RCB lifts maiden IPL trophy, beat PBKS by 6 runs; Virat in tears

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 runs in the final to clinch their first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) title. The Rajat Patidar-led side, which has cricketing icon Virat Kohli, ended its 17-year-long wait for a maiden IPL trophy. Opting to bowl first, PBKS restricted RCB to 190 for 9, with Arshdeep Singh (3 for 40) and Kyle Jamieson (3 for 48) being the major contributors.

Virat Kohli was the top scorer for RCB with 43 off 35. RCB never got going in the innings and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In reply, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2 for 38) and Krunal Pandya (2 for 17) bowled magical spells to stop PBKS at 184 for 7 in 20 overs.

During the IPL 2025 final against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Kohli overtook Shikhar Dhawan to become the player with the most fours in the tournament. Before the match, Kohli and Dhawan were tied on 768 fours. Kohli hit Kyle Jamieson for a boundary in the fourth over to go past Dhawan, who retired from all forms of cricket last year. Kohli ultimately got out on 43 after hitting three boundaries. In doing so, he became the first ever player to hit over 770 fours in IPL.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Starting XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood 

Punjab Kings Starting XI: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.