RCB Left Their Maiden IPL Title, End 17-Year-Long Wait
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by a slim margin of six runs in an enthralling final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to win their maiden Indian Premier League 2025 championship. Match Summary Arsheep and Jamieson 3-3 wickets, but Liam, Jitesh, and Romario cameo innings, RCB scored 190 PBKS decided to take advantage of the early position by choosing to field first after winning the toss. With opener Phil Salt out in the second over, RCB's innings got off to a shaky start. With a cool 43 off 35 balls, Virat Kohli led the innings, with Mayank Agarwal and Rajat Patidar scoring 24 and 26 runs, respectively. RCB reached a competitive total of 190/9 thanks to late-order heroics from Liam Livingstone (25), Jitesh Sharma (24), and Romario Shepherd (17 off 9). The two best bowlers for PBKS were Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jamieson, who both took three wickets. Shashank Singh’s 61-run innings, but Kunal and Bhuvneshwar's final over, PBKS jus...