As RCB lifted trophy, Bengaluru forgot its sleep

Followers have a good time after Royal Challengers Bengaluru received the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 remaining cricket match in opposition to Punjab Kings, in Bengaluru on June 3, 2025.

Deepavali got here to Bengaluru early. Nearly everybody in Bengaluru, breaking language or every other barrier they might have in any other case had, got here collectively to have a good time an evening of glory on June 3 because the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the town’s beloved cricket group, lifted their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in its 18th yr in Ahmedabad.

Because the match ended round 11.30 p.m., celebrations started on the streets, and within the skies. Firecrackers stored everybody awake in each space from the time the ultimate ball was bowled and continued all through the evening. The celebrations went on until 4 a.m. in most locations, with many even gathering close to the M. Chinnaswamy stadium within the wee hours.

On the streets, the celebrations had been equal components glad and rowdy, as in some areas, even ambulances needed to wrestle to make their method by the crowds that had gathered. From asking lorry drivers to carry out a celebratory honk to autorickshaws spinning on the highway like in a online game, the town was gripped in a frenzy.

“It was such a gorgeous factor to see everybody united in celebration. All of the folks from my residence stood of their balconies and began shouting “Ee sale cup Namde!” and “RCB ge Jai” (all hail RCB) waving the group’s flag quickly after the match ended, and nobody was complaining, which might not have been the case if it had been every other occasion,” stated Aarathi P., a resident of Vajarahalli.

“As a Bengalurean, I might perceive the sentiment behind the folks on the streets. However I noticed that a few of them had been forcing folks to get down from their automobiles and dance. There have been additionally folks getting drunk on the primary roads and throwing bottles, two-way visitors on one-way streets, and even an ambulance which was caught as a result of all of the hysteria. The celebrations had been anticipated, and the preparations from the law-keepers ought to have been higher,” stated Satwik N., a resident of Jalahalli.