It took 18 years, but at last it occurred. Jersey At last, in the 2025 final held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, No. 18 took home the sought-after Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs. In the IPL, the 36-year-old Virat Kohli, who has been playing for the past 36 years, was frequently devastated by the RCB's failure.

The narrative, though, was quite different in 2025. Contrary to prior seasons, RCB executed a well-balanced team performance. Finally, RCB has a trophy to display in its cabinet thanks to the success of the strategic shift. In the 18th edition of the IPL, the emphasis was on the team's overall performance and the other players taking a step forward, and there was no excessive reliance on Kohli.

It's not unexpected that Kohli broke down when Josh Hazlewood threw the last ball of the match, which Shashank Singh smashed for a six. As RCB secured the game by six runs, Kohli collapsed to the ground after the last delivery, trying to hold back his tears.

Everyone in the whole RCB team rushed to embrace him in a group embrace. To commemorate the unique accomplishment, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, and Jitesh Sharma all rushed towards Kohli.

Following the victory, Josh Hazlewood, Dinesh Karthik, and Jitesh Sharma discussed how the squad wanted to win it for Kohli, who has been connected to RCB since the competition's inception.

Kohli has only ever played for one franchise in each of the tournament's 18 iterations, making the accomplishment all the more remarkable. Over the course of the years, the batter has been consistent. The franchise, though, somehow lost the competition. Due to this persistent failure, RCB was relentlessly trolled.

But finally, the agonizing wait for Kohli and RCB is over.

Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers embrace Virat Kohli.

Former RCB players AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle rushed to the pitch with Virat Kohli to celebrate the victory as soon as it happened.

Kohli also brought his wife, actress Anushka Sharma, to the center of the stage to rejoice with RCB in breaking their 18-year trophy drought and winning the IPL championship.

Kohli's 43 runs off 35 balls in the championship match against Punjab Kings helped RCB reach 190/9 in the allotted 20 overs.

Then, Krunal Pandya came back and took two wickets, helping RCB win the game by six runs. The vital wicket of Shreyas Iyer was taken by Romario Shephard. After the PBKS captain was out, RCB took the lead and the Bengaluru-based team proceeded with assurance.

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