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Rajat Patidar blasted 93 off 33 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 254-5, their highest IPL playoff total, and beat Gujarat Titans by 92 runs to reach the 2026 final; Kohli contributed 43, Sudharsan and Gill fell early for GT, Buttler made 29, and Rahul Tewatia’s 68 offered late resistance before GT were bowled out for 162, leaving them to chase a second chance via the eliminator.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 103 off 37, but RR’s total of 228 proved insufficient as SRH chased 229 in Jaipur, marking the fourth-highest IPL chase. SRH were powered by Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan’s 131-run stand, sealing the win and extending SRH’s six-game winning streak against RR—the joint-longest against any IPL opponent. Sooryavanshi also set multiple IPL/T20 records in the process, including a 36-ball hundred (third-fastest in IPL), 12 sixes (the most by an Indian in an IPL innings), and becoming the quickest to 1,000 runs in men’s T20s.
Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in IPL history, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 25.2 crore, surpassing previous records, and is the third most expensive player overall in IPL history.