Status on 22 October 2026
- IPL 2026: finished. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Titans in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 31 May 2026.
- WPL 2026: finished. RCB beat Delhi Capitals in the final in Vadodara on 5 February 2026.
The dates and venues of the 2027 seasons were not in our research.
The IPL 2026 final
Gujarat Titans made 155 for 8, and RCB reached 161 for 5 with 12 balls left to win by five wickets (IPL match page and report, the report through a search summary). Virat Kohli made 75 not out and was Player of the Match. It was RCB's second title in a row, after their first in 2025.
The date is given two ways. The IPL's own match page dates the final 31 May 2026. Some Indian press coverage is dated 1 June 2026; those look like publication dates rather than the match date, so we use the IPL's 31 May.
IPL finals, 2023 to 2026
| Season | Final | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad; listed by the IPL for 29 May 2023, using the reserve day (29 to 30 May) | Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets (DLS method); Chennai's fifth title |
| 2024 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 26 May 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets; Kolkata's third title |
| 2025 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 3 June 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by six runs; RCB's first title |
| 2026 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 31 May 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets; RCB retain the title |
- 2023: Gujarat made 214 for 4. Rain cut Chennai's chase to 15 overs with a target of 171, which they reached (IPL match report, through a search summary).
- 2024: Sunrisers were bowled out for 113 and Kolkata won with 114 for 2 in 10.3 overs. Mitchell Starc was Player of the Match (IPL; KKR).
- 2025: RCB made 190 for 9 and Punjab 184 for 7. It was RCB's first IPL title after 18 seasons, and Krunal Pandya was Player of the Match (IPL; RCB).
How rain-shortened targets are set is explained on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern.
Where the IPL began
The first IPL match was Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru on 18 April 2008. Kolkata won by 140 runs after Brendon McCullum made 158 not out (ESPNcricinfo scorecard and report, seen through a search-result listing). Our research did not confirm the winners of each season from 2008 to 2022, so we do not list them.
The WPL 2026 final
Delhi Capitals made 203 for 4 in Vadodara (BCA Stadium) on 5 February 2026. RCB chased 204 to win by six wickets, which the WPL's own match report calls the competition's highest successful chase. Smriti Mandhana made 87 from 41 balls and was Player of the Match. It was RCB's second WPL title (WPL; RCB).
An Outlook India headline says it was Delhi Capitals' fourth successive WPL final defeat.
WPL winners by season
| Season | Winner | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | Outlook India; Wikipedia (secondary); not checked on the WPL's site |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Outlook India; Wikipedia (secondary); not checked on the WPL's site |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | Outlook India; Wikipedia (secondary); not checked on the WPL's site |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets, Vadodara, 5 February 2026) | WPL official match report; RCB |
Where the BCCI's matches are shown, as the board stated it, is on watching cricket. Other franchise leagues are on other leagues.
Sources
- IPL, Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Gujarat Titans, 2026 final match page
- IPL, TATA IPL 2026 final: RCB v GT match report (search summary)
- Drishti IAS, Royal Challengers Bengaluru win IPL 2026 (press page dated 1 June 2026)
- IPL, Royal Challengers Bengaluru v Punjab Kings, 2025 final match page
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB crowned as IPL 2025 champions (search summary)
- IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024 final match page
- Kolkata Knight Riders, KKR clinch their third IPL trophy (2024, search summary)
- IPL, TATA IPL 2023 final: CSK v GT match report (search summary)
- IPL, Chennai Super Kings v Gujarat Titans, 2023 final match page
- ESPNcricinfo, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders, first IPL match, 18 April 2008 (search-result listing)
- WPL, official 2026 final match report
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB seize WPL 2026 crown in thrilling finale
- Outlook India, WPL 2026 final: a look at WPL title clashes
- Wikipedia, 2026 Women's Premier League (secondary)
- Outlook India, WPL 2026 final photos from Vadodara (headline)