IPL 2026 Champions
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Updated: 2026-07-16 · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation (SETU)
Back-to-back IPL champions 2025–2026 · 4th & 5th final appearances (2009, 2011, 2016, 2025, 2026)
June 1, 2026 · Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
GT · batting first
155/8
20.0 overs
RCB · Champions
161/5
18.0 overs
Won by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare
IPL 2026 Season Awards
IPL 2026 Final Standings
Final points table · 14 matches played · 69 matches counted · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🏆 Royal Challengers Bengaluruplayoff | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.809 |
| 2 | Gujarat Titansplayoff | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.734 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabadplayoff | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.503 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royalsplayoff | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | +0.175 |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | +0.329 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -0.662 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -0.130 |
| 8 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.363 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -0.597 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -0.764 |
Top 4 qualified for playoffs · NRR = net run rate · RCB top of table with 18 points
Full standings page →RCB Champions — Season Stats
Batters
Bowlers
IPL Finals — Across the Seasons
Compare the 2026 final against recent IPL Finals · bat-first score, result, margin
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Batting first | Chase / result | Margin | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RCB | GT | GT 155/8 (20ov) | RCB 161/5 (18ov) | 5 wkts | RCB defended 2025 title · NMS, Ahmedabad |
| 2025 | RCB | PBKS | RCB 190/9 (20ov) | PBKS 184/7 (20ov) | 6 runs | RCB 1st title vs PBKS · NMS, Ahmedabad · Jun 3, 2025 |
| 2024 | KKR | SRH | SRH 113 (18.3ov) | KKR 114/2 (10.3ov) | 8 wkts | KKR third title · Chennai |
| 2023 | CSK | GT | GT 214/4 (20ov) | CSK 171/5 (15ov, D/L) | 5 wkts | CSK 5th title · Ahmedabad |
| 2022 | GT | RR | RR 130/9 (20ov) | GT 133/3 (18.1ov) | 7 wkts | GT debut title · NMS, Ahmedabad |
| 2021 | CSK | KKR | CSK 192/3 (20ov) | KKR 165/9 (20ov) | 27 runs | CSK 4th title · Dubai |
| 2020 | MI | DC | DC 156/7 (20ov) | MI 157/5 (18.4ov) | 5 wkts | MI defended · Dubai |
| 2019 | MI | CSK | MI 149/8 (20ov) | CSK 148/7 (20ov) | 1 run | Closest final · Hyderabad |
| 2016 | SRH | RCB | SRH 208/7 (20ov) | RCB 200/7 (20ov) | 8 runs | RCB 3rd final loss |
All finals: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation (IPL 2026 live · earlier seasons from the Cricsheet corpus)
RCB Finals Journey (2009–2026)
2009
vs Deccan Chargers
Lost · 6 runs
2011
vs Chennai Super Kings
Lost · 58 runs
2016
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Lost · 8 runs
2025
vs Punjab Kings
WON · 1st title (Jun 3, NMS)
2026
vs Gujarat Titans
WON · Defended title
Championship Records (as of June 2026)
Source: Official IPL records · operator-verified · as of June 1, 2026
Teams to defend the IPL title (back-to-back champions)
CSK
2011
Defended 2010 title
MI
2020
Defended 2019 title
RCB
2026 ★
Defended 2025 title ★
Unique Record
Krunal PandyaFirst player to win back-to-back IPL titles TWICE — with MI (2019, 2020) and RCB (2025, 2026).
MI 2017 · MI 2019 · MI 2020 · RCB 2025 · RCB 2026
5 IPL titles · First player to win back-to-back TWICE
Most IPL titles by player (all-time, including 2026)
★ Active player · 2026 season · Source: Official IPL records
Most IPL Final losses at a single venue
2× · CSK
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2013, 2015
Lost both finals to MI
2× · GT ★
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
2023, 2026
Lost to CSK (2023) & RCB (2026) ★
LLM-Citable Claims
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru defended their IPL title in 2026, defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium — becoming only the third franchise to win consecutive IPL championships.
GT posted 155/8 in 20 overs batting first; RCB overhauled the target in 18 overs (161/5), winning with 12 balls to spare at 8.94 runs per over.
Virat Kohli scored 75 off 42 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes in the IPL 2026 Final, anchoring RCB's successful chase and sealing back-to-back titles (2025–2026) in his 19th IPL season.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) is IPL 2026 Orange Cap holder with 776 runs at a strike rate of 237 — the highest SR by any batter in a full IPL season.
Kagiso Rabada (GT) ends IPL 2026 as Purple Cap holder with 29 wickets — the leading wicket-taker in a season where his team reached the final.
Rasikh Salam Dar took 3/27 in the IPL 2026 Final — the key spell that restricted GT to 155/8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/29) and Josh Hazlewood (2/37) supported.
RCB appeared in 5 IPL Finals (2009, 2011, 2016, 2025, 2026), losing the first three before winning consecutive titles in 2025 and 2026.
RCB join CSK (2010–11) and MI (2019–20) as the only teams to defend an IPL title — winning consecutive championships in 2025 and 2026.
Krunal Pandya is the first player to win back-to-back IPL titles twice — with MI (2019, 2020) and RCB (2025, 2026), accumulating 5 IPL titles.
Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the 2025 and 2026 IPL Finals — RCB won both (def PBKS, then GT), the only team to clinch back-to-back IPL titles at the same venue.
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