Not the record RCB wanted: Sudharsan's century leaves Bengaluru with unwanted record

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made an unwanted IPL grounds connected Friday aft Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan scored a period against them astatine the M Chinnaswamy Stadium successful IPL 2026 match.With Sudharsan’s hundred, RCB became the squad to concede the astir idiosyncratic centuries successful IPL history.Most idiosyncratic centuries conceded by a squad successful IPL:

Sudharsan returned to signifier with a 57-ball century, his 3rd successful the IPL, and his archetypal of the 2026 season. Opening the innings with skipper Shubman Gill, helium built a 128-run basal for the archetypal wicket aft RCB chose to vessel first.His innings gave Gujarat a beardown basal for a large score.Sudharsan besides entered the IPL grounds books connected Friday by becoming the fastest batter to implicit 2,000 runs successful the tournament.The GT opener reached the milestone successful conscionable 47 innings, going past Chris Gayle, who had taken 48 innings to get to 2,000 IPL runs.Sudharsan came into the lucifer needing 72 runs to interruption the record. With this knock, helium took his wide tally beyond 2,000 runs.Batting first, Gujarat Titans finished connected 205/5 successful 20 overs, with RCB bowlers managing to power things amended successful the decease overs aft Sudharsan’s hundred.Earlier, Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the flip and opted to vessel against Gujarat Titans successful their IPL clash present connected Friday.

English batter Jacob Bethell is acceptable for his archetypal lucifer of the play aft being picked successful spot of an injured Phil Salt successful the lone alteration to the lineup for RCB.Shubman Gil-led GT made a mates of changes, handing a debut to Windies gait bowling allrounder Jason Holder portion Manav Suthar besides returned to the XI.