IPL 2026 Winner: RCB became champion for the second consecutive time, captured the shining trophy by defeating Gujarat

RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Final: The final match of the Indian Premier League 2026 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. In this match played in Ahmedabad, RCB has captured the shining IPL trophy for the second consecutive time. RCB won this match by defeating Gujarat by 5 wickets. In which Virat Kohli’s half-century innings contributed a lot. The toss remained in favor of RCB, and captain Rajat Patidar decided to bowl first. Batting first in this match, Gujarat team scored a total of 155 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. RCB needed 156 runs to become champions for the second time.

Hardly anyone would have thought that Shubman Gill’s team would accept defeat so easily. In a stadium packed with 90,014 spectators, RCB’s bowlers and batsmen performed so brilliantly that they made the match completely one-sided. Thanks to Virat Kohli’s brilliant half-century, RCB easily won the match and the trophy by 5 wickets. In a tournament where even a score of 250 runs was not considered safe, there was little hope of sustaining the target of 156 runs in the final. RCB’s great batsman and ‘King of Cricket’ Virat Kohli played his role as ‘Chase-Master’ really brilliantly. Together with Venkatesh Iyer, he almost sealed RCB’s victory within the first four overs. Virat played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs on 42 balls which included 9 fours and 3 sixes and he himself also hit the winning six.

Teams that won IPL trophy in two consecutive seasons

• Chennai Super Kings won two consecutive titles in 2010 and 2011. The captain was MS Dhoni.
• Mumbai Indians became IPL champions consecutively in 2019 and 2020. The captain was Rohit Sharma.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the 2025 title and then defeated Gujarat Titans in the 2026 final.

RCB’s playing eleven: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam Dar.

GT’s playing eleven: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.

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