Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retain IPL Title With 5-Wicket Win as Kohli Hits Unbeaten 75
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Updated · The Guardian · May 31
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retain IPL Title With 5-Wicket Win as Kohli Hits Unbeaten 75
13 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 31
12 balls remained when Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 156 to beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL final, sealing a second straight title in Ahmedabad.
Virat Kohli anchored the chase with an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls—his fifth fifty of the season—after Venkatesh Iyer's 32 off 16 helped launch a 62-run opening stand.
Bengaluru's bowlers set up the win by holding Gujarat to 155 for eight, with Rasikh Salam taking 3-27 and Josh Hazlewood plus Bhuvneshwar Kumar claiming two wickets each.
Washington Sundar's unbeaten 50 was Gujarat's only major resistance as the runners-up again fell short in a third IPL final, having won only in their 2022 debut season.
The victory puts Rajat Patidar alongside MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as captains to win back-to-back IPL titles, after Bengaluru topped the 10-team league stage.
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