IPL 2026 Final Award Ceremony Highlights: RCB win IPL Title; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominates Awards, Virat Kohli wins Player of the Match

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Virat Kohli speaks after winning the IPL 2026 title.

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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 31, 2026

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Fans have taken the streets in Bengaluru after the title again.

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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 31, 2026

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RCB lift the title, back-to-back IPL champions. Rajat Patidar and co. rejoice at the podium as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru look set to create dynasty.

2025 Champions! 2026 Champions! What will be in 2027?

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"This one is for you again RCB fans. Ee saala nu Cup namdu," Rajat Patidar says.

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"Feeling good. Our plan was easy to get their Top three in the middle, in the power play. So it will be easy for us. And the way our bowler bowl throughout the tournament, not in this, in this match, I think it was superb, the way Bhuvi Hazelwood and I want to mention every bowler, I think they bowled brilliantly throughout the tournament," says RCB captain Rajat Patidar.

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Rajat Patidar gets Rs 20 crore cheque

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Shubman Gill gets the TATA IPL Runners-Up Shield. The Gujarat Titans captain is content with his team's performance this season and will be hoping to go one better next season.

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Gujarat Titans, as the Runners-Up, get Rs 12.5 crore.

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Pitch and Ground Award (hosting four or less matches) - HPCA Stadium Dharamshala (Rs25 lakh)

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Pitch and Ground Award goes to Cricket Association of Bengal - gets Rs 50 lakh and a Trophy!

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"It's a pressure moment as I am being interviewed. I will be hoping for a lot better next season. I always try to back my game and if I feel I can hit, I go all out and try to play in that way. (learnings) I have learned how to change my game and play the game situation, team requirements, when playing the playoffs. I want to play for a long time and keep myself safe from injuries. So have to work on fitness. Everyone has been supportive and they back them. I have learned a lot from senior players who have played at top levels," says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

MVP of the Season

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins the MVP of the season after a stellar season.

IPL 2026 Final Awards Ceremony LIVE Updates: Orange Cap

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins the Orange Cap with 776 runs - Rs 10 lakh and the Orange Cap! What a stellar season the 15-year-old has enjoyed!

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Kagiso Rabada (GT) with 29 wickets

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Punjab Kings win the Fair Play Award

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Manish Pandey of Kolkata Knight Riders wins the award and gets Rs 10 lakha and a trophy.

Manish's catch against RCB to dismiss Tim David wins the award.

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Mohammed Siraj wins it with 172 dot balls. He gets Rs 10 lakh and a trophy. The GT pacer has also helped to create 3268 trees.

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Sai Sudharsan wins the award as he hit 75 fours. He wins Rs 10 lakh

IPL 2026 Final Awards Ceremony LIVE Updates: Super Sixes of the Season

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi yet again, with 72 sixes. He receives 10 lakh Rs and a trophy! Amazing indeed from the 15-year-old, the most in a season in the history of the IPL.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins this for a strike rate of 237.30. He will get a TATA Sierra Car and a trophy.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wins the Emerging Player award.

He gets Rs 10 lakh and a trophy.

IPL 2026 Final Awards LIVE: RCB vs GT Final Awards

Super Striker of the Season: Venkatesh Iyer (RCB) - SR: 200

Most Fours of the Match: Virat Kohli (RCB) - 3 Sixes

Most Sixes of the Match: Virat Kohli (RCB) - 9 Fours

TATA IPL Green Dot Balls of the Match: 11 Dot Balls

Player of the Match: Virat Kohli (RCB) - 75* off 42 balls

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The award ceremony starts.

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"Bhuvneshwar Kumar deserves another chance to play for India. What else can he do to get a chance? For a season or two with his swing, he deserves a chance," says Harbhajan Singh.

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"One thing the IPL brings out is young talent. It's exciting to watch the extraodinary Vaibha Sooryavanshi. All you youngsters watching out there just keep playing and keep learning from your heroes," GT coach Matthew Hayden hails the IPL conveyor belt.

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Most IPL Titles

5 - CSK and MI

3 - KKR

2 - RCB

1 - SRH

1 - RR

1 - GT

1 - Deccan Chargers (now defunct)

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Anushka Sharma was spotted at the stadium enjoying the match.

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The final award ceremony will start soon, which will hand out the match and season awards. We can expect it to start soon. Stay connected as we bring you more insights.

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Bengaluru has erupted in joy. And we perhaps will witness yet another victory parade from RCB, but we sincerely hope that the security measures will be properly taken so no lives get lost. This victory is for those 11 RCB fans who lost their lives tragically last year.

Joy turned to tragedy as thousands of fans gathered outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate RCB's maiden IPL title win. A massive crowd crush killed 11 people and injured 56 others due to poor planning and overcrowding.

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In the last three years, the RCB franchise have won 4 titles.

2024- RCB Women won WPL

2025 - RCB won IPL

2026 - RCB Women won WPL, RCB won IPL