AHMEDABAD: In the end, it had to be him.
Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL ***** le, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat ***** ans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night.
'King' Kohli smashed Arshad Khan over long-on for six to finish things off with two overs to spare, capping a dominant performance.
— timesofindia (timesofindia)
Unbeaten on 75 off 42 ***** (9x4, 3x6), Kohli produced a sparkling knock under pressure, bringing up a 25-ball half-century, the fastest of his IPL career, to ensure RCB's bowlers' earlier brilliance did not go in vain. As chants of his name echoed across a packed stadium of over 90,000, the modern great delivered yet another defining performance on the biggest stage.
RCB thus became only the third team after Chennai Super Kings (2010-11) and Mumbai Indians (2019-20) to win back-to-back IPL ***** les, a remarkable turnaround for a franchise long haunted by near-misses.
— TOIBengaluru (TOIBengaluru)
Virat Kohli fittingly applied the finishing touches as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sealed a second straight IPL ***** le, chasing down 156 to beat Gujarat ***** ans by five wickets in a one-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night.
'King' Kohli smashed Arshad Khan over long-on for six to finish things off with two overs to spare, capping a dominant performance.
— timesofindia (timesofindia)
Unbeaten on 75 off 42 ***** (9x4, 3x6), Kohli produced a sparkling knock under pressure, bringing up a 25-ball half-century, the fastest of his IPL career, to ensure RCB's bowlers' earlier brilliance did not go in vain. As chants of his name echoed across a packed stadium of over 90,000, the modern great delivered yet another defining performance on the biggest stage.
RCB thus became only the third team after Chennai Super Kings (2010-11) and Mumbai Indians (2019-20) to win back-to-back IPL ***** les, a remarkable turnaround for a franchise long haunted by near-misses.
— TOIBengaluru (TOIBengaluru)
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