WATCH: Visuals from 31 cities celebrating RCB and Virat Kohli's IPL 2025 winning moment

It was midnight after the historic moment. Every part of the country and the cricket-loving peoples around the globe were touched by the news that Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the IPL trophy. Waiting for 18 years was over; Virat kissed the shining golden trophy.

Pritam Santra
Pritam Santra

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It was midnight after the historic moment. Every part of the country and the cricket-loving peoples around the globe were touched by the news that Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the IPL trophy. Waiting for 18 years was over; Virat kissed the shining golden trophy. The clock indicates it was past midnight, time to go for some sleep, but for all Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Virat Kohli fans, it's a new dawn for them.

The 'king' who has conquered the world topped the cash-rich at last. The crackers burst, colors all over the dark sky, and people were glittering in the joy. Social media platforms were flooded with videos, photos, and frames of the celebrations from various cities. Not only Bengaluru, but all fans around India celebrated that surreal, magnificent moment. Through this article readers have the opportunity to go through a thread, from where they can find 31 cities from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh that took part in the celebration. 

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya tilt the momentum 

Virat Kohli was the star performer with the bat for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, scoring 43 runs through an anchoring role. Virat's slow-paced innings was supported by multiple cameos from the captain, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma, and Phil Salt. But it was Krunal Pandya who took the man of the match award home for his brilliant display in bowling.

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Punjab Kings started to lose wickets at regular intervals, and Shashank Singh (30b, 61 runs) was left alone as their lone warrior. Pandya's tight bowling made PBKS batters work much harder to get runs according to the required run rate. He took 2 wickets and offered only 17 runs in his 4-over quota. 

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