Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured its second IPL title with victory over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday night.

The Bengaluru-based franchise was led by a Player of the Match performance from Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 75, while Rasikh Salam, Krunal Pandya, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar impressed with the ball, taking six wickets between them.

Krunal and Bhuvneshwar are two of the three players from the two-time champion to be named in Sportstar’s Team of the Tournament, alongside captain Rajat Patidar.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who swept the IPL 2026 awards including Orange Cap, Most Valuable Player, and Emerging Player of the Season, is also included in the team.

Here is Sportstar’s Team of the Tournament for IPL 2026:

• Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) – 732 runs, SR 163.02
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 776 runs, SR 237.30
• Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 602 runs, SR 182.42
• Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 501 runs, SR 192.69
• Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 624 runs, SR 160
• Nitish Kumar Reddy (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 302 runs, SR 171.59; 8 wickets at 40.37
• Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 265 runs, SR 145.80; 14 wickets at 30.35
• Jason Holder (Gujarat Titans) – 17 wickets at 17.05
• Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 15 wickets at 22.60
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 28 wickets at 17.89
• Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) – 29 wickets at 21.58
• Mohammed Siraj (Gujarat Titans) – 19 wickets at 29.57

Published on Jun 01, 2026