RCB IPL 2026 Champions; RCB Defeat GT in Final to Clinch Second Title

RCB 2026 Champions

RCB IPL 2026 Champions. Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets on May 31, 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, to successfully defend their title.

Match Summary: RCB vs GT Final 2026

Gujarat Titans Innings: 155/8 (20 overs)

Top scorers: Washington Sundar 50_ off 37, Sai Sudharsan 28, Shubman Gill 24

RCB Bowling: Rasikh Salam Dar 3/27 in 4 overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/29, Josh Hazlewood 2/31, GT 42/2. Middle overs collapse vs spin and pace changes

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Innings: 161/5 (18 overs)

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli – 75_ off 42 balls, his fastest IPL fifty with 9 fours, 3 sixes

Historic Win Back-to-Back Champions: RCB became only the 3rd team after CSK and MI to win consecutive IPL titles.First Title in 2025: RCB ended an 18-year wait by beating Punjab Kings in 2025, then defended it in 2026Captain Rajat Patidar: Lifted the trophy on his 33rd birthday and said “we dominated this ye

Will RCB do a hat-trick in 2027?

Kumar Mangalam Birla said “I think there would be a hat-trick next year” after the 2026 win. No team has won 3 IPLs in a row yet.

In IPL 2026, RCB’s success was driven by captain Rajat Patidar’s calm leadership, head coach Andy Flower’s data-driven strategy and bowling focus, and the Aditya Birla Group management’s bold auction picks like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rasikh Salam Dar, together building a balanced squad that defended their title to become back-to-back champions.