[WATCH] IPL 2025, Final: Phil Salt’s stunner near boundary send Priyansh Arya to pavilion

Phil Salt, the opener for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), stunned Priyansh Arya in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Final against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Josh Hazlewood, an Australian bowler, delivered the fifth over of the power play. Arya, a left-hander, attempted to flick the short delivery for a maximum, but Salt collected the ball from deep backward square leg on the right. He recognised his momentum would carry him beyond the ropes, so he tossed the ball further to his right, stepped outside the boundary, and then re-entered the field to make a comfortable catch.

With PBKS openers Arya and Prabhsimran Singh cruising towards the objective, Hazlewood once again supplied the breakthrough for RCB, taking the opening wicket and tipping the tide back in their favour.

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Phil Salt with a clutch grab under pressure ❤

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The Rajat Patidar-led squad scored a modest 190 in the summit game, with Indian veteran Virat Kohli getting 43 off 35. Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Paitdar, Jitesh, and Livingstone failed to build on their early starts, falling to PBKS bowlers at regular intervals.

For PBKS, Kyle Jamieson and Arshdeep Singh each took three wickets, while Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Vijaykumar Vyshak each took one. Keeping the RCB batters under control.

Both franchises have been without an IPL crown for 18 years and have a fantastic potential to capture their first trophy.