31 May,2026 12:34 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shubman Gill (Pic: X/@gujarat_titans)
In the IPL 2026 final match against Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a dominating victory by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this, they have successfully defended their title.
After suffering a loss, GT's captain Shubman Gill said, "Definitely. If we would have got close to 180-190, it would have been a good match. First three four overs there is some movement for the fast bowlers and we lost momentum after losing a couple of early wickets. We gave away 15-20 runs in the powerplay. I think we were one of the best bowling sides in the tournament. After losing the first couple of games we came back. Very happy. We couldn't get over the line but there would have always been areas to improve even if we won the trophy".
With an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs, RCB scored 161 runs for the loss of five wickets in 18 overs.
Impact Player Venkatesh Iyer smashed 31 runs in just 16 balls, with the help of four boundaries and two maximums. Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed on one run in four balls.
Skipper Rajat Patidar scored 15 runs before departing. Facing 13 balls, he smashed a boundary and a maximum. Krunal Pandya's innings also came to an end with one run in two balls. Tim David accumulated 24 runs in 17 balls before departing. His knock included three boundaries and a maximum.
Facing 42 balls, stalwart Virat Kohli garnered an unbeaten 75 runs, laced with nine boundaries and three maximums. Shouldering him was wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma, who scored an unbeaten 11 runs in 14 balls, with the help of a boundary.
Gujarat's Rashid Khan claimed two wickets. Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Arshad Khan also bagged one wicket each. Impact Player Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against Bengaluru.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, GT's opening batsman Sai Sudharsan managed to score 12 runs in 12 balls, including two boundaries. Captain Shubman Gill registered 10 runs in eight balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Facing 18 balls, Nishant Sindhu scored 20 runs, which included three boundaries. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls. His knock included a boundary. Arshad Khan lost his wicket in 15 runs in six balls, including two maximums.
Later, Jason Holder was dismissed on seven runs in five balls, including a boundary. Washington Sundar played a fighting knock of an unbeaten 50 runs off 37 deliveries, laced with five boundaries. Rashid Khan also scored seven runs in three balls, including a maximum. Rahul Tewatia registered seven runs in five balls, including a boundary. Kagiso Rabada stayed unbeaten on three runs in three balls. With this, the Titans posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the Royal Challengers.
Bengaluru's Rasikh Salam returned with the figures of three wickets for 27 runs in four overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets each. Krunal Pandya also chipped in with one wicket. Jacob Duffy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the Titans.
