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RCB vs GT Highlights, IPL Qualifier 1: RCB reach back-to-back finals with thumping 92-run win, destroy GT in all phases
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Highlights, IPL 2026 Qualifier 1: RCB are going back to the IPL final after a thumping 92-run victory, in which Rajat Patidar was the hero with 93*, before the bowling trounced the GT batting for a statement win before the final.
- 11:46 PM IST, May 26That's it – RCB through to another final with 92-run win!
- 11:38 PM IST, May 26Bhuvneshwar ends Tewatia's night – and will take the Purple Cap right off Rabada's head
- 11:27 PM IST, May 26Fifty for Tewatia!
- 11:07 PM IST, May 26Tewatia gets GT to triple digits
- 10:57 PM IST, May 26Another for Duffy – Rashid falls
- 10:44 PM IST, May 26Six down! RCB picking them off
- 10:28 PM IST, May 26FIVE DOWN! RCB running away with it
- 10:26 PM IST, May 26FOUR DOWN! Sindhu falls, Rasikh strikes
- 10:24 PM IST, May 264, 6, 4, OUT! Hazlewood gets quick revenge on Buttler
- 10:14 PM IST, May 26BOWLED HIM! Jaffa from Bhuvi to end Gill's night
- 10:12 PM IST, May 264, 6 – Buttler starts well
- 10:11 PM IST, May 26ROTTEN LUCK! Sudharsan is hit-wicket in the oddest fashion
- 10:06 PM IST, May 26Beautiful from Bhuvneshwar – Gill gets lucky
- 9:58 PM IST, May 264, 4! Good start for Sudharsan
- 9:54 PM IST, May 26Almost ready for the chase now
- 9:22 PM IST, May 26RCB finish on 254/5!
- 9:19 PM IST, May 26Patidar onto 92* with two balls to play – and 250 comes up!
- 9:14 PM IST, May 2621 off the 19th! Rajat, Jitesh take down Siraj
- 9:09 PM IST, May 26Timber! Prasidh rattles David's stumps
- 9:02 PM IST, May 2621-ball fifty for Rajat – goes 6, 6!
- 9:00 PM IST, May 26Rabada returns to remove Krunal!
- 8:57 PM IST, May 26Patidar takes on Rashid, and Krunal Pandya joins in!
- 8:51 PM IST, May 264, 6! Patidar causes further damage against Khejroliya – 28 off the over
- 8:48 PM IST, May 264, 4 – GT errors helping RCB now
- 8:39 PM IST, May 26AND NOW DROPPED! Usually-safe Rabada can't hang on
- 8:38 PM IST, May 26Patidar survives huge skier!
- 8:32 PM IST, May 26Another 13-run over! Innovative from Krunal
- 8:28 PM IST, May 26Important 13-run over
- 8:24 PM IST, May 26Release from Patidar! Swings away for six
- 8:23 PM IST, May 26GT squeezing – 99/3 after 10
- 8:19 PM IST, May 26AND NOW PADIKKAL GOES IN SAME OVER! Holder on fire
- 8:15 PM IST, May 26CHOPPED ON! Kohli has to walk back on 43
- 8:12 PM IST, May 26Couple of quiet overs – 92/1 after 8
- 8:02 PM IST, May 2676/1 at end of powerplay as Rabada goes for 14 again!
- 7:58 PM IST, May 26All going RCB's way! Kohli survives run-out call and gets overthrows
- 7:52 PM IST, May 264, 4, 4, 4! Rabada's pace helps ball ping off the bat, 18 off his over
- 7:49 PM IST, May 26Kohli and Padikkal trade pair of goergeous straight drives
- 7:44 PM IST, May 26AND GONE! Rabada takes over Purple Cap with Venkatesh's wicket
- 7:42 PM IST, May 26FIRST SIX! Venkatesh pulls out the scoop
- 7:41 PM IST, May 26Trio of plays and misses – Rabada quick against Kohli
- 7:36 PM IST, May 26Venky punches for four first ball!
- 7:31 PM IST, May 26Kohli and Venkatesh march out – pyrotechnics greet them
- 7:18 PM IST, May 26GT playing XI
- 7:12 PM IST, May 26RCB playing XI
- 7:03 PM IST, May 26Shubman Gill wins toss – opts to BOWL
- 6:35 PM IST, May 2625 mins to the toss
- 6:10 PM IST, May 26What happened the last time RCB and GT met?
- 5:50 PM IST, May 26Dharamshala offers fair balance of bat and ball
- 5:30 PM IST, May 26Playoff regulars GT try to go the extra mile
- 5:10 PM IST, May 26RCB gunning for back to back finals
- 4:50 PM IST, May 26A spot in the finals at stake
- 4:30 PM IST, May 26HELLO AND WELCOME!
RCB vs GT Highlights, IPL Qualifier 1: Rajat Patidar with a phenomenal captain's knock in Dharamshala, giving RCB plenty of momentum towards the back end of the innings, having come in with his team in a tricky position. Hits a flurry of sixes to score 93*(33) in one of the great IPL playoff innings, pushing his team to 254/5....Read More
Two months and 70 matches later, we have made it. A gruelling league stage schedule to figure out who would make the ranks in the top 4 to make it to the playoff stage, for a chance at lifting that IPL trophy, and the last stretch of that journey, the most significant stretch, begins in the heights of the Himalayas tonight. Indian cricket’s king Virat Kohli meeting his much-touted Prince, Shubman Gill, as stars and superstars of the spot prepare for battle knowing that they are but two more wins away from lifting that trophy.
Under Rajat Patidar, RCB have continued the good work they did in 2025 for their inaugural trophy. The narrative weight of that first title, with all its emotions and significance, has settled into the history of the team – but for the first time in six years, they are invested in being the team that goes back-to-back with title wins.
They come across a team that came within literal inches of achieving that in 2023 – Gujarat Titans, since their inception, have missed the playoffs only once in five seasons. Last year, despite having the Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders in their team, they fell short in the Eliminator. This year, they have two bites at the cherry, but will want to ensure they don’t need to use those.
In a year that has been all about powerplay batting and explosive starts at the very top, the two teams in Qualifier 1 don’t have the most dynamic and powerful opening bats, necessarily. But between Kohli, Gill, Sai Sudharsan, and Phil Salt, they have batters who can go at 170-180+ with utmost ease, risk-free and with comfort to set up the base for their true strength to take advantage of.
That advantage being the powerplay bowling – in a season defined by that batting power, the teams who are able to contain the damage and cause enough of their own are automatically those that taste the most success. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kagiso Rabada are tied on 24 wickets thus far in the season, and removing the opposition’s best batters before they can sink their teeth into games is a big reason for why the teams have done well. Add to this names like Josh Hazlewood and Mohammed Siraj, and you can see why these teams have made it to the top two.
But neither team is perfect, and that’s what makes this a really engrossing contest. GT continue to be top-heavy, even in a season where Washington Sundar has impressed in the middle order: if you can make early inroads, there is every chance that pressure can be piled onto them. Equally, RCB’s own middle-overs bowling has shown signs of creaking, with the likes of Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya not having the same kind of year as they did last year. How the GT batting powerplay goes could be crucial.
So a spot in the finals on the line – RCB going for back-to-back appearances, GT hunting for a third in five years. An appetising start to a big week in the hot Indian summer.
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: That's it – RCB through to another final with 92-run win!
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: That's it! Krunal Pandya strikes, Tim David takes a great catch, and that puts an underline to what has been a comprehensive performance – GT were never quite in it with the bat.
Super stuff from the defending champions, and after their drought, they are looking at two titles in a row – one win away, but it will be THE game.
Two more games to decide who joins them.
Bhuvneshwar ends Tewatia's night – and will take the Purple Cap right off Rabada's head
Kagiso Rabada inched forward to 26 wickets earlier tonight, and Bhuvneshwar joins him there – but a superior economy will mean he retains the Cap at the end of the game.
Tewatia tries to clear the off-side ring, but doesn't get enough. Patidar at extra-cover times his jump well, and that's nine wickets down.
Fifty for Tewatia!
Tewatia farming strike and chipping away. The closer he can take GT, the less jarring this loss will feel. Showing that there's a reason GT place consistent faith in him with a very well-controlled knock.
Tewatia gets GT to triple digits
A fight for pride now. Tewatia hammers a pair of fours to get to 100 – small results.
Another for Duffy – Rashid falls
There falls another. Rashid with a feather behind – 3 for him on the night.
Six down! RCB picking them off
Only feels like a matter of time now. Sundar tries to play an upper-cut, hits it well, but Hazlewood is well positioned – moves a little ot his right and take it comfortably.
65/6 now.
FIVE DOWN! RCB running away with it
All across GT fan households, TVs are going off. Their team is falling apart! Holder tries to go big but slices it straight into the air – simple catch at mid-on, and it's half the team gone.
FOUR DOWN! Sindhu falls, Rasikh strikes
Bad to worse! Sindhu chips it back tamely towards Rasikh, who takes a lovely catch in his follow through – has to roll and throw himself, and makes it stick.
51/4 – brutal stuff thus far.
4, 6, 4, OUT! Hazlewood gets quick revenge on Buttler
That might be that for Gujarat Titans! They needed Buttler to stick in and play a knock of a lifetime, but instead, it's the cleverness of Hazlewood that is his undoing. Runs his fingers over it just a touch, deceives Buttler, and the stumps are rattled again! The Aussie is pumped up.
GT going nowhere – RCB arleady with a foot in the finals.
BOWLED HIM! Jaffa from Bhuvi to end Gill's night
BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR! What a season, what a bowler. On a length, nips it back to perfection to evade the bat and castle Gill's stumps.
GT's two immaculate openers gone inside four overs! RCB are set for the Finals at the moment.
4, 6 – Buttler starts well
GT can't afford to slow down at all. If there's one man who is going to do it – and one man who is due an IPL spectacular – it's Jos Buttler. He needs to do the heavy lifting here.
ROTTEN LUCK! Sudharsan is hit-wicket in the oddest fashion
Can you believe it! Sudharsan creams a square drive for four, runs to the boundary at a rate of knots – but back on the pitch, the bat has slipped from his grasp, fallen and hit the floor a fair way from the stumps, but somehow managed to bounce exactly into the stumps!
Exactly what GT didn't need – what a moment of fortune for RCB, who didn't really need it with 254 on the board!
Beautiful from Bhuvneshwar – Gill gets lucky
How has that not hit the stumps! Gill tries to dance down and whack it, but it stays a touch low to beat his bat. But somehow, not low enough to hit the stumps!
Terrific from Bhuvi – just 2 off his over. GT can't afford many of those!
4, 4! Good start for Sudharsan
The Orange Cap holder starts with a pair of boundaries – once clipped through leg, another through the off-side.
All about bite-size pieces from this innings. How much off the powerplay, how much off its first half? That's how they need to think.
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: Almost ready for the chase now
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: A big delay as a lights show takes up half an hour in the innings break – certainly a lot to think about for GT. This is not a batting unit designed for scores of 250, but they don't have much of an option now. The likes of Bhuvneshwar, Hazlewood, Duffy – all have to be attacked.
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: RCB finish on 254/5!
RCB vs GT LIVE Score, IPL Qualifier 1: And now a moment to take a breath! What a spectacle this has been from Rajat Patidar – sees 33 deliveries, and hammers an unbeaten 93*. But more importantly, takes his team to 254/5 – a score you back them to defend, even on this surface. Remember, he came in when RCB lost two wickets in an over – what a show!
Back soon for the chase.
Patidar onto 92* with two balls to play – and 250 comes up!
6, 6! PRasidh missing his length but Patidar not missing anything. What an innings he is playing out in the hills – he's two hits from making some history!
251 up – this might already be more than enough!
21 off the 19th! Rajat, Jitesh take down Siraj
Brutal hitting! A six and a four each from the bats of Rajat and Jitesh – the wicketkeeper with a season to forget but here is where he can put all that behind him.
235/5 now with the last over coming up…
Timber! Prasidh rattles David's stumps
Fast and straight, you miss I hit stuff. Risky length to give David, but just a touch of seam to evade the bat. Could be a big wicket – 124/5 now after 18 overs. Might help GT limit some of the damage, but they need to remove Patidar.
21-ball fifty for Rajat – goes 6, 6!
Rajat Patidar really getting into his groove now! Pace, spin, doesn't matter – knows what length to expect from Rabada, so waits on his backfoot. First hammers it over leg for six, and then the shot of the day so far as he punches it over cover with some style! Terrific stuff from the captain.
Rabada returns to remove Krunal!
95-run partnership broken! Short into Krunal's ribs, who can only try to fend it off. Ends up catching a big leading edge, and flying to Sudharsan at deep midwicket.
RCB won't mind getting Tim David in at this point.
Patidar takes on Rashid, and Krunal Pandya joins in!
GT were probably hoping to hold back Rashid to target Tim David, but Rajat Patidar's form means he has to br brought back in. But no slowing down now – first Patidar slaps him for six, then gives it over to Krunal, who hammers a slog sweep for six more!
4, 6! Patidar causes further damage against Khejroliya – 28 off the over
Khejroliya not having a great over at all! Patidar smacks the free-hit for four straight down the ground, before helping one on his legs all the way for six! Finishes the over with another four as he pierces the gap on a low full toss through midwicket – RCB snatching momentum back!
4, 4 – GT errors helping RCB now
Not what GT want! Krunal Pandya skews away a no-ball for four, gets a wide, and then slashes at the free-hit. Should only be one, but the deep point fielder makes a meal of it to let through four more!
And then next ball, Khejroliya with another no-ball! Are these nerves getting to him? Crumbling after a great first over.
AND NOW DROPPED! Usually-safe Rabada can't hang on
Patidar takes it on again, but hits it right to Rabada – not an easy chance, but he gets both hands to it and you expect a fielder of his calibre to hang on to that!
GT missing a couple of chances in this over.
