RCB's maiden IPL title win in pics
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans thronged the Motera in anticipation of IPL 18 going to No.18•Getty Images
Shreyas plunged into action almost right away, taking a sharp catch at mid-on to dismiss Phil Salt in the second over•Getty Images
Rajat Patidar, the RCB captain, took more risks on his way to 26 off 16 balls•BCCI
PBKS feel the pinch of Salt: Salt took a screamer in the outfield to dismiss Priyansh Arya, one of the breakout stars of IPL 2025, in the chase•BCCI
Shreyas' dismissal for 1, however, decisively tilted the title RCB's way•AFP/Getty Images
Kohli's close friend and former RCB team-mate AB de Villiers was also emotional after the title win•Getty Images
Don't forget Rajat Patidar, who overcame a finger injury and led RCB to IPL glory in his first full season as captain•AFP/Getty Images
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and asked RCB to bat first•Associated Press
Virat Kohli struggled to generate power on his pull shot on an Ahmedabad pitch where PBKS seamers found tennis-ball bounce•Getty Images
Kyle Jamieson trapped both Patidar and Liam Livingstone to bring PBKS back into the game•Getty Images
Prabhsimran Singh struggled to find a tempo that could hurt RCB•BCCI
No Shashank redemption: Shashank Singh smashed a 29-ball fifty but couldn't take PBKS home•BCCI
Chris Gayle, another RCB OG, revelled in the afterglow of an IPL triumph•Getty Images
The most enduring image of IPL 2025: Kohli shows off the IPL trophy to the world•Associated Press
Kohli worked his way to 43 off 35 balls and ended up top-scoring for RCB•Associated Press
Jitesh Sharma took RCB to 190 for 9 with a mix of T20 invention and power•BCCI
Josh Inglis, though, hit a high tempo hitting four sixes during his 39 off 23 balls•AFP/Getty Images
Kohli couldn't hold his tears back after RCB ended an 18-year wait to become IPL champions•Getty Images
Kohli and the IPL trophy made quite the striking pair•BCCI