IPL 2025: Records that could be broken in IPL Final between RCB and PBKS
Player props: Highest individual player score and bowling figures in an IPL final
While lifting the IPL trophy is undoubtedly a team effort, players will also be looking to etch their names in the history books of the competition by registering the best batting or bowling figures ever seen in a final.
The current highest individual total by a batsman in an IPL final is 117* by Australian opener Shane Watson for the Chennai Super Kings in 2018, followed by former India batter Wriddhiman Saha’s 115* for the Punjab Kings against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014.
Notably, those knocks are the only centuries that were ever scored in an IPL final, but given the form of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer this season, those records could be under threat. Our Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings prediction suggests that both batsmen are expected to produce big performances, so be sure to check it out ahead of the toss.
On the bowling front, Indian spin legend Anil Kumble currently holds the record for the best figures with the ball in a final. He took a stunning 4/16 for RCB against the Deccan Chargers back in 2009, and is one of only three bowlers to notch up a four-fer in an IPL final.
Notably, the 2025 Indian Premier League final could be a memorable one for Mayank Agarwal and Krunal Pandya. Agarwal needs just one six to complete 100 IPL maximus and is only 12 runs shy of recording 5,000 T20 runs, while Pandya is 50 runs away from completing 3,000 T20 runs.
Highest team total and successful run chase
On to team records, and the highest score in an IPL final is held by the Gujarat Titans, who scored 214-4 versus the Chennai Super Kings in 2023. Unfortunately for GT, their total was reduced to 170 via DLS, which CSK chased down to secure their fifth title.
The record for the highest successful run chase on record in the IPL is 200, and currently belongs to the outgoing champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, against the Punjab Kings in their only IPL final appearance ever in 2014.
This year, the Royal Challengers have surpassed the 200-run mark four times, which confirmed several of our IPL predictions, while the Kings have done so on a whopping eight occasions, including in Qualifier 2, where they chased down 203 against the Mumbai Indians with six balls to spare.
First captain to win an IPL final for two separate teams
The final record at stake in the 2025 Indian Premier League final is confined solely to Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer, who can become the first player to win the competition while captaining two separate teams. Iyer led KKR to their third IPL title last season.
MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are the joint-most successful captains in the history of the IPL, having lifted the trophy five times apiece as captains of CSK and MI, respectively, while Gautam Gambhir has earned two titles as the leader of KKR.
The remaining tournaments have been won by teams captained by David Warner, Hardik Pandya, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne.
