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The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final match between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium just ended as the RCB won their second trophy and became the third team to defend the trophy of IPL after CSK and MI as they won by 5 wickets.
With RCB winning the toss and opting to field first, they did not make any changes from their win over the Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1. GT made one change, bringing in Arshad Khan for R Sai Kishore. The atmosphere was electrifying at the stadium as the fans came in large numbers to the largest stadium in the world.
Virat Kohli and run-chase are match-making in heaven
Being asked to bat first, the Titans were off to a decent start with Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan going back in the following overs for scores of 10 and 12 runs, respectively. The RCB bowling unit was in their top form, especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Jacob Duffy. Even Jos Buttler struggled as he was back for 19 runs.
Washington Sundar, who survived controversially, played a superb knock on the night for his franchise. He scored a fifty in 37 balls as they posted 155/8 in their 20 overs, with Sundar being unbeaten till the end on a wicket which was much slower and the ball was stopping in the first innings.
Coming out to chase, Venkatesh Iyer and Virat Kohli were off to a flying start. The Southpaw scored 32 runs off 16 balls, as Mohammed Siraj picked up the wicket, and Devdutt Padikkal went back for one run. Patidar also did not survive much past 15, and Krunal Pandya followed in the same over of Rashid Khan.
Kohli brought up his fifty in 25 balls and kept RCB in the run chase as it was his fastest half-century. Tim David was out on 24 off 17 balls, but Kohli remained unbeaten with a score of 75 runs as he finished the game off in style with a six.
Vaibhav Sooryanshi wins the majority of IPL Awards
For the Awards of the season, of the IPL 2026, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap with the highest runs of 776 runs with an average of 48.50. The Southpaw also won several awards for his stellar season, as he won the Angel One Super Sixes of the Season with 72 sixes this season and also the Sierra Super Striker of the Season.
Kagiso Rabada finished off the campaign with the Purple Cap as he picked 29 wickets in the season, and picked just one wicket on the night, which was expensive, and did not have the best of nights.
IPL 2022 Final, RCB vs GT: List Of All Prize Winners
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Orange Cap | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (776 Runs) |
| Purple Cap | Kagiso Rabada (29 Wickets) |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
| Emerging Player of the Season | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
| Wonder Cement Fair Play Award | Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
| RuPay On-The-Go 4s of the Match (Final) | Virat Kohli (9) |
| Angel One Super Sixes of the Match (Final) | Virat Kohli (2) |
| TATA IPL Green Dot Balls of the Match (Final) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11) |
| Sierra Super Striker of the Match (Final) | Venkatesh Iyer (200 strike rate) |
| Player of the Match (Final) | Virat Kohli |
| Sierra Super Striker of the Season | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
| RuPay On-The-Go 4s of the Season | Sai Sudharsan (75) |
| TATA IPL Green Dot Balls of the Season | Mohammed Siraj |
| Angel One Super Sixes of the Season | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (72) |
| Catch of the Season | Manish Pandey |
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