Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged Punjab Kings by six runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium on June 3 to claim their first-ever IPL championship.
- Virat Kohli top-scored with 43 off 35 balls in the final and finished the season as RCB’s leading run-getter with 657 runs, ranking third overall in IPL 2025.
- Yash Dayal overcame past setbacks to spearhead RCB’s new-ball attack alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, earning praise for his disciplined pace bowling.
- Former India opener Virender Sehwag suggested that Kohli could retire from the IPL satisfied now that he has finally lifted the trophy.
- Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal vowed renewed hunger and confidence for a title push in IPL 2026 despite the narrow loss in Ahmedabad.