The final between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Punjab Kings will be played on June 3 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, where fans will witness a new champion being crowned.
The match is expected to be a cutthroat battle between the teams who were only separated on the virtue of the net run rate at the end of the league phase, after finishing level on points with the same number of wins, losses and no results.
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However, in T20 cricket — especially when it comes to such close contests in the IPL, a third result, i.e., a tie, is always a possibility.
So far in IPL history, in 17 previous finals, we haven't seen a scenario where a game has been tied. The closest it has come to was when the Mumbai Indians won by just a solitary run on two occasions --in 2017, against the Rising Pune and in 2019, against the Chennai Super Kings.
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In this article, TSN takes a look at what happens if the match ends in a tie.
What happens if the RCB vs PBKS IPL Final ends in a tie?
If the match between the Royal Challengers and the Kings ends in a tie after both teams have batted, the match will go into a super over, which will be the tie-breaker between the teams.
What happens if the super over in the IPL final is tied again?
In case of another tie in a super over, the teams shall play another super over until we get an outright winning team.
Previously, a double-super over took place between the Mumbai Indians and PBKS during the 2020 league phase that was eventually won by PBKS.
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