RCB vs pbks highlights: In the history of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their first trophy at the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, RCB defeated Punjab by 6 wickets and won the trophy. RCB’s team Virat Kohli (43 runs), Jitesh Sharma (24 runs) and Rajat Patidar (26 runs), who came to bat first, gave Punjab a 191 -run target. Punjab’s team could score 184 runs in 20 overs to chase the target. With this victory, IPL got the 8th champion as RCB team in the 18th season of IPL. RCB bowlers Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Punjab got 3-3 wickets by Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jaimison.
Royal Challengers Bangalore created history by winning the IPL trophy in the 18th season of IPL 2025. RCB has now become the eighth team to win the IPL title. Earlier, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have won the IPL title 5-5 times, while Kolkata Knight Riders have become champions 3 times. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat giants have also been winners once.
How was Punjab batting
RCB, who came out to bat first after losing the toss, had nothing special. The team got the first blow in the second over when Film Salt scored 16 runs and was dismissed by Kyle Jamison. The score reached 61 runs by 7 overs, but Manayak Agarwal was dismissed for 24 runs off Yuzvendra Chahal. After this, Rajat Patidar and Kohli carried the innings forward. The two together took the team’s score to 88 runs in 10 overs.
Jitesh Sharma’s stormy innings
In the 11th over, RCB suffered a third blow when Rajat Patidar was dismissed for 26 runs. By this time the score was 98 runs. After 14 overs, the score reached 124 runs. Virat Kohli scored 43 runs in 35 balls and was dismissed by Ajmatullah Umarjai in the 15th over. Liam Livingstone also played some good shots but returned to the pavilion after scoring 25 runs in the 17th over. After this, Jitesh Sharma played a fast innings of 24 runs in 10 balls, causing the team’s score to move forward rapidly. However, he too was dismissed in the 18th over.
3 shocks in 19th over
After 19 overs, RCB had reached 187 runs. In the last over, Arshdeep Singh took three wickets while bowling brilliantly. He gave a big blow to RCB by dismissing Romario Shepherd (17 runs), Krunal Pandya (4 runs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1 run). Finally, RCB scored 190 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
How was Punjab started
Punjab started faster to chase a target of 191 runs. Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran Singh gave the team a good start. But the first wicket fell in the 5th over when Priyansh was dismissed for 24 runs. After this, Prabhasimran and English carried the innings forward. After this, the Punjab team’s continuous wickets were falling. Prabhasimran Singh was dismissed for 26 runs and Josh English 39 runs. After this, Shashank Singh and Nehal Vadhera raised hopes for some time, but in the 17th over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave Punjab two shocks.
22 runs in the last over
Bhubaneswar first dismissed Nehal Vadhera (15 runs) and then Marcus Stoinis (6 runs). After this, Ajmatullah Umarzai was also dismissed early. In the last over, Punjab needed 31 runs to win but the team could score only 6 runs. Shashank Singh remained unbeaten by scoring 61 runs in 30 balls, but he could not win the team. The Punjab team scored 22 runs in the last over but their team lost by 6 runs. Punjab’s team could score 184 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
RCB vs pbks final ipl match highlights: RCB becomes IPL 2025 champion, Punjab’s broken dream
