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Finally, there is only one goal left for Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. That is, Punjab Kings. The final of the tournament is being held on Tuesday at the biggest stadium in world cricket. The capacity of the stadium is 120,000. One fact will come to the fore during the finale, the tournament is getting a new winner.
Both these teams have not won the IPL title since 2008. Punjab defeated five-time winners Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets in the second qualifier. Shreyas Iyer scored 87 not out while playing the captaincy innings. Bengaluru easily defeated Punjab in the first qualifier last week, so mentally this team will be somewhat stronger against their opponents.
This is the fourth time that Bengaluru has reached the final of the richest tournament in world cricket. However, Bengaluru has failed to win the title in all three previous finals. Many of the lakh-plus spectators will be in Kohli's support, as the 36-year-old is one of Indian cricket's biggest stars to date. Kohli, who retired from Test cricket only last month, is Bengaluru's leading batsman this season.
He has scored 614 runs. All this was possible in 14 innings and included eight fifties. Despite winning two World Cups for India, Kohli has so far eluded IPL success. He called the defeat in the final very painful.
Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar believes that Kohli is the player who can play the most decisive role in the final. He adds, 'I think Kohli has been giving his best for Bengaluru.'
Punjab team's bowler coach is James Hopes. He believes his team will face Bengaluru mentally stronger after the loss in the first qualifier. He believes that most supporters will be on Kohli's side. Along with Kohli, Bengaluru's most crucial player could be the Australian fast bowler Jos Hazlewood. In the first qualifier against Punjab, he took three wickets for just 21 runs.
Australia's Ricky Ponting is the coach of Punjab. The player who can be decisive for him is Captain Air. He is also in bat rhythm. He has scored 603 runs in 16 innings. In an aggressive innings against Mumbai, he used only 41 balls. He says, "Whenever I have full faith in my game, the performance has been good. I also get more enthusiastic when my friends perform well.'
