RCB win IPL 2026 beating GT by 5 wickets

Royal Challengers Bangalore have become the champions of IPL 2026. In the final, Bangalore defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets. This is the second consecutive year that RCB has won the Indian Premier League title. Batting first, Gujarat scored 155 runs. In response, RCB made history by achieving the target in the 18th over. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs.

RCB has become only the third team in IPL history to win the IPL trophy for two consecutive seasons. Chennai Super Kings achieved this feat in 2010-2011, and then Mumbai Indians in 2019-2020. Now, after winning the 2025 title, Bengaluru has also secured a place in this special list by winning the 2026 title.

Sooryavanshi becomes youngest to clinch Orange Cap

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, has capped off a breathtaking Indian Premier League season by becoming the youngest-ever recipient of the Orange Cap, rewriting record books at just 15 years and 65 days of age.

The Rajasthan Royals opener finished IPL 2026 with a staggering 776 runs from 16 innings, a tally that remained untouched after Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and fellow opener Sai Sudharsan failed to mount a successful challenge in Sunday’s final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Kagiso Rabada wins the Purple Cap in IPL 2026

Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap for IPL 2026 after becoming the highest wicket-taker of the season. Rabada has scalped 29 wickets from 17 matches. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvaneshwar Kumar finished second in the standings.

The Indian pacer accounted for 27 wickets in 16 matches, at an economy of 7.91. Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer finished third in the table with 25 wickets from 16 games.

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