New Delhi: Virat had won everything there was to win, both individually and collectively, but the heartache of not crossing the final hurdle in the Indian Premier League (IPL) became the source of his agony for 18 years. For a winner like Kohli, who hates to lose, the pain of falling at the final hurdle thrice in 2009, 2011 and 2016 must have been unbearable.

Kohli, though, used the losses as a motivator and became even more determined to break the duck. His resilience, hard work, determination and never-say-die attitude finally paid off nine years after reaching his last final as RCB finally ended the title curse on their fourth attempt.

The Challengers trumped the Kings by six runs in a thrilling finale at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to end an 18-year-long wait for IPL glory.

Sent into bat, RCB struggled to find the flourish with the bat but still posted a good total of 190/9 in 20 overs. The total did not look enough at the break, especially after Punjab Kings ended strongly to restrict the Challengers below the 200-run mark.

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