Kohli and RCB Finally Lift Their First IPL Trophy

It’s been eighteen years since the start of the IPL, and RCB—along with Kohli—was yet to hold the trophy. With 18 on his back, many fans were hoping this would be his year. Finally, the wishes of one of the league's biggest fanbases have come true. Their victory came at the expense of another such team—Punjab Kings—who are also yet to win a trophy, despite playing some of the best cricket the league has ever seen. Toss and Team News  Shreyas Iyer won the toss of the Final and decided to field first. Both the sides were unchanged from their previous encounters. PBKS Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey RCB Playing XI: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (capt), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvnes