{"id":175003,"date":"2026-05-31T10:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175003"},"modified":"2026-05-31T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:16:43","slug":"what-is-the-lowest-total-defended-in-an-ipl-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175003","title":{"rendered":"What is the lowest total defended in an IPL final?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71045521\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted Gujarat Titans to 155\/8 in its 20 overs in the IPL 2026 Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>It was a top bowling effort from the defending champion, getting rid of openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan and striking at regular intervals and control the flow of runs throughout the first 20 overs. Rasikh Salam was the standout performer with his three wicket haul.<\/p>\n<p>If Shubman Gill and co. manage to defend the target, it will be the fifth lowest total to be defended in an IPL final in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest ever total defended in an IPL final currently is 129 in the 2017 final, by Mumbai Indians against Rising Pune Supergiant.<\/p>\n<p>MI account for three of the top five lowest totals which have been defended in finals, having achieved the feat in 2013 (148 against CSK, third lowest) and in 2019 (149 against CSK, fourth lowest).<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nLowest totals defended in IPL finals<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>129 by MI vs RPS (2017)<\/p>\n<p>143 by DC vs RCB (2009)<\/p>\n<p>148 by MI vs CSK (2013)<\/p>\n<p>149 by MI vs CSK (2019)<\/p>\n<p>\n168 by CSK vs MI (2010)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-lowest-totals-defended-numbers-stats-records-rcb-vs-gt-final-gujarat-titans\/article71045521.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru restricted Gujarat Titans to 155\/8 in its 20 overs in the IPL 2026 Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday night. It was a top bowling effort from the defending champion, getting rid of openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan and striking at regular intervals and control the flow &#8230; <a title=\"What is the lowest total defended in an IPL final?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175003\" aria-label=\"Read more about What is the lowest total defended in an IPL final?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PTI05_31_2026_000567B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":174986,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174986","url_meta":{"origin":175003,"position":0},"title":"RCB vs GT \u2014 What is the lowest score in an IPL Final?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss in the IPL 2026 final and inserted its opponent Gujarat Titans in at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. 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