Poonam Nath

18 years of Trophy drought ends! RCB lifts its maiden IPL Trophy 2025, Virat seen in tears of Joy

Digital Desk: A pure blissful moment for the RCB Squad and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans after Rajat Patidar led the RCB team to turn their slogan of 'EE Sala Cup Namde' to 'EE Sala Cup Namdu' on June 3 at Narendra Modi stadium Ahmedabad.

A fabulous victory for RCB after defeating their tough rivalry PBKS (Punjab Super Kings) by 6 runs and lifting their maiden IPL 2025 trophy after 18 years of long wait. The trolls and memes finally come to an end.

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17 Years, 6256 Days, 90,08,640 Minutes later, the wait finally ends. ????????

The IPL Trophy is finally coming home. And we CANT KEEP CALM! ????????❤️ pic.twitter.com/lQvtLff9o2

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) June 3, 2025

The trophy is a gift from Rajat Patidar and his guys to Bengaluru's devoted fans—those who have stood by the team through years of missed chances and near calls. Virat Kohli could not contain his emotions as the long and excruciating wait came to an end.

The former captain finally tasted victory—a victory that others had experienced several times over the previous 17 years.

This isn’t just celebrations, it’s tears, hugs and screams.

This is what belief finally looks like. ❤️

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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) June 3, 2025

Under the direction of Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya, RCB put on a brilliant bowling show to defend 190 runs. Under pressure, Punjab's batting faltered; skipper Shreyas Iyer only managed one run on a pitch, which played a backstroke to the team.

RCB's bowlers performed admirably despite claims that they prioritized star batsmen over good bowlers. Pandya won Player of the Match for his outstanding 2 for 17 period, which Virat Kohli praised as a performance that "will be remembered for ages."

With a special victory parade scheduled in Bengaluru, Kohli assured that celebrations would continue into Wednesday after the historic victory. Finally, the trophy is homecoming.