Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their second successive IPL title as they beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final of IPL 2026 in Ahmedabad on Sunday (May 31).

After the win, all-rounder Krunal Pandya said, “Every IPL is always special. It’s like having kids, you can’t pick. Similarly with IPL, everything is so much harder. So glad and grateful. In 11 years to have five trophies is pretty special for me.”

“Lot of credit goes to the support staff – Mo Bobat, Andy Flower, Dinesh Karthik, Malolan Rangarajan. The way they prepared for the auction last year, and the way they set the team, the balance of it. Sometimes, half the battle is won at the auction. They did a pretty good job. And then, eventually, it was on us to go out and deliver. Glad that we were able to have the trophy back-to-back,” he further added.

“18 years of waiting, and winning the trophy back to back is for the RCB fans. Wherever we have gone, they have supported us. And for Virat as well, after 18-19 seasons, having two back to back trophies is amazing,” he shared.

Meanwhile, Jitesh Sharma said, “As someone had mentioned earlier, we are not defending the trophy, we are attacking. Because of that, our mindset changed, wherein we are trying to dominate more. All credit goes to the management, the way they nourished us, the kind of atmosphere they provided. DK anna the way he handled me, when I wasn’t performing well. It shows that good people are respected, you don’t need to be a big player. We knew we were a strong team, but we were focussing on one game at a time – the tactics, execution. Just focused on the execution. Maybe next year we might win a third title.”