Celebrations right after the last ball: Kohli went to his knees and covered his face with his hands. Patidar was running forward in celebration. ABD had his hands up in triumph. Kohli climbs on Salt and then hugs Andy Flower and his wife Anushka Sharma - a kiss on her forehead to mark his happiness. Mayank and the others too started in the celebrations. Hazlewood hugs Anushka. Meanwhile Prabhsimran is comforted by Ricky Ponting. A sea of emotions out there and the Narendra Modi Stadium is awash with RCB supporters elated with the PBKS' ones crestfallen. That's sport for you!
Coming to the chase, both the openers started well but RCB kept taking wickets and Krunal's spell was game-changing. He put the brakes on and took the dangerous Inglis, also not to forget the all-important wicket taken by Shepherd of Shreyas who did not fire tonight. Punjab though bat very deep with the likes of Jamieson at 9. But the asking rate kept climbing and wickets came and went. Wadhera holed out to sweeper cover, Stoinis started with a six but went next-ball. And Yash Dayal and Hazlewood closed it out despite Shashank Singh wanting to keep strike for a majority of the last two overs. RCB's fielding apart from the Shepherd drop early on, was excellent with Salt setting the tone with that catch of Priyansh. All the catches were taken and RCB kept their composure to professionally close it out. The target was not big but since this was a big final and with a lot riding on it - PBKS just were outsmarted by RCB. Stay tuned for all the glutton of post-match stuff we have lined up for you....
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