{"id":175133,"date":"2026-05-31T18:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175133"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:28:26","slug":"ipl-2026-final-virat-kohli-wins-player-of-the-match-for-unbeaten-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175133","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Final \u2014 Virat Kohli wins Player of the Match for unbeaten 75"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71045780\">Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru was named the Player of the Match in IPL 2026 Final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli struck an unbeaten 75 runs off 42 balls to get RCB over the line in the chase of 156 runs. He ended the season with 675 runs from 16 innings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is stuff that you dream of. I have thought of this many times, hitting the winning runs in an IPL final. We were relaxed coming into the game. The kind of team have, we knew what we needed to do,\u201d Kohli said at the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n<p>On the massive support for RCB across venues, Kohli said: \u201cI always say we have 14 home games. The fans are always getting behind us. That is what we have built over the years, their support is priceless. I hope they enjoy our win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 01, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/virat-kohli-player-of-the-match-ipl-2026-final-75-runs-batting-performance-comments-rcb-vs-gt\/article71045780.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru was named the Player of the Match in IPL 2026 Final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Kohli struck an unbeaten 75 runs off 42 balls to get RCB over the line in the chase of 156 runs. He ended the season with &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026 Final \u2014 Virat Kohli wins Player of the Match for unbeaten 75\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175133\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026 Final \u2014 Virat Kohli wins Player of the Match for unbeaten 75\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175134,"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-175133","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_000882B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175070,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175070","url_meta":{"origin":175133,"position":0},"title":"Virat Kohli hits winning runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain IPL title &#8211; The Guardian","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virat Kohli hits winning runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain IPL title\u00a0\u00a0The Guardian'It's stuff that you dream of' - Kohli on hitting the winning runs in an IPL final\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzIPL 2026, RCB vs GT Final Match Report, May 31, 2026 - Kohli, bowlers lead RCB to second straight IPL title\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoWatch: Virat\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":175087,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175087","url_meta":{"origin":175133,"position":1},"title":"IPL 2026 final: Virat Kohli&#039;s unbeaten 75 helps RCB beat Gujarat Titans to secure back-to-back titles &#8211; BBC","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"IPL 2026 final: Virat Kohli's unbeaten 75 helps RCB beat Gujarat Titans to secure back-to-back titles\u00a0\u00a0BBCHome away from home: RCB seamers outbowl GT in their backyard\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoKohli powers Bengaluru to \u2018stuff of dreams\u2019 back-to-back IPL titles\u00a0\u00a0Al JazeeraWatch: Virat Kohli seals title with six, Anushka Sharma erupts in wild celebration as RCB\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":175071,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175071","url_meta":{"origin":175133,"position":2},"title":"Virat Kohli on changing T20 approach: The young players are pushing you to improve","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virat Kohli on Sunday said that the rising calibre of younger players in the Indian Premier League pushed him to change gears at the top of the order, a transformation that has worked in Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s favour. 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