First 2025, now 2026! RCB again created history in Ahmedabad, became IPL champion for the second consecutive time; Kohli’s unbeaten fifty

IPL 2026 Final RCB vs GT Match Highlights: A new record was created again on the same ground on which history was created in 2025. Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the Indian Premier League title for the second consecutive time at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad… and the biggest contribution in this was from chase master Virat Kohli… Kohli’s unbeaten fifty destroyed the hopes of Gujarat Titans.

RCB along with this, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians After becoming the third team to defend the title. Chennai did this feat in 2010-11, while Mumbai did it in 2019-20.

How many runs did Kohli score?

Virat Kohli hit a stormy fifty in 25 balls in this match. He was not out till the end. He scored unbeaten 75 runs in 42 balls, which included 3 sixes and 9 fours.

This is Kohli’s second half-century in an IPL final. Earlier, he scored 54 runs in 35 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016.

Venkatesh Iyer played a brilliant innings

Apart from Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer played a stormy inning of 32 runs in 16 balls. During this he hit 2 sixes and 4 fours. At the same time, the news is being updated..Devdutt Padikkal scored 1, Rajat Patidar scored 15, Krunal Pandya scored 1 and Tim David scored 24 runs. For Gujarat, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets, while Mohammad Siraj, Kagiso Rabada and Arshad Khan took 1 wicket each.

How many runs did GT score?

GT scored 155 runs at the loss of 8 wickets thanks to a brilliant half-century by Washington Sundar. Sundar scored unbeaten 50 runs in 37 balls, which included 5 fours. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan scored 12, Shubman Gill 10, Nishant Sindhu 20, Jos Buttler 19, Arshad Khan 15, Rahul Tewatia scored 7, Jason Holder scored 7 and Rashid Khan scored 7 runs. Rasikh Salam Dar took 3 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jos Hazlewood took 2 wickets each. Whereas, Krunal Pandya took 1 wicket.

What did Kohli say after making RCB champion for the second time?

After making RCB the champion for the second time, Virat Kohli said, “I told some of the boys that it does not feel like there is the same pressure this time as there was last year. Tonight, the boys’ composure was clearly visible. We had to face a few defeats after the break, but we wanted to finish on top. The win against MI gave us a lot of confidence. It is really great to have such a group of boys, where you do not feel that you are the only one who has to step up and take responsibility for the team.

Teams winning consecutive IPL titles

• CSK – 2010 and 2011
• MI – 2019 & 2020
• RCB – 2025 and 2026

Teams that have won IPL titles multiple times

• 5-MI
• 5-CSK
• 3-KKR
• 2 – RCB

Teams that won two IPL finals at the same venue

• MI – Kolkata (2013, 2015)
• MI – Hyderabad (2017, 2019)
• KKR – Chennai (2012, 2024)
• RCB – Ahmedabad (2025, 2026)

Since the current playoff format began in 2011, the team that won Qualifier 1 has won 13 of the 16 IPL finals, including the last nine.

Players involved in five or more IPL final wins

• 6 – Rohit Sharma
• 6 – Ambati Rayudu
• 5 – MS Dhoni
• 5 – Kieron Pollard
• 5 – Hardik Pandya
• 5 – Krunal Pandya

Players who have won Purple Cap multiple times

• Dwayne Bravo (2013, 2015)
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2016, 2017)
• Harshal Patel (2021, 2024)
• Kagiso Rabada (2020, 2026)

IPL 2026 – a look

• Most runs in a season: 27450
• Most runs/wickets in a season: 31.26
• Most fours in a season: 2332
• Most sixes in a season: 1426
• Most individual centuries: 15
• Highest total score over 200: 65
• Most successful chases over 200: 17