Royal Challengers Bengaluru win second straight IPL title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets on Sunday to win their second straight Indian Premier League title. Bengaluru chased down a target of 156 after restricting Gujarat to 155 for eight.

Match summary Bengaluru openers Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer added 62 runs before Gujarat took two wickets. Kohli reached his fifth half-century of the season and finished unbeaten on 75 from 42 balls, hitting nine fours and three sixes. Tim David contributed 24 runs in a 41-run stand with Kohli.

Jitesh Sharma joined Kohli for the closing partnership as Bengaluru completed the chase with 12 balls unused.

Bowling performance Bengaluru’s pace attack took early wickets.

Rasikh Salam finished with three for 27, while Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar each claimed two wickets. Gujarat’s Washington Sundar remained not out on 50, the only substantial resistance as the rest of the batting order managed limited contributions.

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“Stuff you dream of.”

Thought of this moment many times, wanting to hit the winning run." — Virat Kohli (Al Jazeera) Kohli said the team’s depth gave confidence in any situation and that execution of plans made them the strongest side in the competition. The match was played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad before an official attendance of more than 90,000 spectators.