Krunal Pandya scripts HISTORY in IPL 2025 final, becomes first player ever to...
Krunal Pandya.
New Delhi: Krunal Pandya played a pivotal role in the Royal Challengers Bangalore's first IPL victory. RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs in the 2025 final held at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
Krunal Pandya's exceptional performance led the Bengaluru franchise to victory in the final match. His impressive bowling figures of 2 for 17, which included the key dismissals of Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis, were crucial in defending their 190-run total.
Pandya has received the Man of the Match award in an IPL final for the second time. His previous win came in the 2017 final, where his strong all-around performance secured Mumbai Indians' one-run victory over Rising Pune Super Giants.
Krunal Pandya's 47-run contribution off 38 balls was crucial in Mumbai Indians' reaching a final score of 129, following a precarious position of 79/7. His economical bowling figures of 4-0-31 further aided his team's performance.
Krunal Pandya is the first player globally to receive the Man of the Match award in two separate IPL finals.
Krunal and Hardik Pandya are the first brothers to each win the Man of the Match award in an IPL final. Hardik previously received the award in the 2022 final, leading the Gujarat Titans to victory with a strong all-around performance of 34 runs and 3 wickets while conceding only 17 runs. This game, like the current one, was also played in Ahmedabad.
Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya have both achieved significant success in the IPL. Krunal has four IPL titles, three with Mumbai Indians (2017, 2019, 2020). Hardik has five titles, including one with Mumbai Indians in 2015 and subsequently leading Gujarat Titans to victory.
Krunal Pandya received the Player of the Match award in three games this season, notably the season opener versus Kolkata Knight Riders and a later match against Delhi Capitals.
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Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru deaths: RCB, others booked, top cop suspended
The Karnataka Police on Thursday booked Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), event management firm DNA Entertainment Private Limited, and the administrative panel of the state cricket association for culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and assault over the deaths of 11 people ahead of a celebration marking the city team's maiden IPL title a day ago. Chief minister Siddaramaiah announced a judicial probe and said that five police officers, including the city's top cop B Dayananda, were suspended as anger mounted over the tragic deaths at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday afternoon, and questions swirled about lax arrangements, lack of permission and the role of the marque franchise that allegedly pressed on with a victory parade despite being warned. Many of these questions came from the Karnataka high court, which took cognisance of the tragedy and asked the government to submit a status report. 'The stampede incident…was due to RCB franchise, DNA, and KSCA administrative committee giving permission for the program and arranging the program at KSCA stadium without adequate arrangements for the program, without adequate security for fans to enter peacefully, without balanced arrangements for fans,' said the first information report in Kannada, filed at the Cubbon Park police station. 'Additionally, thousands of fans gathered around the stadium due to RCB's official posts on social media and social networking sites providing misleading information about free entry for the public at gates, leading to fan gatherings. This incident occurred due to this reason,' the FIR, which HT has seen, added. The police invoked sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by using dangerous weapons or means), 121 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly for offences committed in pursuit of a common object), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging their duty), and 125 (12) (acts endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A combative Siddaramaiah appeared at a press conference hours later, announcing that five police officers — police chief B Dayananda, Bengaluru (west) ACP Vikash Kumar Vikash, Bengaluru (central) DCP Shekar H Tekkannavar, Cubbon Park ACP C Balakrishna and inspector AK Girish — will be suspended and a one-man judicial commission headed by retired high court judge Michael D'Cunha will submit a report in 30 days. 'FIRs have been registered, and instructions have been issued to arrest the representatives of these organisations,' Siddaramaiah said. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was tasked with carrying out a parallel investigation into the role of these three entities. 'Since I became an MLA, minister, deputy CM, and now CM, no such incident has occurred. This tragedy has shaken us deeply,' he added. But the Opposition continued to gun for his resignation. 'CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar are directly responsible for the tragic stampede,' said Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of thousands of people thronged the Chinnaswamy stadium, hoping to catch a glimpse of their cricket heroes who had won their first IPL trophy the previous night. The team landed at the HAL airport at 2.45pm, and were received by Shivakumar. The first felicitation ceremony was organised by the state government at the Vidhana Soudha around 4.30pm. But by then, pandemonium had already broken out outside the stadium. As crowds swelled ahead of the 6pm event – RCB had announced a victory parade and limited entry free passes – the police closed all gates. At this point, around 250,000 fans had gathered, threatening to burst through the barricades, climbing over cars and climbing trees. The first deaths were reported around two ambulances were present and 1,318 policemen were deployed, the government told the high court on Thursday. In comparison, around 5,000 were deployed for the 2024 World Cup victory parade in Mumbai. The crush led to four deaths at Gate 7, two at Gate 6, one at Gate 1, and four more between Gates 17 and 21, the government told the court. In all, 11 people died and 56 others were injured. All the dead people were under 30, and included a 14-year-old girl, an engineering student, a Yakshagana performer, a civil engineer and a chartered accountant. 'They said entry was free, so why didn't they open all the gates?' asked Ashwini, the mother of 14-year-old Divyanshi. The FIR said the first intimation of a victory celebration came at 6pm on June 3, even before the first ball had been bowled at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, when RCB CEO Shubhash Ghante allegedly asked for a victory celebration programme to be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium the next day. A meeting of senior police officials concluded that the event should not be permitted, citing inadequate notice, unpreparedness for crowd control, and public inconvenience, the FIR said. Despite the advisory, the organisers allegedly went ahead with the event. The FIR said that the Vidhana Soudha event passed off peacefully but at Chinnaswamy Stadium, the organisers 'failed to make decisions about allowing fans inside the stadium' and closed the gates from the inside at 3.10pm. It also confirmed that the programme began inside the stadium at 5.45pm – long after the first body was taken to a city hospital. 'DNA, KSCA administrative committee, and RCB franchise failed to take proper decisions about M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium entry at the right time, causing confusion among thousands of RCB fans, leading to thousands of fans gathering uncontrollably, attempting to break barriers set up by police for entry, ignoring police advice and not following instructions, pushing police and causing injuries, disrupting public traffic, causing 11 deaths,' the FIR said. RCB,KSCA and DNA did not respond to requests seeking comment on the matter. In the high court, a bench headed by acting chief justice V Kameshwar Rao and justice CM Joshi took suo motu cognisance of the death and asked the state whether permissions had were sought to organise such celebrations, whether a standard operating procedure existed for managing crowds above 50,000, and if immediate medical help was extended. The bench directed the government to file a comprehensive status report addressing nine specific questions by June 10. Advocate general Shashi Kiran Shetty admitted that the crowd outside the stadium was in a state of 'frenzy'. 'Each person thought they would only be one more,' said Shetty. But the court was unmoved. 'When and who took the decision to hold the celebration, and how it was to be conducted? What traffic and crowd regulation measures were in place? Whether medical arrangements were made in advance and whether those injured were given timely medical attention?' the court asked. In response, Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara announced that the state would frame a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure better management of large public gatherings. 'We will give instructions that from now on any mega events, meetings and celebrations, should be held within the framework of the directions issued by the police department,' he said.
United News of India
an hour ago
- United News of India
FIR filed against RCB and event organisers in stampede case
Bengaluru, Jun 5 (UNI) A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the event management firm DNA Entertainment, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Thursday in connection with the stampede that left 11 dead and over 30 injured outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium here. The incident occurred during RCB's victory parade and public felicitation ceremony on Wednesday following their maiden IPL title win. According to police, over two lakh fans had gathered outside the stadium, far exceeding its 35,000-seat capacity. Chaos broke out when fans without entry passes attempted to force their way into the venue alongside those holding valid tickets, triggering a deadly stampede. The Cubbon Park police have booked RCB and co-organisers under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 142 (unlawful assembly), among others. The stampede has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious questions over the coordination between the franchise, event managers, and city authorities. Preliminary findings indicate that poor crowd control, over-issuance of free passes, and lack of adequate security arrangements contributed to the tragedy. RCB, in an official statement, expressed 'deep sorrow' over the loss of lives and offered condolences to the bereaved families. The franchise announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to each of the 11 affected families and also launched a support initiative named 'RCB Cares' for injured fans. 'We are devastated by this tragic loss. As soon as we became aware of the situation, we immediately revised our programme in consultation with the local administration. We urge our supporters to stay safe and prioritise their well-being,' the statement read. This incident has cast a pall over what was meant to be a historic and jubilant moment for RCB fans, as the team had secured their first-ever IPL title in a gripping final against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Further investigation is underway, and accountability is expected to be fixed in the coming days. UNI BDN SSP
Indian Express
an hour ago
- Indian Express
Countdown to Bengaluru stampede tragedy: State, RCB insisted on own events, security was stretched thin
As the Karnataka government ordered a probe into Wednesday's stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where 11 fans of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were trampled to death by thousands of RCB fans trying to get into the stadium to celebrate the team's first IPL win in 18 years, the first details on what probably led to the tragedy pointed to the RCB's refusal to stall the event until Sunday and the state government's insistence on sharing the spotlight the same day. Multiple sources in the police and state government, a police FIR on the stampede case, submissions made by the state before the Karnataka High Court which took up the case suo motu, all revealed that resources to protect the life and limb of RCB fans were stretched thin by competing interests of the RCB and the state. According to a senior police officer, the RCB's unilateral decision of holding a Victory Parade Wednesday in Bengaluru, without obtaining police permission as mandated under the Karnataka Police Act for events requiring police security, and the decision of the state government at the eleventh hour to hold its own event to bask in the glory of the RCB played a key role in the tragedy involving frenzied fans. 'We were stretched thin in terms of resources. We were virtually handling four events simultaneously on that day – the arrival of the RCB team at the airport, their safe transport to the team hotel, to the government felicitation ceremony and finally to the RCB event at the Chinnaswamy Stadium,' the officer said. The entire Bengaluru police, which had been working until 3 am the previous night due to the IPL finals, were forced to provide a security blanket across the city for the second day, especially for the government event at the Vidhana Soudha and the RCB event at Chinnaswamy Stadium located a kilometre away. An FIR registered by the Bengaluru police Thursday against RCB, the Karnataka State Cricket Association, the custodians of the stadium, and a private event management firm suggests that the virtual overlap of the RCB event and the government event between 3 pm and 5 pm on June 4, along with a free invite given to RCB fans, played a key role in the stampede. An analysis of RCB posts on social media shows that at 7.01 am on June 4, the RCB put out a message on Instagram announcing a Victory Parade for its team. The Victory Parade from the Vidhana Soudha to the Chinnaswamy Stadium was announced by ' on Instagram despite the Bengaluru police rejecting, according to the FIR, a proposal for a parade made the previous night by KSCA CEO Shubendu Ghosh due to possibility of the gathering of a large crowd. By 9 am, word had spread about the Victory Parade via social media, influencers and mainstream media, says the suo motu police complaint . Even as the Bengaluru city police were preparing to deploy forces to deal with the situation arising of the 'unilateral decision' of the RCB to hold the parade, police were informed by the state government of a plan to felicitate RCB players on the portals of the Vidhana Soudha. By 10.30 am, a media communique was issued on behalf of RCB and the state government of RCB's felicitation by Chief Minister Siddaramiah and others in the government, followed by a parade to the stadium for RCB fans. 'The Deputy Chief Minister ( D K Shivakumar) took the initiative for the felicitation. He went to the airport to receive the team, attended the government event and the stadium event,' police sources said. JDS leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy targeted Shivakumar. 'Why hold two separate events? One programme, well-organised with proper preparation, would have been enough. There should have been appropriate security and caution. Instead, everything was rushed simply to glorify himself. As a result of this recklessness, sports fans lost their lives,' Kumaraswamy said in New Delhi Wednesday. On Thursday, an emotional Shivakumar said that he had seen the young who died in the stampede. 'No family can digest such an incident,' he said. He said he did not have plans to attend the event despite an invitation by the KSCA. 'I took the KSCA president and other members of the management in my car and we closed the programme in 10 minutes. I was not aware of the deaths until I reached the stadium… I went there and told them not to hold any function,' he said. According to a source in the government, Bengaluru city police commissioner B Dayananda had informed the Chief Minister that they would not be able to hold the event at a short notice. However, another 'influential politician', who is also associated with the sports fraternity, convinced the Chief Minister that the event would result in 'positive vibes', the source said. The issue was discussed with new DGP M A Saleem and directions were given to the Bengaluru police to organise the event. The city police were of the opinion that celebrations must be held on Sunday which would give them some time to arrange security. 'We had only around three hours to arrange security at four to five places. Since the cricket stadium security is handled by RCB and KSCA, the concentration of the police was on the government event at Vidhana Soudha which went off peacefully,' police sources said. A senior police officer said that one of the reasons cited by RCB for holding the Victory Parade Wednesday itself was the fact that the team's foreign players were scheduled to depart for their homes and a full felicitation would not have been possible later in the week. 'The event (at the stadium) was organised on behalf of RCB by DNA Event Management. KSCA is in charge of the stadium. All the security is provided by them in the stadium. All the deaths happened at the entry gates of the stadium. The problem is that 33,000 people were expected, which is the capacity of the stadium, but 2.5 lakh people turned up,' state Advocate General K M Shashikiran Shetty told the High Court Thursday. A statement from the RCB after the tragedy stated: 'Immediately upon being made aware of the situation, we promptly amended our programme, and followed the guidance and advice of the local administration.' – With Kiran Parashar and Sanath Prasad
