WPL 2024: Viral video shows thousands of fans gathered to celebrate as RCB wins title, netizens call it ‘crazy’

Following the win, Virat Kohli congratulated Smriti Mandhana and her team via a video call before RCB lifted the WPL 2024 trophy.

Thousands of RCB's fans gather to celebrate in Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lifted the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 trophy on Sunday. RCB defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Soon after RCB’s win, a myriad of celebratory videos circulated on social media.

A video of thousands of fans burning firecrackers and chanting ‘RCB-RCB’ in ecstasy in Bengaluru has caught the internet’s attention. The area looked jam-packed, however, the location of the video is unknown. Sharing the video, an X user wrote, “Bengaluru have gone nuts after the trophy win.”

Watch the viral video here:

BENGALURU HAVE GONE NUTS AFTER THE TROPHY WIN. 🤯🏆pic.twitter.com/iC8QFL8rDY

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 17, 2024

The video garnered more than 730K views and several reactions on the platform. While a section of users related to the ‘feeling’, others called it ‘crazy’. A user commented, “The love for cricket in Bengaluru is amazing.” Another user wrote, “That’s crazy.”

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“Boys teams can only dream about this,” joked another cricket enthusiast. “How one trophy means for a fan. Only trophyless Fan can only understand this emotion,” another fan reacted.

Following the win, Virat Kohli congratulated Smriti Mandhana and her team via a video call before RCB lifted the WPL 2024 trophy. Kohli, the RCB skipper, also took to Instagram and shared a note for Banglore ‘superwomen’.

Watch here:

𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀!

Smriti Mandhana 🤝 Virat Kohli

A special phone call right after the #TATAWPL Triumph! 🏆 ☺️@mandhana_smriti | @imVkohli | @RCBTweets | #Final | #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/Ee5CDjrRix

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 17, 2024

Meanwhile, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is all set to kick off on March 22 and begin with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) match at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.

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