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NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Gujarat Titans by 92 runs successful IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 and booked their spot successful a 2nd consecutive IPL final. But 1 of the biggest talking points of the lucifer was Sai Sudharsan’s unusual dismissal, which besides created an unwanted IPL record.Sudharsan got retired successful bizarre manner during the chase. While trying to play a changeable disconnected Jacob Duffy, his bat slipped retired of his hands, deed the crushed and past crashed into the stumps. He was ruled deed wicket and became the archetypal subordinate successful IPL past to beryllium dismissed this mode twice. The opener managed lone 14 runs earlier walking backmost stunned.
Batting first, RCB posted a monolithic 254/5 acknowledgment to skipper Rajat Patidar’s explosive unbeaten 93 disconnected conscionable 33 balls. After surviving 2 dropped catches, Patidar wholly changed the crippled with 9 sixes and 5 fours.
RCB smashed 114 runs successful the past six overs, leaving Gujarat bowlers helpless.Virat Kohli added a speedy 43 portion Devdutt Padikkal scored 30 to springiness RCB a beardown start. Later, Patidar and Krunal Pandya stitched unneurotic a accelerated concern that pushed the people beyond 250.Chasing specified a immense total, Gujarat needed a accelerated commencement but rapidly fell apart. Soon aft Sudharsan’s antithetic dismissal, skipper Shubman Gill was bowled for conscionable 2 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Jos Buttler besides failed to marque an interaction arsenic wickets kept tumbling.At 1 stage, GT were struggling astatine 51/5 and ne'er truly recovered. Rahul Tewatia fought with a 68-run knock, but the people was excessively big. Gujarat were yet bowled retired for 162.With this win, RCB entered their 5th IPL final, portion Gujarat Titans volition get 1 much accidental to suffice erstwhile they play the victor of the Eliminator.
