Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Complete performance in Qualifier 1 IPL 2026tattoo Gujarat Titans (GT) 92 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala to secure a place in the finals for the second consecutive season. RCB dominated both with bat and ball after posting a massive total before demolishing Gujarat’s batting line-up in the chase. while Rajat Patidar’s explosive innings and RCB’s record-breaking total caught the eye, a strange moment. Sai Sudharsan quickly generated a lot of interest on social media.
Sai Sudharsan’s freak knock left GT shocked
The incident took place during the third innings of Gujarat Titans as they chased down the 255-run target. Jacob Duffy bowled A short delivery on a length outside off stump and Sudharsan tries to cut the ball towards the off side. Although he made clean contact with the strike, the bat slipped from his grasp during the chase.
In an extraordinary turn of events, the bat flew backwards, bounced past the crease and crashed into the stumps, leaving Sudharsan stunned. The judges immediately announced that they had hit him. The dismissal was made all the more remarkable as Sudharsan became the first player in IPL history to be dismissed twice. The left-hander managed just 14 runs before returning to the pavilion.
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RCB’s massive total proved too much for GT
At the start of the match, RCB put up one of the most devastating batting performances seen in the history of IPL playoffs. Captain Patidar led the carnage with a breathtaking unbeaten 93 off just 33 deliveries, hitting nine sixes and five boundaries.
Virat Kohli while providing early momentum with a fast 43 Devdutt Padikkal and Krunal Pandya also made valuable contributions. Bengaluru exploded in the final phase of the innings, amassing 114 runs in the last six overs to finish with a mammoth 254/5, the highest total ever recorded in an IPL play-off match.
Gujarat stormed into the finals as RCB
Chasing an impossible target, Gujarat Titans never recovered after losing wickets regularly. Sudharsan’s strange dismissal followed Shubman Gill’s early departure, however If Buttler could not have an effect.
GT were reduced to 51/5 at one stage as RCB’s bowling attack completely dominated under pressure. Rahul Tewatia the counter-attack struggled mightily with 68, but the required pace continued to rise rapidly. Gujarat were eventually bowled out for 162.
With the emphatic win, Royal Challengers Bengaluru advanced to their fifth IPL final and are now just one step away from successfully defending their title. Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans will get another opportunity to qualify for the finals when they play the winner of the Eliminator.
