RCB skipper Rajat Patidar led from the front and smashed a brilliant 93 runs off just 33 balls with 5 fours and 9 sixes to help his team post the highest-ever playoff total in IPL history.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru stunned Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday. RCB cruised into the IPL 2026 final after beating GT by 92 runs. RCB skipper Rajat Patidar led from the front and smashed a brilliant 93 runs off just 33 balls with 5 fours and 9 sixes to help his team post the highest-ever playoff total in IPL history.
𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞-𝗧𝗢-𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 #𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦. ❤️🔥
Every chant. Every cheer. Every moment of support from the 12th Man Army brought us here. 🥹❤️
One last dance awaits in Ahmedabad. ✊ pic.twitter.com/7fUmCfgwDv
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 26, 2026
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and invited RCB to bat first. Batting first, RCB posted a massive target of 255 runs against GT. The target proved to be unreachable for the Gujarat Titans and the team fell for 162 runs and was not even able to bat for the full 20 overs.
3️⃣1️⃣𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗬, 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣. 🔥#TATAIPL. FINAL. WE. WILL. BE. THERE. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/IRW1A33C5D
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 26, 2026
Half the #GT side back in the hut 🫣
All four #RCB bowlers among wickets in the powerplay 🔥
Updates ▶️ https://t.co/9rs6u5obOw#TATAIPL | #Qualifier1 | #TheFinalLeap | #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/xJVTmW44iy
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
Gujarat Titans will now face the winner of the Eliminator which will be held between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday (May 27). The winner of the Eliminator will face GT in the Qualifier 2 and the winner of the Qualifier 2 will clash with the RCB in the IPL 2026 finals.
Innings Break!
Rajat Patidar and Co. hammer 254/5 in #Qualifier1 😳
Will #GT chase this down? 🤔
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/9rs6u5obOw#TATAIPL | #TheFinalLeap | #RCBvGT pic.twitter.com/v8QP1K1akD
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
