Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Virat Kohli have finally got their hands on the IPL trophy as they beat Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the IPL 2025 final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
An 18-year title drought comes to an end after what was a brilliant comeback by RCB, courtesy of their bowling attack.
RCB successfully defended a competitive total of 190, credited to bowling display spearheaded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya. Chasing 191 for victory, PBKS fell short, finishing at 184 for 7 in their 20 overs.
The win marked an emotional moment for RCB fans and especially for Virat Kohli, who had been part of the franchise since its inception in 2008. This was RCB’s fourth appearance in an IPL final and their first since 2016. In contrast, it was PBKS’s second appearance, having last reached the final in 2014.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have received Rs 20 crore for winning the 18th edition of the league while runners-up Punjab Kings got richer by Rs 12.5 crore.
List of Winners With Prize Purse
Winners RCB: Rs 20 crore
Runners-up PBKS: Rs 12.5 crore
Third-placed Mumbai Indians: Rs 7 crore
Fourth-placed Gujarat Titans: Rs 6.5 crore
Orange Cap winner (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh
Purple Cap winner (Prasidh Krishna): Rs 10 lakh
Emerging Player winner (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh
Most Valuable Player (Suryakumar Yadav): Rs 15 lakh
Super Striker of the season (Vaibhav Suryavanshi): Rs 10 lakh + Tata Curvv car
Fantasy King of the season (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh
Best Catch winner (Kamindu Mendis): Rs 10 lakh
Most Dot Balls (Mohammed Siraj): Rs 10 lakh
Super Sixes (Nicholas Pooran): Rs 10 lakh
Fours of the season (Sai Sudharsan): Rs 10 lakh
Fairplay Award (Chennai Super Kings): Rs 10 lakh
Pitch and Ground (Delhi Capitals home ground New Delhi): Rs 50 lakh
List of award winners in the RCB vs PBKS final
Player of the Match (Krunal Pandya): Rs 5 lakh
Super Striker (Jitesh Sharma): Rs 1 lakh
Most Dot balls (Krunal Pandya): Rs 1 lakh
Most fours (Priyansh Arya): Rs 1 lakh
Fantasy King (Shashank Singh): Rs 1 lakh
Most Sixes (Shashank Singh): Rs 1 lakh.
The Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) has got the ‘Best Pitch and Ground’ award for the matches held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Besides the recognition, DDCA also got richer by Rs 50 lakh.
