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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defended their crown successful emphatic fashion, outclassing Gujarat Titans successful each departments to clinch their 2nd consecutive Indian Premier League rubric with a five-wicket triumph successful the last astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium connected Sunday.
As RCB completed a palmy rubric defence, fans crossed the state erupted successful celebration, bursting fireworks and cheering their squad to people different historical achievement.With the triumph, RCB became lone the 3rd franchise successful IPL past aft Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to triumph back-to-back titles.
While RCB lifted the trophy, the play belonged to Rajasthan Royals batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
The 15-year-old enjoyed a singular run and swept the idiosyncratic honours aft a record-breaking season.Sooryavanshi finished arsenic the tournament's starring run-scorer with 776 runs and claimed the Orange Cap. He besides bagged the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, Emerging Player of the Season award, Super Striker of the Season grant with a onslaught complaint of 237.3, and the Super Sixes grant aft smashing 72 sixes during the tournament.
Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap aft finishing arsenic the highest wicket-taker of the play with 29 wickets.Punjab Kings were awarded the Fairplay Award for their exemplary behaviour passim the tournament.RCB's Manish Pandey won the Catch of the Season grant for his stunning one-handed drawback astatine backward constituent to disregard Tim David during a league-stage clash against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Siraj received the Green Dot Ball grant for bowling the astir dot balls successful the season, delivering 172 dot balls.Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans was recognised for hitting the astir fours successful the tournament, finishing with 75 boundaries.The Cricket Association of Bengal received the Pitch and Ground Award successful the class for venues hosting 5 oregon much matches, portion the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association won the grant successful the class for venues hosting 4 oregon less matches.
IPL 2026 awards: Full list
| Emerging Player Award | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) |
| Super Striker of the Season | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) |
| Super Sixes | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) |
| Most Fours | Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) |
| Green Dot Ball Award | Mohammad Siraj (Gujarat Titans) – 172 dot balls (3,268 trees planted) |
| Catch of the Season | Manish Pandey (RCB vs KKR – Tim David's dismissal) |
| Fair Play Award | Punjab Kings |
| Purple Cap | Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) |
| Orange Cap | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) |
| Pitch and Ground Award (5+ matches) | Cricket Association of Bengal |
| Pitch and Ground Award (Less than 4 matches) | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
| Player of the Match (Final) | Virat Kohli |
| Runners-up | Gujarat Titans |
| Champions | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
