Delhi: Former Australian veteran all -rounder Shane Watson has supported Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He said that this time the trophy will be of RCB and in the final, ‘Man of the Match’ will become Virat Kohli.
Place in top-2 after 9 years
This time RCB scored 19 points in 14 matches with 9 wins in 14 matches and stood second in the table. This is the first time after 9 years when the Bangalore team has reached the top two. This has given the team a golden opportunity to play qualifier 1.
“This time it looks like RCB’s turn”
In one of his videos, Shane Watson said, “After thinking a lot, it has decided that this time the winning team will be RCB. And in the final, Man of the Match will remain Virat Kohli. He further said that RCB has faced some difficulties in the last part of the tournament, but Josh Hazlewood’s return has become a big support for the team. This time I think I think RCB is going to change.”
It really has been another incredible season of @IPL
The playoffs are truly going to be EPIC !!
Here are my predictions for who i think is going to win ipl18.
Make your predictions on Wolf777 Now.#Watson #wolf777 #wolf777exache #cricket #IPL18 #Playoffs, pic.twitter.com/2favkyi7jw– Shane Watson (@Shanerwatson33) May 28, 2025
2016 defeat is still fresh
Shane Watson himself played for RCB in the 2016 final, but his performance was disappointing that day. He conceded 61 runs in 4 overs and was able to score just 11 runs with the bat. RCB lost by 8 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in that match. Watson has apologized to fans for this several times.
Hazelwood return
Josh Hazlewood was out of the team for the last 2 matches due to a shoulder injury and returned late from Australia. But now he has returned before the playoffs, which has strengthened RCB bowling. The team, led by Captain Rajat Patidar, hopes that Hazlewood will show his light this time too.
Will the 18 -year drought break?
RCB has a golden opportunity to end its 18 -year -old title hunger this time. Fans, former players and the confidence of the team themselves seems to be different this time. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether RCB will finally be able to pick up the trophy with Virat Kohli.
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