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Kohli Leads Bengaluru to 5-Wicket Win over Gujarat in Indian Premier League Final
Bengaluru’s bowlers shared nine wickets as Gujarat failed to build momentum and fell to 99-5 before the 15th over.
- On Sunday, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted Gujarat Titans to 155-8 in the Indian Premier League final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
- Bengaluru elected to field first in their bid to clinch back-to-back titles after winning their first IPL trophy last year with star player Virat Kohli.
- Medium pacer Rasikh Salam Dar took 3-27 in four overs, while experienced pacers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar shared four wickets in the disciplined attack.
- Gujarat slumped to 99-5 at the start of the 15th over, but Washington Sundar offered defiant resistance with 50 not out to reach 155-8.
- Bengaluru needs 156 runs off 120 balls to claim its second IPL title, as chants of "Kohli, Kohli" filled the 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium.
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Built on a plan: How RCB's bowlers out thought and outplayed Gujarat Titans in IPL final
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's pace attack made full use of a sluggish Ahmedabad surface, restricting Gujarat Titans to a below-par 155 for 8 in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
·India
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We made miscalculation of what score was appropriate on that pitch: Vikram Solanki
Ahmedabad, Jun 1 (PTI) Gujarat Titans’ Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki admitted that they “miscalculated” an appropriate score on the Narendra Modi Stadium pitch, leading to a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2026 final.The Titans settled for an under-par 155 for eight, and RCB scaled down the target in 18 overs to lift back-to-back IPL titles here on Sunday night.“I think we probably just made a sligh…
·New Delhi, India
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