IPL 2025 Highlights: RCB Historic Win, Shocking Twists and Records

By Kaif - Jun 04, 2025 03:22 PM
Last updated on Jun 04, 2025 03:25 PM

RCB won the first title in IPL 2025, know the full story of historic wins, records, and surprising twists in this IPL 2025.

IPL 2025 Highlights: Prize Money- Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bangalore has finally ended the trophy drought. In the final of IPL 2025, RCB defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs to win the title for the first time. Earlier, the team had reached the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016, but could not lift the trophy with their hands. Now money has rained on RCB, which has lifted the title for the first time in 18 years. As the winner, he has been awarded a prize money of 20 crores. At the same time, the losing Punjab Kings have also earned a lot.

Let's know the memorable journey of IPL 2025, RCB's first title, strange records and unexpected moments of the match, everything here.

RCB's historic win and 18 years of wait ended

The curtain on IPL 2025 fell yesterday, June 3, with a thrilling final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 runs to finally win their maiden IPL title. The win was an 18-year long wait for RCB fans, a wait that was filled with tears, disappointments and unwavering support. Virat Kohli, who has been associated with RCB since the inaugural edition in 2008, got emotional while lifting the trophy. There were tears of joy in his eyes, bearing testimony to this historic moment.

Thrill of the final match and hero of the match

The final match was as exciting as expected. RCB batted first and scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Virat Kohli played a crucial innings of 43 runs off 35 balls, while Rajat Patidar (26) and Mayank Agarwal (24) also made useful contributions. Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jamieson took 3-3 wickets for Punjab Kings.

Chasing the target, Punjab Kings started well, but their innings faltered with wickets falling at regular intervals. Shashank Singh tried to take his team closer to victory by playing a brilliant innings of 61 not out off 30 balls, but the RCB bowlers performed brilliantly under pressure. Krunal Pandya turned the tide of the match with his economical bowling (2 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs) and led his team to victory by 6 runs. This was Krunal Pandya's second final Player of the Match award.

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Unusual Events in IPL 2025

IPL 2025 will be remembered not just for its historic win, but also for some strange events and unforeseen challenges:

• Suspension due to India-Pakistan crisis: The most shocking event of this season was the suspension of the league for a week on May 9 due to the escalating tensions on the border between India and Pakistan. The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala had to be halted midway, and the foreign players were immediately sent back to their countries for security reasons. It was an unprecedented situation in the history of IPL, which forced the organisers to change the schedule of several matches, including the final, from Kolkata to Ahmedabad.
• Three consecutive run-outs: Three Delhi Capitals batsmen getting run out on three consecutive balls in a match was also a strange incident that surprised both cricket pundits and fans. This might have happened for the first time in the history of IPL.
• Kolkata Knight Riders' strange record: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) formed a unique pattern where they lost their first, third, fifth and seventh matches, while winning the second, fourth and sixth matches. It was a peculiar coincidence that left fans confused.
• RCB's home performance: RCB won all their four away matches, but lost all three of their home matches. It was a peculiar statistic, especially when they eventually won the title.

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New Stars Emerge & Records Shatter in IPL 2025

This season saw many young players impress everyone with their performances, while some established players also broke records:

• The rise of Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his mark as a sensational player on his debut for Rajasthan Royals. He hit a six off the first ball in his very first match and performed brilliantly throughout the tournament to win the title of "Super Striker of the Season", his strike rate was 206.55.
• Sai Sudarshan's brilliance: Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudarshan won the Orange Cap by scoring 759 runs, which included six half-centuries and a century. He also received the "Emerging Player of the Year" and "Fantasy King of the Season" awards. He also hit the most number of fours (88) in the tournament.
• Prasidh Krishna's comeback and Purple Cap: Returning after injury, Prasidh Krishna won the Purple Cap by taking 25 wickets, which was a great achievement for Gujarat Titans.
• Suryakumar Yadav's MVP performance: Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians won the "Most Valuable Player" (MVP) award by scoring 717 runs.
• Record of consecutive 200+ scores: More than 200 runs were scored a record 52 times in 74 matches this season, which was significantly higher than the previous season (41). Also, targets of more than 200 were successfully chased on 9 occasions, which shows the dominance of the batsmen.
• Nicholas Pooran's sixes: Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants hit the most 40 sixes in the tournament, which is a proof of his explosive batting.
• Economical bowling by Mohammed Siraj: Mohammed Siraj of Gujarat Titans holds the record for "Most Dot Balls" with 151 dot balls which shows his accurate bowling.

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