Indian Premier League 2026 · Final Match
Completed
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
161/5 (18.0)
Gujarat Titans
155/8 (20.0)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets
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Key Stats
Toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru opt to bowl
Over 1713 runs, 5 wkts
Virat Kohli 75(42)
Jitesh Sharma 11(14)
Arshad Khan
4.0-0-32-1
- 6Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: Six. Back-to-back titles for RCB! Kohli finishes off the game in style, the chase-master has done it again, "Ee saala cup nu namde" which means the title is ours again, was a full ball on off, slams it away over the long on fence for a flat maximum, they have become the 3rd team after CSK and Mumbai Indians to defend their IPL crown as Rajat Patidar joins the elite list of M.S.Dhoni and Rohit Sharma for becoming the 3rd captain to win back-to-back titles
- 4Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: Four. Scores are level! Back of length ball on off, pulls it wide of mid on for a boundary
- 1Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma: One Run. Short of length ball on off, guides it to third man for a run
- 0Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Was a yorker on off, nudges it to mid wicket
- 1Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: One Run. 150 up for Royal Challengers Bengaluru!!! Length ball around off, guides it to third man for a run
- 1Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma: One Run. Back of length ball outside off, guides it to third man for a run
Over 163 runs, 5 wkts
Virat Kohli 64(39)
Jitesh Sharma 9(11)
Rashid Khan
4.0-0-25-2
- 0Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli: No Run. Length ball around off, looks to cut it but chops it towards cover
- 1Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma: One Run. Flighted ball outside off, drives it to long off for a run
- 0Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Quicker and flatter on off, punches it back to Rashid
- 1Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli: One Run. Full ball on off, flicks it to long on for a run
- 1Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma: One Run. Length ball on off, flat bats it to long on for a run
- 0Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Was a googly on length on middle, looks to flick it but outside edges it to cover
Over 156 runs, 5 wkts
Virat Kohli 63(37)
Jitesh Sharma 7(7)
Arshad Khan
3.0-0-19-1
- 0Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: No Run. Was a full ball on off, drives it uppishly towards mid off where Gill runs in and dives forward, he thought that he had his fingers under the ball but the 3rd umpire doesn't think so, Kohli himself forced the umpires to probably send it upstairs and he clinches his fist in celebration after the big screen shows "Not Out"
- 1Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma: One Run. Length ball on off, pushes it wide of mid off for a run
- 0Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Length ball around off, taps it to cover
- 1Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: One Run. Full ball on off, drives it to deep point for a run
- 4Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: Four. Short of length ball on leg, hooks it away down to fine leg for a boundary
- 0Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: No Run. Back of length ball on off, taps it to backward point
Over 147 runs, 5 wkts
Jitesh Sharma 6(5)
Virat Kohli 58(33)
Prasidh Krishna
1.0-0-7-0
- 0Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Short of length ball on off, looks to upper cut it but misses out
- 2Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma: Two Runs. Was a good length ball on middle, flicks it uppishly and wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs
- 0Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Back of length ball on off, taps it near the pitch
- 4Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma: Four. Full ball outside off, drives it into the gap between cover and mid off for a boundary
- 0Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma: No Run. Back of length ball on off, taps it to backward point
- 1Prasidh Krishna to Virat Kohli: One Run. Full ball on middle, drives it to long on for a run
Over 136 runs, 5 wkts
Tim David 24(17)
Virat Kohli 57(32)
Arshad Khan
2.0-0-13-1
- WArshad Khan to Tim David: Wicket! Caught By Jos Buttler. No Run. Gujarat retain the review! Was a back of length ball on off, looks to defend it off the back foot but gets a big outside edge through to Buttler who completes a simple catch, replays show that there was a clear spike on the UltraEdge and on-field decision has been overturned to a wicket.
- 0Arshad Khan to Tim David: No Run. Back of length ball outside off, cuts it to backward point
- 4Arshad Khan to Tim David: Four. Was a short of length ball outside off, flat bats it wide of mid off for a boundary
- 1Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: One Run. Full ball on off, drives it straight down the ground for a run
- 0Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli: No Run. Back of length ball on middle, nudges it to mid wicket where Holder stops it with a slide
- 1Arshad Khan to Tim David: One Run. Length ball on off, punches it to deep point for a run