The grand stage at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad was electric on Sunday as expected. IPL 2026 Final continued between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB captain winning the crucial toss Rajat Patidar Putting pressure on GT’s top order, he elected to field first. The decision paid rich dividends as RCB’s disciplined bowling unit tore through the Titans’ heavyweights, breaking the back of the home team’s batting line with a brilliant piece of athleticism on the field.
Rajat Patidar’s brilliant run ends Shubman Gill’s stay in the IPL 2026 Final
The decisive moment of the early passes came in the third part of the match. Standing at 22/0, Gujarat Titans relied heavily on their captain and star openers, Shubman Gillto close the shots. The Australian faces a 142 kmph delivery from the speedster Josh Hazlewood in the second ball of his spell, Gill tried to break the shackles with an aggressive cross.
Hazlewood bowled a test ball outside the off stump, keeping Gill locked in the crease. As Gill tried to whip the ball over the pitch, it hit the higher part of his bat and flew awkwardly into the sky over mid-on. Carefully following the trajectory from the middle of the road, Patidar started a sensational run on the right side. Showing great composure under immense pressure, Patidar kept his eyes glued to the ball and reliably took an excellent run catch. Gill was sent packing for a short 10 balls off 8 balls which included two boundaries to the amazement of the Ahmedabad crowd.
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After a classy innings against RCB, GT are in trouble
Gill’s departure led to a major series collapse for Gujarat Titans and left them reeling under the pressure of the IPL 2026 Final. Shortly after the captain’s exit, the veteran bowler swung Bhuvneshwar Kumar He eliminated the dangerous one in the fourth innings Sai Sudharsan Scratched for 12 off 12 balls, caught behind by the keeper Jitesh Sharma after a failed DRS review early in the game.
presentation of Hello Rasikh It added to the woes of the Titans. In the eighth round, Salam was eliminated Nishant Sindhu 18 deliveries for 20 runs, thanks to a sharp catch Devdutt Padikkal. By the time a strategic break was called at the end of the 9th over, the Gujarat Titans had reached a precarious 59/3, managing a sluggish current run rate of 6.55.
Absolutely continued to choke with RCB’s bowling attack Krunal Pandya leading the restricting effort conceding just 9 runs in two overs. while If Buttler He remained unbeaten in 12 out of 13 balls Washington SundarEarly damage to Hazlewood, Kumar and Salam left the Titans with a huge recovery mountain to climb in the absolute pinnacle clash of the season.
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