Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets to win the IPL 2026 title, with Virat Kohli smashing an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls in the final at Ahmedabad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru scripted history on Sunday, winning the IPL 2026 title with a commanding 5-wicket victory(12 balls left) over Gujarat Titans in a thrilling final. Chasing 156, RCB romped home at 161/5 in just 18 overs and the architect of it all was the irreplaceable Virat Kohli, unbeaten on 75 off 42 balls, with 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Venkatesh Iyer gave RCB a quick start, smashing 32 off 16 balls before falling to Mohammed Siraj. Wickets fell in the middle, with Rashid Khan striking twice to keep GT in the hunt, but Kohli stood tall throughout, never once looking rattled. Tim David chipped in with a valuable 24, and with Jitesh Sharma alongside him in the final overs, Kohli sealed the chase in style with 12 balls to spare.
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Earlier, GT were restricted to 155/8 thanks to a disciplined RCB bowling effort. Washington Sundar was GT’s sole resistance with a gutsy 50 off 37 balls, holding the innings together as wickets crumbled around him. Rasikh Salam Dar was the pick of the RCB bowlers, finishing with 3 wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed 2 each.
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For RCB, this is more than just a trophy. Back-to-back IPL titles, and Virat Kohli at the heart of both. The man who waited years for his first IPL crown has now lifted it twice in succession. The King reigns supreme.
Ee Saala… 2x 🏆 Naamdu
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) May 31, 2026
♥️ #RCB pic.twitter.com/cU4do0tpVK
Congratulations to @RCBTweets on winning consecutive @IPL titles. One of the challenges in sport is that success changes the questions you have to answer. After winning once, the task is no longer proving you can do it, but proving you can sustain it. RCB met that challenge…
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 31, 2026
Back-to-back IPL titles is a remarkable achievement 🏆 @rrjjt_01 should be proud to join the elite company of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as captains with consecutive titles. @imVkohli being in his own-self, @BhuviOfficial leading the bowling attack brilliantly and the entire squad…
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 31, 2026
Congratulations @RCBTweets for winning back your back IPL titles. Clinical right through the competition! 🙌🙌
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) May 31, 2026
A HUGE congrats to everyone involved again in this season of the IPL.
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) May 31, 2026
What a truly incredible tournament. It just keeps getting better and better!
And to the fans – YOU ARE THE REAL DEAL! You are loved by all, more than you can possibly imagine. 🙏🏻
Congratulations to @RCBTweets on back to back @IPL titles. Truly a well constructed team for all situations 🏆 🏆 Very popular victory.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 31, 2026
Congratulations #RCB 🏆🏆 Very well done 👏
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) May 31, 2026
Champions once. Champions again.💪🏻
— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) May 31, 2026
Congratulations @RCBTweets on IPL title No. 2. Ee Saala cup matte namdu🏆#EeSalaCupNamdu #IPL2026 #Champions pic.twitter.com/Znhfw3dKgH
Congratulations to RCB on winning the IPL 2026 trophy! 🏆 What a remarkable achievement, back-to-back IPL champions! Special congratulations to @imVkohli for his outstanding contribution, passion and commitment and to the entire team for an incredible season. Hard luck to GT—very… pic.twitter.com/QuEivy2Oqy
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 31, 2026
Congratulations @RCBTweets for winning the IPL 2026 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ReDqr3MQRJ
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) May 31, 2026
Rory doubles up at The Masters
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) May 31, 2026
PSG doubles up Champs League
RCB doubles up IPL
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You would expect somebody else to do it but season after season ultimately it all boils down to Virat Kohli again while chasing. #rcb #ipl
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) May 31, 2026
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝟐𝐎𝐍𝐒! 🏆🏆
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) May 31, 2026
Congratulations #RCB! 🏆
Congratulations Virat Kohli, What an innings! The greatest for a reason… 👑#RCBvsGT | #IPLFinal | #IPL2026Final | #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/pQCMrWVIQz
2K26 🏆 🏆
— SAYYED IQBAL ABDULLAH (SIA) (@iqqiabdullah) May 31, 2026
Congratulations @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/rQjQOQJYG0
First time so nice, they had to do it twice! 🏆🏆 Royal Champions Bengaluru 🙌 #Aakashvani #GTvsRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/RMGj3l5kKM
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) May 31, 2026
Back-to-back IPL titles is a remarkable achievement 🏆 @rrjjt_01 should be proud to join the elite company of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as captains with consecutive titles. @imVkohli being in his own-self, @BhuviOfficial leading the bowling attack brilliantly and the entire squad…
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 31, 2026
They looked the goods at the start of the tournament.
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) May 31, 2026
Quite incredible that @RCBTweets have doubled up!
It never rains…
Congratulations @RCBTweets #IPL #IPLFinal #RCB #India #cricket
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