Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings are set to play the Indian Premier League final on Tuesday, June 2. The match, being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, is set to be affected by rain.

Ahmedabad has already received the monsoon rains. Just a couple of days ago, the Qualifier 2 of the tournament between Punjab and Mumbai Indians was heavily affected by rainfall at the venue. After the toss took place at the right time (7 PM IST), it took a long time to get the match underway as a steady drizzle kept affecting the start of play.

The match eventually started at 9:45 PM and went well beyond the scheduled hours of play. Something similar is expected on Tuesday as well, when RCB take on PBKS.

IPL Final 2025, RCB vs PBKS: Match Preview

Excitement is high as the tournament readies to crown a new champion. Neither RCB nor Punjab have ever won the Indian Premier League. In fact, they are amongst the only three legacy teams to have not won the tournament. Apart from RCB and Punjab, only Delhi Capitals remains one of the original teams to have not won the tournament.

On that note, here’s everything you need to know about the playing conditions of the final and what would happen if rain washes out the summit clash in IPL 2025.

If Rain Washes Out IPL Final on June 3

In case the match does not get completed due to rain on Tuesday, there is a reserve date attached to the game. In case of a complete washout, the match takes place on June 4.

If the Match Does Not Get Completed on June 3

Imagine a case where the match remains incomplete on June 3, the scheduled date for the final. There is ample time to finish it, given there is a two-hour grace period given to every game. It means that the cut-off time for today is at 11:56 PM.

In case the match starts, and then does not get finished, it will be paused and restarted on the next day.

IPL Rules About Weather and Match Conditions

Where the start of play is delayed or play is suspended for any reason, then extra time of (i) up to sixty minutes shall be available for each IPL regular season match; and (ii) up to one hundred and twenty minutes for any of the play-off matches.

For the avoidance of doubt, if extra time is required to be used, it will be taken in the following sequence. In the event of a delayed start or interruption, the provision of sixty minutes (or one hundred and twenty minutes for play-off matches) extra time is to be used first, followed by the time allocated for ‘time outs’, and then the reduction in the innings change interval (if applicable).

For clarity, the changeover period (maximum 10 mins) for a Super Over after the main match is not to be taken into account when applying any permitted extra time available. For the play-off matches, in addition to the extra time referred to above, there may be reserve days (on which an incomplete play-off match shall be completed).

IPL Final Affected by Rain

Ahmedabad previously hosted the IPL final in 2023, which was also heavily affected by rain. Originally scheduled for May 28, 2023, the match was washed out without a ball being bowled. Thanks to a reserve day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India was able to hold the final the next day. Even then, rain interruptions shortened the match — with the second innings reduced to just 15 overs.

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