Michael Clarke Reveals Terrifying Car Accident: Australia’s former World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke told how a tragic accident happened to him after the final of IPL 2026. Clark’s car met with an accident. His car went under the truck. During this time, the Australian legend was present in the car as a passenger and he was sleeping. He described the horrifying scene of the entire accident. Clarke was part of the commentary panel in the tournament.

While talking on Beyond 23 Cricket podcast, Clarke told that this accident happened to him while going to the airport after the IPL final. Clarke said, “First of all I would like to thank God for the good people in India. I reached home safely. I fell asleep. I fell asleep after the match, was travelling. I was not driving the car. When I woke up I saw that almost half the front of my car was under a truck.”

The driver told the story

“The driver told me the brake lights on the truck were not working. So my driver hit the truck. It was a semi-trailer and our car went under it. The car was totaled,” Clark said.

Clarke escaped with minor injuries

Clark described how he escaped with minor injuries, while he expected the driver to be seriously injured. Clark said, “I escaped with minor injuries, but I think he (the driver) had a fractured leg. I was very worried because he was very scared. The car was not his, he worked for the company.”

Thanks to BCCI and local people

Clarke thanked the BCCI and the local people, saying, “Everyone at the BCCI, the people there were checking on us. I’m very thankful for that. It was a complete accident. Such things happen, but for me it was a hobby because I fell asleep and woke up to find myself under a truck.”

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IPL 2026 Final RCB Vs GT: Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the IPL title for the second consecutive time. After 2025, RCB became champion in 2026 also. RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, lifted the second trophy by defeating Gujarat Titans, captained by Shubman Gill. Famous singer Kailash Kher performed during the final match. Apart from them, celebs like Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde and Mrinal Thakur also became a part of this last battle of IPL 2026.

Kailash Kher started with ‘Shiv Tandav’

On 31 May, the final match was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In its closing ceremony, Kailash Kher sang ‘Shiv Tandav Stotra’ and ‘Bam Lahari’. Kailash Kher forced thousands of fans to dance with his melodious voice. Kailash had turned the Narendra Modi Stadium, which was painted in the colors of cricket, into a musical one.

#IPL2026 #IPLfinal #narendramodistadium#droneshow

Such a great performance pic.twitter.com/dM3ggEsKGg

— kinjal mishra (@kinjalmishra211) May 31, 2026

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Varun-Pooja and Mrinal also enjoyed the final

Varun Dhawan, Mrinal Thakur and Pooja Hegde also enjoyed the match between RCB and GT. These days all three are busy in the promotion of their upcoming film ‘Hai Jawaani To Ishq Hona Hi Hai’. All three had reached the stadium after taking time out from their busy schedule. Apart from him, Bollywood actress and Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma also reached the stadium to support her husband and RCB.

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IPL 2026 final was one-sided

Fans expected that there would be rain of runs in the final of IPL 2026 and the match would be exciting, but it did not happen. RCB made it one-sided with their strong play. Batting first, Gujarat Titans could score only 155 runs. Washington Sundar scored the most runs for Gujarat (50 not out in 37 balls).

RCB achieved the target of 156 runs in the 18th over itself. While chasing, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs in 42 balls in the final. In this he hit 9 fours and 3 sixes. For this, Virat was honored with the ‘Player of the Match’ award.

The bus of Gujarat Titans team returning to the hotel after the IPL 2026 final caught fire, video of this has surfaced. This accident happened when the players were going to the hotel, however all the players were safely taken out of the bus and sent in another vehicle. But the players had to stay on the road for about an hour, during which the police stood by forming a security cordon around the players because the fans had started gathering in large numbers. Mohammad Siraj has also shared a photo of him sitting on the road on Instagram.

How did Gujarat Titans bus catch fire?

Short circuit is being said to be the cause of fire in the Gujarat team bus. According to the news, as soon as this was discovered, the players were first taken out of the bus safely. During this time, the policemen present with the bus stood around the players, so that no fans harass them.

Gujarat Titans bus caught little fire in Ahmedabad due to short circuit in AC

The incident happened while going to the hotel after the final match, the players were taken down due to short circuit. Other arrangements were made to take them to the hotel pic.twitter.com/OOSFKLJLFM

—Kamit Solanki (@KamitSolanki) June 1, 2026

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In fact, seeing the team bus standing on the road and seeing the players on the road, people passing by started stopping. Someone started taking photos and someone started making videos. During this time, the policemen did not allow any other vehicle to stop there and created a security cordon to prevent the fans from reaching the players.

Mohammad Siraj shared the photo

Mohammad Siraj shared a photo on Instagram, in which he, Ishant Sharma are sitting on the road with Sai Kishore. This is a photo of the time when the players were taken down due to fire in the bus and arrangements for another bus were being made.

Mohammed Siraj’s Instagram story. pic.twitter.com/Z7ikH0ooKj

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 1, 2026

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Talking about the IPL final, Gujarat Titans batting first scored 155 runs. The team’s openers (Shubhman Gill, Sai Sudarshan) could not score big, there was a change in the batting order and Nishant Sindhu was sent at number three, but this did not prove to be the right decision. The team reached a respectable score with Washington Sundar’s half-century innings (50). However, due to the brilliant innings of Virat Kohli, RCB achieved this target easily and registered a spectacular victory by 5 wickets. This is RCB’s second consecutive IPL trophy.

Virat Kohli Statement, IPL 2026 Final: Virat Kohli stood till the end and made an important contribution in helping Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) win the IPL 2026 title. While chasing in the final against Gujarat Titans, Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes in 42 balls. During this, he completed the fastest fifty of his IPL career in 25 balls. Kohli scored the winning runs for RCB by hitting a six. After the match, Kohli gave a big statement and said that this time there was no pressure like last year.

Let us tell you that this was the second consecutive title of Bengaluru. The team won the first title in the last season 2025 after a long wait of 18 years. Kohli told how last season there was pressure on everyone in the team to win the first title. Let us tell you that Kohli scored a fifty in the playoffs after a long wait of 10 years. Earlier in 2016, he had scored a half-century in the playoffs.

What did Virat Kohli say after the match?

Speaking after the match, King Kohli said, “I told some of the boys that this time there was no pressure like last year. Tonight the boys’ composure was clearly visible. We had to face a few defeats after the break, but we wanted to finish at the top position. The win against Mumbai gave us a lot of confidence. It is great to have a group of people where you don’t feel that you are the only player stepping up for the team.”

Kohli’s bat lasted the entire season

Let us tell you that Kohli was seen batting amazingly throughout the season. Yes, in between, he was definitely out on ‘zero’ in two consecutive matches, but it did not make much difference. Batting in 16 innings of the season, Kohli scored 675 runs at an average of 56.25 and strike rate of 165.85. During this period, he scored 1 century and 5 half-centuries, in which the high score was 105* runs. He stood fourth in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the trophy for the second consecutive time by defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the IPL 2026 final. On the basis of excellent bowling, RCB restricted Gujarat Titans to 155 runs. While chasing the target, Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 75 runs. Kohli received the Player of the Match award in the final. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was chosen Player of the Tournament, he won many awards including Orange Cap. Know who received how much prize money.

Champion RCB got Rs 20 crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore received an amount of Rs 20 crore for becoming champion. The team has become champion for the second consecutive time, the team has won both the trophies on the same ground. Gujarat Titans, who lost the final, got Rs 12.5 crore.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi got so much money along with Sierra car

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the Orange Cap winner, apart from this he got the awards of Most Valuable Player of the Season, Emerging Player of the Season, Super Striker of the Season, Most Sixes. He received a total of Rs 45 lakh as prize money including the Sierra car.

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IPL 2026 Awards List

• Winner: RCB- Rs 20 crore
• Runner up: GT- Rs 12.5 crore
• Most Valuable Player of the Season: Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Rs 15 lakh
• Orange Cap: Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Rs 10 lakh
• Purple Cap: Kagiso Rabada – Rs 10 lakh
• Emerging Player of the Season – Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Rs 10 lakh
• Highest dot ball: Mohammad Siraj – Rs 10 lakh
• Super Striker of the Season: Vaibhav Suryavanshi- Sierra Car
• Most sixes: Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Rs 10 lakh
• Most fours: Sai Sudarshan – Rs 10 lakh
• Catch of the Season: Manish Pandey – Rs 10 lakh
• Player of the Final: Virat Kohli – Rs 5 lakh
• Pitch and Ground Award: Eden Gardens – Rs 50 lakh
• Pitch and Ground Award: Dharamshala – Rs 25 lakh

What happened in IPL Final

After winning the toss, Rajat Patidar decided to bowl first. Both the openers of Gujarat Titans could not perform in the final, Shubman Gill was out after scoring 10 runs on the ball of Josh Hazlewood. Sai Sudarshan was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the score of 12. After this, Nishant Sindhu and Jos Buttler slowed down the innings and could not even score big. Sindhu scored 20 runs in 18 balls and Jos Buttler scored 19 runs in 23 balls. With the help of Washington Sundar’s half-century, Gujarat was able to reach a respectable score, he scored 50 runs in 37 balls.

Chasing the target, Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer made a partnership of 62 runs for the first wicket, Iyer, who was suffering from injury, was out after scoring 32 runs. After this, Devdutt Padikkal (1), Rajat Patidar (15), Krunal Pandya (1) were out cheaply, then RCB was under pressure but at the other end, Virat Kohli’s brilliant innings continued and he took the team to victory by hitting a six. Kohli scored 75 runs in 42 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 9 fours.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the title of IPL 2026. RCB defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final. 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was at Narendra Modi Stadium to watch the title match, he won the most awards. In the presentation, Ravi Shastri jokingly asked him, how much milk do you drink daily now? On this he replied in this way, which is going viral.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a Sierra car for winning the Super Striker of the Season award. Apart from this, he won the award of Orange Cap, Emerging Player of the Season, Most Valuable Player of the Season, Most Sixes Hit. Vaibhav, who came to receive the award, said that this season was also a learning one for him. He told that he learned that one has to play considering the situation of the match, one cannot play the same way all the time.

However, he also said that if the first ball comes in his range and he feels that he can hit it, then he tries his best to hit it. This is his style, in which he has been successful so far. During the conversation, Ravi Shastri asked him, “You beat the bowlers like this, it is out of fashion. How much milk do you drink daily?”

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s answer goes viral

Hearing this question, Vaibhav Suryavanshi burst out laughing, he said smilingly, “I don’t drink milk anymore.” Shastri again said that now you should keep a big wardrobe, to keep so many awards.

Funny conversations between Ravi Shastri and Vaibhav Suryavanshi pic.twitter.com/FmY2TpPr5g

— Shin Kohli (@Shinkohli) May 31, 2026

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 matches played in IPL 2026. He scored 1 century and missed the century 2 times. He batted brilliantly in both the playoff matches, scoring 97 runs in the Eliminator and 96 runs in Qualifier-2. This season he created history by hitting a total of 72 sixes, now he has become the batsman to hit the most sixes in a season.

Gujarat Titans team bus caught fire after IPL 2026 final. This accident happened when the team was going from Narendra Modi Stadium to the hotel. All the players were inside the bus when the fire broke out. It is being told that the fire broke out due to short circuit. This came to light in time. Immediately all the players were taken off the bus safely. In the final match held in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore won their second trophy by defeating Gujarat by 5 wickets.

Players stuck for 1 hour

After the IPL final, Gujarat Titans players were going from Narendra Modi Stadium to the hotel in the team bus, when on the way their bus had a short circuit and caught fire. According to the report, as soon as this was discovered, the first players were evacuated safely. The good news is that no player suffered any kind of loss. But it turned out to be a bad night, the players were stuck there for about an hour and then another vehicle was arranged and they were taken to the hotel.

Earlier, after winning the second qualifier, Gujarat Titans team reached Ahmedabad late due to the storm. Shubman Gill and team reached Ahmedabad for the finals on Saturday at around 11 pm.

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Gujarat Titans made many mistakes

In the final, Gujarat Titans had to bat first after losing the toss. The pitch was definitely difficult for batting, but Shubman Gill (10) and Sai Sudarshan (12) were out after playing bad shots. The team made a big change in the batting order in the final and sent Nishant Sindhu at number three, who slowed down the game. Jos Buttler, who came at number four, was also seen struggling. Sindhu scored 20 runs in 18 balls and Butler scored 19 runs in 23 balls, from here GT started lagging behind. The team was able to reach a respectable score of 155 due to the half-century innings of Washington Sundar (50).

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Chase master Virat Kohli gave an easy victory to Royal Challengers Bangalore by playing an unbeaten inning of 75 runs in the final. In this innings played in 42 balls, he hit 3 sixes and 9 fours. Venkatesh Iyer gave a good start to the team by scoring 32 runs in 16 balls, which initially removed the pressure from RCB. RCB became the third team to win the IPL trophy twice consecutively.

IPL is the biggest cricket league in the world. Whenever the final match is played, the tradition of conducting a closing ceremony before it has been going on for years. But no closing ceremony was held before the final match of IPL 2026. Before the title clash, different claims had come out that many big stars including Kailash Kher could give live performance, but all those claims turned out to be false.

Varun Dhawan, Mrinal Thakur were expected to come.

Before the final, it was being claimed that veteran Bollywood singer Kailash Kher could grace the closing ceremony. Apart from him, Gujarati lock singer Arvind Vegda can also perform live. Stand-up comedian Devanshi Shah was also expected to attend.

Media reports also claimed that Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde will also make headlines by attending the Narendra Modi Stadium before the final match. Even a video went viral on social media, in which it was claimed that Kailash Kher will perform live in the closing ceremony and a drone show will also be displayed. But all the claims of any big star coming and giving performance have been proved false.

BCCI had not announced

Actually, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had not given any confirmation regarding the closing ceremony. Earlier, BCCI had not made any announcement regarding the opening ceremony. Earlier the board had not even organized the opening ceremony.

Talking about the final match, Bengaluru team had won the toss and decided to bowl first. This is the first time that the teams of Gujarat and Bengaluru are facing each other in the final of IPL.

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IPL 2026 Final: Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached Ahmedabad to watch the final of Bengaluru and Gujarat, whom will he support Gill or Kohli?

The final of IPL 2026 between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl. But this decision can prove to be a big mistake for Bengaluru, because the statistics are completely in favor of Gujarat batting first.

In fact, since 2025, whenever Gujarat has been invited to bat first in Ahmedabad, the team has won 5 times. This figure seems to be completely in favor of making Gujarat the champion. Now it will be interesting to see whether Gujarat can maintain this figure in the title match today or not.

Whenever Gujarat was invited to bat first in Ahmedabad from 2025 onwards

Win against Mumbai Indians by 36 runs
Win against Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs
Win against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 38 runs
Win against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 82 runs
Win against Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs.

Both teams eyeing second trophy

Let us tell you that through this title match, both the teams will be eyeing the second trophy. Bengaluru had won the first in the last season i.e. 2025. RCB had done this feat under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. Whereas Gujarat won the trophy in 2022 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. This was the first IPL season for Gujarat.

Both the teams were face to face in Qualifier-1 also

In Qualifier-1 also, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans were face to face on the field. RCB won the match by 92 runs and made it to the direct finals. Whereas Gujarat had secured the ticket for the final by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier. Now in the final also the teams of Bengaluru and Gujarat are facing each other.

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Virat Kohli Aggressive Celebration On Shubman Gill Wicket: The final of IPL 2026 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl. Gujarat, which was invited to bat first, got the first blow in the form of captain Shubman Gill. Bangalore’s Virat Kohli’s aggressive celebration on Gill’s wicket went viral.

Some pictures are becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which Kohli’s aggressive celebration can be seen. Kohli stole the show in the final with his style. See Kohli’s reaction here…

credit @mufaddal_vohra VIRAT KOHLI AGGRESSIVELY CELEBRATING SHUBMAN GILL WICKET #IPLFINAL #RCBvsGT pic.twitter.com/iJmbcjWKPy

— Jaskaran sandhu (@Jaskaran00013) May 31, 2026

Virat Kohli is really on a different level…

Even at the age of 37, he still has the same enthusiasm and fun on the field as an 18-year-old player…

The way Kohli teased Shubman Gill after his dismissal was worth watching…#rcbvsgt #Viratkohli #shubmangill #ipl2026 #ipl2026final #kuldeeppanwar pic.twitter.com/sZBrqyrJqa

— Kuldeep Panwar (@Sports_Kuldeep) May 31, 2026

The reaction of Virat Kohli when Shubman Gill got out pic.twitter.com/LyZN4ogPG1

— CineSports (@SportsCraft381) May 31, 2026

Gill was out after scoring only 10 runs

Let us tell you that in an important match like the final, Gill failed to play a big innings. The Gujarat captain, who came to the opening, scored only 10 runs in 8 balls with the help of 2 fours. Josh Hazlewood made Gill his victim. This first blow to the team came on the score of 22 runs.

Gill’s bat lasted the entire season

Gill was seen batting brilliantly throughout the season, but flopped in the final. Gill is at second position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. He scored 732 runs in 16 innings of 16 matches at an average of 45.75 and strike rate of 163.03. During this period, he scored 1 century and 6 half-centuries.

RCB eyes second consecutive title

It is noteworthy that RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, would like to win the second consecutive title. The team had its name written on the first IPL trophy in the last season i.e. 2025. This was the first title for Bengaluru. Now the team will be looking to win the trophy for the second consecutive time. If Bengaluru wins the title today, then it will become the third team after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to win two consecutive trophies. Chennai became champion twice consecutively in 2010 and 2011. Mumbai had done this feat in 2019 and 2020.

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