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For the third time in IPL history—following the Chennai Super Kings (2010 & 2011) and Mumbai Indians (2019 & 2020)—the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won two consecutive titles. They defeated the Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the IPL 2026 final, making history once again by clinching the championship in Ahmedabad. The hero of this victory was Virat Kohli, who gave RCB and their fans reason to celebrate with an unbeaten knock of 75 runs off just 42 balls. His innings featured 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and invited the Gujarat Titans to bat first. His decision proved to be astute when, in just the third over of the innings, captain Shubman Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs, placing GT under pressure right from the start. GT continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, preventing the team from posting a substantial total. Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler also appeared to be under immense pressure throughout the match. Washington Sundar scored a half-century (50) to guide the team to a total of 155 runs, a target that RCB chased down in just 17 overs.

Virat Kohli remained unbeaten until the very end, ultimately securing the victory for his team with a boundary followed by a match-winning six. For RCB, Rasikh Salam Dar was the top wicket-taker with 3 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed 2 wickets each; Krunal Pandya took 1 wicket.

RCB played like champions throughout the entire season, losing only five matches in total. They topped the league stage and reached the final after comprehensively defeating the Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in Qualifier 1; their dominance continued in the final as well.

After the match, Captain Rajat Patidar thanked RCB fans for their support and credited the entire team management and the fans for the victory.

“I think it feels superb. When we came here, lot of memories of last year, the way we played last year. But at the same time, we have to be more in the present and we felt good. I don’t have words to express, but I’m feeling good. To be honest, I never dreamt of being a captain and lifting a trophy for RCB. I think it was all written and I’m grateful for it. (On the difference between this season and the last season) Obviously, last year there was a lot of pressure because it was the first year of winning the title. So this one is for RCB fans again, RCB fans - Ee Salanu Cup Namdu.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the hearts of all the teams with his performance. He claimed the Orange Cap (776 runs), the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Season award, the Emerging Player of the Season award, the Super Striker of the Season award (237.3), and the Super Sixes of the Season award (72).

Purple Cap - Kagiso Rabada (29 Wickets)

Runners-up, the Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada gets the Purple Cap for taking 29 wickets in the season. 

Fairplay award - Punjab Kings 

Catch of the season: Manish Pandey (KKR)

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Manish Pandey gets the Catch of the Season award for his iconic catch of Tim David at backward point.

Apart from that, Mohammed Siraj gets an award for bowling the most number of dot balls (172) in the season. While his teammate, Sai Sudharsan, gets an award for hitting the most fours (75).