between Royal Challengers Bangalore
and Punjab Kings. Where Kohli-Patidar's Bangalore got their first taste of the title by defeating Shreyas Iyer's Punjab by 6 runs. Batting first, the champions scored 190 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs. Punjab was far away from the target. However, Shashank Singh reduced the gap to 6 runs in the final over.
Bengaluru-Punjab in the final
While Kohli and his team are creating history at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the entire IPL is being rewritten. This time, the franchise tournament, which started its journey in 2008, has seen the highest number of runs, largest wickets, highest number of fours and sixes, and highest number of innings of 200 runs. It is clear how good the 18th edition of IPL has been for the batsmen!
New history of 2025 IPL at a glance
Highest runs in a season – 26381
Highest runs per wicket in a season – 30.39
Highest run rate in a season – 9.62
Most fours – 2245
Most sixes – 1294
Most 200+ innings – 52
