Ipl finals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Krunal Pandya produced a Player of the Match performance to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) claim their first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Pandya, who was bought by RCB for Rs 5.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, put on all the tricks at his disposal and refused to let the Punjab Kings batters dictate the proceedings on the day.

His figures of 2-17, which included the absolutely crucial wickets of Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis, completely turned the game on its head and sealed the crucial victory.