The final part was very close. Shashank hit some big shots at the very end, but it was just a little too late to catch up. Punjab Kings needed a lot of runs in the last over, but RCB’s bowler Hazlewood kept them from winning.
So, RCB won the game by a tiny margin and became the champions of the IPL! In the end, RCB won the game by just 6 runs and became the champions after many years of trying — 18 seasons! This was their first time winning the big tournament called the IPL.
They beat Punjab Kings, who played really well too, but didn’t win this time. Their opponents, the Punjab Kings (PBKS), scored 184 runs and lost 7 wickets.
Shashank scored an unbeaten 61 runs, and Inglis scored 39. The bowlers Krunal and Bhuvneshwar helped their team by taking 2 wickets each.