Ahead of the IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 match between RCB and PBKS, ex-India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said his instinct tells him that RCB will reach the final. "I think this game will be entirely dependent on how RCB go up against PBKS' opening pair," he stated. Ashwin added, "The one problem PBKS have is that Marco Jansen won't be there."