Coming back to the match, after being put in to bat first, RCB posted a good score of 190/9 in 20 overs with Virat Kohli top scoring with 43 (35), while Jitesh Sharma played a quick-fire cameo of ...

The 36-year-old Virat Kohli who has been performing season after season, was often left heartbroken as RCB crashed and burned in the IPL season. However, in 2025, the story was completely different.

Post-2016, RCB made it to the playoffs in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Kohli stepped down as captain after the 2021 season, and in 2022, Faf du Plessis took over the reins.

The wait was over. And it was perfect. For RCB fans across the world, this wasn’t just a title. It was vindication. It was emotion. It was history.

It’s been eighteen years since the start of the IPL, and RCB—along with Kohli—was yet to hold the trophy. With 18 on his back, many fans were hoping this would be his year. Finally, the ...