Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished another great season with a five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. RCB won their third IPL final and are one of the few teams to win two league titles in a row.
RCB’s bowlers played a crucial role in the title fight. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Rasikh Salam Dar struck at regular intervals to derail the Gujarat Titans’ batting line-up. The home side was relying on Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler, but the three never really contributed to the game, and Gujarat was 73/4.
Washington Sundar fought a lone battle with a brilliant unbeaten 50 off 37 balls, helping Gujarat reach 155/8 in their 20 overs. The Titans got the total to defend, but it was never enough against a confident RCB batting line.
Venkatesh Iyer provided the perfect start with a blistering 32 off 16 deliveries. Virat Kohli then took his turn in the chase and scored a quick half-century and took Bengaluru home with 12 balls left. With this innings, he won the Player of the Final, and RCB once again won the IPL title.
IPL 2026 Prize Money
- Champions: Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Rs 20 crore
- Runners-up: Gujarat Titans - Rs 12.5 crore.
IPL 2026 Season Awards
- Orange Cap: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – Rs 10 lakh
- Purple Cap: Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) – Rs 10 lakh
- Most Valuable Player (MVP): Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – Rs 15 lakh
- Super Striker of the season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) - Tata Sierra
- Most Dot Balls: Mohammed Siraj (Gujarat Titans) – Rs 10 lakh
- Emerging Player of the Season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – Rs 10 lakh.
- Fantasy King: Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) – Rs 10 lakh
- Most Fours of the Season: Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) - Rs 10 lakh
- Super Sixes Award: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) - Rs 10 lakh
- Catch of the Season: Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders) - Rs 10 lakh
- Fair Play Award: Punjab Kings - Rs 10 lakh
- Best Pitch and Ground: Cricket Association of Bengal (Kolkata Knight Riders' home ground) - Rs 50 lakh
- Best Pitch and Ground (Four or Fewer Matches): Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) - Rs 25 lakh
RCB vs GT Final Awards
- Player of the Final: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - Rs 5 lakh
- Super Striker of the Final: Venkatesh Iyer - Rs 1 lakh
- Most Dot Balls in the Final: Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Rs 1 lakh
- Most Fours in the Final: Virat Kohli - Rs 1 lakh
- Most Sixes in the Final: Virat Kohli - Rs 1 lakh
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Dominates Individual Awards
However, RCB won the team title, and Rajasthan Royals' teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was the biggest individual winner of the season. The young star scored the Orange Cap, MVP award, Emerging Player award and Super Sixes award, and he put it into perspective for his amazing breakthrough year.
Virat Kohli again showed his class on the biggest stage of all, and produced a title-winning performance that ensured RCB ended IPL 2026 as champions of the tournament, further strengthening their team's status as champions.
