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Sooryavanshi earned a prize sum of Rs. 45 lakhs and a car for his IPL 2026 exploits. | Photo Credit: PTI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched its second consecutive IPL title with a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

RCB becomes just the third team after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to win the IPL in successive editions.

However, the star of the final post-match presentation was Rajasthan Royals’ teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who won five awards -- Emerging Player, Most Valuable Player, Orange Cap, and the awards for the best strike rate and most sixes.

Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans won the Purple Cap while his teammate Mohammed Siraj won the award for the most dot balls.

IPL 2026 Prize Winners

• Orange Cap: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) - 776 runs
• Purple Cap: Kagiso Rabada (GT) - 29 wickets
• Most Valuable Player: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
• Emerging Player: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
• Most sixes: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) - 71 sixes
• Most fours: Sai Sudharsan (GT) - 75 fours
• Best strike rate: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) - 237.31
• Most dot balls: Mohammed Siraj (GT) - 172 dot balls
• Best catch: Manish Pandey (KKR)
• Fair Play Award: Punjab Kings
• Pitch and Grounds Award (Four matches or less): Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association
• Pitch and Grounds Award: Cricket Association of Bengal

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Published on Jun 01, 2026