Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), after concluding as the three-time runner-up in 2009, 2011, and 2016, found a formula to win their maiden trophy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final.
On June 03 (Tuesday), the Rajat Patidar-led team achieved a tremendous victory over the Punjab Kings by 6 runs to end their title drought that has haunted the franchise for the past 17 years since the inaugural season in 2008.
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer invited RCB to bat first at the Narendra Modi Stadium, hoping to once again chase a high-scoring target and turn back the clock to their recent success in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians at the same venue.
However, the RCB bowlers deserve credit for bringing their team back to dominance after a lackluster batting performance.
Despite restricting Bengaluru below 200, Punjab failed to accomplish the required target. Also, Shashank Singh’s late explosion of 30-ball-61 runs that included 3 fours and 6 sixes couldn’t guide his team to victory.
As the 18th season wraps up on an emotional note, let’s have a short glimpse of the IPL 2025 final performances and find out the award winners, prize money, and noteworthy stats from the tournament.
A Brief Highlights of IPL 2025 Final: RCB vs PBKS
- Toss Winning Team: Punjab Kings (Opted to Bowl First After Winning the Toss)
- 1st Innings Total (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): 190/9 in 20 overs.
- 2nd Innings Total (Punjab Kings): 184/7 in 20 overs.
- IPL 2025 Final Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Winning Margin: 6 Runs
- RCB Top Performing Batsman in IPL 2025 Final:
- Virat Kohli: 43 Runs out of 35 Balls— 3 fours.
- Virat Kohli: 43 Runs out of 35 Balls— 3 fours.
- PBKS Top Performing Batsman in IPL 2025 Final:
- Shashank Singh: 61 runs (not out) out of 30 balls— 3 fours and 6 sixes.
- Shashank Singh: 61 runs (not out) out of 30 balls— 3 fours and 6 sixes.
- PBKS Top Performing Bowler in IPL 2025 Final:
- Arshdeep Singh: 3/40 (4 overs).
- Kyle Jamieson: 3/48 (4 overs).
- RCB Top Performing Bowler in IPL 2025 Final:
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 2/38 (4 overs).
- Krunal Pandya: 2/17 (4 overs).
IPL 2025 Prize Money: Champions, Runner-up, and Playoff Losers
As expected, the champions of the IPL 2025 final took home a whopping amount of INR 20 crore, and here is the detailed list of the prize money granted to the four playoff teams:
| Award | Team | Prize Money (INR) |
| Champions | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 20 Crores |
| Runner-up | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 12.5 Crores |
| Qualifier 2 Loser | Mumbai Indians (MI) | 7 Crore |
| Eliminator Loser | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 6.5 Crore |
| Fair Play Award | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | – |
IPL 2025 Award Winners: Orange Cap, Purple Cap, MVP, EP, and So on…
Let’s take a look at the individual award winners, such as the Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Most Valuable Player (MVP), Emerging Player (EP), and many more listed below in a tabular form:
| Award Winner | Player | Team | Prize Money (INR) |
| Orange Cap | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 10 Lakhs |
| Purple Cap | Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 10 Lakhs |
| Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Season | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | INR 15 Lakhs |
| Emerging Player of the Season | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | INR 10 Lakhs |
| Best Strike Rate in the Season | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 10 Lakhs |
| Most Fantasy Points in IPL 2025 | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 10 Lakhs |
| Most Sixes in a Season | Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 Lakhs |
| Most Fours in a Season | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 10 Lakhs |
| Maximum Dot Balls Bowled in a Season | Mohammed Siraj | Gujarat Titans | 10 Lakhs |
Notable Stats from IPL 2025 Season: Batting and Bowling Performances
The following table is the list of standout performers of the IPL 2025 in terms of batting and bowling, and here are the detailed stats:
Batting Performances:
| Stats | Player | Performance |
| Highest Run Scorer | Sai Sudharsan | 759 Runs (15 Matches) |
| Highest Individual Score | Abhishek Sharma | 141 Runs vs Punjab Kings |
| Top Batting Average | Suryakumar Yadav | 717 Runs in 16 Matches |
| Outstanding Batting Strike Rate | Romario Shepherd | 291.67 |
| Most Centuries (8 Players) | Sai Sudharsan, Mitchell Marsh, KL Rahul, Heinrich Klaasen, Priyansh Arya, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Rishabh Pant | 1 |
| Most Half Centuries | Virat Kohli | 8 |
| Maximum Number of Fours in a Season | Sai Sudharsan | 88 |
| Maximum Number of Sixes in a Season | Nicholas Pooran | 40 |
| Most 90s | Shubman Gill | 2 |
Bowling Performances:
| Stats | Player | Performance |
| Highest Wicket Taker | Prasidh Krishna | 25 Wickets (15 Matches) |
| Best Bowling Figures | Mitchell Starc | 5/35 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Top Bowling Average | Jaydev Unadkat | 15.95 |
| Outstanding Bowling Strike Rate | William O’Rourke | 10.33 |
| Most 5-Wicket Hauls | Hardik Pandya and Mitchell Starc | 1 |
| Best Economy | Jasprit Bumrah | 6.68 |
Conclusion
The 18th season of IPL 2025 concludes on an emotional note with RCB winning their first trophy for Virat Kohli, who is the only cricketer in the league’s history to play for a single franchise since the first edition in 2008.
Overall, Bengaluru’s 6-run victory is the second joint-narrowest win in IPL playoffs, as Mumbai Indians previously triumphed over the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) by 1 run back in IPL 2017 final.