RCB vs GT

That brings the curtains down to yet another spectacular and memorable season of this phenomenon named the Indian Premier League (IPL) and this night will go down in history as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru etch their name in folklore winning back-to-back titles. They came, they saw and they conquered and it does not feel that they are even close to done; we are well and truly in the RCB era

From Ahmedabad to Bengaluru and in every corner of this wonderful country, the celebrations will go on deep into the night and then the days to follow as well. Spare a thought for the runners up as well for it takes two great teams to constitute a grand finale, 3 finals in 5 seasons for the Gujarat Titans who have quickly established themselves as the team that no one can keep their eyes off.

Cricket is a sport that unites all and the best part is that it simply does not stop, neither will we. We will keep brining you every bit of action going forward as well, look out for all our social media platforms where you will get all the content you want. Time now for me, Sourabh Agrawal to sign off on behalf of Bidipto Datta, Pradeep and every single person here at the SK team who have had great pleasure in bringing you all the action for the last two months and we hope you have had a great time as well. Good bye, sleep tight, take care!

Rajat Patidar collects the IPL trophy from BCCI President Mithun Manhas and secretary Devijit Saikia. The team straightaway goes up to him and the celebrations start, confetti all over the place as the entire RCB unit gathers around the trophy and the coaching staff join in too. The trophy being passed around to everyone, they lift it up in the air to mark their triumph. 

CHAMPIONS written near the podium, the RCB team poses with the trophy around it. The families now join in too, smiles and joy all over the place as the trophy remains with the deserved winners who have now made it a habit and what a habit this is. Rest assured your social media is going to be filled with the visuals, this is an incredible feat from an incredible team

Time for the winners of the IPL 2026 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru! Head coach Andy Flower steps up and collects the token for his team and then the skipper Rajat Patidar is here for some words -

It feels superb, lots of memories. We played here last year, won here and I do not really have words. Feeling superb. It was a clear plan, we wanted to get their top-3 early in the powerplay. The way all our bowlers bowled, not only today but all throughout the season, I want to mention every bowler, Bhuvi, Hazlewood, KP, Suyash, Shephy.

I never dreamt of winning back to back title for RCB, I think it was written. Last year, there was pressure but this year we were confident. We were in good frame of mind as compared to the last year. Great to see the fans, everywhere we went it was like home for us

Pre-tournament, the prep was good for me. The way I looked at my batting, areas to imporve specially against pace bowling. During the tournament, I worked with DK and Virat, got ideas. Whenever I see him (Kohli), he is always there for the team. Even when the young players come in, they are nervous but he straightaway goes up to them

(Message for the fans) This one is for you again - Ee Sala Nu Cup Namdu

GUJARAT TITANS, a big ovation for them, please! Time for the entire squad and the support staff, to collect their mementoes and cheque. The runners-up! 

Time as well, to listen in to skipper Shubman Gill: "If we would have gotten close to 180-190, would be close. It wasn't a two-paced surface as such, and we lost momentum with the bat. We didn't get the early wickets, and gave away 15-20 runs more in the power play. We were one of the best bowling sides in the tournament. After losing the first two games, we came back strongly. We kept pushing one another, kept challenging ourselves. We couldn't get over the line here, but there are always things to work on. We can hold our chin up." 

The runners-up shield gets presented to Shubman Gill now! 

Let's now hear from the wonder kid, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now speaks to Ravi Shastri: Feeling good but there is a bit of pressure giving this interview. Will try to do better next season. I do not drink milk (laughs). I try to back my game, even if the first ball is there to hit I go all-out. (what he learned the most this season?) Playing under pressure, how to change your game according to the demand of the game. You cannot play one way, learnt that in the playoffs. Got to keep working on my fitness if I want to play for long. Everyone is very supportive (at RR), all the senior players back me and they support me as well. It is a great environment

Most Valuable Player of IPL 2026 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi comes up to the dias again and collects yet another prize. And yet again, he is obviously the youngest ever to win this award too

And of course Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the proud recepient of the Orange Cap, youngest ever to win it. He scored 776 runs in 15 games for RR with including a hundred as well

Kagiso Rabada takes home the Purple Cap, second time for him after he won it back in 2020 when he has with DC. He finishes with 29 wickets in 17 games for GT

Punjab Kings win the Fair Play Award for the season, they have been adjudged as the team who were the most sporting and played within the spirit of the game

Any guesses who gets the Catch of the Season? The evergreen Manish Pandey at 37 years old gets it for his stunning one-handed catch to dismiss Tim David in Raipur earlier this season

Super Sixes of the Season - here comes the teenager yet again. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with 72 sixes in the season, well clear of anyone as well as the most ever in any IPL season going past Chris Gayle's 59 back in 2012

The Emerging Player of IPL 2026 - who other than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Massive cheers from the crowd as the 15-year old comes up on the stage to collect his award with the Orange Cap on his head and a fresh hair cut to go along with it as well

Virat Kohli (Player of the Match, 75* off 42 balls): "It's stuff that you dream of! I thought of it many times, when we win the IPL, I hit the winning runs! We've been superb tonight! But in a chase, I was really confident of what I can do. Such is the demand of this sport today, that young players are asking you to change your game and get better! You need to get those 20-30 extra runs. I also was able to take the best bowlers of the opposition on, thankfully! The first target was to finish at the top of the table, then of course, we were happy to play any team in the final! We have a lot of mature and experienced players out there, and that experience counts! I know that it's a chase and they wanted to get me out, but I know that we have a superb line-up, so that gives me the freedom every time to set the ball rolling. A simple chat to Venky before the innings - kill the game in the power play. And we did that! Venkatesh's intent was the difference-maker for the last few games! I keep saying, we don't have 7 home games, we have 14! The supporters are fantastic, and we want to make them proud all the time! We hope we have done them this time!"