India, June 2 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru's second IPL title win came on Rajat Patidar's 33rd birthday but more than that happy coincidence, the skipper was pleased with his team's start-to-end domination in the league.

RCB were an unstoppable force from the opening match, where they decimated Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

That bull run reached its logical conclusion at the Narendra Modi Stadium with a five-wicket win over the Gujarat Titans in the IPL final on Sunday.

"To be honest, last year was a lot of pressure. This year was more calm because of the way we played throughout the tournament. I think we have not just played, we dominated this year," said Patidar in the post-match press conference.

"So we were ...