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Top Scorers - Qualifier 1
A comparison of the top individual scores from the RCB vs GT qualifier match.
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Bengaluru roars into IPL final as Patidar powers 92-run win over Gujarat
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar acknowledges the applause from the crowd as he leaves the field at the end of their innings during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo/Ashwini BhatiaDHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Rajat Patidar hit 93 not out off 33 balls as defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached the Indian Premier League final by beating Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in Qualifier 1 on Tuesday.The skipper smashed nine sixes and five fours in powering Bengaluru to the highest-ever total in IPL knockouts — 254-5 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli scored 43 off 25 balls, and Krunal Pandya added 43 off 28.Article continues below this adIn reply, Gujarat was bowled out for 162 runs in 19.3 overs as Jacob Duffy picked 3-39 in four overs. Rasikh Salam Dar took 2-24, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-28) and Pandya (2-16) also picked a brace each.Sunday's final in Ahmedabad will be Bengaluru's second straight and fifth in total. It awaits the winner of Qualifier 2.Only two teams have won back-to-back IPL titles: Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011; and Mumbai Indians in 2019 and 2020.On Wednesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad will play Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator at New Chandigarh. Gujarat will play the winner in Qualifier 2, at the same venue on Friday.Article continues below this adPut into bat, Bengaluru lost opener Venkatesh Iyer (19) cheaply. Kohli hit five fours and a six, adding 72 off 38 balls with Devdutt Padikkal, who scored 30 off 19 balls.Jason Holder (2-39) then struck twice in three balls — first, Kohli was out bowled and then Padikkal was out caught as Bengaluru was down to 94-3 in 8.4 overs.Gujarat could have gained further advantage, but Patidar was dropped on 20 in the 14th over.He didn’t look back thereafter, racing to 50 off 21 balls with five sixes. He accelerated further, scoring the next 43 off 12 balls with another four sixes.Article continues below this adPatidar and Pandya put on 95 off 45 balls, as Bengaluru crossed 200 in the 17th over. The last 54 runs came off 20 balls as Gujarat was blown away.The previous highest in IPL knockouts was Gujarat’s 233-3 against Mumbai in the 2023 Qualifier 2.In response Tuesday, Gujarat started poorly — Sai Sudharsan was out hit wicket, losing grip of his bat which fell onto his stumps. He made 14 and was out off Duffy in the third over.Four balls later, in the fourth, Ku...
Captain Rajat Patidar stars as Royal Challengers Bengaluru storms to ...
The Gujarat Titans will consider themselves extremely lucky to end in the top two positions after the kind of performance they gave in Qualifier 1 tonight at Dharamsala against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. RCB, once again, reaches the final in 2026 after the defending champions sealed a massive 92- run win against GT. RCB posted a massive 254 runs on the board by losing just 5 wickets. Captain Rajat Patidar led from the front, running short of a well-deserved century. He got support from his former captain Virat Kohli and later by Krunal Pandya and Jitesh Sharma down the order. With a ball, RCB players left nothing on GT's table. Morning shows the day, and if phrases are to be believed, Sai Sudharsan's dismissal pretty much reflected the cluelessness of GT. It's now new that GT's middle order has hardly been tested. And today they lost 5 wickets within the powerplay. GT was left to fight for pride, relieved that they would get another chance. Well, the match ended after Tim David took a stunning catch to take the final man, Mohammed Siraj, having 5 balls left. Read also: Watch: Virat Kohli teasing Shubman Gill from the sidelines as GT players posed for team photo Patidar Leads RCB Run Avalanche Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a batting masterclass, posting 254/5 in 20 overs at a run rate of 12.70. Captain Rajat Patidar remained unbeaten on 93 from 33 deliveries, hammering five fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 281.81. Virat Kohli added 43 off 25 balls with five boundaries and a six, while Krunal Pandya matched that score from 28 balls, striking five fours and two sixes. Devdutt Padikkal chipped in with 30 off 19, and Venkatesh Iyer provided an explosive 19 off seven. Jitesh Sharma stayed unbeaten on 15 from five deliveries. Jason Holder returned 2/39 and Kagiso Rabada finished with 2/54. GT Collapse Despite Tewatia Fight Chasing 255, Gujarat Titans slipped early and were reduced to 51/5 inside 5.4 overs. Sai Sudharsan made 14 before a hit wicket dismissal, while Shubman Gill scored two and Jos Buttler struck 29 off 11. Rahul Tewatia fought back with 68 from 43 balls, including eight fours and four sixes. However, wickets kept falling around him as GT were bowled out for 162 in 19.3 overs. Jacob Duffy claimed 3/39, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam and Krunal Pandya took two wickets each.
Patidar leads the way as Royal Challengers Bengaluru storm into second ...
Rajat Patidar led defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) into the final with the quickest innings of 90 or more in the IPL, scoring a delightful unbeaten 93 off 33 to take his team to 254 for 5, the highest total in an IPL playoff, against the best attack of the tournament, Gujarat Titans (GT). Having finished in the top two, GT still have a chance to make the final at their home ground in Ahmedabad in Qualifier 2 as they await the winner of the Eliminator between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. The last eight IPLs have been won by the side winning this fixture: Qualifier 1. Asked to bat first in chase-friendly Dharamsala, RCB came out full of intent and skill despite missing the injured Phil Salt, but GT nearly snuck back in with a period of 22 balls, 18 runs and two wickets of set batters in a single Jason Holder over. In the time that Patidar scored 93 off 33, the other end, including extras, produced 68 off 37 legal deliveries. Having never scored more than 233, GT needed something special, and only Jos Buttler came close to that with 29 off 11. The RCB fast bowlers ran riot and took out half the side within the powerplay. RCB would have dearly loved to have Salt back, but his absence allowed them to play Jacob Duffy as the fourth overseas player. Venkatesh Iyer started the innings with two fours off the first two balls, moving around in the crease to try to mess with the lengths of the GT fast bowlers. It took Virat Kohli four balls to lay bat on Kagiso Rabada’s hard lengths, but Venkatesh ramped him for a six first ball even though he got into a tangle. Even though Rabada came back immediately with the wicket of Venkatesh, the makeshift opener had done his job with 19 off seven. Immediately after the wicket, Kohli charged at Siraj and drove him over mid-off. Some classic batting – a flick off the hip, a late cut and a square cut – from Devdutt Padikkal consigned Rabada to 18 in his second over and brought up the team fifty in just four overs. Rattled, GT had to move away from bowling Siraj and Rabada through the powerplay for the first time in eight matches. Holder and Rashid Khan combined to bring GT back into the contest. Holder kept hitting the hard lengths, and Rashid bowled his first two overs for no boundary. In between, Holder managed to remove Kohli and Padikkal for 43 off 25 and 30 off 19. Not big innings but ones that understood the assignment. Having gone funky with their selection – no Romario Shepherd in the bat...
IPL 2026 Qualifier 1: Royal Challengers Bengaluru storm into Final ...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the IPL 2026 Final after a dominant 92-run victory over Gujarat Titans at Dharamsala today.
