hayden, who was commenting during the rain in the qualifier-2 played between Punjab and Mumbai, had said that the result of the match can also be taken out from the super over. However, according to the rules of the ICC, the super over is only when the match is tied. It is also necessary for him to have a match of at least five-five overs. By the way, different decisions have been taken in the IPL many times. In such a situation, it may be that BCCI takes a super over decide to get the results of the reserve-day, but it will also require the stoppage of rain and drying of the ground.

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