Kohli and RCB are finally IPL champions
An 18-year wait for a first trophy ended on Tuesday night thanks to key contributions from Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
03/06Result
Final (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Jun 3 2025
Player of the Match
03/06Result
Final (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Jun 3 2025
Player of the Match
Match Day
IPL 2025: Kohli, Bumrah, Iyer headline ESPNcricinfo's team of the tournament
Four members of RCB's title-winning side in the XII, but who else make the cut?
RCB to extend IPL title celebrations in Bengaluru
The team will drive to the chief minister's office for a short felicitation before arriving at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium shortly after 5pm
Kohli and Hazlewood finish at No. 3 on IPL 2025 Orange and Purple Cap tables respectively
B Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh Krishna won the Orange and Purple Caps respectively at the end of IPL 2025
Ponting expects 'daring, dynamic and different' PBKS to come back stronger next season
"Maybe a little bit of experience in that middle order today might have helped us out," Ricky Ponting says of the IPL 2025 final defeat to RCB
Kohli, after all this time, just for this moment
Every year, Virat Kohli dusted himself off and brought the same energy to the IPL for RCB. After 18 years, he is finally an IPL champion
'RCB has had its role in making Virat, but Virat has also made the franchise'
"It's nearly like the young Virat Kohli coming out of him, just celebrating and rejoicing in an emotional way," Tom Moody said after RCB's maiden IPL win
Patidar: 'Virat Kohli deserves it more than anyone else'
Krunal Pandya, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood and others also react to RCB's maiden IPL title
Jamieson and Arshdeep restrict RCB to 190 for 9 in IPL final
The PBKS seam attack made good use of a pitch that offered just enough help to pace-off deliveries aimed into the pitch
Unchanged PBKS bowl in IPL final; RCB without Tim David
Teams batting first have won six out of eight matches in Ahmedabad this IPL season
Stats - RCB's 18-year, 6255-day, 286-game wait ends
Stats highlights from a historic day in Ahmedabad for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Krunal Pandya is an IPL great even if you don't think he is
He doesn't turn the ball big, doesn't have mystery deliveries, but whatever little he has is ideal for T20 and he keeps winning big moments
IPL to crown a new champion as RCB and PBKS meet in the final
RCB have played three finals previously; PBKS have made it to the final only once before
Flower: 'Tremendous respect' for how Patidar remained calm despite all the scrutiny
"You can't underestimate the calmness he showed in leading some really big players, a really big franchise and making good decisions under pressure"
Shreyas Iyer praises 'fearless' PBKS youngsters despite defeat in IPL final
PBKS captain says the job is half done after finishing runners-up in IPL 2025
'They deserve it as much as I do' - Kohli shares glory with de Villiers and Gayle
The two former RCB players were at the ground to celebrate their first title in 18 years
Nine players, nine plays - heroes of RCB's run to the IPL 2025 final
In 15 games this season, RCB have had nine different Player-of-the-Match winners. Here's how each of them has helped the team's cause
Power, stance and backlift: how Iyer took his ball-striking to new heights
A three-day session in January with Pravin Amre helped him fine-tune his technique and be more balanced while responding to different types of deliveries
Patidar, Iyer, and the calm before the storm
The two captains attended an IPL final press conference where they gave nothing away
Dasher Salt makes all the difference for RCB
Phil Salt was crucial to KKR winning the IPL title in 2024, and he's been crucial to RCB's run to the final this season
Virat Kohli: I've given this team my youth, my prime, my experience
The RCB batter said the "win is as much for the fans as it is for the team"
Preview
RCB vs PBKS - An IPL final with the potential for great joy and heartbreak
One of these teams will win a prize that had eluded them for 17 years, the other... well, you wouldn't want to be in that camp
