Final

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, SIX, Kohli fittingly hits the winning runs! It's a maximum to wrap up the proceedings from RCB's poster boy.

The cameras are ready for the glory shot

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, FOUR, Kohli finds the gap! Scores level. Short of length ball and Kohli heave it away between mid-on and midwicket

Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, shortened length, Jitesh hops and opens the bat-face to outside-edge it past the keeper. A single to third man

Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, low full toss, meant to be the yorker, a shuffling Jitesh clips it to midwicket

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, back of a length, guided down to third man

Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, back of a length wide of off, guided down to third man. Arshad is down now in pain. Could be cramps on his left leg. Another hold-up in play

Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, no run, not much room and hence Kohli under-edges the cut to cover

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, leans forward and drives hard to deep extra cover

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, stump-to-stump line, knocked back to the bowler

Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, flicked through midwicket

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, punched down to long-on

Rashid Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, googly, the line is a bit too straight and Jitesh wears it on the pads

Rashid Khan [3.0-0-22-2] is back into the attack

Cometh the hour, cometh the man: One word you almost always associate with Virat Kohli is hunger. No matter how many records he has created or broken, he still carries the energy and intent of a teenager eager to prove a point. Kohli already has 65-plus IPL fifties, yet he chose the grand stage of a final to bring up his fastest one. When many expected Venky Iyer to take on the aggressor’s role with Kohli playing second fiddle, it turned out to be the exact opposite. Kohli went after Rabada and Siraj with ferocious intent, racing to 35 off just 12 balls. After the powerplay, Sai Sudharsan tried to get under his skin with a bit of on-field banter, but Kohli looked completely in the zone and paid little attention. He seemed to be struggling with cramps from around the 10th over, but there was no sign of him giving up. He took a couple of water breaks, and the moment he reached his fifty, he immediately signalled to the dressing room for more. These might seem like small details, but for any young aspiring cricketer, they offer a powerful lesson - this is what commitment, resilience, and elite mindset look like in a modern great.

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, no run, in the air, Gill dives forward to take the catch. Kohli asks the GT captain if he took it cleanly. Don't think Gill is very confident. The TV umpire has been summoned. "I can see the fingers are on the side and some part of the ball is touching the ground," says Jayaraman Madanagopal. Kohli is pumped up and has a chat with Gill as well who is in disbelief. Very similar to Cox in the first innings. Kohli looked to play an uppish drive and failed to get any elevation on it. Gill timed his forward-jump well but the ball seemed to touch the grass and the fingers weren't fully under the ball. Kohli survives, lets out a fist pump and there's a big roar from the crowd

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Shubman Gill!! In the air, Gill dives forward to take the catch. Kohli asks the GT captain if he took it cleanly. Don't think he's very confident. the TV umpire has been summoned. Virat Kohli c Shubman Gill b Arshad Khan 63(37) [4s-8 6s-2]

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Chants of Kohli, Kohli

Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, 1 run, punches this short of length ball between the bowler and the non-striker

Arshad Khan to Jitesh Sharma, no run, shuffles across and defends this length ball into the off-side

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, length ball marginally outside off, driven through cover-point

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, FOUR, short ball down leg and Kohli puts it away. Wristy pull shot and it goes fine to the fine leg fence

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, no run, on a length and angled across, Kohli pushes it to backward point with an opened bat-face

Virat Kohli is vibing to the music played by the DJ. He's clearly enjoying although he's in a bit of discomfort

Cometh the hour, cometh the man: One word you almost always associate with Virat Kohli is hunger. No matter how many records he has created or broken, he still carries the energy and intent of a teenager eager to prove a point. Kohli already has 65-plus IPL fifties, yet he chose the grand stage of a final to bring up his fastest one. When many expected Venky Iyer to take on the aggressor’s role with Kohli playing second fiddle, it turned out to be the exact opposite. Kohli went after Rabada and Siraj with ferocious intent, racing to 35 off just 12 balls. After the powerplay, Sai Sudharsan tried to get under his skin with a bit of on-field banter, but Kohli looked completely in the zone and paid little attention. He seemed to be struggling with cramps from around the 10th over, but there was no sign of him giving up. He took a couple of water breaks, and the moment he reached his fifty, he immediately signalled to the dressing room for more. These might seem like small details, but for any young aspiring cricketer, they offer a powerful lesson - this is what commitment, resilience, and elite mindset look like in a modern great.

Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, no run, 143kph, banged in short, Jitesh arches back to try and upper-cut it to third man, doesn't connect

Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, 2 runs, shuffles and clips this length ball to deep midwicket for a couple of runs

Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, no run, back of a length, Jitesh opens the bat-face to pat it to backward point

Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, FOUR, Jitesh gets off the mark with a good-looking shot. Full outside off, Jitesh shuffles across early and drives crisply through extra cover. In the gap and the ball is quick to reach the fence

Prasidh Krishna to Jitesh Sharma, no run, 137kph, with a slip in place, Prasidh bowls the hard length around off, Jitesh taps it to point

Prasidh Krishna to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 138.6kph, pitched up delivery, driven along the ground to long-on

Prasidh Krishna, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Jitesh Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Arshad Khan to Tim David, out Caught by Jos Buttler!! Jos Buttler catches and throws the ball up in the air. Arshad appeals but KN Anantha Padmanabhan is unmoved. GT review it. Clear spike on UltraEdge and it's a successful review. 144.3kph, short of length around off, David backs away to push it through the off-side and all he manages is an outside edge. Definite noise as the ball passed the bat. GT heard it and they confidently reviewed it. Tim David c Jos Buttler b Arshad Khan 24(17) [4s-3 6s-1]

Arshad Khan to Tim David, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

DRS!

Jos Buttler catches and throws the ball up in the air.

Jos Buttler catches and throws the ball up in the air

Arshad Khan to Tim David, no run, looked like the slower ball, David backs away and cuts straight to backward point

Arshad Khan to Tim David, FOUR, 133.9kph, short and wide, David waits and hops to slap the cut in front of square on the off-side. Reaches the fence in a jiffy

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 136.3kph, fuller ball marginally wide of off, Kohli leans forward to drive straight down the ground

Arshad Khan to Virat Kohli, no run, turns this length ball to the right of short midwicket and Kohli takes off but gets rightly sent back by David

Arshad Khan to Tim David, 1 run, length ball on off, punched to deep point

Strategic timeout! Just 30 runs needed off the last 7 overs. Kohli, who recorded his fastest IPL fifty, is struggling with his running but he'll continue to bat.

Strategic timeout!

Over Summary (7-13 ov) \n* Rajat Patidar gets going with a maximum \n* Siraj concedes 11 runs in the 7th over \n* Rashid Khan strikes in his 1st over; Patidar OUT for 15 \n* Two wickets in the over as Krunal Pandya falls; OUT for 1 \n* Kohli continues to find the boundaries with ease \n* Tim David gets going with a boundary \n* Rashid troubles Tim David, but also concedes a boundary \n* A 25-ball half-century for Kohli, his fastest in the IPL. \n* Rashid Khan concedes 10 runs in the 13th over

Rashid Khan to Tim David, 1 run, 90.8kph, short of length, heaved to the left of deep midwicket for a single

Rashid Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, another wrong 'un, Kohli turns it to square leg and Kohli hobbles to the other end

Rashid Khan to Tim David, 1 run, googly, knocked to long-on