‘Hopefully this will be the year for RCB’: AB de Villiers

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have secured their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final following a commanding eight-wicket victory against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 1. This win marks RCB’s fourth appearance in an IPL final and their first in nine years, with the last time being in 2016, a season when RCB also finished in the top two during the league stage. Speaking about RCB’s progress, former South African cricketer AB de Villiers expressed his happiness, “I am very happy that RCB is in the final.”