Rishi Sunak, the former UK Prime Minister, was photographed celebrating with Indian cricket star Virat Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma, after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clinched their first IPL title in 2025. RCB defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs on June 3 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Sunak was one of the distinguished guests in the final, alongside with his wife, Akshata Murty. As the team from Bengaluru created history, Sunak started celebrating and also met Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma.

Sunak also spoke to Liam Livingstone, Philip Salt, Chris Gayle, and AB de Villiers. “What a night!! Ee sala cup namdu.”

RCB posted 190/9 from their 20 overs. Virat Kohli played a key role, scoring 43 runs off 35 balls, while Jitesh Sharma provided valuable support with an aggressive 24 from 10 balls. Arshdeep Singh (3/40) and Kyle Jamieson (3/48) were the top bowlers for Punjab, both picking up three wickets each.

In their chase, PBKS were restricted to 184/7, despite a brilliant 61* from 30 balls by Shashank Singh. RCB’s Krunal Pandya (2/17) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/38) took two wickets apiece, with Pandya being named the Player of the Match.