Rajat Patidar, the ctain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, smashed 93 runs from 33 balls to help the team win the 92-run game against Gujarat Titans. The victory took the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the final 2026 Indian Premier League. RCB had a score of 94-3 at the end of the ninth over. Veteran Virat Kohli was out for only 43 runs, but Patidar smashed nine sixes along with five fours to propel his side to a total 254-5. The IPL Play-Off total was highest ever with 126 runs from the final seven overs. Gujarat lost both Shubman Gil, the India Test Ctain, and Sai Sudharsan, the key openers, in the third and the fourth overs, respectively. Gujarat was only beaten by RCB on the basis of net run rate in the league phase. Sudharsan was the leading run scorer in the tournament when his bat fell from his hand while playing a cut-shot and bounced on the stumps. After England’s Jos Buttler had hit four fours and a six, he was bowled for 29 by Australias Josh Hazlewood. This continued a dispointing slide. Gujarat, who started the match at 88-8 and ended up 162, was dismissed in the final ball. Rahul Tewatia scored 68, but the match had already been decided. Gujarat still has a chance to qualify for Sunday’s Final. They will play the victorious team of the Wednesday’s semifinal between Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals.