R
CB have won the IPL 2026 final and have been crowned champions. The match was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. GT scored 155 runs while batting first, but RCB chased down the target in just 12 overs to win the match.
In this match, Virat Kohli scored the highest for RCB with 75 runs and remained unbeaten.
With this win, RCB have won the IPL for the second time.
First, RCB won the IPL in 2025 after a long wait of 17 years. Then again in 2026, RCB secured another victory, winning the IPL title once more.
If we talk about the IPL sessions so far, RCB have won the IPL title twice.
Talking about GT, they did not get a good start. In Powerplay 1 (overs 0.1 to 6.0), they scored 45 runs and lost 2 wickets.
From GT’s side, Washington Sundar scored the highest with 50 runs and remained not out.
The most successful team in IPL history is MI (Mumbai Indians), which has won the IPL title 5 times — in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
MI won their last IPL title in 2020, and since then they have not been able to win another IPL trophy.
CSK have also won the IPL trophy 5 times — in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
Both CSK and MI are the most successful teams in IPL history, as both have won the IPL trophy 5 times each.
KKR is ranked third in IPL history and has won the IPL title three times — in 2012, 2014, and 2024.
RCB have won the IPL title twice so far, in 2025 and 2026.
SRH (2016), GT (2022), RR (2008 – inaugural season), and DC (2009) have each won the IPL title once.
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GT did not bat well in the final match. Only one player, Washington Sundar, scored runs for the team, while the rest of the batters failed to contribute.
The team scored a total of 155 runs with 8 wickets down. Out of these, Washington Sundar contributed 50 runs, while the other players together scored 105 runs.
GT lost this match due to their low score.
Sai Sudharsan — 12 (12 balls), 4s: 2, 6s: 0
Shubman Gill (c) — 10 (8 balls), 4s: 2, 6s: 0
Nishant Sindhu — 20 (18 balls), 4s: 3, 6s: 0
Jos Buttler—19 (23 balls), 4s: 1, 6s: 0
Washington Sundar — 50* (37 balls), 4s: 5, 6s: 0
Arshad Khan — 15 (6 balls), 4s: 0, 6s: 2
Rahul Tewatia — 7 (5 balls), 4s: 1, 6s: 0
Jason Holder — 7 (5 balls), 4s: 1, 6s: 0
Rashid Khan — 7 (3 balls), 4s: 0, 6s: 1
Kagiso Rabada — 3* (3 balls), 4s: 0, 6s: 0
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In the same final match, RCB’s team morale was strong despite a low target, and they chased the match successfully in just 12 balls remaining.
In this match, Virat Kohli was the key player who led RCB to victory. He scored the most runs for the team with an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls.
RCB won the match with 12 balls remaining.
RCB has won consecutive IPL seasons. Earlier they also won the IPL in 2025, and now they have won again in 2026.
Venkatesh Iyer—32 (16 balls), 4s: 4, 6s: 2
Virat Kohli — 75* (42 balls), 4s: 9, 6s: 3
Devdutt Padikkal — 1 (4 balls), 4s: 0, 6s: 0
Rajat Patidar (c) — 15 (13 balls), 4s: 1, 6s: 1
Krunal Pandya — 1 (2 balls), 4s: 0, 6s: 0
Tim David — 24 (17 balls), 4s: 3, 6s: 1
Jitesh Sharma † — 11* (14 balls), 4s: 1, 6s: 0
Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam Dar
Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
